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TITLE I--RETAILER INTEGRITY

              authority to establish authorization periods

    Sec. 101. Section 9(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2018(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``The Secretary is authorized to issue regulations establishing
specific time periods during which authorization to accept and redeem
coupons under the Food Stamp Program shall be valid.''.

 specific period for prohibiting participation of stores based on lack
                         of business integrity

    Sec. 102. Section 9(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2018(a)(1)), as previously amended by this Act, is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new sentences: ``The Secretary is
authorized to issue regulations establishing specific time periods
during which a retail food store or wholesale food concern that has an
application for approval to accept and redeem coupons denied or that
has such an approval withdrawn on the basis of business integrity and
reputation cannot submit a new application for approval. Such periods
shall reflect the severity of business integrity infractions that are
the basis of such denials or withdrawals.''.

        information for verifying eligibility for authorization

    Sec. 103. Section 9(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2018(c)) is amended by--
            (1) inserting after ``submit information'' in the first
        sentence the following: ``, which may include relevant income
        and sales tax filing documents,''; and
            (2) inserting after the first sentence the following new
        sentence: ``The regulations may require retail food stores and
        wholesale food concerns to provide written authorization for
        the Secretary to verify all relevant tax filings with
        appropriate agencies and to obtain corroborating documentation
        from other sources in order that the accuracy of information
        provided by such stores and concerns may be verified.''.

  waiting period for stores that initially fail to meet authorization
                                criteria

    Sec. 104. Section 9(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2018(d)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
sentence: ``Regulations issued pursuant to this Act shall prohibit a
retail food store or wholesale food concern that has an application for
approval to accept and redeem coupons denied because it does not meet
criteria for approval established by the Secretary in regulations from
submitting a new application for six months from the date of such
denial.''.

              bases for suspensions and disqualifications

    Sec. 105. Section 12(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2021(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
sentence: ``Regulations issued pursuant to this Act shall provide
criteria for the finding of violations and the suspension or
disqualification of a retail food store or wholesale food concern on
the basis of evidence which may include, but is not limited to, facts
established through on-site investigations, inconsistent redemption
data or evidence obtained through transaction reports under electronic
benefit transfer systems.''.

  authority to suspend stores violating program requirements pending
                   administrative and judicial review

    Sec. 106. (a) Section 12(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2021(a)), as previously amended by this Act, is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new sentences: ``Such regulations may
establish criteria under which the authorization of a retail food store
or wholesale food concern to accept and redeem coupons may be suspended
at the time such store or concern is initially found to have committed
violations of program requirements. Such suspension may coincide with
the period of a review as provided in section 14 of this Act. The
Secretary shall not be liable for the value of any sales lost during
any suspension or disqualification period.''.
    (b) Section 14(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2023(a))
is amended by--
            (1) inserting in the first sentence immediately before
        ``disqualified or subjected'' the word ``suspended,'';
            (2) inserting immediately before the period at the end of
        the fifth sentence ``: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
        provision of law, in the case of the suspension of a retail
        food store or wholesale food concern pursuant to section 12(a)
        of this Act, such suspension shall remain in effect pending any
        administrative or judicial review of the proposed
        disqualification action and the period of suspension shall be
        deemed a part of any period of disqualification which is
        imposed.''; and
            (3) striking the last sentence.

disqualification of retailers who are disqualified from the wic program

    Sec. 107. Section 12 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2021)
is amended by adding the following new subsection:
    ``(g) The Secretary shall issue regulations providing criteria for
the disqualification of approved retail food stores and wholesale food
concerns that are otherwise disqualified from accepting benefits under
the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) authorized under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966. Such disqualification (1) shall be for the same period as the
disqualification from the WIC Program, (2) may begin at a later date,
and (3) notwithstanding the provisions of section 14 of this Act, shall
not be subject to administrative or judicial review.''.

  permanent debarment of retailers who intentionally submit falsified
                              applications

    Sec. 108. Section 12 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2021)
is amended by adding the following new subsection:
    ``(h) The Secretary shall issue regulations providing for the
permanent disqualification of a retail food store or wholesale food
concern that is determined to have knowingly submitted an application
for approval to accept and redeem coupons which contains false
information about one or more substantive matters which were the basis
for providing approval. Any disqualification imposed under this
subsection shall be subject to administrative and judicial review
pursuant to section 14 of this Act but such disqualification shall
remain in effect pending such review.''.

expanded civil and criminal forfeiture for violations of the food stamp
                                  act

    Sec. 109. (a) Forfeiture of Items Exchanged in Food Stamp
Trafficking.--Section 15(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2024(g)) is amended by striking ``or intended to be furnished.''
    (b) Civil and Criminal Forfeiture.--Section 15 of the Food Stamp
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2024)) is amended by adding the following new
subsection:
    ``(h)(1) Civil Forfeiture for Food Stamp Benefit Violations.--
            ``(A) Any food stamp benefits and any property, real or
        personal--
                    ``(i) constituting, derived from, or traceable to
                any proceeds obtained directly or indirectly from, or
                    ``(ii) used, or intended to be used, to commit, or
                to facilitate,
        the commission of a violation of subsection (b) or subsection
        (c) of this section involving food stamp benefits having an
        aggregate value of not less than $5,000, shall be subject to
        forfeiture to the United States.
            ``(B) The provisions of chapter 46 of title 18, relating to
        civil forfeitures shall extend to a seizure or forfeiture under
        this subsection, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent
        with the provisions of this subsection.
    ``(2) Criminal Forfeiture for Food Stamp Benefit Violations.--
            ``(A)(i) Any person convicted of violating subsection (b)
        or subsection (c) of this section involving food stamp benefits
        having an aggregate value of not less than $5,000, shall
        forfeit to the United States, irrespective of any State law--
                    ``(I) any food stamp benefits and any property
                constituting, or derived from, or traceable to any
                proceeds such person obtained directly or indirectly as
                a result of such violation; and
                    ``(II) any food stamp benefits and any of such
                person's property used, or intended to be used, in any
                manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the
                commission of such violation.
            ``(ii) In imposing sentence on such person, the court shall
        order that the person forfeit to the United States all property
        described in this subsection.
            ``(B) All food stamp benefits and any property subject to
        forfeiture under this subsection, any seizure and disposition
        thereof, and any administrative or judicial proceeding relating
        thereto, shall be governed by subsections (b), (c), (e), and
        (g) through (p) of section 413 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse
        Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 853), insofar as
        applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this
        subsection.
    ``(3) This subsection shall not apply to property specified in
subsection (g) of this section.
    ``(4) The Secretary may prescribe such rules and regulations as may
be necessary to carry out this subsection.''.

    expanded authority for sharing information provided by retailers

    Sec. 110. (a) Section 205(c)(2)(C)(iii) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)(iii)) (as amended by section 316(a) of the
Social Security Administrative Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-296;
108 Stat. 1464) is amended by--
            (1) inserting in the first sentence of subclause (II)
        immediately after ``instrumentality of the United States'' the
        following: ``, or State government officers and employees with
        law enforcement or investigative responsibilities, or State
        agencies that have the responsibility for administering the
        Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and
        Children (WIC)'';
            (2) inserting in the last sentence of subclause (II)
        immediately after ``other Federal'' the words ``or State''; and
            (3) inserting ``or a State'' in subclause (III) immediately
        after ``United States''.
    (b) Section 6109(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 6109(f)(2)) (as added by section 316(b) of the Social Security
Administrative Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-296; 108 Stat. 1464)
is amended by--
            (1) inserting in subparagraph (A) immediately after
        ``instrumentality of the United States'' the following: ``, or
        State government officers and employees with law enforcement or
        investigative responsibilities, or State agencies that have the
        responsibility for administering the Special Supplemental
        Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)'';
            (2) inserting in the last sentence of subparagraph (A)
        immediately following ``other Federal'' the words ``or State'';
        and
            (3) inserting ``or a State'' in subparagraph (B)
        immediately after ``United States''.

                   expanded definition of ``coupon''

    Sec. 111. Section 3(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2012(d)) is amended by striking ``or type of certificate'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``type of certificate, authorization cards,
cash or checks issued in lieu of coupons or access devices, including,
but not limited to, electronic benefit transfer cards and personal
identification numbers''.

                     TITLE II--RECIPIENT INTEGRITY

    doubled penalties for violating food stamp program requirements

    Sec. 201. Section 6(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2015(b)(1)) is amended by--
            (1) striking in clause (i) ``six months'' and inserting in
        lieu thereof ``1 year''; and
            (2) striking in clause (ii) ``1 year'' and inserting in
        lieu thereof ``2 years''.

                  mandatory claims collection methods

    Sec. 202. (a) Section 11(e)(8) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended by inserting before the semi-colon at the
end thereof the following: ``or refunds of Federal taxes as authorized
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3720A''.
    (b) Section 13(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2022(d))
is amended by--
            (1) striking ``may'' and inserting in lieu thereof
        ``shall''; and
            (2) inserting before the period at the end thereof the
        following: ``or refunds of Federal taxes as authorized pursuant
        to 31 U.S.C. 3720A''.
    (c) Section 6103(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.
6103(1)) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``officers and employees'' in paragraph
        (10)(A) and inserting in lieu thereof ``officers, employees or
        agents, including State agencies''; and
            (2) striking ``officers and employees'' in paragraph
        (10)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``officers, employees or
        agents, including State agencies''.
    (d) The provisions of this section shall be effective October 1,
1995.

             TITLE III--IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVE DATES

    Sec. 301. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions
of this Act shall become effective and be implemented on the date of
enactment.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Retailer Integrity
     Title II:  Recipient Integrity
     Title III:  Implementation and Effective Dates
Title I:  Retailer Integrity
 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to establish specific time periods for:  (1) retail food stores and wholesale food concerns (stores) to apply for food stamp program (program) participation; and (2) prohibition of program participation based on lack of business integrity.
(Sec. 103) Includes income and sales tax information among the types of eligibility verification information which may be requested.
(Sec. 104) Establishes a six-month reapplication waiting period for a store that does not meet participation requirements.
(Sec. 106) Authorizes suspension of a store pending administrative and judicial review.  (States that the Secretary shall not be liable for lost sales during such period.)
(Sec. 107) Provides for disqualification of a store that is disqualified from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
(Sec. 108) Provides for permanent disqualification of a store that knowingly submits a falsified application.
(Sec. 109) Expands civil and criminal forfeiture for specified violations of the Act.
(Sec. 110) Amends the Social Security Act as amended by the Social Security Administrative Reform Act of 1994, and the Internal Revenue Code as added to by the Social Security Administrative Reform Act of 1994, to authorize information sharing with State WIC enforcement instrumentalities.
(Sec. 111) Amends the Act to expand the definition of "coupon."
Title II:  Recipient Integrity
 - Amends the Act to increase ineligibility penalties for program violations.
(Sec. 202) Makes the collection of overissuance of coupons from Federal pay or Federal tax refunds (as authorized by this section) mandatory.
Title III:  Implementation and Effective Dates
 - Makes the provisions of this Act effective upon enactment unless otherwise provided for.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Omnibus Airline Passenger Fair
Treatment Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FAIR TREATMENT OF AIRLINE PASSENGERS.

    Section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``On the initiative'' and inserting ``(a)
        Duty of the Secretary.--On the initiative''; and
            (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(b) Specific Practices.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
terms `unfair or deceptive practice' and `unfair method of competition'
include each of the following:
            ``(1) Access to fares.--The failure of an air carrier or
        foreign air carrier to provide a consumer full access to all
        fares for air transportation provided by the air carrier or
        foreign air carrier, regardless of the technology or other
        method the consumer uses to access the fares.
            ``(2) Flight delays.--The failure of an air carrier or
        foreign air carrier to provide a passenger of the carrier with
        an accurate explanation of the reasons for a flight delay,
        cancellation, or diversion from a ticketed itinerary.
            ``(3) Pricing policies.--Any action of an air carrier or
        foreign air carrier--
                    ``(A) to prohibit a person (including a
                governmental entity) that purchases air transportation
                from only using a portion of the air transportation
                purchased (including using the air transportation
                purchased only for 1-way travel instead of round-trip
                travel); or
                    ``(B) to assess an additional fee on or charge to--
                            ``(i) such a person; or
                            ``(ii) any ticket agent that sold the air
                        transportation to such person.
            ``(4) Termination of ticket agents.--In the case of a
        termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or substantial change in
        the competitive circumstances of the appointment of a ticket
        agent by an air carrier or foreign air carrier, the failure of
        the air carrier or foreign air carrier--
                    ``(A) to provide the ticket agent with written
                notice, and a full statement of reasons for the action,
                on or before the 90th day preceding the action; and
                    ``(B) to provide the ticket agent with at least 60
                days to correct any deficiency claimed in the written
                notice,
        except in cases of insolvency, an assignment for the benefit of
        creditors, bankruptcy, or nonpayment of sums due under the
        appointment.''.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF STATE LAWS.

    Section 41713(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier that
may provide air transportation under this subpart'' and inserting
``that directly prescribes a price, route, or level of service for air
transportation provided by an air carrier under this subpart''.

SEC. 4. EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, RIGHT OF EGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 41717. Airline passenger rights
    ``(a) Right to In-Flight Emergency Medical Care.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
        issue regulations to establish minimum standards for
        resuscitation, emergency medical, and first-aid equipment and
        supplies to be carried on board an aircraft operated by an air
        carrier in air transportation that is capable of carrying at
        least 30 passengers.
            ``(2) Considerations.--In issuing regulations under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(A) the weight and size of the equipment
                described in paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) the need for special training of air carrier
                personnel to operate the equipment safely and
                effectively;
                    ``(C) the space limitations of each type of
                aircraft;
                    ``(D) the effect of the regulations on aircraft
                operations;
                    ``(E) the practical experience of airlines in
                carrying and operating similar equipment; and
                    ``(F) other relevant factors.
            ``(3) Consultation.--Before issuing regulations under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Surgeon
        General.
    ``(b) Right To Exit Aircraft.--No air carrier or foreign air
carrier operating an aircraft in air transportation shall prevent or
hinder (including by failing to assist) any passenger from exiting the
aircraft (under the same circumstances as any member of the flight crew
is permitted to exit the aircraft) if--
            ``(1) the aircraft is parked at an airport terminal gate
        with access to ramp or other facilities through which
        passengers are customarily boarded and deplaned;
            ``(2) the aircraft has remained at the gate more than 1
        hour past its scheduled departure time;
            ``(3) the captain of the aircraft has not been informed by
        air traffic control authorities that the aircraft can be
        cleared for departure within 15 minutes.''.

SEC. 5. ENSURING CONSUMER ACCESS TO TRAVEL INFORMATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The continued success of a deregulated airline system
        requires that consumers have full access to complete
        information concerning airline fares, routes, and other
        services.
            (2) The means of distributing information about the
        products and services of the airline industry are changing;
        during the past four years, airlines have begun selling a
        larger percentage of their products and services directly to
        consumers, and Internet businesses are now offering services
        that allow consumers to compare prices for these products and
        services.
            (3) Airline policies with respect to travel agencies, who
        historically have sold a majority of the airline industry's
        products and services, threaten the ability of consumers to
        gather the information necessary to evaluate market prices,
        routes, and services.
            (4) Further reductions in the number of travel agents and
        greater marketplace reliance on direct airline sales may result
        in a marketplace in which consumers lack sufficient information
        and are thereby forced to pay higher prices.
    (b) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the ``National Commission to Ensure Consumer Information and Choice
in the Airline Industry'' (hereinafter in this section referred to as
the ``Commission'').
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) Study.--The Commission shall undertake a study of--
                    (A) consumer access to information about the
                products and services of the airline industry;
                    (B) the effect on the marketplace of the emergence
                of new means of distributing such products and
                services;
                    (C) the effect on consumers of the declining
                financial condition of travel agents in the United
                States; and
                    (D) the impediments imposed by the airline industry
                on distributors of the industry's products and
                services, including travel agents and Internet-based
                distributors.
            (2) Policy recommendations.--Based on the results of the
        study described in paragraph (1), the Commission shall
        recommend to the President and Congress policies necessary--
                    (A) to ensure full consumer access to complete
                information concerning airline fares, routes, and other
                services;
                    (B) to ensure that the means of distributing the
                products and services of the airline industry, and of
                disseminating information about such products and
                services, is adequate to ensure that competitive
                information is available in the marketplace;
                    (C) to ensure that distributors of the products and
                services of the airline industry have adequate relief
                from illegal, anticompetitive practices that occur in
                the marketplace; and
                    (D) to foster healthy competition in the airline
                industry and the entry of new entrants.
    (d) Specific Matters To Be Addressed.--In carrying out the study
authorized under subsection (c)(1), the Commission shall specifically
address the following:
            (1) Consumer access to information.--With respect to
        consumer access to information regarding the services and
        products offered by the airline industry:
                    (A) The state of such access.
                    (B) The effect in the next 5 years of the making of
                alliances in the airline industry.
                    (C) Whether and to what degree the trends regarding
                such access will produce benefits to consumers.
            (2) Means of distribution.--With respect to the means of
        distributing the products and services of the airline industry:
                    (A) The state of such means of distribution.
                    (B) The roles played by travel agencies and
                Internet-based providers of travel information and
                services in distributing such products and services.
                    (C) Whether the policies of the United States
                promote the access of consumers to multiple means of
                distribution.
            (3) Airline reservation systems.--With respect to airline
        reservation systems:
                    (A) The rules, regulations, policies, and practices
                of the industry governing such systems.
                    (B) How trends in such systems will affect
                consumers, including--
                            (i) the effect on consumer access to flight
                        reservation information; and
                            (ii) the effect on consumers of the use by
                        the airline industry of penalties and
                        promotions to convince distributors to use such
                        systems, and the degree of consumer awareness
                        of such penalties and promotions.
            (4) Legal impediments to distributors seeking relief for
        anticompetitive actions.--The policies of the United States
        with respect to the legal impediments to distributors seeking
        relief for anticompetitive actions, including--
                    (A) Federal preemption of civil actions against
                airlines; and
                    (B) the role of the Department of Transportation in
                enforcing rules against anticompetitive practices.
    (e) Membership.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 15
        voting members and 11 nonvoting members as follows:
                    (A) 5 voting members and 1 nonvoting member
                appointed by the President.
                    (B) 3 voting members and 3 nonvoting members
                appointed by the Speaker of the House of
                Representatives.
                    (C) 2 voting members and 2 nonvoting members
                appointed by the minority leader of the House of
                Representatives.
                    (D) 3 voting members and 3 nonvoting members
                appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.
                    (E) 2 voting members and 2 nonvoting members
                appointed by the minority leader of the Senate
            (2) Qualifications.--Voting members appointed pursuant to
        paragraph (1) shall be appointed from among individuals who are
        experts in economics, service product distribution, or
        transportation, or any related discipline, and who can
        represent consumers, passengers, shippers, travel agents,
        airlines, or general aviation.
            (3) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the
        Commission.
            (4) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
            (5) Travel expenses.--Members shall serve without pay but
        shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
        subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of
        title 5, United States Code.
            (6) Chairman.--The President, in consultation with the
        Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader
        of the Senate, shall designate the Chairman of the Commission
        from among its voting members.
    (f) Commission Panels.--The Chairman shall establish such panels
consisting of voting members of the Commission as the Chairman
determines appropriate to carry out the functions of the Commission.
    (g) Staff.--The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such
personnel as it considers appropriate.
    (h) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, the
head of any department or agency of the United States may detail, on a
reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency
to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this
section.
    (i) Other Staff and Support.--Upon the request of the Commission,
or a panel of the Commission, the Secretary of Transportation shall
provide the Commission or panel with professional and administrative
staff and other support, on a reimbursable basis, to assist the
Commission or panel in carrying out its responsibilities.
    (j) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States information (other
than information required by any statute of the United States to be
kept confidential by such department or agency) necessary for the
Commission to carry out its duties under this section. Upon request of
the Commission, the head of that department or agency shall furnish
such nonconfidential information to the Commission.
    (k) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which initial
appointments of members to the Commission are completed, the Commission
shall transmit to the President and Congress a report on the activities
of the Commission, including recommendations made by the Commission
under subsection (c)(2).
    (l) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the 30th day
following the date of transmittal of the report under subsection (k).
All records and papers of the Commission shall thereupon be delivered
by the Administrator of General Services for deposit in the National
Archives.
    (m) Applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Commission.

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(Sec. 2) Prohibits an air carrier or foreign air carrier, in the case of a termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or substantial change in the competitive circumstances of a ticket agent's appointment, from failing to provide the ticket agent with: (1) written notice, and a full statement of reasons for the action, on or before the 90th day preceding the action; and (2) at least 60 days to correct any deficiency claimed in such notice. Exempts a carrier from this requirement only in cases of insolvency, an assignment for the benefit of creditors, bankruptcy, or nonpayment of sums due under the appointment.
(Sec. 3) Revises the preemption of State, local, and regional law or regulation related to a price, route, or level of service for air transportation provided by an air carrier. Limits the preemption to any such law or regulation that would directly prescribe a price, route, or level of service.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to establish minimum Federal standards for resuscitation, emergency medical, and first-aid equipment and supplies to be carried on board an aircraft operated by an air carrier that is capable of carrying at least 30 passengers.
Bars an air carrier or foreign air carrier from preventing or hindering (including by failing to assist) a passenger from exiting an aircraft if: (1) the aircraft is parked at an airport terminal gate with access to ramp or other facilities through which passengers are customarily boarded and deplaned; (2) such aircraft has remained at the gate more than one hour past its scheduled departure time; and (3) the captain of the aircraft has not been informed by air traffic control authorities that such aircraft can be cleared for departure within 15 minutes.
(Sec. 5) Establishes the National Commission to Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry. Requires the Commission, among other things, to study and make policy recommendations to the President and Congress on consumer access to information about the products and services of the airline industry, especially airline fares and routes.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Idaho Land Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the agreement
        executed in 2005, entitled ``Agreement to Initiate, Boise
        Foothills--Northern Idaho Land Exchange'', and entered into
        by--
                    (A) the Bureau of Land Management;
                    (B) the Forest Service;
                    (C) the State; and
                    (D) the City.
            (2) Bureau of land management land.--The term ``Bureau of
        Land Management land'' means the approximately 605 acres of
        land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (including
        all appurtenances to the land) that is proposed to be acquired
        by the State, as depicted in exhibit A2 of the Agreement.
            (3) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Idaho State Board
        of Land Commissioners.
            (4) City.--The term ``city'' means the city of Boise,
        Idaho.
            (5) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
        Bureau of Land Management land and the National Forest System
        land.
            (6) National forest system land.--The term ``National
        Forest System land'' means the approximately 7,220 acres of
        land (including all appurtenances to the land) that is--
                    (A) administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in
                the Idaho Panhandle National Forests and the Clearwater
                National Forest;
                    (B) proposed to be acquired by the State; and
                    (C) depicted in exhibit A2 of the Agreement.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Idaho,
        Department of Lands.
            (9) State land.--The term ``State land'' means the
        approximately 11,085 acres of land (including all appurtenances
        to the land) administered by the State that are proposed to be
        acquired by the United States, as depicted in exhibit A1 of the
        Agreement.

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Agreement and this Act, if
the State offers to convey the State land to the United States, the
Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
            (1) accept the offer; and
            (2) on receipt of title to the State land, simultaneously
        convey to the State the Federal land.
    (b) Additional Agreements.--The Secretary and the Secretary of
Agriculture may enter into any additional agreements that the Secretary
and the Secretary of Agriculture determine to be necessary or
appropriate to supplement the Agreement, including agreements that--
            (1) provide legal descriptions of the Federal land and
        State land (including any interests in the Federal land and
        State land) to be exchanged under this Act;
            (2) identify all reserved and outstanding interests in the
        Federal land and State land;
            (3) stipulate any cash equalization payments required; and
            (4) specify any other terms and conditions that are
        necessary to complete the land exchange.
    (c) Valid Existing Rights.--The conveyance of the Federal land and
State land shall be subject to--
            (1) all valid existing rights; and
            (2) any other reservations, terms, and conditions agreed to
        by the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Board.
    (d) Equal Value Exchange.--
            (1) In general.--The value of the Federal land and State
        land to be exchanged under this Act--
                    (A) shall be equal; or
                    (B) shall be made equal in accordance with
                subsection (e).
            (2) Appraisals.--
                    (A) In general.--The value of the Federal land and
                State land shall be determined in accordance with
                appraisals conducted in accordance with--
                            (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for
                        Federal Land Acquisitions; and
                            (ii) any appraisal instructions of the
                        Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture,
                    (B) Approval.--Any appraisal conducted under
                subparagraph (A) shall be reviewed and approved by--
                            (i) the Secretary and the Secretary of
                        Agriculture; or
                            (ii) an interdepartmental appraisal review
                        team established jointly by the Secretary and
                        the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (e) Cash Equalization.--
            (1) In general.--If the value of the Federal land and State
        land is not equal, the value may be equalized by the payment of
        cash to the United States or to the State, as appropriate, in
        accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
            (2) Disposition and use of proceeds.--
                    (A) Disposition of proceeds.--Any cash equalization
                payments received by the United States under paragraph
                (1) shall be deposited in the fund established under
                Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'')
                (16 U.S.C. 484a).
                    (B) Use of proceeds.--Amounts deposited under
                paragraph (2) shall be available to the Secretary of
                Agriculture, without further appropriation and until
                expended, for the acquisition of land and interests in
                land for addition to the National Forest System in the
                State.
    (f) Rights-of-Way.--As specified in the Agreement--
            (1) the Secretary of Agriculture, under the authority of
        the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
        1701 et seq.), shall convey to the State any easements or other
        rights-of-way to National Forest System land that are
        appropriate to provide access to the Federal land acquired by
        the State under this Act; and
            (2) the State shall convey to the United States any
        easements or other rights-of-way to land owned by the State
        that are agreed to by the Secretary of Agriculture and the
        State.
    (g) Costs.--The City, either directly or through a collection
agreement with the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall
pay the administrative costs associated with the conveyance of the
Federal land and State land, including the costs of any field
inspections, environmental analyses, appraisals, title examinations,
and deed and patent preparations.

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
            (1) In general.--There is transferred from the Secretary to
        the Secretary of Agriculture administrative jurisdiction over
        the land described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Description of land.--The land referred to in paragraph
        (1) is the approximately 2,111 acres of Bureau of Land
        Management land located in Shoshone County, Idaho, as generally
        depicted in exhibit A3 of the Agreement.
            (3) Management.--
                    (A) In general.--On transfer of administrative
                jurisdiction over the land to the Secretary of
                Agriculture under paragraph (1), the land shall be
                managed by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance
                with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the
                National Forest System.
                    (B) Wilderness study areas.--Any land designated as
                a Wilderness Study Area that is transferred to the
                Secretary of Agriculture under paragraph (1) shall be
                managed in a manner that preserves the suitability of
                land for designation as wilderness until Congress
                determines otherwise.
    (b) Additions to the National Forest System.--The Secretary of
Agriculture shall administer any State land conveyed to the United
States under this Act for administration by the Secretary of
Agriculture in accordance with--
            (1) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the ``Weeks
        Act'') (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and
            (2) any laws (including regulations) applicable to the
        National Forest System.
    (c) Land to Be Managed by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall
administer any State land conveyed to the United States under this Act
for administration by the Secretary as acquired land in accordance
with--
            (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (2) other applicable laws.
    (d) Land and Resource Management Plans.--
            (1) In general.--Acquisition by the United States of the
        State land under this Act shall not require a revision or
        amendment to the applicable land and resource management plan
        of the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.
            (2) Renewal.--When a land and resource management plan of
        the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, as
        appropriate, is renewed, the plan shall take into account the
        State land acquired under this Act.
            (3) Management.--Pending completion of the land and
        resource management plan renewal process under paragraph (2),
        the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the
        acquired State land in accordance with the standards and
        guidelines in the applicable land and resource management plans
        for adjacent land managed by the Secretary and the Secretary of
        Agriculture.
    (e) National Forest Boundaries.--For purposes of section 7 of the
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), the
boundaries of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and Clearwater
National Forest, as modified by the exchange authorized by this Act,
shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Idaho Panhandle
National Forest and Clearwater National Forest as of January 1, 1965.

SEC. 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Legal Descriptions.--The Secretary, the Secretary of
Agriculture, and the Board may modify the descriptions of land
specified in the Agreement to--
            (1) correct errors;
            (2) make minor adjustments to the parcels based on a survey
        or other means; or
            (3) reconfigure the parcels to facilitate the land
        exchange.
    (b) Maps.--If there is a discrepancy between a map, acreage
estimate, and written legal description of the Federal land or State
land, the written legal description shall prevail.
    (c) Revocation of Orders.--Subject to valid existing rights, any
public land orders withdrawing any of the Federal land from
appropriation or disposal under the public land laws are revoked to the
extent necessary to permit disposal of the Federal land.
    (d) Withdrawals.--
            (1) Federal land.--Subject to valid existing rights,
        pending completion of the land exchange, the Federal land is
        withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of location, entry, and patent under
                the mining and public land laws; and
                    (B) disposition under the mineral leasing laws and
                the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et
                seq.).
            (2) State land.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land
        transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture under section 4(a)
        and, on acquisition by the United States, the State land, are
        withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of location, entry, and patent under
                the mining and public land laws; and
                    (B) disposition under the mineral leasing laws and
                the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et
                seq.).
            (3) Effect.--Nothing in this section precludes the
        Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture from using common
        varieties of mineral materials for construction and maintenance
        of Federal roads and facilities on the State land acquired
        under this Act and any adjacent Federal land.
    (e) Congressional Finding on Need for Additional Analysis.--
Congress finds that--
            (1) the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management
        have conducted adequate analyses and reviews of the
        environmental impacts of the exchange authorized under section
        3(a); and
            (2) no further administrative or environmental analyses or
        examination shall be required to carry out any activities
        authorized under this Act.

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Idaho Land Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, if the State of Idaho offers to convey specified State land to the United States, to accept the offer, and on receipt of title to such land, simultaneously convey to the State specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Forest System land (the Federal land).

Requires the value of the exchanged Federal and State lands to be: (1) equal; or (2) made equal by cash payment to the United States or the State.

Sets forth requirements for the disposition and use of proceeds from cash equalization payments received by the United States.

Requires the conveyance of certain easements or other rights-of-way.

Directs the city of Boise, Idaho, to pay the administrative costs associated with such land exchange.

Transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified BLM land in Shoshone County, Idaho, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture.

Considers the boundaries of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and Clearwater National Forest, as modified by the exchange authorized by this Act, to be the boundaries of such Forests as of January 1, 1965.

Revokes any public land orders withdrawing any of the Federal land from appropriation or disposal under the public land laws necessary to permit disposal of such land.

Withdraws the Federal and State land from: (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining and public land laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Custodial Interrogation Recording
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the National Conference of Commissioners
        on Uniform State Laws, research has demonstrated that video
        recording of custodial interrogations furthers three important
        civic values: truth-finding, efficient and fair administration
        of justice, and protection of constitutional guarantees. See
        Richard A. Leo, Police Interrogation and American Justice 296-
        305 (2008); Thomas P. Sullivan, Recording Federal Custodial
        Interviews, 45 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 1297 (2008).
            (2) Video recording of the entire process of custodial
        interrogation has proven to be a major advance in law
        enforcement, improving the ability to solve crimes and prove
        cases while lowering the overall costs of investigation and
        litigation.
            (3) Video recording of custodial interrogations promotes
        truth-finding in several ways, including by reducing the
        incentive to fabricate, compensating for faulty or unreliable
        recollections of witnesses, deterring problematic interrogation
        methods, filtering out weak cases, and enhancing the ability of
        finders of fact to assess witness credibility and veracity.
            (4) Video recording of custodial interrogations promotes
        efficiency in the administration of the criminal justice system
        by reducing the number of frivolous suppression motions,
        improving the quality of police investigations, improving the
        quality of review and case screening by prosecutors, and
        reducing the likelihood of hung juries.
            (5) Video recording of custodial interrogations safeguards
        constitutional rights and values by making it easier for courts
        to adjudicate motions to suppress, by making it easier for
        prosecutors to preserve and disclose material exculpatory
        evidence required under the Supreme Court decision in Brady v.
        Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), by making it easier for superiors
        to train police officers in how to comply with constitutional
        mandates and for the press, and by making it easier for the
        press, the judiciary, prosecutors, independent watchdog groups,
        and police administrators to identify and correct misuses of
        power by law enforcement.
            (6) Video recordings of custodial interrogations make it
        easier to identify and avoid biases, which would otherwise be
        difficult to detect and correct because such biases are often
        unconscious, thus operating outside police awareness.
            (7) Video recordings of custodial interrogations help to
        improve public confidence in the fairness and professionalism
        of policing, which in a democracy not only is a good in itself
        but also a proven means of reducing crime and enhancing citizen
        cooperation in solving crimes.
            (8) Video recording of the entire process of custodial
        interrogation is likely to be a major boon to law enforcement,
        improving its ability to prove its cases while lowering overall
        costs of investigation and litigation. Such recording will
        also, however, improve systemic accuracy, fairness to the
        accused and the State alike, protection of constitutional
        rights, and public confidence in the justice system.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711) is amended--
            (1) in section 1001(a), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(27) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
        part LL such sums as may be necessary for each of the first 5
        fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of such
        part.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

       ``PART LL--CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION VIDEO RECORDING GRANTS

``SEC. 3021. CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION VIDEO RECORDING GRANTS.

    ``(a) Grant Program.--The Attorney General shall make grants to
States and units of local government to take whatever steps the
Attorney General determines to be necessary to achieve the complete and
accurate recording, by both audio and video means, of every custodial
interrogation occurring within the State or unit of local government.
    ``(b) Matching Requirement.--The portion of the costs of a program
funded by a grant under this section may not exceed 75 percent.
    ``(c) Definition of Custodial Interrogation.--In this section, the
term `custodial interrogation' means questioning or other conduct by a
law enforcement officer which is reasonably likely to elicit an
incriminating response from an individual and occurs when reasonable
individuals in the same circumstances would consider themselves in
custody.''.

Output: Custodial Interrogation Recording Act  Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to make grants to states and local governments for the complete and accurate recording, by both audio and video means, of every custodial interrogation occurring within the state or unit of local government.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Worker-Executive Parity Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT FOR COVERED DEFERRED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
              ARRANGEMENTS WHICH IS COMPARABLE TO CERTAIN FUNDING-BASED
              LIMITS ON BENEFITS AND BENEFIT ACCRUALS IMPOSED ON
              DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 206(g) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1056(g)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs
        (10) and (11), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(9) Comparable treatment for covered deferred executive
        compensation arrangements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In any case in which a
                limitation applies under paragraph (2), (3), or (4) for
                any plan year in the case of a defined benefit plan
                which is a single-employer plan--
                            ``(i) no amount of deferred compensation
                        may accrue to a disqualified individual during
                        such plan year under the terms of any covered
                        deferred executive compensation arrangement
                        maintained by the plan sponsor (irrespective of
                        whether the accrual in deferred compensation is
                        expressed in the form of a promise, a
                        guarantee, or any other representation), and
                            ``(ii) in the case of such an arrangement
                        established during or after the 1-year period
                        preceding such plan year (or any amendment to
                        such an arrangement if such amendment is
                        adopted during or after such 1-year period), no
                        distribution of accrued deferred compensation
                        may be made under such arrangement (or such
                        amendment) to a disqualified individual during
                        such plan year.
                    ``(B) Covered deferred executive compensation
                arrangement defined.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this
                        paragraph, the term `covered deferred executive
                        compensation arrangement' means any arrangement
                        providing for the deferral of compensation of a
                        disqualified individual, whether or not--
                                    ``(I) compensation of the
                                disqualified individual which is
                                deferred under such arrangement is
                                subject to substantial risk of
                                forfeiture,
                                    ``(II) the disqualified
                                individual's rights to the compensation
                                deferred under the arrangement are no
                                greater than the rights of a general
                                creditor of the plan sponsor,
                                    ``(III) all amounts set aside
                                (directly or indirectly) for purposes
                                of paying the deferred compensation
                                (including income), and all income
                                attributable to such amounts, remain
                                (until made available to the
                                disqualified individual or other
                                beneficiary) solely the property of the
                                plan sponsor (without being restricted
                                to the provision of benefits under the
                                arrangement),
                                    ``(IV) the amounts referred to in
                                subclause (III) are available to
                                satisfy the claims of the plan
                                sponsor's general creditors at all
                                times (not merely after bankruptcy or
                                insolvency), and
                                    ``(V) some or all of the
                                compensation of the disqualified
                                individual which is deferred under such
                                arrangement is guaranteed by an
                                insurance company, insurance service,
                                or other similar organization.
                            ``(ii) Exception for qualified
                        arrangements.--Such term shall not include a
                        arrangement that is--
                                    ``(I) described in section
                                219(g)(5)(A) of the Internal Revenue
                                Code of 1986, or
                                    ``(II) an eligible deferred
                                compensation plan (as defined in
                                section 457(b) of such Code) of an
                                eligible employer described in section
                                457(e)(1)(A) of such Code.
                    ``(C) Disqualified individual defined.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `disqualified
                individual' means a director or executive officer of
                the plan sponsor.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

Output: Worker-Executive Parity Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), in instances where a single-employer defined benefit pension plan is subject to certain funding-based limits on benefits and benefit accruals under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, to prohibit: (1) the accrual of deferred compensation to a disqualified individual pursuant to a covered deferred executive compensation arrangement during a plan year; and (2) the distribution of accrued deferred compensation to such individual during a plan year when such arrangements are established during or after the one-year period preceding the plan year.


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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Mayor as Commander-in-Chief.--Section 6 of the Act entitled
``An Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District
of Columbia, and for other purposes'', approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 39-
109, D.C. Code), is amended by striking out ``President of the United
States'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor of the District of
Columbia''.
    (b) Reserve Corps.--Section 72 of such Act (sec. 39-107, D.C. Code)
is amended by striking out ``President of the United States'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
    (c) Appointment of Commissioned Officers.--(1) Section 7(a) of such
Act (sec. 39-301(a), D.C. Code) is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``President of the United States'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor of the District of
        Columbia''; and
            (B) by striking out ``President.'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``Mayor.''.
    (2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 39-304, D.C. Code) is amended by
striking out ``President'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor of the
District of Columbia''.
    (3) Section 13 of such Act (sec. 39-305, D.C. Code) is amended by
striking out ``President of the United States'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
    (4) Section 19 of such Act (sec. 39-311, D.C. Code) is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``to the Secretary
        of the Army'' and all that follows through ``which board'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``to a board of examination appointed
        by the Commanding General, which''; and
            (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Secretary of the
        Army'' and all that follows through the period and inserting in
        lieu thereof ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia, together
        with any recommendations of the Commanding General.''.
    (5) Section 20 of such Act (sec. 39-312, D.C. Code) is amended--
            (A) by striking out ``President of the United States'' each
        place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor of the
        District of Columbia''; and
            (B) by striking out ``the President may retire'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``the Mayor may retire''.
    (d) Call for Duty.--(1) Section 45 of such Act (sec. 39-603, D.C.
Code) is amended by striking out ``, or for the United States Marshal''
and all that follows through ``shall thereupon order'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``to order''.
    (2) Section 46 of such Act (sec. 39-604, D.C. Code) is amended by
striking out ``the President'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the
Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
    (e) General Courts Martial.--Section 51 of such Act (sec. 39-803,
D.C. Code) is amended by striking out ``the President of the United
States'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Mayor of the District of
Columbia''.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Consent for Active Duty or Relocation.--(1) Section 672 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in subsection (b), by striking out ``commanding general
        of the District of Columbia National Guard'' in the second
        sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor of the District
        of Columbia''; and
            (B) in subsection (d), by striking out ``governor or other
        appropriate authority of the State or Territory, Puerto Rico,
        or the District of Columbia'' and inserting in lieu thereof
        ``Governor of the State, Territory, or Puerto Rico or the Mayor
        of the District of Columbia''.
    (2) Section 2238 of such title is amended by striking out ``, in
the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the
National Guard of the District of Columbia'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may be''.
    (3) Section 3500 of such title is amended by striking out ``, in
the District of Columbia, through the commanding general of the
National Guard of the District of Columbia'' in the second sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as
the case may be''.
    (4) Section 4301(c) of such title is amended by striking out
``governor or other appropriate authority of the State or Territory,
Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Governor of the State, Territory, or Puerto Rico or the Mayor
of the District of Columbia''.
    (5) Section 8500 of such title is amended by striking out ``, in
the District of Columbia, through the commanding general of the
National Guard of the District of Columbia'' in the second sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as
the case may be''.
    (6) Section 9301(c) of such title is amended by striking out
``governor or other appropriate authority of the State or Territory,
Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Governor of the State, Territory, or Puerto Rico or the Mayor
of the District of Columbia''.
    (b) Consent for Personnel Actions.--(1) Section 269(g) of such
title is amended by striking out ``governor or other appropriate
authority of the State or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of
Columbia'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Governor of the State,
Territory, or Puerto Rico or the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
    (2) Section 270(c) of such title is amended by striking out
``commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' in
the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor of the
District of Columbia''.
    (3) Section 3259 of such title is amended by striking out
``governor or other appropriate authority of the State or Territory,
Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' in the first sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Governor of the State, Territory, or Puerto
Rico or the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
    (4) Section 3352(a) of such title is amended by striking out
``governor or other appropriate authority of the State or Territory,
Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' in the first sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Governor of the State, Territory, or Puerto
Rico or the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
    (5) Section 3364 of such title is amended--
            (A) in subsection (g), by striking out ``governor or other
        appropriate authority of the State, Territory or Puerto Rico,
        or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National
        Guard'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Governor of the State,
        Territory, or Puerto Rico or the Mayor of the District of
        Columbia''; and
            (B) in subsection (j), by striking out ``governor or other
        appropriate authority of the State, Territory or Puerto Rico,
        or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National
        Guard'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Governor of the State,
        Territory, or Puerto Rico or the Mayor of the District of
        Columbia''.
    (6) Section 3370(d) of such title is amended by striking out
``governor or other appropriate authority of the State, Territory, or
Puerto Rico, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia
National Guard'' in the fourth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof
``Governor of the State, Territory, or Puerto Rico or the Mayor of the
District of Columbia''.
    (7) Section 8259 of such title is amended by striking out
``governor or other appropriate authority of the State or Territory,
Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' in the first sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof ``Governor of the State, Territory, or Puerto
Rico or the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
    (8) Section 8352(a) of such title is amended by striking out
``governor or other appropriate authority of the State or Territory,
Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``Governor of the State, Territory, or Puerto Rico or the Mayor
of the District of Columbia''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 32, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Maintenance of Other Troops.--Section 109(c) of title 32,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ``(or commanding general
in the case of the District of Columbia)''.
    (b) Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities.--Section
112(f)(2) of such title is amended by striking out ``the Commanding
General of the National Guard of the District of Columbia'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''.
    (c) Appointment of Adjutant General.--Section 314 of such title is
amended--
            (1) by striking out subsection (b);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
        (b) and (c), respectively; and
            (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, at the request of the Mayor of
                the District of Columbia,''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``recommended for that detail
                by the commanding general of the District of Columbia
                National Guard''.
    (d) Personnel Matters.--(1) Section 327(a) of such title is amended
by striking out ``the commanding general of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Mayor of the
District of Columbia, as the case may be''.
    (2) Section 331 of such title is amended by striking out ``its
commanding general'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Mayor of the
District of Columbia''.
    (3) Section 505 of such title is amended by striking out
``commanding general of the National Guard of the District of
Columbia'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor
of the District of Columbia''.
    (e) Issuance of Supplies.--Section 702(a) of such title is amended
by striking out ``commanding general of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor of the
District of Columbia''.
    (f) Appointment of Fiscal Officer.--Section 708(a) of such title is
amended by striking out ``commanding general of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor of the
District of Columbia''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL GUARD CIVILIAN YOUTH
              OPPORTUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM.

    Section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 32 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d), by striking out ``commanding general
        of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and inserting in
        lieu thereof ``Mayor of the District of Columbia'';
            (2) in subsection (g)(3), by striking out ``commanding
        general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Mayor of the District of
        Columbia'';
            (3) in subsection (j)(1)--
                    (A) by striking out ``, in the case of the District
                of Columbia, the commanding general of the District of
                Columbia National Guard'' and inserting in lieu thereof
                ``the Mayor of the District of Columbia''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``or the commanding general''
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``or the Mayor of the
                District of Columbia'';
            (4) in subsection (j)(2), by striking out ``the commanding
        general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``the Mayor of the District of
        Columbia''; and
            (5) in subsection (k)(2), by striking out ``the commanding
        general of the District of Columbia National Guard'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``the Mayor of the District of
        Columbia''.

SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SELF-
              GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENTAL REORGANIZATION ACT.

    Section 602(b) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and
Governmental Reorganization Act (D.C. Code section 1-233(b)) is amended
by striking out ``the National Guard of the District of Columbia,''.

Output: Amends the District of Columbia code to make the Mayor of the District of Columbia the Commander-in-Chief of the militia of the District (National Guard) with jurisdiction over:  (1) the reserve corps; (2) the appointment of commissioned officers; (3) the call for duty; and (4) general courts-martial.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Totalization
Agreement Reform Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF TOTALIZATION AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 233(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 433(e)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) (1) Any agreement to establish a totalization arrangement
which is entered into with another country under this section shall
enter into force with respect to the United States if (and only if)--
            ``(A) the President, at least 90 calendar days before the
        date on which the President enters into the agreement, notifies
        each House of the Congress of the President's intention to
        enter into the agreement, and promptly thereafter publishes
        notice of such intention in the Federal Register,
            ``(B) the President transmits the text of such agreement to
        each House of the Congress as provided in paragraph (2), and
            ``(C) an approval resolution regarding such agreement has
        passed both Houses of the Congress and has been enacted into
        law.
    ``(2)(A) Whenever an agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is
entered into, the President shall transmit to each House of the
Congress a document setting forth the final legal text of such
agreement and including a report by the President in support of such
agreement. The President's report shall include the following:
            ``(i) an estimate by the Chief Actuary of the Social
        Security Administration of the effect of the agreement, in the
        short term and in the long term, on the receipts and
        disbursements under the social security system established by
        this title;
            ``(ii) a statement of any administrative action proposed to
        implement the agreement and how such action will change or
        affect existing law,
            ``(iii) a statement describing whether and how the
        agreement changes provisions of an agreement previously
        negotiated,
            ``(iv) a statement describing how and to what extent the
        agreement makes progress in achieving the purposes, policies,
        and objectives of this title,
            ``(v) an estimate by the Chief Actuary of the Social
        Security Administration, working in consultation with the
        Comptroller General of the United States, of the numbers of
        individuals who may become eligible for any benefits under this
        title by reason of the agreement or who may otherwise be
        affected by the agreement,
            ``(vi) an assessment of the integrity of the retirement
        data and records (including birth, death, and marriage records)
        of the other country that is a party to the agreement, and
            ``(vii) an assessment of the ability of such other country
        to track and monitor recipients of benefits affected by such
        agreement.
    ``(B) If any separate agreement or other understanding with another
country (whether oral or in writing) relating to an agreement to
establish a totalization arrangement under this section is not
disclosed to the Congress in the transmittal to the Congress under this
paragraph of the agreement to establish a totalization arrangement,
then such separate agreement or understanding shall not be considered
to be part of the agreement approved by the Congress under this section
and shall have no force and effect under United States law.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `approval
resolution' means a joint resolution, the matter after the resolving
clause of which is as follows: `That the proposed agreement entered
into pursuant to section 233 of the Social Security Act between the
United States and _______ establishing totalization arrangements
between the social security system established by title II of such Act
and the social security system of _______, transmitted to the Congress
by the President on ______, is hereby approved.', the first two blanks
therein being filled with the name of the country with which the United
States entered into the agreement, and the third blank therein being
filled with the date of the transmittal of the agreement to the
Congress.
    ``(4) The succeeding paragraphs of this subsection are enacted by
the Congress--
            ``(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House
        of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such
        they are deemed a part of the rules of each House,
        respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure
        to be followed in that House in the case of disapproval
        resolutions and approval resolutions, and they supersede other
        rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith;
        and
            ``(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to
        the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.
    ``(5)(A) Whenever a document setting forth an agreement entered
into under this section and the President's report in support of the
agreement is transmitted to the Congress pursuant to paragraph (2),
copies of such document shall be delivered to both Houses of Congress
on the same day and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the House of
Representatives if the House is not in session and to the Secretary of
the Senate if the Senate is not in session.
    ``(6)(A) On the day on which a document setting forth the agreement
is transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate pursuant
to paragraph (1), an approval resolution with respect to such agreement
shall be introduced (by request) in the House by the majority leader of
the House, for himself or herself and the minority leader of the House,
or by Members of the House designated by the majority leader and
minority leader of the House; and shall be introduced (by request) in
the Senate by the majority leader of the Senate, for himself or herself
and the minority leader of the Senate, or by Members of the Senate
designated by the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate. If
either House is not in session on the day on which such an agreement is
transmitted, the approval resolution with respect to such agreement
shall be introduced in that House, as provided in the preceding
sentence, on the first day thereafter on which that House is in
session. The resolution introduced in the House of Representatives
shall be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the resolution
introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Finance.
    ``(B) No amendment to the approval resolution shall be in order in
either the House of Representatives or the Senate; and no motion to
suspend the application of this clause shall be in order in either
House, nor shall it be in order in either House for the Presiding
Officer to entertain a request to suspend the application of this
clause by unanimous consent.
    ``(C) If the committee of either House to which an approval
resolution has been referred has not reported it at the close of the
45th day after its introduction, such committee shall be automatically
discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be
placed on the appropriate calendar. A vote on final passage of the
resolution shall be taken in each House on or before the close of the
15th day after the resolution is reported by the committee of that
House to which it was referred, or after such committee has been
discharged from further consideration of the resolution.
    ``(D)(i) On or after the third day after the date on which the
committee to which the approval resolution is referred has reported, or
has been discharged from further consideration of, such resolution, it
is in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been
disagreed to) for any Member of the respective House to move to proceed
to the consideration of the resolution. A Member may make the motion
only on the day after the calendar day on which the Member announces to
the respective House the Member's intention to make the motion, except
that, in the case of the House of Representatives, the motion may be
made without such prior announcement if the motion is made by direction
of the Committee on Ways and Means. All points of order against the
approval resolution (and against consideration of the resolution) are
waived. The motion is highly privileged in the House of Representatives
and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not
subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to
proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider
the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be
in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution
is agreed to, the respective House shall immediately proceed to
consideration of the approval resolution without intervening motion,
order, or other business, and the resolution shall remain the
unfinished business of the respective House until disposed of.
    ``(ii) Debate on the approval resolution, and on all debatable
motions and appeals in connection with the resolution, shall be limited
to not more than 20 hours, which shall be divided equally between those
favoring and those opposing the resolution. An amendment to the
resolution is not in order. A motion further to limit debate is in
order and not debatable. A motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed
to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the
resolution is not in order.
    ``(iii) Immediately following the conclusion of the debate in the
respective House on the approval resolution and a single quorum call at
the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules
of the respective House, the vote on final passage of the resolution
shall occur.
    ``(iv) Appeals from the decisions of the Presiding Officer relating
to the application of the rules of the respective House to the
procedure relating to the approval resolution shall be decided without
debate.
    ``(v) A motion to reconsider the vote by which the approval
resolution is agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
    ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph, in computing a number of days
in either House, there shall be excluded any day on which that House is
not in session.
    ``(7)(A) If, before the passage by one House of an approval
resolution of that House, that House receives an approval resolution
from the other House, then the following procedures shall apply:
            ``(i) The approval resolution of the other House shall not
        be referred to a committee and may not be considred in the
        House receiving it except in the case of final passage as
        provided in clause (ii)(II).
            ``(ii) With respect to an approval resolution of the House
        receiving the resolution--
                    ``(I) the procedure in that House shall be the same
                as if no resolution had been received from the other
                House, and
                    ``(II) the vote on final passage shall be on the
                resolution of the other House.
    ``(B) Upon disposition of the resolution received from the other
House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the resolution that
originated in the receiving House.''.
    (b) Additional Reports and Evaluations.--Section 233 of such Act is
amended further by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(f) Biennial SSA Report on Impact of Totalization Agreements.--
Not later than 2 years after the effective date of each totalization
agreement that is transmitted to the Congress pursuant to subsection
(e), and biennially thereafter, the Commissioner of Social Security
shall submit to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General a report relating to such agreement. Such report shall--
            ``(1) compare the estimates contained in the report
        submitted to Congress under clauses (i) and (v) of subsection
        (e)(2)(A) with respect to that agreement with the actual number
        of individuals affected by the agreement and the actual effect
        of the agreement on receipts and disbursements of the social
        security system established by this title; and
            ``(2) contain recommendations for adjusting the methods
        used to make the estimates.
    ``(g) GAO Evaluation and Report.--
            ``(1) Evaluation of initial report on impact of
        totalization agreements.--With respect to each initial report
        regarding a totalization agreement submitted under subsection
        (f), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct
        an evaluation of the report that includes--
                    ``(A) an evaluation of the procedures used for
                making the estimates required by subsection (e)(2)(A);
                    ``(B) an evaluation of the procedures used for
                determining the actual number of individuals affected
                by the agreement and the effects of the totalization
                agreement on receipts and disbursements under the
                social security system established by this title; and
                    ``(C) such recommendations as the Comptroller
                General determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
        submission of an initial report regarding a totalization
        agreement under subsection (f), the Comptroller General shall
        submit to Congress a report setting forth the results of the
        evaluation conducted under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Data collection.--The Commissioner of Social Security
        shall collect and maintain the data necessary for the
        Comptroller General of the United States to conduct the
        evaluation required by paragraph (1).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to agreements establishing totalization arrangements
entered into under section 233 of the Social Security Act with are
transmitted to the Congress on or after January 1, 2007.

Output:
Social Security Totalization Agreement Reform Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that any agreement to establish a totalization arrangement which is entered into with another country shall enter into force with respect to the United States if (and only if): (1) the President, at least 90 calendar days before the date on which he enters into the agreement, notifies each House of Congress of his intention to enter into it, and promply thereafter publishes notice of such intention in the Federal Register; (2) he transmits the text of such agreement to each House of the Congress; and (3) a joint resolution regarding such agreement has passed both Houses of Congress and been enacted into federal law.

Sets forth procedures for the consideration of such a joint resolution.