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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Antitrust Video Competition
Improvement Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. ANTICOMPETITIVE EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS BY MULTICHANNEL VIDEO
              PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS.

    In any civil action based on a claim arising under section 1, 2, or
3 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3), evidence that a multichannel
video programming distributor that has market power in a particular
market has acted by means of a contract that is exclusive with respect
to that market, to prevent another multichannel video programming
distributor that competes, has a franchise to compete, or is certified
by the Federal Communications Commission to compete, in that market
from obtaining particular video programming from any person shall be
sufficient to establish a presumption of a violation of such section.

SEC. 3. ANTICOMPETITIVE DIFFERENTIAL CONTRACTS BY MULTICHANNEL VIDEO
              PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS.

    In any civil action based on a claim arising under section 1, 2, or
3 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3), evidence that a multichannel
video programming distributor that has market power in a particular
market has obtained particular video programming from any person on
terms and conditions, other than terms justified by demonstrable cost
differentials, that are more favorable than those offered by such
person to another multichannel video programming distributor that
competes, has a franchise to compete, or is certified by the Federal
Communications Commission to compete, in that market shall be
sufficient to establish a presumption of a violation of such section.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Cable operator.--The term ``cable operator'' means any
        person that--
                    (A) provides cable service over a cable system and
                directly, or through 1 or more affiliates, owns a
                significant interest in a cable system, or
                    (B) otherwise controls or is responsible for,
                through any arrangement, the management and operation
                of such a cable system.
            (2) Cable service.--The term ``cable service'' means--
                    (A) the 1-way transmission to subscribers of video
                programming or other programming service, and
                    (B) subscriber interaction, if any, that is
                required for the selection or use of such video
                programming or such programming service.
            (3) Cable system.--The term ``cable system'' means a
        facility, consisting of a set of closed transmission paths and
        associated signal generation, reception, and control equipment,
        that is designed to provide cable service that includes video
        programming, and that is provided to multiple subscribers
        within a community, but excludes--
                    (A) a facility that serves only to retransmit the
                television signals of 1 or more television broadcast
                stations,
                    (B) a facility that serves subscribers without
                using any public right-of-way,
                    (C) a facility of a common carrier that is subject,
                in whole or in part, to the provisions of title II of
                the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201-276), but
                such facility shall be considered to be a cable system
                (other than for purposes of section 621(c) of the
                Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 541(c)) to the
                extent such facility is used in the transmission of
                video programming directly to subscribers, unless the
                extent of such use is solely to provide interactive on-
                demand services,
                    (D) an open video system that complies with section
                653 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 573),
                or
                    (E) any facilities of any electric utility used
                solely for operating its electric utility systems.
            (4) Franchise.--The term ``franchise'' means an initial
        authorization, or renewal thereof (including a renewal of an
        authorization which has been granted subject to section 626 of
        the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 546)), issued by a
        franchising authority, whether such authorization is designated
        as a franchise, permit, license, resolution, contract,
        certificate, agreement, or otherwise, which authorizes the
        construction or operation of a cable system.
            (5) Multichannel video programming distributor.--The term
        ``multichannel video programming distributor'' means a person,
        including a cable operator, a multichannel multipoint
        distribution service, a direct broadcast satellite service, an
        open video system, a multichannel television broadcaster, or a
        television receive-only satellite program distributor, that
        makes available for purchase, by subscribers or customers,
        multiple channels of video programming.
            (6) Video programming.--The term ``video programming''
        means programming provided by, or generally considered
        comparable to programming provided by, a television broadcast
        station.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.

    This Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act, but shall not apply with respect to conduct occurring before such
date.

Output: Antitrust Video Competition Improvement Act of 1998 - Provides that it shall be sufficient evidence in a civil action to establish a presumption of a violation of section 1 (trusts in restraint of trade), 2 (monopolizing trade), or 3 (trusts in the Territories or the District of Columbia) of the Sherman Act that a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) with market power in a particular market has:  (1) acted by means of an exclusive contract to prevent a MVPD competitor in that market from obtaining particular video programming from any person; and (2) obtained particular video programming from any person on terms and conditions other than terms justified by demonstrable cost differentials that are more favorable than those offered by such person to another MVPD competitor.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Timely Access to Health
Care Act''.

SEC. 2. STANDARDS FOR ACCESS TO CARE.

    (a) Required Standards for Access to Care.--Section 1703 of title
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
    ``(e)(1) For a veteran seeking primary care from the Department,
the standard for access to care, determined from the date on which the
veteran contacts the Department seeking an appointment until the date
on which a visit with a primary-care provider is completed, is 30 days.
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall prescribe an appropriate standard for
access to care applicable to waiting times at Department health-care
facilities, determined from the time at which a veteran's visit is
scheduled until the time at which the veteran is seen by the provider
with whom the visit is scheduled.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall periodically review the performance of
Department health-care facilities compared to the standard prescribed
under subparagraph (A). The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual
report providing an assessment of the Department's performance in
meeting that standard.
    ``(3) Effective on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning
after the date of the enactment of this section, but subject to
paragraph (4), in a case in which the Secretary is unable to meet the
standard for access to care applicable under paragraph (1) or (2), the
Secretary shall, or with respect to a veteran described in section
1705(a)(8) of this title may, use the authority of subsection (a) to
furnish health care and services for that veteran in a non-Department
facility. In any such case--
            ``(A) payments by the Secretary may not exceed the
        reimbursement rate for similar outpatient services paid by the
        Secretary of Health and Human Services under part B of the
        medicare program (as defined in section 1781(d)(4)(A) of this
        title); and
            ``(B) the non-Department facility may not bill the veteran
        for any difference between the facility's billed charges and
        the amount paid by the Secretary under subparagraph (A).
    ``(4) Paragraph (3) shall not apply to a veteran enrolled or
seeking care at a Department facility within a Department geographic
service area that has a compliance rate, determined over the first
quarter of the first calendar-year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act, for the standards for access to care under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of 90 percent or more. The Secretary shall make
the determination of the compliance rate for each Department geographic
service area for purposes of the preceding sentence not later than July
1 of the first calendar-year beginning after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
    ``(5)(A) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans'
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives for each calendar-
year quarter, not later than 60 days after the end of the quarter, a
comprehensive report on the experience of the Department during the
quarter covered by the report with respect to waiting times for
veterans seeking appointments with a Department health-care provider.
    ``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include the total
number of veterans waiting, shown for each geographic service area by
the following categories:
            ``(i) Those waiting under 30 days for scheduled
        appointments.
            ``(ii) Those waiting over 30 days but less than 60 days.
            ``(iii) Those waiting over 60 days but less than 4 months.
            ``(iv) Those waiting over 4 months but who cannot be
        scheduled within 6 months.
            ``(v) Those waiting over 6 months but who cannot be
        scheduled within 9 months of seeking care.
            ``(vi) Those who cannot be scheduled within one year of
        seeking care.
            ``(vii) Any remaining veterans who cannot be scheduled,
        with the reasons therefor.
    ``(C) For each category set forth in subparagraph (B), the report
shall distinguish between--
            ``(i) waiting times for primary care and specialty care;
        and
            ``(ii) waiting times for veterans who are newly enrolled
        versus those who were enrolled before October 1, 2001.
    ``(D) Each such report shall also set forth the number of veterans
who have enrolled in the Department's health care system but have not
since such enrollment sought care at a Department health care facility.
    ``(E) The final report under this paragraph shall be for the
quarter ending on December 31, 2010.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (e) of section 1703 of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on
the first day of the first month beginning more than six months after
the date of the enactment of this Act. The first report under paragraph
(5) of that subsection shall be submitted for the quarter ending on
December 31 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

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Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act - Makes the standard for access to care for a veteran seeking primary care from the Department of Veterans Affairs 30 days from the date the veteran contacts the Department. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe an appropriate standard for waiting times at Department health-care facilities as measured from the time a visit is scheduled until the time the veteran is seen.

Directs the Secretary to periodically review the performance of Department health-care facilities in meeting such standards. Authorizes the Secretary to contract for health care services in non-Department facilities in a case in which the Secretary is unable to meet access standards. Prohibits such contracting-out with respect to a Department geographic service area that has a compliance rate in meeting such standards of 90 percent or more.

Requires quarterly reports from the Secretary to the congressional veterans' committees on the Department's experience with respect to waiting times.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Team B Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) terrorism and domestic radicalization represent
        evolving, dynamic, multidimensional threats that necessitate a
        structured, iterative process to continuously revise plans,
        operations, concepts, organizations, and capabilities; and
            (2) past Federal experience in competitive analysis
        executed by experts drawn from outside the government has
        helped the intelligence community and policymakers better
        understand the nature of complex threats to the United States.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTERTERRORISM COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--Title I of the National Security Act of 1947
(50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

            ``counterterrorism competitive analysis council

    ``Sec. 120.  (a) Establishment.--There is established a council to
be known as the `Counterterrorism Competitive Analysis Council' (in
this section referred to as the `Council').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Council shall--
            ``(1) advise the Director of National Intelligence on
        matters of policy relating to the threats of international
        terrorism and domestic radicalization based on all-source
        information;
            ``(2) prepare a competitive analysis of each national
        intelligence estimate concerning al-Qaeda and other foreign
        terrorist organizations and submit such analysis to the
        Director of National Intelligence and the National Intelligence
        Council; and
            ``(3) annually submit to Congress a report in unclassified
        form, which may include a classified annex, on trends in
        counterterrorism and domestic radicalization, including a
        summary of any competitive analysis prepared pursuant to
        paragraph (2).
    ``(c) Members.--(1) The Council shall be composed of eight members
appointed by the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation
with the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
Members shall be selected on the basis of previous experience with
matters of policy relating to international terrorism and domestic
radicalization.
    ``(2)(A) The Director of National Intelligence may not appoint an
individual to the Council if such individual has served as an officer
or employee of the Federal Government within a five-year period of the
date of appointment.
    ``(B) The Director of National Intelligence may not appoint an
individual to the Council if--
            ``(i) such individual has served as an officer or employee
        of the Federal Government within a 15-year period of the date
        of appointment; and
            ``(ii) on the date of appointment, three of the members of
        the Council have served as officers or employees of the Federal
        Government within a 15-year period of the date of appointment.
    ``(3) The term of a member is five years, and a member may not
serve more than two terms, except that a member appointed to fill a
vacancy may serve two additional terms after the expiration of the term
in which that vacancy occured.
    ``(4) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the
expiration of a term shall be appointed for the remainder of that term.
    ``(5) Every two years, the Council shall select a chair and vice
chair from among its members.
    ``(6) To the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, each
member shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the annual rate of basic
pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title
5, United States Code.
    ``(7) Any member of the Council may, if authorized by the Council,
take any action which the Council is authorized to take by this
section.
    ``(d) Staff of Council.--(1) To the extent provided in advance in
appropriation Acts, the Council shall appoint and fix the compensation
of a Director and such additional staff as may be necessary to enable
the Council to carry out its duties.
    ``(2) The Director and staff of the Council may be appointed
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and General
Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay fixed for the Director
and staff may not exceed the annual rate of basic pay for level V of
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States
Code.
    ``(3) In accordance with rules adopted by the Council, and to the
extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the Council may
procure the services of experts and consultants under section 3109(b)
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to
exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States
Code.
    ``(e) Access to Intelligence Information.--(1) The Director of
National Intelligence shall transmit to the Council each national
intelligence estimate concerning al-Qaeda and other foreign terrorist
organizations.
    ``(2) Upon request of the Council, the Director of National
Intelligence shall make available to the Council any intelligence
information in the possession of the intelligence community.
    ``(3) The Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the
appropriate executive departments and agencies cooperate with the
Council in expeditiously providing to the members and staff appropriate
security clearances in a manner consistent with existing procedures and
requirements.
    ``(f) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--Section
14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.),
relating to the termination of advisory committees, shall not apply to
the Council.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2012 through 2017. No amount is authorized to carry out this
section for a fiscal year unless the appropriation for the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence for such fiscal year is reduced
by an amount equal to the amount appropriated to carry out this section
for such fiscal year''.
    (b) Initial Report.--The initial report required to be submitted
under section 120(b)(2) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added
by subsection (a), shall be filed not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 119B the following:

``Sec. 120. Counterterrorism Competitive Analysis Council.''.

Output: Team B Act - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish the Counterterrorism Competitive Analysis Council to: (1) advise the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on all policy matters relating to threats of international terrorism and domestic radicalization based on all-source information; (2) prepare a competitive analysis of each national intelligence estimate concerning al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist organizations, and submit each analysis to the DNI and the National Intelligence Council; and (3) report annually to Congress on trends in counterterrorism and domestic radicalization.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Afghanistan Suspension and Debarment
Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL INSPECTOR
              GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION UNDER CERTAIN
              CIRCUMSTANCES.

    (a) Suspension and Debarment Process.--Section 1229(g) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
110-181; 5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
            ``(3) Suspension and debarment.--
                    ``(A) Referral of case to lead agency.--In carrying
                out the duties, responsibilities, and authorities set
                forth under this section, the Inspector General (or the
                Inspector General's designee) may refer a potential
                suspension or debarment case described in subparagraph
                (B) to the lead agency for that suspension or
                debarment. If such a referral is made, the Inspector
                General shall notify the Interagency Committee on
                Debarment and Suspension and the congressional
                committees described in subparagraph (G) of the
                referral. If the Inspector General is unable to
                determine which agency is the lead agency for purposes
                of a referral under this subparagraph, the Inspector
                General shall request the Interagency Committee to
                resolve the issue of which agency is the lead agency,
                in accordance with section 873 of the Duncan Hunter
                National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
                (Public Law 110-417; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
                    ``(B) Covered cases.--
                            ``(i) A potential suspension or debarment
                        case described in this subparagraph is a case
                        involving a person that is an Afghan national
                        or foreign national or foreign company
                        operating in Afghanistan that has received in
                        the past, is receiving, or may receive in the
                        future, funds from any--
                                    ``(I) covered prime contract; or
                                    ``(II) covered subcontract.
                            ``(ii) In this subparagraph:
                                    ``(I) The term `covered prime
                                contract' means a prime contract that
                                is a contract described in subsection
                                (i)(2).
                                    ``(II) The term `covered
                                subcontract' means a subcontract that
                                is a contract described in subsection
                                (i)(2) under a covered prime contract.
                    ``(C) Acceptance or declination of case.--Not later
                than 30 days after the date of referral of a suspension
                or debarment case under subparagraph (A), the lead
                agency shall--
                            ``(i) accept or decline the case; and
                            ``(ii) submit to the Inspector General and
                        the Interagency Committee a written
                        notification and rationale for accepting or
                        declining the case.
                    ``(D) Determination by interagency committee if
                lead agency declines case.--If the lead agency declines
                to accept a suspension or debarment case referred under
                subparagraph (A) or fails to respond to the referral,
                the Interagency Committee shall make a determination,
                not later than 45 days after the date of the referral
                of the case under subparagraph (A), regarding whether
                the Inspector General shall act as lead agency in the
                case. The Interagency Committee shall submit to the
                congressional committees described in subparagraph (G)
                a written notification of the determination.
                    ``(E) Determination by lead agency if lead agency
                accepts case.--If the lead agency accepts a suspension
                or debarment case referred under subparagraph (A), the
                agency shall make a determination, not later than 60
                days after the date of the referral of the case under
                subparagraph (A), to either suspend or debar the person
                that is the subject of the case or decline to suspend
                or debar the person. If the lead agency declines to
                suspend or debar the person, the lead agency shall, not
                later than 15 days after the determination, submit to
                the congressional committees described in subparagraph
                (G) a written notification and rationale for the
                determination to decline to suspend or debar the
                person.
                    ``(F) Suspension and debarment authority of
                inspector general.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If the Interagency
                        Committee determines under subparagraph (D)
                        that the Inspector General may act as lead
                        agency in a suspension or debarment case
                        referred under subparagraph (A), then the
                        Inspector General (or the Inspector General's
                        designee) may suspend or debar a person from
                        procurement or nonprocurement activities of the
                        Federal Government in accordance with
                        regulations implementing the suspension and
                        debarment system of the Federal Government,
                        including the Federal Acquisition Regulation
                        and the Office of Management and Budget
                        guidelines to agencies on governmentwide
                        debarment and suspension (nonprocurement) in
                        part 180 of title 2 of the Code of Federal
                        Regulations.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--In exercising the
                        authority provided under clause (i), the
                        Inspector General (or the Inspector General's
                        designee) may, with respect to a particular
                        contract, grant, or other procurement or
                        nonprocurement activity, grant an exception
                        that permits a person debarred or suspended
                        pursuant to clause (i) to submit an offer for
                        or be awarded the contract, grant, or other
                        activity. If such an exception is granted, the
                        Inspector General shall submit to the
                        congressional committees described in
                        subparagraph (G) a written notification and
                        rationale for the exception.
                    ``(G) Committees described.--The committees
                described in this subparagraph are the following:
                            ``(i) The Committees on Foreign Affairs and
                        on Oversight and Government Reform of the House
                        of Representatives.
                            ``(ii) The Committees on Foreign Relations
                        and on Homeland Security and Governmental
                        Affairs of the Senate.''.
    (b) Definition of Interagency Committee.--Section 1229(m) of such
Act (Public Law 110-181; 5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Interagency committee on debarment and suspension.--
        The term `Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspension' or
        `Interagency Committee' means the committee constituted under
        sections 4 and 5 of Executive Order No. 12549.''.
    (c) Deadline for Publication of Rules.--The Director of the Office
of Management and Budget shall publish any interim final rules
submitted to the Office to implement the amendments made by this Act in
the Federal Register within 30 days after the date of submission.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--After the termination of the Office of Special
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction under section
1229(o)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 380; 5 U.S.C. App.), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the
authority and process provided under section 1229(g)(3) of such Act (as
added by section 2 of this Act).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report
on the study carried out under subsection (a), with such
recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate with
respect to the suspension and debarment system of the Federal
Government.

Output: Afghanistan Suspension and Debarment Reform Act - Amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (the Act) to add to the powers of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (Inspector General), who is required to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the treatment, handling, and expenditure of funds appropriated by the U.S. government, and of the programs, operations, and contracts carried out using such funds in Afghanistan, in order to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse. Empowers the Inspector General to refer to the lead agency a potential covered case for suspension or debarment of a person from procurement or nonprocurement activities of the federal government.  Defines a "covered case" as one involving a person that is an Afghan national or foreign national or foreign company operating in Afghanistan that has received in the past, is receiving, or may receive in the future, funds from any covered prime contract or subcontract. Requires the Inspector General to notify the Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspension and Congress if such a referral is made.  Requires the lead agency, after the referral of such a suspension or debarment case, to accept or decline the case.  Requires the Interagency Committee, if the lead agency declines to accept a suspension or debarment case, or fails to respond to the referral, to determine whether the Inspector General shall act as the lead agency.  Requires the lead agency, on the other hand, if it accepts a suspension or debarment case, to either suspend or debar the person that is the subject of the case or decline.  Authorizes the Inspector General (or designee), if the Interagency Committee determines that the Inspector General may act as lead agency, to suspend or debar the person from federal procurement or nonprocurement activities. Allows the Inspector General (or designee), when exercising such authority, to grant an exception permitting a person otherwise debarred or suspended to submit an offer for or be awarded a particular contract, grant, or procurement or nonprocurement activity. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO), after the termination of the Office of Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, to study the Inspector General authority and the process for determining a lead agency in a suspension or debarment case.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Equality Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF ADOPTION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
    ``(2)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), a child meets the
requirements of this paragraph if such child--
            ``(i) prior to termination of parental rights and the
        initiation of adoption proceedings was in the care of a public
        or licensed private child care agency or Indian tribal
        organization either pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement
        (provided the child was in care for not more than 180 days) or
        as a result of a judicial determination to the effect that
        continuation in the home would be contrary to the safety and
        welfare of such child, or was residing in a foster family home
        or child care institution with the child's minor parent (either
        pursuant to such a voluntary placement agreement or as a result
        of such a judicial determination); and
            ``(ii) has been determined by the State pursuant to
        subsection (c) to be a child with special needs, which needs
        shall be considered by the State, together with the
        circumstances of the adopting parents, in determining the
        amount of any payments to be made to the adopting parents.
    ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as
provided in paragraph (7), a child who is not a citizen or resident of
the United States and who meets the requirements of subparagraph (A)
shall be treated as meeting the requirements of this paragraph for
purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii).
    ``(C) A child who meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), who
was determined eligible for adoption assistance payments under this
part with respect to a prior adoption (or who would have been
determined eligible for such payments had the Adoption and Safe
Families Act of 1997 been in effect at the time that such determination
would have been made), and who is available for adoption because the
prior adoption has been dissolved and the parental rights of the
adoptive parents have been terminated or because the child's adoptive
parents have died, shall be treated as meeting the requirements of this
paragraph for purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii).''.
    (b) Exception.--Section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 673(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(7)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, no
payment may be made to parents with respect to any child that--
            ``(i) would be considered a child with special needs under
        subsection (c);
            ``(ii) is not a citizen or resident of the United States;
        and
            ``(iii) was adopted outside of the United States or was
        brought into the United States for the purpose of being
        adopted.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed as prohibiting
payments under this part for a child described in subparagraph (A) that
is placed in foster care subsequent to the failure, as determined by
the State, of the initial adoption of such child by the parents
described in such subparagraph.''.
    (c) Requirement for Use of State Savings.--Section 473(a) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)), as amended by subsection (b),
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(8) A State shall spend an amount equal to the amount of savings
(if any) in State expenditures under this part resulting from the
application of paragraph (2) on and after the effective date of the
amendment to such paragraph made by section 2(a) of the Adoption
Equality Act of 1998 to provide to children or families any service
(including post-adoption services) that may be provided under this part
or part B.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on October 1, 1998.

SEC. 3. REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ``section
        1919(g)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``subsection (x) and section
        1919(g)(3)(C)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(x) Adjustments to Payments for Administrative Costs.--
            ``(1) Reductions in payments for administrative costs based
        on determinations of amounts attributable to benefiting
        programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2),
                effective for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002,
                the Secretary shall reduce, for each such fiscal year,
                the amount paid under subsection (a)(7) to each State
                by an amount equal to the amount determined for the
                medicaid program under section 16(k)(2)(B) of the Food
                Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)(2)(B)). The
                Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, make the
                reductions required by this paragraph on a quarterly
                basis.
                    ``(B) Application.--If the Secretary does not make
                the determinations required by section 16(k)(2)(B) of
                the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)(2)(B)) by
                September 30, 1999--
                            ``(i) during the fiscal year in which the
                        determinations are made, the Secretary shall
                        reduce the amount paid under subsection (a)(7)
                        to each State by an amount equal to the sum of
                        the amounts determined for the medicaid program
                        under section 16(k)(2)(B) of the Food Stamp Act
                        of 1977 for fiscal year 1999 through the fiscal
                        year during which the determinations are made;
                        and
                            ``(ii) for each subsequent fiscal year
                        through fiscal year 2002, subparagraph (A)
                        applies.
                    ``(C) Application of appeal of determinations.--The
                provisions of section 16(k)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of
                1977 (7 U.S.C. 20205(k)(4)) apply to reductions in
                payments under this subsection in the same manner as
                they apply to reductions under section 16(k) of that
                Act.
            ``(2) Bonus payment for program alignment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Amount.--In addition to any other
                        payment made under this title to a State for a
                        fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay to each
                        State that satisfies the requirements of clause
                        (ii) a portion of the amount by which--
                                    ``(I) any decrease in Federal
                                outlays for amounts paid under
                                subsection (a)(7) with respect to the
                                State for the fiscal year as a result
                                of the application of paragraph (1), as
                                determined by the Congressional Budget
                                Office, exceeds
                                    ``(II) any increase in Federal
                                outlays with respect to the State for
                                the fiscal year as a result of the
                                application of section 473(a), as
                                amended by section 2 of the Adoption
                                Equality Act of 1998, as determined by
                                the Congressional Budget Office.
                            ``(ii) Requirements.--A State satisfies the
                        requirements of this clause if the Secretary
                        determines that--
                                    ``(I) the State's income and
                                resource eligibility rules under
                                section 1931, taking into account the
                                income standards and methodologies
                                applied by the State, are not more
                                restrictive than the income and
                                resource eligibility rules applied by
                                the State for the temporary assistance
                                to needy families program funded under
                                part A of title IV (other than for a
                                welfare-to-work program funded under
                                section 403(a)(5)); and
                                    ``(II) the State assures the
                                Secretary that families applying for
                                assistance under the temporary
                                assistance to needy families program
                                funded under part A of title IV (other
                                than families applying solely for
                                assistance under a welfare-to-work
                                program funded under section 403(a)(5))
                                may apply for medical assistance under
                                the State plan under this title without
having to submit a separate application for such medical assistance.
                    ``(B) Construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (A)
                shall be construed as--
                            ``(i) affecting the application of section
                        1931;
                            ``(ii) affecting any application
                        requirements established under this title or by
                        regulation promulgated under the authority of
                        this title, including the requirements
                        established under section 1902(a)(8); or
                            ``(iii) conditioning the right of an
                        individual to apply for medical assistance
                        under the State plan under this title upon an
                        application for assistance under any State
                        program funded under part A of title IV.
            ``(3) Allocation of administrative costs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No funds or expenditures
                described in subparagraph (B) may be used to pay for
                costs--
                            ``(i) eligible for reimbursement under
                        subsection (a)(7) (or costs that would have
                        been eligible for reimbursement but for this
                        subsection); and
                            ``(ii) allocated for reimbursement to the
                        medicaid program under a plan submitted by a
                        State to the Secretary to allocate
                        administrative costs for public assistance
                        programs.
                    ``(B) Funds and expenditures.--Subparagraph (A)
                applies to--
                            ``(i) funds made available to carry out
                        part A of title IV or title XX;
                            ``(ii) expenditures made as qualified State
                        expenditures (as defined in section
                        409(a)(7)(B));
                            ``(iii) any other Federal funds (except
                        funds provided under subsection (a)(7)); and
                            ``(iv) any other State funds that are--
                                    ``(I) expended as a condition of
                                receiving Federal funds; or
                                    ``(II) used to match Federal funds
                                under a Federal program other than the
                                medicaid program.''.
    (b) Copies of Report on Review of Methodology Used To Make Certain
Determinations.--Section 502(b)(2) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-185; 112
Stat. 523) is amended by inserting ``, the Committee on Commerce of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate,''
after ``Representatives''.

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Adoption Equality Act of 1998 - Amends title IV part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise adoption assistance eligibility guidelines for children with special needs.
(Sec. 2) Makes eligible for such assistance only children with special needs who before termination of parental rights and the initiation of adoption proceedings were:  (1) in the care of a public or licensed private child care agency or Indian tribal organization, either pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement (provided the child was in care for not more than 180 days), or as a result of a judicial determination to the effect that continuation in the home would be contrary to the child's safety and welfare; or (2) residing in a foster family home or child care institution with the child's minor parent.  Requires a State to consider such special needs, together with the circumstances of the adopting parents, in determining the amount of Federal adoption subsidies paid to them.
Prohibits assistance with respect to any child who is not a U.S. citizen or resident and who was adopted outside the United States or was brought into it for adoption purposes.
(Sec. 3) Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall reduce, for specified fiscal years, Federal payments to the States for administrative costs based on determinations of amounts attributable to the Medicaid program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
Requires the Secretary to make a bonus payment to any State:  (1) whose income and eligibility rules are not more restrictive than the income and resource eligibility rules applied by the State for the temporary assistance to needy families (TANF) program funded under SSA title IV part A; and (2) which assures the Secretary that families applying for TANF may apply for Medicaid under SSA title XIX.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Historically Women's Public Colleges
or Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historically women's public college or university.--The
        term ``historically women's public college or university''
        means a public institution of higher education created in the
        United States between 1836 and 1908 to provide industrial
        education for women, including the institutions listed in
        clauses (i) though (viii) of section 3(d)(2)(A).
            (2) Historic building or structure.--The term ``historic
        building or structure'' means a building or structure listed
        (or eligible to be listed) on the National Register of Historic
        Places, designated as a National Historic Landmark, or located
        within a designated historic district.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION GRANTS FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND
              STRUCTURES AT HISTORICALLY WOMEN'S PUBLIC COLLEGES OR
              UNIVERSITIES.

    (a) Authority To Make Grants.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts made available under
        paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award grants in accordance
        with this section to historically women's public colleges or
        universities for the preservation and restoration of historic
        buildings and structures on their campuses.
            (2) Source of funding.--Grants under paragraph (1) shall be
        awarded from amounts appropriated to carry out the National
        Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) for fiscal
        years 2001 through 2005.
    (b) Grant Conditions.--Grants made under subsection (a) shall be
subject to the condition that the grantee agree, for the period of time
specified by the Secretary, that--
            (1) no alteration will be made in the property with respect
        to which the grant is made without the concurrence of the
        Secretary; and
            (2) reasonable public access to the property for which the
        grant is made will be permitted by the grantee for interpretive
        and educational purposes.
    (c) Matching Requirement for Buildings and Structures Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the
        Secretary may obligate funds made available under this section
        for a grant with respect to a building or structure listed on
        the National Register of Historic Places, designated as a
        National Historic Landmark, or located within a designated
        historic district, only if the grantee agrees to provide for
        activities under the grant, from funds derived from non-Federal
        sources, an amount equal to 50 percent of the costs of the
        program to be funded under the grant with the Secretary
        providing 50 percent of such costs under the grant.
            (2) In-kind contributions.--In addition to cash outlays and
        payments, in-kind contributions of property or personnel
        services by non-Federal interests may be used for the non-
        Federal share of costs required by paragraph (1).
    (d) Funding Provisions.--
            (1) Amounts to be made available.--Not more than
        $16,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005 may
        be made available under this section.
            (2) Allocations for fiscal year 2001.--
                    (A) In general.--Of the amounts made available
                under this section for fiscal year 2001, there shall be
                available only for grants under subsection (a)
                $2,000,000 for each of the following:
                            (i) Mississippi University for Women in
                        Colombus, Mississippi.
                            (ii) Georgia College and State University
                        in Milledgeville, Georgia.
                            (iii) University of North Carolina in
                        Greensboro, North Carolina.
                            (iv) Winthrop University in Rock Hill,
                        South Carolina.
                            (v) University of Montevallo in Montevallo,
                        Alabama.
                            (vi) Texas Woman's University in Denton,
                        Texas.
                            (vii) University of Science and Arts of
                        Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
                            (viii) Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia.
                    (B) Less than $16,000,000 available.--If less than
                $16,000,000 is made available under this section for
                fiscal year 2001, then the amount made available to
                each of the institutions listed in subparagraph (A)
                shall be reduced by the same amount.
            (3) Allocations for fiscal years 2002-2005.--Any funds
        which are made available during fiscal years 2002 through 2005
        under subsection (a)(2) shall be distributed by the Secretary
        in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B)
        of paragraph (2) to those grantees named in paragraph (2)(A)
        which remain eligible and desire to participate, on a uniform
        basis, in such fiscal years.
    (e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations
as are necessary to carry out this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 3, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Sets forth: (1) grant conditions; (2) a 50 percent non-Federal funds matching requirement, including in- kind contributions; and (3) a limitation on the total amount of such grants in a fiscal year. Requires such amount for FY 2001 to be distributed equally among the following institutions: (1) Mississippi University for Women; (2) Georgia College and State University; (3) University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina; (4) Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina; (5) University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama; (6) Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas; (7) University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha, Oklahoma; and (8) Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. Requires such amounts for FY 2002 through 2005 also to be distributed among such institutions if they remain eligible and wish to participate, on a uniform basis, for such fiscal years.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Communities Investment Act
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES.

    (a) Maximum Amount of Outstanding Guarantees for a Single Issuer.--
Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5308) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following new subsection:
    ``(b) Maximum Amount of Outstanding Guarantees.--The maximum
aggregate outstanding amount of notes and obligations of a single
issuer guaranteed under this section shall be an amount determined by
the Secretary based on the amount of the grant approval for the issuer
under section 106 or 107, the fiscal condition of the issuer, and the
potential return on investment of the projects to be undertaken with
the proceeds of such notes and obligations, but may not in any case
exceed the discounted present value of the grants that the issuer would
receive over a period not to exceed 20 years if the issuer's annual
grant amount over such period were equal to 80 percent of the current
grant approval for the issuer.''.
    (b) Stakeholder Participation.--Section 108 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(s) Stakeholder Participation.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall provide that an
        issuer of notes or obligations under this section shall, in
        complying with any community participation requirements
        (including the requirements under section 104(a)) applicable to
        the development of activities to be funded with the proceeds of
        such notes or obligations guaranteed under this section,
        include participation of major stakeholders in the community in
        which such activities will be carried out.
            ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        term `stakeholder' means a public or private organizational
        entity whose future well-being depends upon the applicant's
        continued social and economic viability, and includes the
        representatives of the following community interests:
                    ``(A) Business.
                    ``(B) Banking.
                    ``(C) Education.
                    ``(D) Public health and safety.
                    ``(E) Labor.
                    ``(F) Community-based development organizations.
                    ``(G) Arts, cultural, religious, philanthropic,
                professional, and civic organizations.''.

SEC. 3. COLLATERAL FOR FHLB ADVANCES.

    Section 10(a)(4) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
1430(a)(4)) is amended by striking the second sentence.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO MAKE ADVANCES TO NONMEMBER MORTGAGEES.

    Section 10b of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430b) is
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 10B. ADVANCES TO NONMEMBER MORTGAGEES.

    ``(a) Authority.--Each Federal home loan bank may make advances to
a nonmember mortgagee, except that such advances may be used only for
community lending (as such term is defined in section 10(k)).
    ``(b) Nonmember Mortgagee Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a),
the term `nonmember mortgagee' means any entity--
            ``(1) that is--
                    ``(A) a State or local housing finance agency or
                Indian housing authority (including any subsidiary of
                such agency or authority) approved under title II of
                the National Housing Act, which--
                            ``(i) is a chartered institution having
                        succession; and
                            ``(ii) is subject to the inspection and
                        supervision of a governmental agency;
                    ``(B) a community development financial institution
                that--
                            ``(i) is not an insured depository
                        institution or a subsidiary of an insured
                        depository institution; and
                            ``(ii) at the time an advance under this
                        section is made, is certified as a community
                        development financial institution under the
                        Community Development Banking and Financial
                        Institutions Act of 1994; and
                            ``(iii) is a chartered institution having
                        succession; or
                    ``(C) a State or local economic development agency
                that--
                            ``(i) is chartered under State law; and
                            ``(ii) is an institution having succession;
                        and
            ``(2) whose principal activity in the mortgage field
        consists of lending the institution's own funds.
    ``(c) Security.--Advances under subsection (a) shall be secured in
accordance with the requirements of section 10.
    ``(d) Terms and Conditions.--Advances made under this section shall
be made at the same rates of interest and upon the same terms and
conditions as are comparable extensions of credit to member
institutions.''.

SEC. 5. COMMUNITY LENDING FUND.

    Section 10 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Community Lending Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to regulations prescribed by the
        Board to carry out this subsection, each Federal home loan bank
        shall establish a Community Lending Fund, which the bank shall
        use to facilitate community lending by its members and
        nonmember mortgagees.
            ``(2) Use of assets of community lending funds.--A bank may
        use amounts in its Community Lending Fund only to provide
        grants, subsidies, and subsidized advances to its members and
        nonmember mortgagees for use for community lending activities.
            ``(3) Low- and moderate-income targeting.--Not less than 70
        percent of the aggregate amount of assistance provided by a
        bank from a Community Lending Fund shall be used for the
        support of community lending activities that benefit low- and
        moderate-income persons.
            ``(4) Local priorities.--Each bank--
                    ``(A) shall give priority for assistance from the
                Community Lending Fund of the bank for projects located
                in empowerment zones and enterprise communities
                designated under part I of subchapter U of chapter 1 of
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1391 et
                seq.); and
                    ``(B) may establish such other priorities for the
                types of projects to receive assistance from the
                Community Lending Fund of the bank as the bank
                considers appropriate, and to which the Board shall
                defer, if such priorities are consistent with the
                safety and soundness of the bank and the provisions of
                this subsection. .
            ``(5) Coordination of activities.--The Board shall require
        the banks, to the extent practicable, to coordinate their
        activities pursuant to this subsection with any other State or
        Federal programs intended to facilitate community lending.
            ``(6) Report.--Each member and nonmember mortgagee
        receiving advances or assistance from a Community Lending Fund
        established by a bank shall report annually to the bank
        regarding the use of such advances or assistance.
            ``(7) Contribution to fund.--Each bank shall annually
        contribute 10 percent of the net earnings of that bank (after
        deducting expenses related to section 10(j) and operating
        expenses) to its Community Lending Fund. Each bank may
        contribute additional moneys to the Fund, and may accept for
        deposit into the Fund moneys from other parties.
            ``(8) Suspension of contributions.--
                    ``(A) In general.-- If a bank finds that the
                payments required under paragraph (7) are contributing
                to the financial instability of such bank, it may apply
                to the Board for a temporary suspension of such
                payments. The Board shall make a determination of
                whether the bank is financially unstable and whether
                such payments are contributing to such instability, and
                [may/shall] suspend such bank's payments to its
                Community Lending Fund if finds in the affirmative with
                respect to both such questions.
                    ``(B) Factors to be considered.--In determining the
                financial stability of a bank for purposes of this
                paragraph, the Board shall consider such factors as--
                            ``(i) whether the bank's earnings are
                        severely depressed;
                            ``(ii) whether there has been a substantial
                        decline in membership capital; and
                            ``(iii) whether there has been a
                        substantial reduction in advances outstanding.
                    ``(C) Review of applications.--The Board shall
                review any application under this paragraph and any
                supporting financial data and issue a written decision
                approving or disapproving such application. The Board's
                decision shall be accompanied by specific findings and
                reasons for its action.
                    ``(D) Designation of suspension period.--If the
                Board grants a suspension, it shall specify the period
                of time that such suspension shall remain in effect and
                shall continue to monitor the bank's financial
                condition during such suspension.
                    ``(E) Suspensions prohibited under certain
                circumstances.--The Board shall not suspend payment to
                the Community Lending Fund of a bank if the bank's
                reduction in earnings is a result of--
                            ``(i) a change in the terms for advances to
                        members which is not justified by market
                        conditions;
                            ``(ii) inordinate operating and
                        administrative expenses; or
                            ``(iii) mismanagement.
            ``(9) Regulations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Board shall
                prescribe regulations to implement this subsection.
                    ``(B) Limitations, restrictions, and other
                requirements.--Subject to the requirements of this
                subsection, such regulations--
                            ``(i) may specify activities, restrictions,
                        and limitations for the use by the banks of
                        amounts from Community Lending Funds;
                            ``(ii) may specify priorities for the use
                        of such advances;
                            ``(iii) shall ensure that assistance
                        provided from a Community Lending Fund will be
                        used only for community lending to assist
                        projects for which adequate long-term
                        monitoring is available to guarantee
                        requirements established pursuant to this
                        subsection are satisfied;
                            ``(iv) shall ensure that any subsidies
                        provided under this subsection by Banks to
                        member institutions and nonmember mortgagees
                        are passed on to the ultimate borrower;
                            ``(v) shall specify standards for
                        determining benefit for low- and moderate-
                        income persons, for purposes of paragraph (3);
                        and
                            ``(vi) shall establish uniform standards
                        for assistance from Community Lending Funds and
                        community lending by member institutions and
                        nonmember mortgagees supported by such
                        assistance.
            ``(10) Advisory council.--Each bank shall appoint an
        Advisory Council of 7 to 15 persons drawn from stakeholders (as
        such term is defined in section 108(s) of the Housing and
        Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308(s)) in its
        district. The Advisory Council shall meet with representatives
        of the board of directors of the Bank quarterly to advise the
        Bank on community lending needs in the district and on the
        utilization of the Community Lending Fund of the bank for
        meeting such needs. Each Advisory Council established under
        this paragraph shall submit to the Board at least annually its
        analysis of the community lending activities carried out with
        amounts from the Community Lending Fund of the bank by which
        the Committee is appointed.
            ``(11) Reports to congress.--
                    ``(A) The Board shall monitor and annually submit a
                report to the Congress and the Advisory Council for
                each bank the support of community lending by the banks
                and the utilization of amounts from Community Lending
                Funds.
                    ``(B) The analyses submitted by the Advisory
                Councils to the Board under paragraph (10) shall be
                included as part of the reports required by this
                paragraph.
                    ``(C) The Comptroller General of the United States
                shall audit and evaluate the program under this
                subsection after such program has been operating for 2
                years. The Comptroller General shall submit a report to
                the Congress on the conclusions of the audit and
                recommend improvements or modifications to the program.
            ``(12) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        following definitions shall apply:
                    ``(A) Community lending.--The term `community
                lending' means providing financing for activities that
                meet the requirements for eligibility, under section
                105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of
                1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305), for assistance with amounts for
                grants under title I of such Act.
                    ``(B) Low- and moderate-income persons.--The term
                `low- and moderate-income persons has the meaning given
                such term in section 102 of the Housing and Community
                Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302).
                    ``(C) Nonmember mortgage.--The term `nonmember
                mortgagee' has the meaning given such term in section
                10B(b) of this Act.''.
    (b) Funding for Community Lending Funds.--Section 21B(f)(2)(C) of
the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441b(f)(2)(C)) is amended to
read as follows:
                    ``(C) Payments by federal home loan banks.--
                            ``(i) Refcorp funding.--To the extent that
                        the amounts available pursuant to subparagraphs
                        (A) and (B) are insufficient to cover the
                        amount of interest payments, each Federal home
                        loan bank shall pay to the Funding Corporation
                        in each calendar year, 10 percent of the net
                        earnings of that bank (after deducting expenses
                        relating to section 10(j) and operating
                        expenses).
                            ``(ii) Annuity value.--The Board shall
                        annually determine the extent to which the
                        value of the aggregate amounts paid by the
                        banks exceeds or falls short of the value of an
                        annuity of $300,000,000 per year that commences
                        on the issuance date and ends on the final
                        scheduled maturity date of the obligations, and
                        shall select appropriate present value factors
                        for making such determinations.
                            ``(iii) Adjustment of period of banks'
                        obligations.--The Board shall extend or shorten
                        the term of the banks' payment obligations
                        under this subparagraph, as necessary to ensure
                        that the value of all payments made by the
                        banks under this paragraph is equivalent to the
                        value of such an annuity.
                            ``(iv) Extension of period beyond maturity
                        dates of underlying obligations.--If the Board
                        extends the term of payments beyond the final
                        scheduled maturity date for the obligations,
                        each bank shall continue to pay 10 percent of
                        its net earnings (after deducting expenses
                        relating to section 10(j) and operating
                        expenses) to the general fund of the Treasury
                        until the value of all such payments by the
                        banks is equivalent to the value of such an
                        annuity.
                            ``(v) Final year adjustment.--In the final
                        year in which the banks are required to make
                        any payment to the general fund of the Treasury
                        under clause (iv), if the dollar amount
                        represented by 10 percent of the net earnings
                        of the banks exceeds the remaining obligation
                        of the banks to the Treasury, the Finance Board
                        shall reduce the percentage pro rata to a level
                        sufficient to pay the remaining obligation.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall become effective on January 1, 2000.

Output: Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to set forth parameters within which: (1) Federal home loan banks may make advances to a nonmember mortgagee for community lending purposes; and (2) each Federal home loan bank shall establish a Community Lending Fund to facilitate community lending by its members and nonmember mortgagees.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial
Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Change in composition of divisions of western district of
          Tennessee.
Sec. 3. Supplemental attendance fee for petit jurors serving on lengthy
          trials.
Sec. 4. Authority of district courts as to a jury summons.
Sec. 5. Public drawing specifications for jury wheels.
Sec. 6. Assessment of court technology costs.
Sec. 7. Repeal of obsolete provision in the bankruptcy code relating to
          certain dollar amounts.
Sec. 8. Investment of court registry funds.
Sec. 9. Magistrate judge participation at circuit conferences.
Sec. 10. Selection of chief pretrial services officers.
Sec. 11. Attorney case compensation maximum amounts.
Sec. 12. Expanded delegation authority for reviewing Criminal Justice
          Act vouchers in excess of case compensation maximums.
Sec. 13. Repeal of obsolete cross-references to the Narcotic Addict
          Rehabilitation Act.
Sec. 14. Conditions of probation and supervised release.
Sec. 15. Contracting for services for pretrial defendants and post-
          conviction supervision offenders.
Sec. 16. Judge members of U.S. Sentencing Commission.
Sec. 17. Penalty for failure to appear for jury summons.
Sec. 18. Place of holding court for the District of Minnesota.
Sec. 19. Penalty for employers who retaliate against employees serving
          on jury duty.
SEC. 2. CHANGE IN COMPOSITION OF DIVISIONS OF WESTERN DISTRICT OF
TENNESSEE.
    (a) In General.--Section 123(c) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by inserting ``Dyer,'' after ``Decatur,''; and
            (B) in the last sentence by inserting ``and Dyersburg''
        after ``Jackson''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) by striking ``Dyer,''; and
            (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``and Dyersburg''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
        (2) Pending cases not affected.--The amendments made by this
    section shall not affect any action commenced before the effective
    date of this section and pending in the United States District
    Court for the Western District of Tennessee on such date.
        (3) Juries not affected.--The amendments made by this section
    shall not affect the composition, or preclude the service, of any
    grand or petit jury summoned, impaneled, or actually serving in the
    United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
    on the effective date of this section.
SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL ATTENDANCE FEE FOR PETIT JURORS SERVING ON LENGTHY
TRIALS.
    (a) In General.--Section 1871(b)(2) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``thirty'' in each place it occurs and
inserting ``ten''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on October 1, 2009.
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT COURTS AS TO A JURY SUMMONS.
    Section 1866(g) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the
first sentence--
        (1) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
        (2) by striking ``his''.
SEC. 5. PUBLIC DRAWING SPECIFICATIONS FOR JURY WHEELS.
    (a) Drawing of Names From Jury Wheel.--Section 1864(a) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``publicly''; and
        (2) by inserting ``The clerk or jury commission shall post a
    general notice for public review in the clerk's office and on the
    court's website explaining the process by which names are
    periodically and randomly drawn.'' after the first sentence.
    (b) Selection and Summoning of Jury Panels.--Section 1866(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``publicly''; and
        (2) by inserting ``The clerk or jury commission shall post a
    general notice for public review in the clerk's office and on the
    court's website explaining the process by which names are
    periodically and randomly drawn.'' after the second sentence.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 1869 of title 28,
United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (j), by adding ``and'' at the end;
        (2) by striking subsection (k); and
        (3) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k).
SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT OF COURT TECHNOLOGY COSTS.
    Section 1920 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``of the court reporter for
    all or any part of the stenographic transcript'' and inserting
    ``for printed or electronically recorded transcripts''; and
        (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``copies of papers'' and
    inserting ``the costs of making copies of any materials where the
    copies are''.
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION IN THE BANKRUPTCY CODE RELATING TO
CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNTS.
    Section 104 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (a);
        (2) by redesignating subsection (b)(1) as subsection (a) and
    subparagraphs (A) and (B) of that subsection as paragraphs (1) and
    (2), respectively;
        (3) by redesignating subsection (b)(2) as subsection (b);
        (4) by redesignating subsection (b)(3) as subsection (c); and
        (5) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (4) of this
    section), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subsection
    (a)''.
SEC. 8. INVESTMENT OF COURT REGISTRY FUNDS.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 129 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 2044 the following:
``Sec. 2045. Investment of court registry funds
    ``(a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts, or the Director's designee under subsection (b), may
request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest funds received under
section 2041 in public debt securities with maturities suitable to the
needs of the funds, as determined by the Director or the Director's
designee, and bearing interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of
the Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on
outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable
maturity.
    ``(b) The Director may designate the clerk of a court described in
section 610 to exercise the authority conferred by subsection (a).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 129 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:

``2045. Investment of court registry funds.''.
SEC. 9. MAGISTRATE JUDGE PARTICIPATION AT CIRCUIT CONFERENCES.
    Section 333 of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the
first sentence by inserting ``magistrate,'' after ``district,''.
  SEC. 10. SELECTION OF CHIEF PRETRIAL SERVICES OFFICERS.
    Section 3152 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) The pretrial services established under subsection (b) of
this section shall be supervised by a chief pretrial services officer
appointed by the district court. The chief pretrial services officer
appointed under this subsection shall be an individual other than one
serving under authority of section 3602 of this title.''.
  SEC. 11. ATTORNEY CASE COMPENSATION MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.
    Section 3006A(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding ``The compensation maximum amounts provided in this paragraph
shall increase simultaneously by the same percentage, rounded to the
nearest multiple of $100, as the aggregate percentage increases in the
maximum hourly compensation rate paid pursuant to paragraph (1) for
time expended since the case maximum amounts were last adjusted.'' at
the end.
  SEC. 12. EXPANDED DELEGATION AUTHORITY FOR REVIEWING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
      ACT VOUCHERS IN EXCESS OF CASE COMPENSATION MAXIMUMS.
    (a) Waiving Maximum Amounts.--Section 3006A(d)(3) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting ``or
senior'' after ``active''.
    (b) Services Other Than Counsel.--Section 3006A(e)(3) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting ``or
senior'' after ``active''.
    (c) Counsel for Financially Unable Defendants.--Section 3599(g)(2)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by
inserting ``or senior'' after ``active''.
  SEC. 13. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE CROSS-REFERENCES TO THE NARCOTIC ADDICT
      REHABILITATION ACT.
    Section 3161(h) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
            (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (J) as
        subparagraphs (B) through (H), respectively;
        (2) by striking paragraph (5); and
        (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as paragraphs
    (5) through (8), respectively.
  SEC. 14. CONDITIONS OF PROBATION AND SUPERVISED RELEASE.
    (a) Conditions of Probation.--Section 3563(a)(2) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``(b)(2), (b)(3), or
(b)(13),'' and inserting ``(b)(2) or (b)(12), unless the court has
imposed a fine under this chapter, or''.
    (b) Supervised Release After Imprisonment.--Section 3583(d) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``section
3563(b)(1)'' and all that follows through ``appropriate.'' and
inserting ``section 3563(b) and any other condition it considers to be
appropriate, provided, however that a condition set forth in subsection
3563(b)(10) shall be imposed only for a violation of a condition of
supervised release in accordance with section 3583(e)(2) and only when
facilities are available.''.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 3563(b)(10) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or supervised
release'' after ``probation''.
  SEC. 15. CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES FOR PRETRIAL DEFENDANTS AND POST-
      CONVICTION SUPERVISION OFFENDERS.
    (a) Pretrial Service Functions.--Section 3154(4) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, and contract with any
appropriate public or private agency or person, or expend funds, to
monitor and provide treatment as well as nontreatment services to any
such persons released in the community, including equipment and
emergency housing, corrective and preventative guidance and training,
and other services reasonably deemed necessary to protect the public
and ensure that such persons appear in court as required'' before the
period.
    (b) Duties of Director of Administrative Office of the United
States Courts.--Section 3672 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended in the seventh undesignated paragraph--
        (1) in the third sentence, by striking ``negotiate and award
    such contracts'' and inserting ``negotiate and award contracts
    identified in this paragraph''; and
        (2) in the fourth sentence, by inserting ``to expend funds or''
    after ``He shall also have the authority''.
  SEC. 16. JUDGE MEMBERS OF U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION.
    Section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the
third sentence by striking ``Not more than'' and inserting ``At
least''.
  SEC. 17. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR JURY SUMMONS.
    (a) Section 1864 Summons.--Section 1864(b) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``$100 or imprisoned not more than
three days, or both.'' each place it appears and inserting ``$1,000,
imprisoned not more than three days, ordered to perform community
service, or any combination thereof.''.
    (b) Section 1866 Summons.--Section 1866(g) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``$100 or imprisoned not more than
three days, or both.'' and inserting ``$1,000, imprisoned not more than
three days, ordered to perform community service, or any combination
thereof.''.
  SEC. 18. PLACE OF HOLDING COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA.
    Section 103(6) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the
second sentence by inserting ``and Bemidji'' before the period.
  SEC. 19. PENALTY FOR EMPLOYERS WHO RETALIATE AGAINST EMPLOYEES
      SERVING ON JURY DUTY.
    Section 1875(b)(3) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$1,000 for each violation as to each employee.'' and
inserting ``$5,000 for each violation as to each employee, and may be
ordered to perform community service.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

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Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) move Dyer County from the Western Division to the Eastern Division of the Western Judicial District of Tennessee; and (2) make Dyersburg a site where the Court for the Eastern Division shall be held.

(Sec. 3) Reduces from 30 days to 10 days the minimum length of time a petit juror must serve on a trial before the court may pay a supplemental attendance fee.

(Sec. 4) Changes from a requirement to discretionary the authority of the district court to order any person summoned for jury service who fails to appear as directed to appear forthwith and show cause for failure to comply with the summons.

(Sec. 5) Requires the clerk or jury commission to post a general notice for public review in the clerk's office and on the court's website explaining the process by which names are periodically and randomly drawn from the master jury wheel.

(Sec. 6) Revises the items for which a judge or clerk of any court of the United States may tax as costs to specify: (1) printed or electronically recorded transcripts (currently, stenographic transcripts); and (2) copies of any materials (currently, papers) where the copies are necessarily obtained for use in the case.

(Sec. 7) Repeals obsolete provisions in the bankruptcy code relating to certain dollar amounts.

(Sec. 8) Authorizes the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, or a designated clerk of court, to request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest court registry funds in interest-bearing public debt securities.

(Sec. 9) Authorizes magistrate judge participation at circuit conferences.

(Sec. 10) Amends the federal criminal code to repeal the requirement that a chief pretrial services officer be selected by a panel consisting of the chief judge of the circuit, the chief judge of the district, and a magistrate judge of the district or their designees. Requires, instead, that the chief pretrial services officer be appointed by the district court.

(Sec. 11) Requires indexing, according to a specified formula, of the maximum amount of compensation payable to attorneys for representing defendants.

(Sec. 12) Expands delegation authority for reviewing and approving Criminal Justice Act vouchers in excess of case compensation maximums for: (1) representation of defendants; (2) services other than counsel; or (3) service as counsel for financially unable defendants. Authorizes the chief judge of the circuit to delegate such approval authority to a senior circuit judge (as well as to an active circuit court judge, as under current law).

(Sec. 13) Repeals obsolete cross-references to the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act in speedy trial requirements.

(Sec. 14) Makes technical and conforming amendments to the federal criminal code with respect to conditions of probation and supervised release after imprisonment.

(Sec. 15) Includes among pretrial services functions contracting with any appropriate public or private agency or person, or expending funds, to monitor and provide treatment as well as nontreatment services to any such persons released in the community, including equipment and emergency housing, corrective and preventative guidance and training, and other services reasonably deemed necessary to protect the public and ensure that such persons appear in court as required.

(Sec. 16) Amends the federal judicial code to require at least (currently, not more than) three members of the United States Sentencing Commission to be federal judges. Thus allows more than three members of the Commission to be federal judges.)

(Sec. 17) Increases from $100 to $1,000 the monetary penalty for failure to appear for a jury summons. Authorizes the court to order community service as a penalty as well.

(Sec. 18) Requires court for the Sixth Division of the Minnesota Judicial District to be held at Bemidji (as well as at Fergus Falls, as under current law).

(Sec. 19) Increases from $1,000 to $5,000 the monetary penalty for employers who retaliate against employees serving on jury duty. Authorizes the court to order community service as a penalty as well.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Global Investments in America's
Cities Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF EB-5 VISA PROGRAM.

    Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1153(b)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Set-aside for economically distressed urban
                areas.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not less than 3,000 of
                        the visas made available under this paragraph
                        in each fiscal year shall be reserved for
                        qualified immigrants seeking to invest in a new
                        commercial enterprise described in subparagraph
                        (A) which will create employment in an
                        economically distressed urban area and--
                                    ``(I) with respect to which such
                                alien or a relative of that alien has
                                invested or, is actively in the process
                                of investing, in that new enterprise,
                                capital in an amount not less than the
                                amount specified in clause (ii);
                                    ``(II) with respect to which such
                                alien has completed an investment
                                agreement with a qualified venture
                                capital operating company for an
                                investment in that new enterprise of an
                                amount not less than the amount
                                specified in clause (ii); or
                                    ``(III) with respect to which such
                                alien has completed an investment
                                agreement with one or more angel
                                investors for an investment in that new
                                enterprise of an amount not less than
                                the amount specified in clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Capital amount required.--The amount
                        of capital specified in this clause is
                        $250,000. To account for inflation, the
                        Secretary of Homeland Security may by rule
                        adjust the amount of capital specified in this
                        clause.
                            ``(iii) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:
                                    ``(I) Angel investor.--The term
                                `angel investor' means, with respect to
                                a qualified immigrant, an individual
                                who--
                                            ``(aa) is an accredited
                                        investor (as defined in section
                                        230.501(a) of title 17, Code of
                                        Federal Regulations (as in
                                        effect on April 1, 2010));
                                            ``(bb) is a United States
                                        citizen or an alien lawfully
                                        admitted to the United States
                                        for permanent residence; and
                                            ``(cc) has made at least 2
                                        equity investments of not less
                                        than $50,000 in each of the 3
                                        years before the date of a
                                        petition by the qualified
                                        immigrant for classification
                                        under this paragraph.
                                    ``(II) Economically distressed
                                urban area.--The term `economically
                                distressed urban area' means, at the
                                time a petition for classification
                                under this paragraph is filed the
                                following:
                                            ``(aa) A city that has an
                                        average unemployment rate of
                                        not less than 150 percent of
                                        the national average rate for
                                        the preceding year.
                                            ``(bb) Any principal city
                                        for a Metropolitan Statistical
                                        Area, as defined by the Office
                                        of Management and Budget.
                                    ``(III) Qualified venture capital
                                operating company.--The term `qualified
                                venture capital operating company'
                                means an entity that--
                                            ``(aa) is registered under
                                        the Investment Company Act of
                                        1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.);
                                        or
                                            ``(bb) is an investment
                                        company, as defined in
                                        subsection (a)(1) of section 3
                                        of such Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3),
                                        that is exempt from
                                        registration under subsection
                                        (c)(1) or (c)(7) of such
                                        section, and is not registered.
                                    ``(IV) Relative.--The term
                                `relative' means, with respect to a
                                qualified immigrant--
                                            ``(aa) a spouse;
                                            ``(bb) a sibling;
                                            ``(cc) a child;
                                            ``(dd) a parent;
                                            ``(ee) an aunt or uncle;
                                            ``(ff) a first cousin; or
                                            ``(gg) a grandparent.''.

SEC. 3. EXPEDITED PROCESSING FOR CERTAIN EB-5 INVESTORS.

    Section 286(u) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1356(u)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the case
of a petition filed under section 204(a)(1)(H) for classification under
section 203(b)(5)(E), the petitioner shall be guaranteed of a decision
on the petition in 60 days or less.''.

SEC. 4. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit a report to Congress on the EB-5 Visa Program authorized
under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)).
    (b) Contents.--The report described in subsection (a) shall include
information regarding--
            (1) the number of immigrant entrepreneurs who have received
        a visa under such visa program, listed by country of origin;
            (2) the localities in which such immigrant entrepreneurs
        have initially settled;
            (3) whether such immigrant entrepreneurs generally remain
        in the localities in which they initially settle;
            (4) the types of commercial enterprises that such immigrant
        entrepreneurs have established; and
            (5) the types and number of jobs created by such immigrant
        entrepreneurs.

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Global Investments in America's Cities Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set aside at least 3,000 employment creation immigrant visas each fiscal year for qualified immigrants seeking to invest in a new commercial enterprise which will create employment in an economically distressed urban area and with respect to which such alien: (1) has invested at least $250,000; (2) has completed an investment agreement with a qualified venture capital operating company for an investment of at least $250,000; or (3) has completed an investment agreement with one or more angel investors for an investment of at least $250,000.

Requires petitions for such immigrant visas to be decided within 60 days.

Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the EB-5 visa program.