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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Covering People With Pre-Existing
Conditions Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING UNIVERSAL ACCESS PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE HIGH RISK
              POOLS AND REINSURANCE MARKETS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-
              EXISTING CONDITIONS.

    (a) State Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2015, each State
        shall--
                    (A) subject to paragraph (3), operate--
                            (i) a qualified State reinsurance program
                        described in subsection (b); or
                            (ii) qualifying State high risk pool
                        described in subsection (c)(1); and
                    (B) subject to paragraph (3), apply to the
                operation of such a program from State funds an amount
                equivalent to the portion of State funds derived from
                State premium assessments (as defined by the Secretary)
                that are not otherwise used on State health care
                programs.
            (2) Relation to current qualified high risk pool program.--
                    (A) States not operating a qualified high risk
                pool.--In the case of a State that is not operating a
                current section 2745 qualified high risk pool as of the
                date of the enactment of this Act--
                            (i) the State may only meet the requirement
                        of paragraph (1) through the operation of a
                        qualified State reinsurance program described
                        in subsection (b); and
                            (ii) the State's operation of such a
                        reinsurance program shall be treated, for
                        purposes of section 2745 of the Public Health
                        Service Act, as the operation of a qualified
                        high risk pool described in such section.
                    (B) State operating a qualified high risk pool.--In
                the case of a State that is operating a current section
                2745 qualified high risk pool as of the date of the
                enactment of this Act--
                            (i) as of January 1, 2015, such a pool
                        shall not be treated as a qualified high risk
                        pool under section 2745 of the Public Health
                        Service Act unless the pool is a qualifying
                        State high risk pool described in subsection
                        (c)(1); and
                            (ii) the State may use premium assessment
                        funds described in paragraph (1)(B) to
                        transition from operation of such a pool to
                        operation of a qualified State reinsurance
                        program described in subsection (b).
            (3) Application of funds.--If the program or pool operated
        under paragraph (1)(A) is in strong fiscal health, as
        determined in accordance with standards established by the
        National Association of Insurance Commissioners and as approved
        by the State Insurance Commissioner involved, the requirement
        of paragraph (1)(B) shall be deemed to be met.
    (b) Qualified State Reinsurance Program.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, a
        ``qualified State reinsurance program'' means a program
        operated by a State program that provides reinsurance for
        health insurance coverage offered in the small group market in
        accordance with the model for such a program established (as of
        the date of the enactment of this Act).
            (2) Form of program.--A qualified State reinsurance program
        may provide reinsurance--
                    (A) on a prospective or retrospective basis; and
                    (B) on a basis that protects health insurance
                issuers against the annual aggregate spending of their
                enrollees as well as purchase protection against
                individual catastrophic costs.
            (3) Satisfaction of hipaa requirement.--A qualified State
        reinsurance program shall be deemed, for purposes of section
        2745 of the Public Health Service Act, to be a qualified high
        risk pool under such section.
    (c) Qualifying State High Risk Pool.--
            (1) In general.--A qualifying State high risk pool
        described in this subsection means a current section 2745
        qualified high risk pool that meets the following requirements:
                    (A) The pool must provide at least two coverage
                options, one of which must be a high deductible health
                plan coupled with a health savings account.
                    (B) The pool must be funded with a stable funding
                source.
                    (C) The pool must eliminate any waiting lists so
                that all eligible residents who are seeking coverage
                through the pool should be allowed to receive coverage
                through the pool.
                    (D) The pool must allow for coverage of individuals
                who, but for the 24-month disability waiting period
                under section 226(b) of the Social Security Act, would
                be eligible for Medicare during the period of such
                waiting period.
                    (E) The pool must limit the pool premiums to no
                more than 150 percent of the average premium for
                applicable standard risk rates in that State.
                    (F) The pool must conduct education and outreach
                initiatives so that residents and brokers understand
                that the pool is available to eligible residents.
                    (G) The pool must provide coverage for preventive
                services and disease management for chronic diseases.
            (2) Verification of citizenship or alien qualification.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
                provision of law, only citizens and nationals of the
                United States shall be eligible to participate in a
                qualifying State high risk pool that receives funds
                under section 2745 of the Public Health Service Act or
                this section.
                    (B) Condition of participation.--As a condition of
                a State receiving such funds, the Secretary shall
                require the State to certify, to the satisfaction of
                the Secretary, that such State requires all applicants
                for coverage in the qualifying State high risk pool to
                provide satisfactory documentation of citizenship or
                nationality in a manner consistent with section 1903(x)
                of the Social Security Act.
                    (C) Records.--The Secretary shall keep sufficient
                records such that a determination of citizenship or
                nationality only has to be made once for any individual
                under this paragraph.
            (3) Relation to section 2745.--As of January 1, 2015, a
        pool shall not qualify as qualified high risk pool under
        section 2745 of the Public Health Service Act unless the pool
        is a qualifying State high risk pool described in paragraph
        (1).
    (d) Waivers.--In order to accommodate new and innovative programs,
the Secretary may waive such requirements of this section for qualified
State reinsurance programs and for qualifying State high risk pools as
the Secretary deems appropriate.
    (e) Funding.--In addition to any other amounts appropriated, there
is appropriated to carry out section 2745 of the Public Health Service
Act (including through a program or pool described in subsection
(a)(1))--
            (1) $15,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2015
        through 2024; and
            (2) an additional $10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal
        years 2020 through 2024.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Health insurance coverage; health insurance issuer.--
        The terms ``health insurance coverage'' and ``health insurance
        issuer'' have the meanings given such terms in section 2791 of
        the Public Health Service Act.
            (2) Current section 2745 qualified high risk pool.--The
        term ``current section 2745 qualified high risk pool'' has the
        meaning given the term ``qualified high risk pool'' under
        section 2745(g) of the Public Health Service Act as in effect
        as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.
            (4) Standard risk rate.--The term ``standard risk rate''
        means a rate that--
                    (A) is determined under the State high risk pool by
                considering the premium rates charged by other health
                insurance issuers offering health insurance coverage to
                individuals in the insurance market served;
                    (B) is established using reasonable actuarial
                techniques; and
                    (C) reflects anticipated claims experience and
                expenses for the coverage involved.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the 50 States
        or the District of Columbia.

Output: Covering People With Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2014 - Requires each state to mitigate the health costs of high risk individuals in the state through a state reinsurance program or a state high risk pool.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Part D Improvement Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. REFORM OF ``DONUT HOLE''.

    (a) Counting Certain Expenditures Towards Out-of-Pocket Limits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1860D-2(b)(4)(C) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(b)(4)(C)) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (ii)--
                            (i) by striking ``such costs shall be
                        treated as incurred only if'' and inserting
                        ``subject to clause (iii), such costs shall be
                        treated as incurred if'';
                            (ii) by striking ``, under section 1860D-
                        14, or under a State Pharmaceutical Assistance
                        Program'';
                            (iii) by striking ``(other than under such
                        section or such a Program)''; and
                            (iv) by striking the period at the end and
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following
                new clause:
                            ``(iii) such costs shall be treated as
                        incurred and shall not be considered to be
                        reimbursed under clause (ii) if such costs are
                        borne or paid--
                                    ``(I) under section 1860D-14;
                                    ``(II) under a State Pharmaceutical
                                Assistance Program;
                                    ``(III) by the Indian Health
                                Service, an Indian tribe or tribal
                                organization, or an urban Indian
                                organization (as defined in section 4
                                of the Indian Health Care Improvement
                                Act);
                                    ``(IV) by a rural health clinic or
                                Federally qualified health center (as
                                defined in section 1861(aa));
                                    ``(V) under an AIDS Drug Assistance
                                Program under part B of title XXVI of
                                the Public Health Service Act;
                                    ``(VI) by a pharmaceutical
                                manufacturer patient assistance
                                program, either directly or through the
                                distribution or donation of covered
                                part D drugs, which shall be valued at
                                the negotiated price of such covered
                                part D drug under the enrollee's
                                prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan as
                                of the date that the drug was
                                distributed or donated; or
                                    ``(VII) by a subsection (d)
                                hospital (as defined in section
                                1886(d)(1)(B) that meets the
                                requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of
                                the section 340B(a)(4)(L) of the Public
                                Health Service Act.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
        shall apply to costs incurred on or after January 1, 2008, for
        plan years beginning on or after such date.
    (b) Report on Closing the Gap.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall conduct a study on how to eliminate the gap in Medicare
part D prescription drug coverage created through the application of an
initial coverage limit and how to finance such elimination. Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on such study.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY TO MEDICARE PART B PENALTY
              STRUCTURE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-13(b)(3) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-113(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``is the greater
of'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``is 10 percent
of the base beneficiary premium (as computed under subsection (a)(2))
for each continuous period of 12 consecutive uncovered months in such
period''.
    (b) Not Counting Periods of Non-Enrollment During First Year of
Program.--Subparagraph (B) of such section is amended by inserting
``(after December 2007)'' after ``any month''.
    (c) Presumption of Errors in Enrollment or Nonenrollment Due to
Official Error.--Section 1837(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p(h)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``In applying the previous
sentence, an individual's unintentional, inadvertent, or erroneous
enrollment or nonenrollment shall be presumed to be the result of an
error, misrepresentation, or inaction of an officer, employee, or agent
of the Federal Government, or its instrumentalities, unless the
Secretary demonstrates otherwise.''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and
(b) shall apply to late enrollment penalties for months beginning with
January 2008. The amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on
January 1, 2008, and shall apply as of such date to enrollments (and
non-enrollments) occurring before, on, or after such date.

SEC. 4. MORE FREQUENT CHANGES IN PLANS PERMITTED.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-1(b)(3) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Same frequency as changes in formularies.--In
                the case of an individual enrolled in a prescription
                drug plan (or MA-PD plan), as often as the Secretary
                permits such plan to make changes in its formulary.''.
    (b) Permitting Change in Enrollment During First 3 Months of Each
Year as Permitted Under the Medicare Advantage Program.--Section 1860D-
1(b)(1)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is
amended by striking ``, (C),''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on January 1, 2008.

SEC. 5. LOW INCOME SUBSIDY IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Removal of Asset Test.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1860D-14(a) of the Social Security
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter before
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``and who meets the
                resources requirement described in paragraph (3)(D)'';
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in paragraph (3)(A), by adding ``and''
                        at the end of clause (i), by striking ``; and''
                        at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a
                        period, and by striking clause (iii); and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E).
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
        shall apply to benefits for months beginning with January 2008.
    (b) Elimination of Late Enrollment Penalties for Subsidy Eligible
Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1860D-13(b)(2) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-113(b)(2)) is amended by
        inserting ``who is not a subsidy eligible individual and''
        after ``an individual''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1860D-14 of such Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``equal
                to'' and all that follows and inserting the following:
                ``100 percent of the amount described in subsection
                (b)(1), but not to exceed the premium amount specified
                in subsection (b)(2)(B).''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking the last
                sentence.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply to late enrollment penalties for months beginning
        with January 2008.

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Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for the Medicare prescription drug program with respect to: (1) counting certain expenditures towards out-of-pocket limits; (2) conforming the late enrollment penalty to the Medicare part B penalty structure; (3) allowing more frequent changes in plans; and (4) removing the asset test and eliminating late enrollment penalties for low-income subsidy eligible individuals.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on how to: (1) eliminate the gap in Medicare part D prescription drug coverage created through the application of an initial coverage limit; and (2) finance such elimination.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and
Improve the Economy Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress of the United States finds the
following:
            (1) The disappearance of good jobs, the shrinking of the
        middle class, and growing income inequality are the greatest
        domestic challenges confronting the Nation.
            (2) The United States Government is the largest purchaser
        of goods and services in the Nation's private-sector economy,
        spending over $1.5 trillion dollars annually at firms that
        employ a quarter of American workers.
            (3)(A) Federal purchasing power is currently creating
        millions of poverty-level jobs, subsidizing labor law-breakers,
        and funding ballooning executive compensation.
            (B) The Federal Government is the Nation's leading creator
        of low-wage jobs in the private sector, funding more than
        2,000,000 jobs paying under $12 per hour.
            (C) The Federal Government awards taxpayer dollars to a
        substantial number of firms that violate Federal labor,
        employment, and occupational safety laws.
            (D) Federal Government purchasing subsidizes the excessive
        salaries of private-sector executives who do business with the
        American people.
            (4) When Federal purchasing power is used in such a manner,
        workers have less to spend on the necessities of life and are
        forced to rely on public assistance. Lack of working purchasing
        power hurts job creation and undermines economic growth,
        ultimately imposing significant costs on American taxpayers.
            (5)(A) Federal purchasing power should be used to create
        good jobs, rebuild the middle class, and curb rising income
        inequality.
            (B) Federal purchasing power should be used to create good
        jobs for America. Good jobs allow workers and their families to
        live in dignity without relying on public assistance or private
        charity. Good jobs pay enough to provide for subsistence,
        health care, education, housing, and savings, as well as enough
        disposable income to allow workers to enjoy quality time off
        with their loved ones.
            (C) Federal purchasing power should be used to rebuild the
        middle class. A strong middle class stimulates the economy by
        increasing consumer spending and job growth.
            (D) Federal purchasing power should be used to narrow the
        growing gulf between the richest one percent of the population
        and ordinary working families that is threatening the survival
        of participatory democracy.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To use Federal purchasing power to incentivize private-
        sector firms.
            (2) To create good jobs for America's workers.
            (3) To rebuild America's middle class.
            (4) To address America's crisis of income inequality.
            (5) To invigorate the economy by increasing the purchasing
        power of working Americans.

SEC. 3. GOOD JOBS MODEL EMPLOYER STANDARDS.

    For purposes of this Act, a Good Jobs Model Employer is one which
meets the following standards:
            (1) Respects employees' rights to bargain collectively with
        their employers without being forced to take strike action to
        win better wages and working conditions.
            (2) Offers to each employee living wages, decent benefits
        including health care, paid leave for sickness and caregiving,
        and fair work schedules that are predictable and stable.
            (3) Affirmatively demonstrates an exemplary standard of
        compliance with workplace protection laws, including laws
        governing labor relations, wages and hours, and health and
        safety, as well as other applicable labor laws.
            (4) Limits executive compensation to 50 times the median
        salary paid to the company's workers.
            (5) Employs a workforce not less than 35 percent of which
        reside within one or more Historically Underutilized Business
        Zones.
            (6) Subcontracts only with other Good Jobs Model Employers.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION TO FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Eligibility for Award of Procurement Contracts.--In the award
of a contract for the acquisition of supplies or services, an executive
agency may not award the contract to a source that is not a Good Jobs
Model Employer, unless there is no offer from a source that is a Good
Jobs Model Employer.
    (b) Eligibility for Award of Financial and Nonfinancial
Assistance.--An executive agency may not provide other forms of
financial or nonfinancial assistance to entities that are not model
employers when there is a similarly situated Good Jobs Model Employer
that could receive the assistance, unless doing so would substantially
undermine the value of the assistance to the public good.
    (c) Incorporation Into Future Federal Contracts and Assistance
Agreements.--Beginning on January 1, 2015, executive agencies shall
incorporate into each new contract, contract-like instrument, or
assistance agreement a clause requiring the contractor or recipient to
conduct itself as a Good Jobs Model Employer for the duration of the
contract.
    (d) Exclusions.--None of the provisions of this section shall be
interpreted to apply to--
            (1) direct Federal statutory entitlements;
            (2) mandatory awards;
            (3) direct awards to foreign governments or public
        international organizations;
            (4) benefits to an individual as a personal entitlement; or
            (5) Federal employment.

SEC. 5. IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) Good Jobs Model Employer Standards.--The Secretary of Labor
shall promulgate regulations implementing the Good Jobs Model Employer
Standards of section 3(a) so as to effect the policy and purposes of
this Act within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. The
Secretary of Labor shall amend these regulations as necessary so that
they continue to effect the policy and purposes of this Act.
    (b) Procurement Policy.--The Administrator of General Services, the
Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, in coordination with the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy, shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation
within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to effect the
policy and purposes of this Act, and subsequently as necessary to
continue to effect the policy and purposes of this Act.
    (c) Debarment or Suspension.--
            (1) An organization which acquires any form of financial or
        nonfinancial benefit or a contract from an executive agency
        through the operation of the procedure described in section 4
        shall be placed on the Excluded Parties List enacted by
        Executive Orders 12549 and 12689 for a period of at least 2
        years if it fails to remain a model employer for the duration
        of the benefit.
            (2) An organization which violates a Good Job Model
        Employer clause in a contract or agreement required by section
        4(c) shall be placed on the Excluded Parties List enacted by
        Executive Orders 12549 and 12689 for a period of 3 years.
            (3) Parties which are suspended multiple times may be
        debarred permanently.

SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or applying such provision to any
person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this
Act and the application of the provisions of such to any person or
circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

Output: Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and Improve the Economy Act - Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract for the acquisition of supplies or services to a source that is not a Good Jobs Model Employer, unless there is no offer from such an employer. Defines a "Good Jobs Model Employer" as one that:   respects employees' rights to bargain collectively with their employers without being forced to take strike action to win better wages and working conditions;  offers to each employee living wages, decent benefits including health care, paid leave for sickness and caregiving, and fair work schedules that are predictable and stable; affirmatively demonstrates an exemplary standard of compliance with workplace protection laws, including laws governing labor relations, wages and hours, and health and safety, as well as other applicable labor laws;  limits executive compensation to 50 times the median salary paid to the company's workers;   employs a workforce not less than 35% of which reside within one or more Historically Underutilized Business Zones; and  subcontracts only with other Good Jobs Model Employers.  Prohibits an executive agency from providing other forms of assistance to entities that are not model employers when there is a similarly situated Good Jobs Model Employer that could receive the assistance, unless doing so would substantially undermine the value of the assistance to the public good.  Requires executive agencies to incorporate into each new contract or assistance agreement a clause requiring the contractor or recipient to conduct itself as a Good Jobs Model Employer for the duration of the contract. Provides for the suspension of a contractor or assistance recipient that fails to do so and for debarment for multiple violations. Requires: (1) the Secretary of Labor to promulgate regulations implementing such Good Jobs Model Employer standards, and (2) specified officials to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to effect the policy and purposes of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improved Consumer Access to Travel
Information Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL COMMISSION TO ENSURE CONSUMER INFORMATION AND CHOICE
              IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.

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

Output: Improved Consumer Access to Travel Information Act - Establishes the National Commission to Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry.  Sets forth the Commission's duties, including to: (1) study consumer access to airline industry information on products and services, the effect on consumers of the declining financial condition of travel agents in the United States, and the impediments imposed by the airline industry on distributors of the industry's products and services, including travel agents and Internet-based distributors; and (2) recommend, based on the study results, to the President and Congress policies necessary to ensure full consumer access to complete information concerning airline fares, routes, and other services, that the means of distributing the products and services of the airline industry (including information on such items) is adequate to ensure that competitive information is available in the marketplace, and that distributors of such products and services have adequate relief from illegal, anticompetitive practices that occur in the marketplace.  Requires the Commission to report to the President and Congress on the Commission's activities, including any recommendations made by it.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``IFQ Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. INDIVIDUAL QUOTA PROGRAMS.

    (a) Authority To Establish Individual Quota Systems.--Section 303
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1853) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Special Provisions for Individual Quota Systems.--
            ``(1) Conditions.--A fishery management plan which
        establishes an individual quota system for a fishery after
        September 30, 2002--
                    ``(A) shall provide for administration of the
                system by the Secretary in accordance with the terms of
                the plan;
                    ``(B) shall not create, or be construed to create,
                any right, title, or interest in or to any fish before
                the fish is harvested;
                    ``(C) shall include provisions which establish
                procedures and requirements for each Council having
                authority over the fishery, for--
                            ``(i) reviewing and revising the terms of
                        the plan that establish the system; and
                            ``(ii) renewing, reallocating, and
                        reissuing individual quotas if determined
                        appropriate by each Council;
                    ``(D) shall include provisions to--
                            ``(i) promote sustainable management of the
                        fishery;
                            ``(ii) provide for fair and equitable
                        allocation of individual quotas under the
                        system;
                            ``(iii) minimize negative social and
                        economic impacts of the system on local coastal
                        communities;
                            ``(iv) ensure adequate enforcement of the
                        system, including the use of observers where
                        appropriate at a level of coverage that should
                        yield statistically significant results; and
                            ``(v) take into account present
                        participation and historical fishing practices,
                        in the fishery; and
                    ``(E) include provisions that prevent any person or
                entity from acquiring an excessive share of individual
                quotas issued for a fishery.
            ``(2) Plan characteristics.--An individual quota issued
        under an individual quota system established by a fishery
        management plan--
                    ``(A) shall be considered a grant, to the holder of
                the individual quota, of permission to engage in
                activities permitted by the individual quota;
                    ``(B) may be revoked or limited at any time, in
                accordance with the terms of the plan and regulations
                issued by the Secretary or the Council having authority
                over the fishery for which it is issued, if necessary
                for the conservation and management of the fishery
                (including as a result of a violation of this Act or
                any regulation prescribed under this Act);
                    ``(C) if revoked or limited by the Secretary or a
                Council, shall not confer any right of compensation to
                the holder of the individual quota;
                    ``(D) may be received and held in accordance with
                regulations prescribed by the Secretary under this Act;
                    ``(E) shall, except in the case of an individual
                quota allocated under an individual quota system
                established before the date of enactment of the IFQ Act
                of 2001, expire not later than 5 years after the date
                it is issued, in accordance with the terms of the
                fishery management plan; and
                    ``(F) upon expiration under subparagraph (E), may
                be renewed, reallocated, or reissued if determined
appropriate by each Council having authority over the fishery.
            ``(3) Eligible holders.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), any fishery management plan that
                establishes an individual quota system for a fishery
                may authorize individual quotas to be held by or issued
                under the system to fishing vessel owners, fishermen,
                and crew members.
                    ``(B) Non-citizens not eligible.--An individual who
                is not a citizen of the United States may not hold an
                individual quota issued under a fishery management
                plan.
            ``(4) Permitted provisions.--Any fishery management plan
        that establishes an individual quota system for a fishery may
        include provisions that--
                    ``(A) allocate individual quotas under the system
                among categories of vessels; and
                    ``(B) provide a portion of the annual harvest in
                the fishery for entry-level fishermen, small vessel
                owners, or crewmembers who do not hold or qualify for
                individual quotas.
            ``(5) Termination or limitation.--
                    ``(A) Grounds.--An individual quota system
                established for a fishery may be limited or terminated
                at any time if necessary for the conservation and
                management of the fishery, by--
                            ``(i) the Council which has authority over
                        the fishery for which the system is
                        established, through a fishery management plan
                        or amendment; or
                            ``(ii) the Secretary, in the case of any
                        individual quota system established by a
                        fishery management plan developed by the
                        Secretary.
                    ``(B) Effect on other authority.--This paragraph
                does not diminish the authority of the Secretary under
                any other provision of this Act.
            ``(6) Required provisions; reallocations.--Any individual
        quota system established for a fishery after the date of
        enactment of the IFQ Act of 2001--
                    ``(A) shall not allow individual quota shares under
                the system to be sold, transferred, or leased;
                    ``(B) shall prohibit a person from holding an
                individual quota share under the system unless the
                person participates in the fishery for which the
                individual quota share is issued; and
                    ``(C) shall require that if any person that holds
                an individual quota share under the system does not
                engage in fishing under the individual quota share for
                3 or more years in any period of 5 consecutive years,
                the individual quota share shall revert to the
                Secretary and shall be reallocated under the system to
                qualified participants in the fishery in a fair and
                equitable manner.
            ``(7) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) Hardship.--The Secretary may suspend the
                applicability of paragraph (6) for individuals on a
                case-by-case basis due to death, disablement, undue
                hardship, retirement, or in any case in which fishing
                is prohibited by the Secretary or the Council.
                    ``(B) Transfer to family members.--Notwithstanding
                paragraph (6)(A), the Secretary may permit the transfer
                of an individual fishing quota, on a case-by-case
                basis, from an individual to a member of that
                individual's family under circumstances described in
                subparagraph (A) through a simple and expeditious
                process.
            ``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) individual quota system.--The term
                `individual quota system' means a system that limits
                access to a fishery in order to achieve optimum yield,
                through the allocation and issuance of individual
                quotas.
                    ``(B) individual quota.--The term `individual
                quota' means a grant of permission to harvest a
                quantity of fish in a fishery, during each fishing
                season for which the permission is granted, equal to a
                stated percentage of the total allowable catch for the
                fishery.''.
    (b) Approval of Fishery Management Plans Establishing Individual
Quota Systems.--Section 304 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1854) is further
amended by adding after subsection (h) the following:
    ``(i) Referendum Procedure.--
            ``(1) A Council may prepare and submit a fishery management
        plan, plan amendment, or regulation that creates an individual
        fishing quota or other quota-based program only if both the
        preparation and the submission of such plan, amendment or
        regulation are approved in separate referenda conducted under
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) The Secretary, at the request of a Council, shall
        conduct the referenda described in paragraph (1). Each
        referendum shall be decided by a two-thirds majority of the
        votes cast by eligible permit holders. The Secretary shall
        develop guidelines to determine procedures and eligibility
        requirements for referenda and to conduct such referenda in a
        fair and equitable manner.
    ``(j) Action on Limited Access Systems.--
            ``(1) In addition to the other requirements of this Act,
        the Secretary may not approve a fishery management plan that
        establishes a limited access system that provides for the
        allocation of individual quotas (in this subsection referred to
        as an `individual quota system') unless the plan complies with
        section 303(e).
            ``(2) Within 1 year after receipt of recommendations from
        the review panel established under paragraph (3), the Secretary
        shall issue regulations which establish requirements for
        establishing an individual quota system. The regulations shall
        be developed in accordance with the recommendations. The
        regulations shall--
                    ``(A) specify factors that shall be considered by a
                Council in determining whether a fishery should be
                managed under an individual quota system;
                    ``(B) ensure that any individual quota system is
                consistent with the requirements of sections 303(b) and
                303(e), and require the collection of fees in
                accordance with subsection (d)(2) of this section;
                    ``(C) provide for appropriate penalties for
                violations of individual quotas systems, including the
                revocation of individual quotas for such violations;
                    ``(D) include recommendations for potential
                management options related to individual quotas,
                including the use of leases or auctions by the Federal
                Government in the establishment or allocation of
                individual quotas; and
                    ``(E) establish a central lien registry system for
                the identification, perfection, and determination of
                lien priorities, and nonjudicial foreclosure of
                encumbrances, on individual quotas.
            ``(3)(A) Not later than 6 months after the date of the
        enactment of the IFQ Act of 2001, the Secretary shall establish
        a review panel to evaluate fishery management plans in effect
        under this Act that establish a system for limiting access to a
        fishery, including individual quota systems, and other limited
        access systems, with particular attention to--
                    ``(i) the success of the systems in conserving and
                managing fisheries;
                    ``(ii) the costs of implementing and enforcing the
                systems;
                    ``(iii) the economic effects of the systems on
                local communities; and
                    ``(iv) the use of auctions in the establishment or
                allocation of individual quota shares.
            ``(B) The review panel shall consist of--
                    ``(i) the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary;
                    ``(ii) the Commandant of the Coast Guard;
                    ``(iii) a representative of each Council, selected
                by the Council; and
                    ``(iv) 5 individuals with knowledge and experience
                in fisheries management.
            ``(C) Based on the evaluation required under subparagraph
        (A), the review panel shall, by September 30, 2003--
                    ``(i) submit comments to the Councils and the
                Secretary with respect to the revision of individual
                quota systems that were established prior to June 1,
                1995; and
                    ``(ii) submit recommendations to the Secretary for
                the development of the regulations required under
                paragraph (2).''.

Output: IFQ Act of 2001 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize, subject to referenda approval, the establishment of, and conditions for, individual fishery quota systems.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Rule of Law and
Antiterrorism Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) It is in the national security interest of the United
        States to support efforts to restore the rule of law in post-
        conflict and failed countries in order to prevent such
        countries from becoming safe havens for terrorist organizations
        and organized crime networks that threaten the security of
        United States interests, citizens, and its allies.
            (2) The responsibility of a civilian police force within a
        United Nations international peace operation is to help
        establish and maintain the rule of law and provide for the
        security necessary for post-conflict reconstruction to take
        place.
            (3) The restoration of the rule of law, despite its
        importance, remains a significant weakness of current United
        Nations international peace operations.

SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF A PROFESSIONAL UN CIVILIAN POLICE
              CORPS (UNCPC).

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The creation of a professional United Nations civilian
        police corps (UNCPC) would--
                    (A) greatly reduce the current need for combat
                soldiers to engage in civilian policing activities;
                    (B) allow combat soldiers who are deployed to be
                withdrawn earlier from a post-conflict situation
                without compromising security;
                    (C) allow the United Nations to more rapidly and
                effectively take responsibility for maintaining a
                secure environment that allows aid providers to move
                forward with relief, development, and democracy-
                building tasks;
                    (D) permit the United Nations to recruit civilian
                police personnel with the appropriate levels of
                expertise and training in police procedures and United
                Nations international peace operations, as determined
                by international standards to be established by the
                United Nations member states through negotiations; and
                    (E) institute a system of accountability for
                civilian police in United Nations international peace
                operations, augmenting present civil disciplinary
                procedures with a standard code of conduct and an
                enforcement mechanism implemented in collaboration with
                United Nations member states.
            (2) The right of the United States to exercise its veto
        within the United Nations Security Council ensures that no
        action taken by the United Nations would be detrimental to the
        interests of the United States.
    (b) Negotiations to Establish a UN Civilian Police Corps.--The
President shall--
            (1) direct the United States Permanent Representative to
        the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the
        United States to establish negotiations with the United Nations
        and United Nations member states to establish a professional
        United Nations civilian police corps (UNCPC);
            (2) direct the Secretary of State to request that the
        United Nations Secretariat prepare a report concerning the
        establishment of a professional United Nations civilian police
        corps; and
            (3) direct the Secretary of State to work with the United
        Nations Secretariat and other United Nations member states to
        establish standards and training programs for international
        civilian police.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that a
professional United Nations civilian police corps established in
accordance with subsection (b)--
            (1) should be composed of the appropriate number of law
        enforcement professionals recruited and employed by the United
        Nations who are appropriately trained and equipped for civilian
        policing functions in United Nations international peace
        operations and available for rapid deployment to such
        international peace operations as needed;
            (2) should be able to deploy not later than 15 days after
        the date on which a deployment is authorized pursuant to a
        United Nations Security Council resolution;
            (3) should be managed by the United Nations Civilian Police
        Division, established in October 2000 and mandated to plan and
        support the work of United Nations civilian police officers in
        United Nations peacekeeping operations; and
            (4) should be given the appropriate resources to do its job
        properly, including funding, equipment, training, logistical
        support, and staffing, including support personnel as well as
        corrections and judicial law enforcement professionals.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall transmit to the
Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that
contains a detailed description of the progress of negotiations to
establish a professional United Nations civilian police corps in
accordance with section 3(b).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Rule of law.--The term ``rule of law'' means the
        ability of a country, through institutions and other means, to
        ensure the security and well being of its citizens through the
        enforcement of public laws.
            (2) United nations international peace operation.--The term
        ``United Nations international peace operation'' means a field
        operation conducted by the United Nations, or under the
        authority of the United Nations Security Council, for the
        purpose of implementing a peace agreement, the mandate of which
        may include establishing a secure post-conflict environment and
        restoring the rule of law, to enable reconstruction and
        development efforts to be established and carried out.

Output: International Rule of Law and Antiterrorism Act of 2003 - Requires the President to direct: (1) the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) to use the U.S. vote to establish negotiations with the UN to establish a professional UN civilian police corps (UNCPC); (2) the Secretary of State (Secretary) to request that the UN Secretariat prepare a report concerning the UNCPC's establishment; and (3) the Secretary to work with the UN Secretariat and other UN member states to establish standards and training programs for international civilian police.Expresses the sense of Congress that the UNCPC should: (1) be composed of enforcement professionals who are appropriately trained and equipped for civilian policing functions in UN international peace operations and available for rapid deployment to such operations as needed; (2) be able to deploy not later than 15 days after deployment is authorized pursuant to a UN Security Council resolution; (3) be managed by the UN Civilian Police Division (established in October 2000 and mandated to plan and support the work of the UN civilian police officers in UN peacekeeping operations); and (4) be given the appropriate resources to properly do its job.Requires the President to report annually to specified congressional committees on the progress to establish a UNCPC.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rim of the Valley Corridor Study
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The greater Southern California metropolitan region is
        the second largest urban concentration in the United States,
        with almost one-tenth of the total population of the country,
        yet it has one of the lowest ratios of park-and-recreation-
        lands-per-thousand-population of any urban area in the country.
        Unless action is taken soon, this situation will only become
        worse as the region continues to be subjected to intense
        growth.
            (2) The lack of park, recreation, natural open space, and
        habitat protection in close proximity to the greater Southern
        California metropolitan region deprives the individuals who
        reside there of--
                    (A) the health and spiritual welfare benefits of
                proximity to nature; and
                    (B) the quantifiable benefits of reduced crime,
                lower social tension, and increased educational
                opportunities that are associated with the provision of
                open space in geographic proximity to and accessible to
                urban populations.
            (3) The Rim of the Valley Corridor encircling the San
        Fernando and La Crescenta valleys provides important scenic,
        environmental, recreational, educational, scientific, and
        economic assets to the greater Southern California metropolitan
        region. These assets are deserving of increased protection so
        that they can continue to provide public benefit in the 21st
        century and beyond.
            (4) The Rim of the Valley Corridor, consisting of parts of
        the Santa Monica Mountains, Santa Susanna Mountains, San
        Gabriel Mountains, Verdugo Mountains, San Rafael Hills, and
        adjacent connector areas to the Los Padres and San Bernardino
        National Forests, contains significant examples of--
                    (A) the world's most endangered habitat area, the
                Mediterranean chaparral ecosystem; and
                    (B) significant examples of separate ecotones
                indigenous to the area.
            (5) A key element of the Rim of the Valley Corridor is the
        escarpment of the San Gabriel Mountains that is largely
        contained within the Angeles National Forest. That national
        forest is primarily managed for watershed, recreational, and
        habitat values and not for commercial exploitation of forest
        resources.
            (6) Privately owned lands within the Rim of the Valley
        Corridor are critical to providing additional scenic,
        environmental, recreational, and open space values. These lands
        should be brought within public protection through the use of
        voluntary incentives, respecting at all times the legitimate
        private property values of existing property owners.
            (7) The State of California has adopted the Rim of the
        Valley Master Plan, and local governments within the Rim of the
        Valley Corridor have made significant progress toward
        protecting the unique natural and recreational resources of the
        area. However, these efforts have been hampered by a lack of
        financial resources, technical assistance, and resource
        management expertise that can be provided by the Federal
        Government.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF RIM OF THE VALLEY CORRIDOR FOR ESTABLISHMENT AS UNIT
              OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a
special resource study of the lands, waters, and interests of the area
comprising the Rim of the Valley Corridor in Southern California, as
depicted on the maps on file on June 15, 2001, in the office of the
Secretary of the State of California pursuant to Division 23 of the
California Public Resources Code (section 33000 et seq.).
    (b) Study Topics.--The study shall evaluate the national
significance of the area and the suitability and feasibility of
establishing it as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area of the National Park System.
    (c) Criteria.--In conducting the study authorized by this section,
the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for
potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in section 8
of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5).
    (d) Consultation.--In conducting the study authorized by this
section, the Secretary shall regularly consult with the Rim of the
Valley Corridor and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Advisory Committee established by section 4.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Rim of the Valley
Corridor and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Advisory
Committee (in this section referred to as the ``Committee'').
    (b) Recommendation of Boundaries for Expanded Recreation Area.--
            (1) In general.--The Committee shall--
                    (A) advise the Secretary of the Interior regarding
                the conduct of the study under section 3; and
                    (B) recommend to the Secretary of the Interior
                boundaries for a Santa Monica Mountains and Rim of the
                Valley National Recreation Area.
            (2) Boundary requirements.--The boundaries recommended by
        the Committee shall--
                    (A) reflect the boundaries of the Santa Monica
                Mountains National Recreation Area, as in effect on the
                date of the enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) generally include the lands, waters, and
                interests comprising the Rim of the Valley Corridor as
                depicted on the maps as on file on June 15, 2001, in
                the office of the Secretary of the State of California
                pursuant to Division 23 of the California Public
                Resources Code (section 33000 et seq.).
            (3) Submission.--The Committee shall--
                    (A) submit a recommendation to the Secretary of the
                Interior under this subsection within 365 days after
                the first meeting of the Committee; and
                    (B) include in the recommendation maps depicting
                the boundaries proposed for a Santa Monica Mountains
                and Rim of the Valley National Recreation Area.
            (4) Public participation.--The Committee shall provide
        opportunities for public participation in and comment on the
        recommendation of boundaries under this subsection.
    (c) Membership.--The Committee consists of 24 members appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior, as follows:
            (1) 17 representatives of local governments having
        jurisdiction over areas in the vicinity of the recreation area,
        of whom one shall be nominated by each of--
                    (A) the mayor of the city of Los Angeles;
                    (B) the board of supervisors of the county of Los
                Angeles;
                    (C) the board of supervisors of the county of
                Ventura;
                    (D) the city council of the city of Thousand Oaks;
                    (E) the city council of the city of Agoura Hills;
                    (F) the city council of the city of Westlake
                Village;
                    (G) the city council of the city of Malibu;
                    (H) the city council of the city of Calabasas;
                    (I) the city council of the city of Burbank;
                    (J) the city council of the city of Glendale;
                    (K) the city council of the city of La Canada-
                Flintridge;
                    (L) the city council of the city of Pasadena;
                    (M) the city council of the city of Sierra Madre;
                    (N) the city council of the city of South Pasadena;
                    (O) the city council of the city of Santa Clarita;
                    (P) the city council of the city of Moorpark; and
                    (Q) the board of supervisors of Los Angeles county
                to represent the unincorporated communities within the
                jurisdiction of the East Rim of the Valley Trail
                Corridor, after consultation with the Town Council of
                Altadena and the Crescenta Valley Town Council.
            (2) The Superintendent of the Santa Monica Mountains
        National Recreation Area, or a designee of such Superintendent.
            (3) The Supervisor of the Angeles National Forest, or a
        designee of such Supervisor.
            (4) The Superintendent of the Angeles District of the State
        of California Department of Parks and Recreation, or a designee
        of such Superintendent.
            (5) The Director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy,
        or a designee of such Director.
            (6) One representative of the Rancho Simi Recreation and
        Park District, nominated by the Board of Directors of such
        district.
            (7) One representative of the Conejo Recreation and Park
        District, nominated by the Board of Directors of such district.
            (8) One representative of the Pleasant Valley Recreation
        and Park District, nominated by the Board of Directors of such
        district.
    (d) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Committee shall select
from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson.
    (e) Compensation and Expenses.--The members of the Committee shall
serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed by the Secretary of
the Interior for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties.
    (f) Quorum.--13 members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of any business.
    (g) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate upon the submittal
by the Secretary of the special resources study under section 3 to the
Congress.

Output: Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the lands, waters, and interests of the Rim of the Valley Corridor in Southern California to evaluate its national significance and the suitability and feasibility of establishing it as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area of the National Park System.Establishes the Rim of the Valley Corridor and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Advisory Committee to: (1) advise the Secretary regarding such study; and (2) recommend to the Secretary boundaries for a Santa Monica Mountains and Rim of the Valley National Recreation Area.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Grain Standards Act
Reauthorization Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT.

    (a) Official Inspection and Weighing Requirements.--
            (1) Weighing requirements at export elevators.--Section
        5(a)(2) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C.
        77(a)(2)) is amended in the proviso by striking ``intracompany
        shipments of grain into an export elevator by any mode of
        transportation, grain transferred into an export elevator by
        transportation modes other than barge,'' and inserting
        ``shipments of grain into an export elevator by any mode of
        transportation''.
            (2) Disruption in grain inspection or weighing.--Section 5
        of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 77) is
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Disruption in Grain Inspection or Weighing.--In the case of a
disruption in official grain inspections or weighings, including if the
Secretary waives the requirement for official inspection due to an
emergency under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) immediately take such actions as are necessary to
        address the disruption and resume inspections or weighings;
            ``(2) not later than 24 hours after the start of the
        disruption in inspection or weighing, submit to the Committee
        on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
        a report that describes--
                    ``(A) the disruption; and
                    ``(B) any actions necessary to address the concerns
                of the Secretary relating to the disruption so that
                inspections or weighings may resume; and
            ``(3) once the initial report in paragraph (2) has been
        made, provide daily updates until official inspection or
        weighing services at the site of disruption have resumed.''.
    (b) Official Inspection Authority and Funding.--
            (1) Delegation of official inspection authority.--Section
        7(e)(2) of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C.
        79(e)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(2) If the Secretary'' and
                inserting the following:
            ``(2) Delegation of authority to state agencies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary'';
                    (B) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``and (A)'' and inserting
                        ``and (i)'';
                            (ii) by striking ``or (B)(i)'' and
                        inserting ``or (ii)(I)'';
                            (iii) by striking ``(ii)'' and inserting
                        ``(II)''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``(iii)'' and inserting
                        ``(III)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Certification.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Every 5 years, the
                        Secretary shall certify that each State agency
                        with a delegation of authority is meeting the
                        criteria described in subsection (f)(1)(A).
                            ``(ii) Process.--Not later than 1 year
                        after the date of enactment of the United
                        States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act
                        of 2015, the Secretary shall establish a
                        process for certification under which the
                        Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) publish in the Federal
                                Register notice of intent to certify a
                                State agency and provide a 30-day
                                period for public comment;
                                    ``(II) evaluate the public comments
                                received and, in accordance with
                                paragraph (3), conduct an investigation
                                to determine whether the State agency
                                is qualified;
                                    ``(III) make findings based on the
                                public comments received and
                                investigation conducted; and
                                    ``(IV) publish in the Federal
                                Register a notice announcing whether
                                the certification has been granted and
                                describing the basis on which the
                                Secretary made the decision.
                    ``(C) State agency requirements.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If a State agency that
                        has been delegated authority under this
                        paragraph intends to temporarily discontinue
                        official inspection or weighing services for
                        any reason, except in the case of a major
                        disaster, the State agency shall notify the
                        Secretary in writing of the intention of the
                        State agency to do so at least 72 hours in
                        advance of the discontinuation date.
                            ``(ii) Secretarial consideration.--The
                        Secretary shall consider receipt of a notice
                        described in clause (i) as a factor in
                        administering the delegation of authority under
                        this paragraph.''.
            (2) Consultation.--Section 7(f)(1) of the United States
        Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(f)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(xi), by striking ``and'' at
                the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) the Secretary--
                            ``(i) periodically conducts a consultation
                        with the customers of the applicant, in a
                        manner that provides opportunity for protection
                        of the identity of the customer if desired by
                        the customer, to review the performance of the
                        applicant with regard to the provision of
                        official inspection services and other
                        requirements of this Act; and
                            ``(ii) works with the applicant to address
                        any concerns identified during the consultation
                        process.''.
            (3) Duration of designation authority.--Section 7(g)(1) of
        the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(g)(1)) is
        amended by striking ``triennially'' and inserting ``every 5
        years''.
            (4) Fees.--Section 7(j) of the United States Grain
        Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(j)(1) The Secretary'' and
                inserting the following:
    ``(j) Fees.--
            ``(1) Inspection fees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) the second sentence, by striking ``The
                        fees'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Amount of fees.--The fees'';
                            (ii) in the third sentence, by striking
                        ``Such fees'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Use of fees.--Fees described in this
                paragraph''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Export tonnage fees.--For an official
                inspection at an export facility performed by the
                Secretary, the portion of the fees based on export
                tonnage shall be based on the rolling 5-year average of
                export tonnage volumes.'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
                (5);
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Adjustment of fees.--In order to maintain an
        operating reserve of not less than 3 and not more than 6
        months, the Secretary shall adjust the fees described in
        paragraphs (1) and (2) not less frequently than annually.'';
        and
                    (E) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by
                subparagraph (C)), in the first sentence, by striking
                ``2015'' and inserting ``2020''.
    (c) Weighing Authority.--Section 7A of the United States Grain
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2), in the last sentence, by striking
        ``subsection (g) of section 7'' and inserting ``subsections (e)
        and (g) of section 7''; and
            (2) in subsection (l)--
                    (A) by striking ``(l)(1) The Secretary'' and
                inserting the following:
    ``(l) Fees.--
            ``(1) Weighing fees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) the second sentence, by striking ``The
                        fees'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Amount of fees.--The fees'';
                            (ii) in the third sentence, by striking
                        ``Such fees'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Use of fees.--Fees described in this
                paragraph''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Export tonnage fees.--For an official
                weighing at an export facility performed by the
                Secretary, the portion of the fees based on export
                tonnage shall be based on the rolling 5-year average of
                export tonnage volumes.'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
                (4);
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Adjustment of fees.--In order to maintain an
        operating reserve of not less than 3 and not more than 6
        months, the Secretary shall adjust the fees described in
        paragraphs (1) and (2) not less frequently than annually.'';
        and
                    (E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by
                subparagraph (C)), in the first sentence, by striking
                ``2015'' and inserting ``2020''.
    (d) Limitation and Administrative and Supervisory Costs.--Section
7D of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79d) is amended
by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2020''.
    (e) Issuance of Authorization.--Section 8(b) of the United States
Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 84(b)) is amended by striking
``triennially'' and inserting ``every 5 years''.
    (f) Appropriations.--Section 19 of the United States Grain
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87h) is amended by striking ``2015'' and
inserting ``2020''.
    (g) Advisory Committee.--Section 21(e) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 87j(e)) is amended by striking ``2015'' and
inserting ``2020''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON DISRUPTION IN FEDERAL INSPECTION OF GRAIN EXPORTS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the Subcommittee on
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and
the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives a report that describes--
            (1) the specific factors that led to disruption in Federal
        inspection of grain exports at the Port of Vancouver in the
        summer of 2014;
            (2) any factors that contributed to the disruption referred
        to in paragraph (1) that were unique to the Port of Vancouver,
        including a description of the port facility, security needs
        and available resources for that purpose, and any other
        significant factors as determined by the Secretary; and
            (3) any changes in policy that the Secretary has
        implemented to ensure that a similar disruption in Federal
        inspection of grain exports at the Port of Vancouver or any
        other location does not occur in the future.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON POLICY BARRIERS TO GRAIN PRODUCERS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the United States
Trade Representative, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives a report that describes--
            (1) the policy barriers to United States grain producers in
        countries the grain of which receives official grading in the
        United States but which do not offer official grading for
        United States grain or provide only the lowest designation for
        United States grain, including an analysis of possible
        inconsistencies with trade obligations; and
            (2) any actions the Executive Branch is taking to remedy
        the policy barriers so as to put United States grain producers
        on equal footing with grain producers in countries imposing the
        barriers.

Output: .  United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015  This bill reauthorizes and amends provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act. The Act authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighing. The bill reauthorizes several expiring provisions through FY2020, establishes procedures in the event of an interruption of inspection and weighing services, revises the process for delegating inspections to state agencies, and revises fees for inspection and weighing services.  (Sec. 2) The bill provides that transfers of grain into an export elevator by any mode of transportation are not required to be officially weighed. In the case of a disruption in official grain inspection or weighing services, the bill requires USDA to immediately take the actions necessary to address the disruption and resume services. USDA must also report to Congress on the disruption and provide daily updates until services have resumed.  The bill ends the permanent delegation to state agencies to carry out export inspection and weighing services. Every five years, USDA must certify that each state agency with a delegation of authority is meeting specified criteria. The certification process must include public notice and a comment period. State agencies that have been delegated authority and intend to temporarily discontinue official inspection or weighing services, except in the case of a major disaster, must notify USDA in advance.  In order to review the performance of states, local agencies, and individuals that have applied to perform official inspections other than at export port locations, USDA must periodically consult with customers of the applicant and work with the applicant to address any concerns.  The bill extends the duration of licenses for inspectors from three to five years. Designations of official agencies terminate at a time specified by USDA that is no later than every five years.  The bill changes the fee calculation for inspection and weighing services and extends the authority to collect fees through FY2020.  The bill extends the limitation on total administrative and supervisory costs, the authorization of appropriations, and the authorization of the advisory committee through FY2020.  (Sec. 3) USDA must report to Congress on the disruption in federal inspection of grain exports at the Port of Vancouver in the summer of 2014. The report must include factors that led or contributed to the disruption and changes in policy USDA has implemented to ensure that a similar disruptions does not occur in the future.  (Sec. 4) USDA must report to Congress on policy barriers to U.S. grain producers in countries that: (1) produce grain that receives official grading in the United States, and (2) do not offer official grading for U.S. grain or provide only the lowest designation for U.S. grain.