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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Low-Income Housing Preservation Act
of 1995''.

SEC. 2. 15-YEAR RECOVERY PERIOD.

    (a) General Rule.--Subsection (c) of section 168 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to applicable recovery period) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``as provided in paragraph (2)'' in
        paragraph (1) and inserting ``as otherwise provided in this
        subsection'',
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Low-income housing.--In the case of any residential
        rental property which is part of a qualified low-income housing
        project (as defined in subsection (i)(14)), the applicable
        recovery period shall be 15 years.''
    (b) Qualified Low-Income Housing Project.--Subsection (i) of
section 168 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
            ``(14) Qualified low-income housing project.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section,
                the term `qualified low-income housing project' means
                any project for residential rental property if--
                            ``(i) such project is assisted under a
                        specified HUD program,
                            ``(ii) 50 percent or more of the
                        residential units in such project--
                                    ``(I) in the case of a project
                                described in clause (i) or (ii) of
                                subparagraph (C), are occupied by
                                individuals whose income (at the time
                                of their initial occupancy in such
                                project) was less than 80 percent of
                                the area median gross income (as of
                                such time), or
                                    ``(II) in the case of a project
                                described in clause (iii) or (iv) of
                                subparagraph (C), are units with
                                respect to which rental assistance is
                                provided under section 8 of the United
                                States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
                                1437f),
                            ``(iii) such project was originally placed
                        in service at least 10 years before the
                        taxpayer acquired an interest in such project,
                            ``(iv) such project is substantially
                        rehabilitated,
                            ``(v) the taxpayer acquired such taxpayer's
                        interest in such project by purchase, and
                            ``(vi) such project was not previously
                        placed in service by the taxpayer or by any
                        person who was a related person (as defined in
                        section 42(d)(2)(D)(iii)) with respect to the
                        taxpayer as of the time previously placed in
                        service.
                    ``(B) Denial of double benefit.--A project shall
                not be treated as a qualified low-income housing
                project if the taxpayer (or any other person holding an
                interest in such project) claims any benefits with
                respect to such project under--
                            ``(i) section 42 (relating to low-income
                        housing credit),
                            ``(ii) section 47 (relating to
                        rehabilitation credit),
                            ``(iii) the Low-Income Housing Preservation
                        and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12
                        U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), or
                            ``(iv) the Emergency Low-Income Housing
                        Preservation Act of 1987 pursuant to section
                        604 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
                        Affordable Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 4101 note).
                    ``(C) Specified hud programs.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), a project is assisted under a
                specified HUD program if such project was financed by a
                loan or mortgage which--
                            ``(i) is insured or held by the Secretary
                        of Housing and Urban Development under section
                        221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act (12
                        U.S.C. 1715l(d)(3)) and bears interest at a
                        rate determined under the proviso of section
                        221(d)(5) of such Act,
                            ``(ii) is insured, assisted, or held by
                        such Secretary or a State or State agency under
                        section 236 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1),
                            ``(iii) is insured or held by such
                        Secretary under section 221(d)(3) of such Act
                        and receiving assistance under section 8 of the
                        United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
                        1437f), or
                            ``(iv) is insured or held by such Secretary
                        under section 221(d)(4) of the National Housing
                        Act.
                    ``(D) Substantially rehabilitated.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of
                        subparagraph (A), a project is substantially
                        rehabilitated if the amount of the
                        rehabilitation expenditures with respect to
                        such project during the 24-month period
                        beginning on the date the taxpayer acquired his
                        interest in such project equals or exceeds 10
                        percent of the aggregate adjusted bases (as of
                        the beginning of such 24-month period) of the
                        residential rental property which is part of
                        such project.
                            ``(ii) Rehabilitation expenditures.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--For purposes of
                                clause (i), the term `rehabilitation
                                expenditures' means amounts chargeable
                                to capital account and incurred for
                                property (or additions or improvements
                                to property) of a character subject to
                                the allowance for depreciation in
                                connection with the rehabilitation of a
                                building. Such term shall not include
                                the cost of acquiring the building (or
                                any interest therein).
                                    ``(II) Special rule.--An
                                expenditure may be taken into account
                                only if it benefits the low-income
                                units in the project at least in
                                proportion to the total number of units
                                in such project which are low-income
                                units. For purposes of the preceding
                                sentence, the term `low-income units'
                                means units with respect to which the
                                requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii)
                                are met.
                    ``(E) Income determinations.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), income of individuals and area median
                gross income shall be determined as provided in section
                142(d)(2)(B).
                    ``(F) Purchase.--For purposes of subparagraph (A),
                the term `purchase' has the meaning given to such term
                by section 179(d)(2); except that such term shall not
                include any acquisition where the basis of the property
                acquired is determined in whole or in part by reference
                to the basis of other property held at any time by the
                person acquiring the property.
                    ``(G) Treatment of units occupied by individuals
                whose incomes rise above limit.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                        clause (ii), notwithstanding an increase in the
                        income of the occupants of a low-income unit
                        above the income limitation applicable under
                        subparagraph (A)(ii), such unit shall continue
                        to be treated as a low-income unit if the
                        income of such occupants initially met such
                        income limitation.
                            ``(ii) Next available unit must be rented
                        to low-income tenant if income rises above 140
                        percent of income limit.--If the income of the
                        occupants of the unit increases above 140
                        percent of the income limitation applicable
                        under subparagraph (A)(ii), clause (i) shall
                        cease to apply to any such unit if any
                        residential unit in the project (of a size
                        comparable to, or smaller than, such unit) is
                        occupied by a new resident whose income exceeds
                        such income limitation. In the case of a
                        project described in section 142(d)(4)(B), the
                        preceding sentence shall be applied by
                        substituting `170 percent' for `140 percent'
                        and by substituting `any low-income unit in the
                        project is occupied by a new resident whose
                        income exceeds 40 percent of area median gross
                        income' for `any residential unit in the
                        project (of a size comparable to, or smaller
                        than, such unit) is occupied by a new resident
                        whose income exceeds such income limitation'.
                    ``(H) Recapture rules.--
                            ``(i) Substantially rehabilitation
                        requirements.--If the requirements of
                        subparagraph (D) are not satisfied with respect
                        to any project--
                                    ``(I) such project shall not be
                                treated as a qualified low-income
                                housing project for any period
                                (including periods before the close of
                                the 24-month period set forth in
                                subparagraph (D)(i)), and
                                    ``(II) the statutory period for the
                                assessment of any deficiency
                                attributable to the failure of the
                                project to meet such requirements shall
                                not expire before the date prescribed
                                by section 6501 for the assessment of a
                                deficiency for the taxable year in
                                which the 24-month period set forth in
                                subparagraph (D)(i) ends.
                            ``(ii) Cross Reference.--

                                ``For treatment of subsequent failure
to meet other requirements after initial qualification, see paragraph
(5) of this subsection.''

SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM PASSIVE LOSS LIMITATIONS.

    Section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
limitation on passive activity losses and credits) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (j), (k), (l), and (m) as
        subsections (k), (l), (m), and (n), respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(j) $50,000 Offset for Certain Low-Income Housing Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to that
        portion of the passive activity loss for any taxable year which
        is attributable to rental activities with respect to
        residential rental property which is part of a qualified low-
        income housing project (as defined in section 168(i)(14)).
            ``(2) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount to which
        paragraph (1) applies for any taxable year shall not exceed
        $50,000 ($25,000 in the case of a separate return by a married
        individual).
            ``(3) Coordination with subsection (i).--This subsection
        shall be applied before the application of subsection (i).''

SEC. 4. MINIMUM TAX TREATMENT.

    (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 56(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to depreciation deduction) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
        subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Special rule for certain low-income housing
                projects.--In the case of residential rental property
                which is part of a qualified low-income housing project
                (as defined in section 168(i)(14))--
                            ``(i) the depreciation deduction with
                        respect to 50 percent of the adjusted basis of
                        such property shall be determined as provided
                        in subparagraph (A), and
                            ``(ii) the depreciation deduction with
                        respect to the other 50 percent of such
                        adjusted basis shall be determined under the
                        method applicable in computing the regular
                        tax.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Clause (i) of section 56(g)(4)(A) of
such Code is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``or, if applicable, the rules of subsection (a)(1)(C)''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed
in service after December 31, 1995.

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Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a 15-year recovery period for the depreciation deduction for new investments to rehabilitate qualified low-income housing projects.  Exempts $50,000 ($25,000 in the case of a separate return by a married individual) of such rehabilitation costs from the passive loss limitations.
Provides a special rule for computing the depreciation deduction for such housing projects.


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SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business
Assistance and Credit Crunch Relief Act of 1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The following is a table of contents for
this Act:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Capital requirement flexibility.
Sec. 5. New Federal banking regulations subject to regulatory impact
                            analysis.
Sec. 6. Review of statutory and regulatory provisions affecting small
                            banks.
Sec. 7. Real estate appraisals.
Sec. 8. Truth in Lending Act.
Sec. 9. Community Reinvestment Act.
Sec. 10. Paperwork reduction study.
Sec. 11. Sunset provision.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) credit availability is essential for small businesses
        to expand, to purchase new equipment, and to hire new workers;
            (2) the Nation's small business sector is expected to
        create 70 percent of the new jobs in the United States in 1993;
            (3) a severe credit crunch is denying small businesses the
        capital necessary to hire new workers and to grow; and
            (4) the cumulative burden of unnecessary Federal banking
        regulations has served as a disincentive for small community
        banks to lend to small businesses.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall
apply:
            (1) Incorporated definitions.--The terms ``appropriate
        Federal banking agency'', ``bank'', ``insured depository
        institution'', and ``savings association'' have the same
        meanings as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
            (2) Regulatory impact analysis.--The term ``regulatory
        impact analysis'' means a review of the potential costs and
        benefits to society of a proposed regulation, and in
        particular, the costs to small banks and their customers.
            (3) Small bank.--The term ``small bank'' means a bank or
        savings association with total assets of less than
        $400,000,000.

SEC. 4. CAPITAL REQUIREMENT FLEXIBILITY.

    Section 38(a)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1831o(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Prompt corrective action required; factors to
        consider.--Each appropriate Federal banking agency and the
        Corporation (acting in the Corporation's capacity as the
        insurer of depository institutions under this Act) shall take
        prompt corrective action to resolve the problems of an insured
        depository institution after taking into consideration, in
        addition to the other criteria described in this section--
                    ``(A) the management expertise of the directors,
                officers, and employees of the insured depository
                institution;
                    ``(B) any recent earnings history that suggests an
                improvement in the financial condition of the insured
                depository institution;
                    ``(C) the quality of the assets held by the insured
                depository institution; and
                    ``(D) the potential disruption to the local economy
                if the insured depository institution is closed or
                otherwise made subject to sanctions by Federal
                regulators.''.

SEC. 5. NEW FEDERAL BANKING REGULATIONS SUBJECT TO REGULATORY IMPACT
              ANALYSIS.

    (a) Regulatory Impact Analysis.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, no new regulation shall be promulgated by an appropriate
        Federal banking agency until such agency has conducted a
        regulatory impact analysis and concluded that the benefits of
        the proposed regulation outweigh the costs of implementing and
        complying with the regulation, including the particular
        benefits and costs of compliance with the proposed regulation
        for small banks.
            (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, a
        regulation shall be considered to be ``new'' if it is
        promulgated, modified, amended, or reissued on or after the
        date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Costs.--In reviewing the costs of implementing and complying
with a proposed regulation under subsection (a), the appropriate
Federal banking agency shall consider the impact of the proposed
regulation on--
            (1) the national economy (including the potential for job
        creation);
            (2) consumers;
            (3) small businesses;
            (4) small banks (including administrative and personnel
        costs);
            (5) other users of financial services; and
            (6) new paperwork and documentation requirements.
    (c) Benefits.--In reviewing the benefits of a proposed regulation
under subsection (a), the appropriate Federal banking agency shall
consider the benefits of the proposed regulation to--
            (1) the public;
            (2) taxpayers; and
            (3) the overall safety and soundness of the Nation's
        banking system.
    (d) Easing Burden on Small Banks.--In conducting the regulatory
impact analysis under subsection (a), the appropriate Federal banking
agency shall consider including in the proposed regulation a provision
that eases the regulatory burden on small banks, including special
compliance provisions.
    (e) Estimate Required.--The regulatory impact analysis required by
subsection (a) shall include an estimate of the number of small banks
and small businesses that will be affected by the regulation.

SEC. 6. REVIEW OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY PROVISIONS AFFECTING SMALL
              BANKS.

    (a) In General.--Each appropriate Federal banking agency shall
conduct a thorough review and evaluation of all--
            (1) statutory provisions affecting small banks; and
            (2) regulatory provisions affecting small banks that have
        been promulgated by such appropriate Federal banking agency.
    (b) Review.--The review conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall
include--
            (1) an analysis of the purposes of the provision;
            (2) the effectiveness of the provision in achieving such
        purposes;
            (3) whether any other provision provides an alternative or
        duplicative means of achieving those purposes;
            (4) the cost imposed by compliance with such provisions
        upon insured depository institutions and consumers; and
            (5) the relationship between such provision, compliance
        costs, and the availability of credit in the United States.
    (c) Suspension.--If an appropriate Federal banking agency makes a
determination described in subsection (d), the appropriate Federal
banking agency shall--
            (1) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
        this Act, submit a written recommendation to the Congress to
        suspend the applicability of any law that affects small banks
        (or any portion thereof); and
            (2) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
        this Act, suspend the applicability of any Federal regulation
        or guideline promulgated by such appropriate Federal banking
        agency that affects small banks (or any portion thereof).
    (d) Determination.--For the purpose of subsection (c), a
determination is described in this subsection if it is a determination
by an appropriate Federal banking agency that--
            (1) the law, regulation, or guideline has already
        accomplished its goal and is therefore no longer necessary;
            (2) the law, regulation, or guideline is not as effective
        in achieving its intended purpose as other available
        alternatives that would impose lesser costs on small banks,
        their customers, or the economy;
            (3) the cost of compliance with the law, regulation, or
        guideline outweighs the potential benefits sought to be
        accomplished by the law, regulation, or guideline; or
            (4) the law, regulation, or guideline has an adverse impact
        on the availability of credit in the United States which
        substantially outweighs the benefits sought to be accomplished
        by the law, regulation, or guideline.
    (e) Publication and Effective Date.--Any suspension of the
applicability of any Federal regulation or guideline pursuant to
subsection (c)(2) shall be published in the Federal Register, and shall
become effective 30 days after the date of such publication, unless the
appropriate Federal banking agency, for good cause, determines that a
shorter period is necessary and in the public interest.
    (f) Consultation and Notification.--
            (1) Consultation.--In making a determination under
        subsection (d), the appropriate Federal banking agency shall
        consult with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairperson of
        the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Chairman of the
        Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the
        Comptroller of the Currency, and the Director of the Office of
        Thrift Supervision.
            (2) Notification.--The appropriate Federal banking agency
        shall notify the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
        Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Banking, Finance and
        Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives prior to
        suspending the applicability of a regulation or guideline under
        subsection (c)(2).
    (g) Restriction.--Nothing in this section authorizes an appropriate
Federal banking agency to recommend the suspension of any law, or to
suspend any regulation or guideline--
            (1) that is necessary for the safe and sound operation of
        insured depository institutions; or
            (2) that--
                    (A) prohibits discrimination in the provision of
                financial services based on race, sex, national origin,
                marital status, or age;
                    (B) relates directly to the conduct of monetary
                policy; or
                    (C) pertains to an enforcement proceeding or
                supervisory action with respect to a particular
                institution or party.

SEC. 7. REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS.

    Section 1112(b) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and
Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 3341(b)) is amended by inserting ``,
which shall be not less than $250,000,'' after ``establish a threshold
level''.

SEC. 8. TRUTH IN LENDING ACT.

    Section 104 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1603) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Credit transactions involving a bank or savings
        association with total assets of less than $400,000,000, and a
        consumer who had individual income of more than $200,000 in
        each of the 2 most recent years, or who, at the time of the
        transaction, has an individual net worth of more than
        $1,000,000.''.

SEC. 9. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT.

    (a) Paperwork Reduction.--Section 804(a) of the Community
Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2903(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) minimize the regulatory paperwork burden and costs to
        small banks associated with compliance with this title.''.
    (b) Applications.--Section 804(a) of the Community Reinvestment Act
of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2903(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``The appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency shall
not deny an application for a deposit facility by a regulated financial
institution having total assets of less than $400,000,000 on the basis
of such institution's compliance with this Act if the institution
received a rating on its last evaluation under this section of
`Outstanding' in its record of meeting community credit needs, as
provided in section 807(b).''.
    (c) Paperwork Reduction for Small Banks.--The Community
Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 809. SMALL BANKS.

    ``(a) `Outstanding' Rating.--
            ``(1) Paperwork reduction.--Except as provided in paragraph
        (2), a regulated financial institution that--
                    ``(A) receives a rating under section 804 of
                `Outstanding record of meeting community credit needs',
                as provided in section 807(b); and
                    ``(B) has total assets of less than $400,000,000;
        shall be exempt from any documentation requirements of this
        title.
            ``(2) New documentation regulations.--Not later than 30
        days after the date of enactment of this section, the
        appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency shall
        promulgate documentation requirements for the regulated
        financial institutions described in paragraph (1). Such
        regulations shall substantially reduce or eliminate the
        paperwork requirements imposed on such regulated financial
        institutions.
            ``(3) Disclosure of evaluation criteria.--Not later than 30
        days after the date of enactment of this section, the
        appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency shall disclose
        to each regulated financial institution, in detail, the
        specific criteria an insured financial institution must satisfy
        in order to secure a rating of `Outstanding' on an evaluation
        under section 807(b).
    ``(b) `Substantial Noncompliance' Rating.--A regulated financial
institution that receives a rating under section 804 of `Substantial
noncompliance in meeting community credit needs', as provided in
section 807(b), for 2 or more consecutive years, and has total assets
of less than $400,000,000 shall be--
            ``(1) subject to a civil penalty assessed by the
        appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency in an amount
        not to exceed $20,000; and
            ``(2) required to enter into a written agreement with the
        appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency to improve the
        institution's ability to ascertain and to help meet the credit
        needs of its local community.''.

SEC. 10. PAPERWORK REDUCTION STUDY.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
each appropriate Federal banking agency, in consultation with insured
depository institutions and other interested parties, shall--
            (1) review the extent to which this Act has--
                    (A) reduced unnecessary internal written policies;
                and
                    (B) eliminated such policies, where appropriate,
                while maintaining the applicable safety and soundness
                requirements; and
            (2) issue a recommendation as to whether the provisions of
        this Act should be extended beyond the sunset date established
        in section 11.

SEC. 11. SUNSET PROVISION.

    The provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act
shall remain in effect for a period of 3 years beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act.

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Small Business Assistance and Credit Crunch Relief Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require each appropriate Federal banking agency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to take into consideration, in resolving the problems of an insured depository institution, the potential disruption to the local economy if the institution is closed or otherwise subjected to sanctions by Federal regulators.
Prohibits such an agency from promulgating any new regulation until it has conducted a regulatory impact analysis and concluded that the regulation's benefits outweigh its costs, including the benefits and costs for small banks (those with total assets of less than $400 million).
Directs each agency to conduct a thorough review and evaluation of all:  (1) statutory provisions affecting small banks; and (2) regulatory provisions affecting such banks that have been promulgated by such agency. Provides for the suspension of regulations determined to be no longer necessary or ineffective and for the submission to the Congress of a recommendation to suspend the applicability of any Federal law that affects small banks. Requires publication of such suspensions in the Federal Register and appropriate consultation for such determinations.
Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to raise from $100,000 to $250,000 the threshold for licensed or certified real estate appraisals on small business loans.
Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require the minimization of regulatory paperwork burden and costs of compliance under such Act for small banks with the highest (outstanding) compliance rating as determined under such Act. Exempts small banks rated "outstanding" from any documentation requirements.  Outlines penalties and documentation requirements for small banks receiving a "substantial noncompliance" rating.
Requires each appropriate Federal banking agency to:  (1) review the extent to which this Act has reduced and eliminated unnecessary internal written policies; and (2) issue a recommendation as to whether this Act should be extended beyond the sunset date of three years after its enactment.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hereditary Hemorrhagic
Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (``HHT'') is a
        largely undiagnosed or misdiagnosed vascular genetic bleeding
        disorder that causes abnormalities of the blood vessels. A
        person with HHT has the tendency to form blood vessels that
        lack the capillaries between an artery and vein. HHT can cause
        spontaneous hemorrhage or stroke when brain or lung
        arteriovenous malformations, which are tangled blood vessels,
        rupture unexpectedly in all age groups. In addition to
        hemorrhagic stroke, embolic stroke, and brain abscess occur in
        approximately 30 percent of individuals with HHT caused by
        artery-vein malformations in the lung (due to lack of
        capillaries between the arterial and venous systems which
        prevent or normally filter out clots and bacteria), causing
        disability and sudden premature death.
            (2) One in 5,000 American children and adults suffer from
        HHT.
            (3) Studies have found an increase in morbidity and
        mortality rate for individuals who suffer from HHT.
            (4) Due to the widespread lack of knowledge, accurate
        diagnosis, and appropriate intervention, 90 percent of HHT-
        affected families are at risk for preventable life-threatening
        and disabling medical incidents such as stroke.
            (5) Early detection, screening, and treatment can prevent
        premature deaths, spontaneous hemorrhage, hemorrhagic stroke,
        embolic stroke, brain abscess, and other long-term health care
        complications resulting from HHT.
            (6) HHT is an important health condition with serious
        health consequences which are amenable to early identification
        and diagnosis with suitable tests, and acceptable and available
        treatments in established treatment centers.
            (7) Timely identification and management of HHT cases is an
        important public health objective because it will save lives,
        prevent disability, and reduce direct and indirect health care
        costs expenditures.
            (8) Without a new program for early detection, screening,
        and treatment, 14,000 children and adults who suffer from HHT
        in the population today will suffer premature death and
        disability.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to create a federally led and financed
initiative for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of hereditary
hemorrhagic telangiectasia that will result in the reduction of the
suffering of families, prevent premature death and disability, and
lower health care costs through proven treatment interventions.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

    Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 409K. HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIA.

    ``(a) HHT Initiative.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and
        implement an HHT initiative to assist in coordinating
        activities to improve early detection, screening, and treatment
        of people who suffer from HHT. Such initiative shall focus on--
                    ``(A) advancing research on the causes, diagnosis,
                and treatment of HHT, including through the conduct or
                support of such research; and
                    ``(B) increasing physician and public awareness of
                HHT.
            ``(2) Consultation.--In carrying out this subsection, the
        Secretary shall consult with the Director of the National
        Institutes of Health and the Director of the Centers for
        Disease Control and Prevention.
    ``(b) HHT Coordinating Committee.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date
        of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in
        consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of
        Health, shall establish a committee to be known as the HHT
        Coordinating Committee.
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The members of the Committee
                shall be appointed by the Secretary, in consultation
                with the Director of the National Institutes of Health,
                and shall consist of 12 individuals who are experts in
                HHT or arteriovenous malformation (AVM) as follows:
                            ``(i) Four representatives of HHT Treatment
                        Centers of Excellence designated under section
                        317U(c)(1).
                            ``(ii) Four experts in vascular, molecular,
                        or basic science.
                            ``(iii) Four representatives of the
                        National Institutes of Health.
                    ``(B) Chair.--The Secretary shall designate the
                Chair of the Committee from among its members.
                    ``(C) Interim members.--In place of the 4 members
                otherwise required to be appointed under paragraph
                (2)(A)(i), the Secretary may appoint 4 experts in
                vascular, molecular, or basic science to serve as
                members of the Committee during the period preceding
                designation and establishment of HHT Treatment Centers
                of Excellence under section 317U.
                    ``(D) Publication of names.--Not later than 30 days
                after the establishment of the Committee, the Secretary
                shall publish the names of the Chair and members of the
                Committee on the Website of the Department of Health
                and Human Services.
                    ``(E) Terms.--The members of the Committee shall
                each be appointed for a 3-year term and, at the end of
                each such term, may be reappointed.
                    ``(F) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Committee shall
                be filled by the Secretary in the same manner in which
                the original appointment was made.
            ``(3) Responsibilities.--The Committee shall develop and
        coordinate implementation of a plan to advance research and
        understanding of HHT by--
                    ``(A) conducting or supporting basic,
                translational, and clinical research on HHT across the
                relevant national research institutes, national
                centers, and offices of the National Institutes of
                Health, including the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
                Institute; the National Institute of Neurological
                Disorders and Stroke; the National Institutes of
                Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the Eunice
                Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and
                Human Development; the National Cancer Institute; and
                the Office of Rare Diseases; and
                    ``(B) conducting evaluations and making
                recommendations to the Secretary, the Director of the
                National Institutes of Health, and the Director of the
                National Cancer Institute regarding the prioritization
                and award of National Institutes of Health research
                grants relating to HHT, including with respect to
                grants for--
                            ``(i) expand understanding of HHT through
                        basic, translational, and clinical research on
                        the cause, diagnosis, prevention, control, and
                        treatment of HHT;
                            ``(ii) training programs on HHT for
                        scientists and health professionals; and
                            ``(iii) HHT genetic testing research to
                        improve the accuracy of genetic testing.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `Committee' means the HHT Coordinating
        Committee established under subsection (b).
            ``(2) The term `HHT' means hereditary hemorrhagic
        telangiectasia.''.

SEC. 5. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting after section 317T (42 U.S.C. 247b-22) the following:

``SEC. 317U. HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIA.

    ``(a) In General.--With respect to hereditary hemorrhagic
telangiectasia (in this section referred to as `HHT'), the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (in this section
referred to as the `Director') shall carry out the following
activities:
            ``(1) The conduct of population screening described in
        subsection (c).
            ``(2) The identification and conduct of investigations to
        further develop and support guidelines for diagnosis of, and
        intervention for, HHT, including cost-benefit studies.
            ``(3) The development of a standardized survey and
        screening tool on family history.
            ``(4) The establishment, in collaboration with a voluntary
        health organization representing HHT families, of an HHT
        resource center within the Centers for Disease Control and
        Prevention to provide comprehensive education on, and
        disseminate information about, HHT to health professionals,
        patients, industry, and the public.
            ``(5) The conduct or support of public awareness programs
        in collaboration with medical, genetic, and professional
        organizations to improve the education of health professionals
        about HHT.
    ``(b) Collaborative Approaches.--The Director shall carry out this
section through collaborative approaches within the National Center on
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities and the Division for Heart
Disease and Stroke Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
    ``(c) Population Screening.--In carrying out population screening
under subsection (a)(1), the Director shall--
            ``(1) designate and provide funding for a sufficient number
        of HHT Treatment Centers of Excellence to improve patient
        access to information, treatment, and care by HHT experts;
            ``(2) conduct surveillance through a regional population
        study, supplemented by sentinel health care provider or center
        surveillance, and administrative database analyses as useful to
        accurately identify--
                    ``(A) the prevalence of HHT; and
                    ``(B) the prevalence of hemorrhagic and embolic
                stroke and brain abscess, resulting from HHT;
            ``(3) include HHT screening questions in the Behavioral
        Risk Factor Surveillance System survey conducted by the Centers
        for Disease Control and Prevention in order to screen a broader
        population and more accurately determine the prevalence of HHT;
            ``(4) disseminate data collected under paragraph (2)(B) to
        the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry, to be
        utilized for analyses of natural history of hemorrhagic and
        embolic stroke in HHT, and to develop screening and artery-vein
        malformation treatment guidelines specific to prevention of
        complications from HHT;
            ``(5) develop and implement programs, targeted for
        physicians and health care professional groups likely to be
        accessed by families with HHT, to increase HHT diagnosis and
        treatment rates through the--
                    ``(A) establishment of a partnership with HHT
                Treatment Centers of Excellence designated under
                paragraph (1) through the creation of an international
                database of patients assessed at such HHT Treatment
                Centers of Excellence (including with respect to
                phenotype information, genotype information,
                transfusion dependence, and radiological findings);
                    ``(B) integration of such database with the
                universal data collection system used by the Centers
                for monitoring hemophilia with the blood disorders and
                the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry; and
                    ``(C) inclusion of other medical providers who
                treat HHT patients; and
            ``(6) use existing administrative databases on non-HHT
        Treatment Center of Excellence patients to learn about the
        natural history of HHT, the efficacy of various treatment
        modalities, and to better inform and develop screening and
        treatment guidelines associated with improvement in health care
        outcomes, and research priorities relevant to HHT.
    ``(d) Eligibility for Designation as HHT Treatment Center of
Excellence.--In carrying out subsection (c)(1), the Director may
designate as an HHT Treatment Center of Excellence only academic health
centers demonstrating each of the following:
            ``(1) The academic health center possesses a team of
        medical experts capable of providing comprehensive evaluation,
        treatment, and education to individuals with known or suspected
        HHT and their health care providers.
            ``(2) The academic health center has sufficient personnel
        with knowledge about HHT, or formal collaboration with
        partnering organizations for personnel or resources, to be able
        to--
                    ``(A) respond in a coordinated, multidisciplinary
                way to patient inquiries; and
                    ``(B) coordinate evaluation, treatment, and
                education of patients and their families in a timely
                manner.
            ``(3) The academic health center has the following
        personnel, facilities, and patient volume:
                    ``(A) A medical director with--
                            ``(i) specialized knowledge of the main
                        organ manifestations of HHT; and
                            ``(ii) the ability to coordinate the
                        multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of
                        patients referred to the center.
                    ``(B) Administrative staff with--
                            ``(i) sufficient knowledge to respond to
                        patient inquiries and coordinate patient care
                        in a timely fashion; and
                            ``(ii) adequate financial support to allow
                        the staff to commit at least 25 to 50 percent
                        of their time on the job to HHT.
                    ``(C) An otolaryngologist with experience and
                expertise in the treatment of recurrent epistaxis in
                HHT patients.
                    ``(D) An interventional radiologist with experience
                and expertise in the treatment of pulmonary
                arteriovenous malformations (AVM).
                    ``(E) A genetic counselor or geneticist with the
                expertise to provide HHT-specific genetic counseling to
                patients and families.
                    ``(F) On-site facilities to screen for all major
                organ manifestations of HHT.
                    ``(G) A patient volume of at least 25 new HHT
                patients per year.
                    ``(H) Established mechanisms to coordinate
                surveillance and outreach with HHT patient advocacy
                organizations.''.

SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ACTIVITIES.

    With respect to hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (in this sec
referred to as ``HHT''), the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, shall award grants on a competitive basis--
            (1) for an analysis by grantees of the Medicare Provider
        Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) file to develop preliminary
        estimates on the total costs to the Medicare program under
        title XVIII of the Social Security Act for items, services, and
        treatments for HHT furnished to individuals with HHT who are
        entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social
        Security Act or enrolled under part B of such title; and
            (2) to make recommendations regarding an enhanced data
        collection protocol to permit a more precise determination of
        the total costs described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--To carry out section 409K of the Public Health
Service Act as added by section 4 of this Act, section 317U of the
Public Health Service Act as added by section 5 of this Act, and
section 6 of this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.
    (b) Resource Center.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated
under subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016,
$1,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 317U(a)(4) of the Public
Health Service Act, as added by section 5 of this Act.

Output:
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and implement a hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, a vascular genetic bleeding disorder that causes abnormalities of the blood vessels) initiative to assist in coordinating activities to improve early detection, screening, and treatment of people who suffer from HHT, focusing on advancing research on the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of HHT and increasing physician and public awareness of HHT.

Directs the Secretary to establish the HHT Coordinating Committee to develop and coordinate implementation of a plan to advance research and understanding of HHT, including by: (1) conducting or supporting research across relevant National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes, and (2) conducting evaluations and making recommendations regarding the prioritization and award of NIH research grants relating to HHT.

Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to carry out activities with respect to HHT, including conducting population screening and establishing an HHT resource center to provide comprehensive education on, and disseminate information about, HHT to health professionals, patients, industry, and the public. Sets forth requirements for HHT population screening, including requiring the Director of CDC to designate and provide funding for HHT Treatment Centers of Excellence.

Requires the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to award grants for: (1) an analysis of the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) file to develop preliminary estimates on the totals costs to Medicare for items, services, and treatments for HHT; and (2) recommendations regarding an enhanced data collection protocol to permit a more precise determination of such costs.


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TITLE I--BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS PATENTS

SEC. 101. CONDITIONS FOR PATENTABILITY; NONOBVIOUS SUBJECT MATTER.

    Section 103 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first unnumbered paragraph by inserting ``(a)''
        before ``A patent'';
            (2) in the second unnumbered paragraph by inserting ``(b)''
        before ``Subject matter''; and
            (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new
        subsections:
    ``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a
claimed process of making or using a machine, manufacture, or
composition of matter is not obvious under this section if--
            ``(1) the machine, manufacture, or composition of matter is
        novel under section 102 of this title and nonobvious under this
        section;
            ``(2) the claimed process is a biotechnological process as
        defined in subsection (d); and
            ``(3)(A) the machine, manufacture, or composition of
        matter, and the claimed process invention at the time it was
        made, were owned by the same person or subject to an obligation
        of assignment to the same person; and
            ``(B) claims to the process and to the machine,
        manufacture, or composition of matter--
                    ``(i) are entitled to the same effective filing
                date; and
                    ``(ii) appear in the same patent application,
                different patent applications, or patent which is owned
                by the same person and which expires or is set to
                expire on the same date.
    ``(d) For purposes of this section, the term `biotechnological
process' means any method of making or using living organisms, or parts
thereof, for the purpose of making or modifying products. Such term
includes recombinant DNA, recombinant RNA, cell fusion including
hybridoma techniques, and other processes involving site specific
manipulation of genetic material.''.

SEC. 102. NO PRESUMPTION OF INVALIDITY.

    The first unnumbered paragraph of section 282 of title 35, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the second sentence ``A
claim issued under the provisions of section 103(c) of this title on a
process of making or using a machine, manufacture, or composition of
matter shall not be held invalid under section 103 of this title solely
because the machine, manufacture, or composition of matter is
determined to lack novelty under section 102 of this title or to be
obvious under section 103 of this title.''.

SEC. 103. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall apply to all United States
patents granted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and
to all applications for United States patents pending on or filed after
such date of enactment, including any application for the reissuance of
a patent.

              TITLE II--BIOTECHNOLOGICAL MATERIAL PATENTS

SEC. 201. INFRINGEMENT BY IMPORTATION, SALE OR USE.

    (a) Infringement.--Section 271 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Whoever without authority imports into the United States or
sells or uses within the United States a product which is made by using
a biotechnological material (as defined under section 154(b)) which is
patented in the United States shall be liable as an infringer if the
importation, sale, or use of the product occurs during the term of such
patent.''.
    (b) Contents and Term Patent.--Section 154 of title 35, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Every'';
            (2) by striking out ``in this title,'' and inserting in
        lieu thereof ``in this title (1)'';
            (3) by striking out ``and, if the invention'' and inserting
        ``(2) if the invention'';
            (4) by inserting after ``products made by that process,''
        the following: ``and (3) if the invention is a biotechnological
        material used in making a product, of the right to exclude
        others from using or selling throughout the United States, or
        importing into the United States the product made or using such
        biotechnological material,''; and
            (5) by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `biotechnological
material' is defined as any material (including a host cell, DNA
sequence, or vector) that is used in a biotechnological process as
defined under section 103(d).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall
        take effect six months after the date of enactment of this Act
        and, subject to paragraph (2), shall apply only with respect to
        products made or imported after the effective date of the
        amendments made by this section.
            (2) Exceptions.--The amendments made by this section shall
        not abridge or affect the right of any person, or any successor
        to the business of such person--
                    (A) to continue to use, sell, or import products in
                substantial and continuous sale or use by such person
                in the United States on the date of enactment of this
                Act; or
                    (B) to continue to use, sell, or import products
                for which substantial preparation by such person for
                such sale or use was made before such date, to the
                extent equitable for the protection of commercial
                investment made or business commenced in the United
                States before such date.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Biotechnological Process Patents
     Title II:  Biotechnological Material Patents
Title I:  Biotechnological Process Patents
 - Amends Federal patent law to cite conditions under which a claimed process of making or using a machine, manufacture, or composition of matter is not obvious (thereby enhancing the patentability prospects of certain biotechnology processes).
Establishes a presumption of validity with respect to a process claim even through a related product claim is invalidated (thus allowing a patentee to prove that the process claim is independently patentable from the product claim).
Title II:  Biotechnological Material Patents
 - Makes any unauthorized person who imports or sells a product made by using a biotechnological material that is patented in the United States liable for patent infringement.
Includes within the terms of such patents the right to exclude others from using, selling, or importing such products throughout or into the United States.
Establishes exceptions to such requirements to the extent suitable to protect commercial investment made or business commenced before the effective date of such amendments.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Savings
Opportunities Act''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF EMPLOYEES TO DEFINED
              CONTRIBUTION PLANS.

    (a) Equitable Treatment.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 415(c)(1)
        (relating to limitation for defined contribution plans) is
        amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) the participant's compensation.''
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subsection (f) of section 72 is amended by
                striking ``section 403(b)(2)(D)(iii))'' and inserting
                ``section 403(b)(2)(D)(iii), as in effect on December
                31, 1998)''.
                    (B) Section 403(b) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``the exclusion allowance
                        for such taxable year'' in paragraph (I) and
                        inserting ``the applicable limit under section
                        415'',
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2), and
                            (iii) by inserting ``or any amount received
                        by a former employee after the 5th taxable year
                        following the taxable year in which such
                        employee was terminated'' before the period at
                        the end of the second sentence of paragraph
                        (3).
                    (C) Section 404(a)(10)(B) is amended by striking
                ``, the exclusion allowance under section 403(b)(2),''.
                    (D) Section 415(a)(2) is amended by striking ``,
                and the amount of the contribution for such portion
                shall reduce the exclusion allowance as provided in
                section 403(b)(2)''.
                    (E) Section 415(c)(3) is amended by adding at the
                end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Annuity contracts.--In the case of an annuity
                contract described in section 403(b), the term
                `participant's compensation' means the participant's
                includible compensation determined under section
                403(b)(3).''
                    (F) Section 415(c) is amended by striking paragraph
                (4).
                    (G) Section 415(c)(7) is amended to read as
                follows:
            ``(7) Certain contributions by church plans not treated as
        exceeding limit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
                provision of this subsection, at the election of a
                participant who is an employee of a church, a
                convention or association of churches, including an
                organization described in section 414(e)(3)(B)(ii),
                contributions and other additions for an annuity
                contract or retirement income account described in
                section 403(b) with respect to such participant, when
                expressed as an annual addition to such participant's
                account, shall be treated as not exceeding the
                limitation of paragraph (1) if such annual addition is
                not in excess of $10,000.
                    ``(B) $40,000 aggregate limitation.--The total
                amount of additions with respect to any participant
                which may be taken into account for purposes of this
                subparagraph for all years may not exceed $40,000.
                    ``(C) Annual addition.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term `annual addition' has the meaning
                given such term by paragraph (2).''
                    (H) Section 415(e)(5) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``(except in the case of a
                        participant who has elected under subsection
                        (c)(4)(D) to have the provisions of subsection
                        (c)(4)(C) apply)'', and
                            (ii) by striking the last sentence.
                    (I) Section 415(n)(2)(B) is amended by striking
                ``percentage''.
                    (J) Subparagraph (B) of section 402(g)(7) is
                amended by inserting before the period at the end the
                following: ``(as in effect on the date of the enactment
                of the Enhanced Savings Opportunity Act)''.
    (b) Special Rules for Sections 403(b) and 408.--Subsection (k) of
section 415 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(4) Special rules for sections 403(b) and 408.--For
        purposes of this section, any annuity contract described in
        section 403(b) for the benefit of a participant shall be
        treated as a defined contribution plan maintained by each
        employer with respect to which the participant has the control
        required under subsection (b) or (c) of section 414 (as
        modified by subsection (h)). For purposes of this section, any
        contribution by an employer to a simplified employee pension
        plan for an individual for a taxable year shall be treated as
        an employer contribution to a defined contribution plan for
        such individual for such year.''
    (c) Deferred Compensation Plans of State and Local Governments and
Tax-Exempt Organizations.--Subparagraph (B) of section 457(b)(2)
(relating to salary limitation on eligible deferred compensation
plans'' is amended by striking ``33\1/3\ percent'' and inserting ``100
percent''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to years beginning
        after December 31, 1999.
            (2) Special rules for sections 403(b) and 408.--The
        amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to limitation
        years beginning after December 31, 2000.

SEC. 3. ELECTIVE DEFERRALS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF
              LIMITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 404 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(n) Elective Deferrals Not Taken Into Account for Purposes of
Limits.--Elective deferrals (as defined in section 402(g)(3)) shall not
be subject to any limitations described in this section (other than
subsection (a)), and such elective deferrals shall not be taken into
account in applying such limitations to any other contributions.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to years beginning after December 31, 1999.

Output: Enhanced Savings Opportunities Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit maximum employee contributions to a defined contribution plan to be the lesser of either $30,000 or the participant's compensation, rather than the lesser of $30,000 or 25 percent of the participant's compensation.  Makes conforming amendments regarding tax-exempt, educational, and State and local employee annuity plans.  Excludes elective deferrals from such limits.


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SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking headings
9902.84.81, 9902.98.83, 9902.84.85, 9902.84.87, 9902.84.89, and
9902.84.91, and insert in numerical sequence the following new
headings:

``     9902.84.81      Shearing machines   Free            No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        used to cut                                                           31/2005
                        metallic tissue
                        certified for use
                        in production of
                        radial tires
                        designed for off-
                        the-highway use
                        with a rim
                        measuring 63.5 cm
                        or more in
                        diameter provided
                        for in subheading
                        4011.20.10 or
                        subheading
                        4011.61.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.62.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.63.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.69.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.92.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.93.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.94.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.99.4500,
                        numerically
                        controlled, or
                        parts thereof
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8462.31.00 or
                        subheading
                        8466.94.85)......
       9902.84.83      Machine tools for   Free            No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        working wire of                                                       31/2005
                        iron or steel
                        certified for use
                        in production of
                        radial tires,
                        designed for off-
                        the-highway use,
                        and for use on a
                        rim measuring
                        63.5 cm or more
                        in diameter
                        provided for in
                        subheading
                        4011.20.10 or
                        subheading
                        4011.61.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.62.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.63.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.69.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.92.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.93.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.94.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.99.4500,
                        numerically
                        controlled, or
                        parts thereof
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8463.00).........
       9902.84.85      Extruders to be     Free            No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        used in                                                               31/2005
                        production or
                        radial tires
                        designed for off-
                        the-highway use
                        with a rim
                        measuring 63.5 cm
                        or more in
                        diameter provided
                        for in subheading
                        4011.20.10 or
                        subheading
                        4011.61.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.62.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.63.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.69.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.92.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.93.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.94.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.99.4500,
                        numerically
                        controlled, or
                        parts thereof
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8477.20.00 or
                        subheading
                        8477.90.85)......
       9902.84.87      Machinery for       Free            No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        molding,                                                              31/2005
                        retreading, or
                        otherwise forming
                        uncured,
                        unvulcanized
                        rubber to be used
                        in production of
                        radial tires
                        designed for off-
                        the-highway use,
                        with measuring
                        63.5 cm or more
                        in diameter
                        provided for in
                        subheading
                        4011.20.10 or
                        subheading
                        4011.61.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.62.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.63.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.69.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.92.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.93.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.94.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.99.4500,
                        numerically
                        controlled, or
                        parts thereof
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8477.51.00 or
                        subheading
                        8477.90.85)......
       9902.84.89      Sector mold press   Free            No change        No change        On or before 12/
                        machines to be                                                        31/2005
                        used in
                        production of
                        radial tires
                        designed for off-
                        the-highway use
                        with a rim
                        measuring 63.5 cm
                        or more in
                        diameter provided
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                        4011.20.10 or
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                        4011.61.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.62.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.63.0000 or
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                        4011.69.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.92.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.93.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.94.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.99.4500,
                        numerically
                        controlled, or
                        parts thereof
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8477.51.00 or
                        subheading
                        7477.90.85)......
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                        radial tires
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                        or more in
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                        4011.20.10 or
                        subheading
                        4011.61.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.62.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.63.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.69.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.92.0000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.93.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.94.4000 or
                        subheading
                        4011.99.4500,
                        numerically
                        controlled, or
                        parts thereof
                        (provided for in
                        subheading
                        8465.91.00 or
                        subheading
                        8466.92.50)......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on and
after the date that is 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend, through December 31, 2005, the duty on certain tire manufacturing equipment.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Underage Drinking Prevention Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) While underage drinking has been on the decline for
        more than 20 years, the consumption of beverage alcohol by
        underage youth is an ongoing national concern. According to the
        Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 10.8
        million Americans between the ages of 12 to 20 for whom alcohol
        is illegal report current alcohol use, approximately 28 percent
        of that age group.
            (2) Data from the National Academy of Sciences/Institute of
        Medicine, the Federal Trade Commission, the Century Council and
        the American Medical Association show that most youth who drink
        obtain alcohol primarily through noncommercial sources, such as
        family and friends.
            (3) According to research conducted by Teenage Research
        Unlimited (TRU) for the Century Council, 10-18 year olds say
        parents and school teachers should begin discussing the dangers
        and consequences of underage drinking with children by age 11.
            (4) The role of parents in reducing underage drinking,
        particularly among middle-school aged children, is critical.
        Numerous studies confirm the crucial role parents play in
        shaping the behavior and decisionmaking skills of their
        children. For example, a study reported in Health Education and
        Behavior, February 2001, suggests that parental involvement is
        associated with a 67 percent less likelihood of drinking.
            (5) The Surgeon General's 2007 Call to Action to Prevent
        and Reduce Underage Drinking recognizes that significant social
        transitions, such as moving from elementary school to middle
        school or from middle school to high school may increase the
        likelihood that adolescents will use alcohol, in part because
        they increase adolescent stress levels. Additionally, evidence
        shows that youth who spend more time engaged in volunteering,
        sports, music, academics and leadership are less likely to
        engage in risky behaviors, such as alcohol use.
            (6) According to a 2004 study published in the Journal of
        Adolescent Health, ``Adults' Approval and Adolescents' Alcohol
        Use,'' one in five teens reported drinking alcohol that was
        provided by a parent or a friend's parent at a party.
        Additionally, researchers found that such provision of alcohol
        significantly increased the likelihood of regular and binge
        drinking.
            (7) A 2003 report submitted to Congress by the National
        Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine recommended that
        underage drinking cannot be successfully addressed by focusing
        on youth alone. Two out of three teens (aged 13 to 18) said it
        is easy to get alcohol from their homes without their parents
        knowing it. Thirty-three percent of teens responded that it is
        easy to obtain alcohol from their own parents (knowingly); this
        increases to 40 percent when it is from a friend's parent.
            (8) The Surgeon General's 2007 Call to Action to Prevent
        and Reduce Underage Drinking supports holding adults
        accountable for underage drinking at house parties, even when
        those adults are not at home.
            (9) In nearly 20 States, legislatures are considering bills
        to increase penalties for adults who provide alcohol to people
        under the age of 21. Those penalties include higher fines,
        driver's license suspensions and even jail.
            (10) The Surgeon General's 2007 Call to Action to Prevent
        and Reduce Underage Drinking includes the need for complete and
        timely information on patterns and trends in youth alcohol
        consumption in order to develop and evaluate prevention
        strategies. Additionally, reports from the General Accounting
        Office and the Department of Health and Human Services
        demonstrate the need for better data collection and effective
        evaluation of on-going programs.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that:
            (1) Understanding which programs are effective in reducing
        underage drinking will maximize scarce Federal resources and
        help the nation confront underage drinking in a more effective
        and cost-efficient manner and enable local communities to
        implement the most effective tactics to reduce underage
        drinking.
            (2) Evaluation is necessary. Therefore the Substance Abuse
        and Mental Health Services Administration should explore ways
        to expand and improve evaluation efforts while preserving and
        continuing current programs and funding in the interest of
        achieving maximum effectiveness.
            (3) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
        Administration should continue to improve evaluation efforts
        and national outcome measures (NOMS) reporting in the Substance
        Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and other grant
        programs, when appropriate.
            (4) Federal agencies should strive to evaluate all
        federally funded underage drinking programs and modify programs
        as needed to reach maximum effectiveness in reducing underage
        drinking.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION GRANTS TO REDUCE SOCIAL
              SOURCES OF UNDERAGE DRINKING.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
            (1) increase enforcement of underage drinking that occurs
        at house parties across the nation and instances of adults
        providing alcohol to people under age 21;
            (2) inform the public of the legal consequences of
        providing alcohol to people under the minimum drinking age of
        21;
            (3) educate the public that the majority of people who
        drink underage are obtaining their alcohol from social sources
        such as family and friends; and
            (4) enhance, not supplant, effective local community
        initiatives for enforcing underage drinking laws.
    (b) Authorization of Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Juvenile
        Justice and Delinquency Programs (in this section referred to
        as the ``Director'') shall award grants to States and units of
        local government to implement and evaluate enforcement and
        public education programs aimed at reducing the provision of
        alcohol by social sources to underage drinkers as part of the
        Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program.
            (2) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds provided under this
        section shall be used to supplement and not supplant funds
        expended for existing programs related to the prevention of
        underage drinking and the enforcement of underage drinking
        laws.
    (c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), a State or unit of local government, or a consortia of
States or such units, shall prepare and submit to the Director an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Director may require, which shall include--
            (1) a description of the activities to be carried out under
        the grant; and
            (2) an assurance that the applicant will submit to the
        Director an annual report concerning the effectiveness of the
        programs and activities carried out under the grant.
    (d) Uses of Funds.--Each State or unit of local government that
receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to carry
out the activities described in the application submitted by such State
or unit under subsection (c).
    (e) Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 6 percent of a grant
awarded under this section may be expended for administrative expenses.
    (f) Definition.--In this section, the term ``social source'' means
a noncommercial individual (including family members, friends or other
individuals) who intentionally provide or serve alcohol to underage
drinkers or knowingly allow underage drinking to occur on property they
own, lease or otherwise control (recognizing that State laws do provide
exceptions for some individuals under certain circumstances).
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2008 and 2009, and such sums as may be necessary for each
subsequent fiscal year.

SEC. 5. IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in his
role as Chair of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the
Prevention of Underage Drinking authorized in section 519B(c) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-25b(c)), shall work with
members of such Committee to improve Federal collection of data related
to underage drinking by ensuring that federally funded surveys related
to underage drinking collect and report data in a consistent manner to
accurately reflect underage drinking that allows users of such data
to--
            (1) compare the results of surveys conducted and reports
        issued by various entities; and
            (2) isolate such data with respect to the demographic
        category of individuals who are under the age of 21.
    (b) Establishment of Federal Data Collection Improvement
Committee.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human
        Services, in his role as Chair of the Interagency Coordinating
        Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking, shall
        establish a Federal data improvement committee with
        representatives from each member of the Interagency
        Coordinating Committee.
            (2) Committee tasks.--In working to improve Federal data
        collection on underage drinking, the Federal data improvement
        committee under paragraph (1) shall undertake the following
        efforts in addition to any other tasks requested by the
        Secretary:
                    (A) The committee shall review ways to preserve
                trend data while simultaneously increasing the
                consistency of data collection.
                    (B) The Committee shall review all Federal data
                collected on underage drinking and ensure that all data
                collected allows for the demographic breakdown of data
                related to individuals who are under the age of 21.
                    (C) The Committee shall review State data that is
                made available from research conducted or supported by
                States, that is gathered in whole or in part with the
                use of Federal funds to ensure timely reporting and
                publishing of State data on underage drinking.
                    (D) The Committee shall consult with the Substance
                Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to
                ensure continuation and expansion of work between State
                Epidemiological Work Groups and statewide advisory
                committees for the Strategic Prevention Framework State
                Incentive Grants in improving data collection on
                underage drinking.
                    (E) The Committee shall establish short-term and
                long-term goals with respect to improving Federal data
                collection not later than one year after the date of
                the enactment of this Act.
                    (F) The Committee shall consult with States, public
                and private entities (including institutions of higher
                education), public health and consumer organizations,
                the beverage alcohol industry, and other users of
                Federal data on underage drinking with respect to the
                use of such Federal data and recommendations for
                improvements to the collection and reporting of such
                Federal data.

SEC. 6. GRANTS TO INCREASE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL-BASED EFFORTS
              TO PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING.

    (a) Authorization of Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall award
        grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies to
        develop and implement innovative and effective programs to
        increase parental awareness and involvement in reducing
        underage drinking in elementary and secondary schools.
            (2) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds provided under this
        section shall be used to supplement and not supplant funds
        expended for the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
        Act.
    (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), a local educational agency shall prepare and submit to
the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require. Such
application shall include--
            (1) a description of the activities to be carried out under
        the grant;
            (2) an assurance that such activities will meet the
        principles of effectiveness described in section 4115 of the
        Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (20 U.S.C.
        7115); and
            (3) an assurance that the applicant will evaluate its
        program and submit a report to the Secretary concerning the
        effectiveness of the programs and activities carried out under
        the grant.
    (c) Highlight Existing Effective Programs.--The Secretary shall
identify existing, effective, national programs that increase
interaction between parents and children to prevent underage drinking,
and shall disseminate information on those programs to local
educational agencies as model programs for replication at the local
level.
    (d) Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 6 percent of a grant
awarded under this section may be expended for administrative expenses.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2008 and 2009, and such sums as may be necessary for each
subsequent fiscal year.

Output:
Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) understanding which programs are effective in reducing underage drinking will maximize scarce federal resources and help confront underage drinking in a more effective, cost-efficient manner; (2) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration should explore ways to expand and improve evaluation efforts; and (3) federal agencies should strive to evaluate all federally funded underage drinking programs and modify programs as needed to reach maximum effectiveness.

Requires the Director of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs to award grants to states and local governments to implement and evaluate enforcement and public education programs aimed at reducing the provision of alcohol by social sources to underage drinkers as part of the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as Chair of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking, to: (1) work with members of that Committee to improve federal data collection by ensuring that federally funded surveys related to underage drinking collect and report data in a consistent manner; and (2) establish a federal data improvement committee.

Requires the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies to develop and implement innovative and effective programs to increase parental awareness and involvement in reducing underage drinking in elementary and secondary schools; and (2) identify existing, effective, national programs that increase parent-child interaction to prevent underage drinking and disseminate that information to such agencies for replication at the local level.