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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. BAITING OF MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS.

    Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 704) is
amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Prohibition of Baiting.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Baited area.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `baited area'
                        means--
                                    ``(I) any area on which salt,
                                grain, or other feed has been placed,
                                exposed, deposited, distributed, or
                                scattered, if the salt, grain, or feed
                                could lure or attract migratory game
                                birds; and
                                    ``(II) in the case of waterfowl,
                                cranes (family Gruidae), and coots
                                (family Rallidae), a standing,
                                unharvested crop that has been
                                manipulated through activities such as
                                mowing, discing, or rolling, unless the
                                activities are normal agricultural
                                practices.
                            ``(ii) Exclusions.--An area shall not be
                        considered to be a `baited area' if the area--
                                    ``(I) has been treated with a
                                normal agricultural practice;
                                    ``(II) has standing crops that have
                                not been manipulated; or
                                    ``(III) has standing crops that
                                have been or are flooded.
                    ``(B) Baiting.--The term `baiting' means the direct
                or indirect placing, exposing, depositing,
                distributing, or scattering of salt, grain, or other
                feed that could lure or attract migratory game birds
                to, on, or over any areas on which a hunter is
                attempting to take migratory game birds.
                    ``(C) Migratory game bird.--The term `migratory
                game bird' means migratory bird species--
                            ``(i) that are within the taxonomic
                        families of Anatidae, Columbidae, Gruidae,
                        Rallidae, and Scolopacidae; and
                            ``(ii) for which open seasons are
                        prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.
                    ``(D) Normal agricultural practice.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `normal
                        agricultural practice' means any practice in 1
                        annual growing season that--
                                    ``(I) is carried out in order to
                                produce a marketable crop, including
                                planting, harvest, post-harvest, or
                                soil conservation practices; and
                                    ``(II) is recommended for the
                                successful harvest of a given crop by
                                the applicable State office of the
                                Cooperative Extension System of the
                                Department of Agriculture, in
                                consultation with, and if requested,
                                the concurrence of, the head of the
                                applicable State department of fish and
                                wildlife.
                            ``(ii) Inclusions.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Subject to
                                subclause (II), the term `normal
                                agricultural practice' includes the
                                destruction of a crop in accordance
                                with practices required by the Federal
                                Crop Insurance Corporation for
                                agricultural producers to obtain crop
                                insurance under the Federal Crop
                                Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)
                                on land on which a crop during the
                                current or immediately preceding crop
                                year was not harvestable due to a
                                natural disaster (including any
                                hurricane, storm, tornado, flood, high
                                water, wind-driven water, tidal wave,
                                tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption,
                                landslide, mudslide, drought, fire,
                                snowstorm, or other catastrophe that is
                                declared a major disaster by the
                                President in accordance with section
                                401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
                                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
                                U.S.C. 5170)).
                                    ``(II) Limitations.--The term
                                `normal agricultural practice' only
                                includes a crop described in subclause
                                (I) that has been destroyed or
                                manipulated through activities that
                                include (but are not limited to)
                                mowing, discing, or rolling if the
                                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
                                certifies that flooding was not an
                                acceptable method of destruction to
                                obtain crop insurance under the Federal
                                Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et
                                seq.).
                    ``(E) Waterfowl.--The term `waterfowl' means native
                species of the family Anatidae.
            ``(2) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any person--
                    ``(A) to take any migratory game bird by baiting or
                on or over any baited area, if the person knows or
                reasonably should know that the area is a baited area;
                or
                    ``(B) to place or direct the placement of bait on
                or adjacent to an area for the purpose of causing,
                inducing, or allowing any person to take or attempt to
                take any migratory game bird by baiting or on or over
                the baited area.
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Interior may
        promulgate regulations to implement this subsection.
            ``(4) Reports.--Annually, the Secretary of Agriculture
        shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior a report that
        describes any changes to normal agricultural practices across
        the range of crops grown by agricultural producers in each
        region of the United States in which the recommendations are
        provided to agricultural producers.''.

Output: Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to revise standards for determining what constitutes baiting for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds.  A baited area, in the case of waterfowl, cranes, and coots, includes a standing, unharvested crop that has been manipulated through activities such as mowing, discing, or rolling, unless the activities are normal agricultural practices. An area is not considered to be a baited area if it: (1) has been treated with a normal agricultural practice, (2) has standing crops that have not been manipulated, or (3) has standing crops that have been or are flooded. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must submit to the Department of the Interior a report on changes to normal agricultural practices across the range of crops grown by agricultural producers in each region of the United States in which USDA harvest practice recommendations are provided to agricultural producers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Money Transfer
Disclosure Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.

    (a) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the appropriate
        Federal agencies shall jointly prescribe regulations that
        require any financial institution or money transmitting
        business which initiates an international money transfer on
        behalf of a consumer (whether or not the consumer maintains an
        account at such institution or business) to make a good faith
        effort to provide the following disclosures to the consumer
        before the consummation of the transaction:
                    (A) Any fees to be charged to the recipient,
                including any exchange rate or currency conversion
                fees.
                    (B) A final itemization of all costs to the
                consumer, which would include all fees charged, for the
                remittance.
                    (C) The exact amount of foreign currency to be
                received by the recipient in the foreign country.
            (2) Good faith effort.--For purposes of paragraph (1), good
        faith effort requires honesty in fact and all commercially
        reasonable efforts to provide the disclosures based on the most
        accurate information reasonably available to the financial
        institution or money transmitting business at the time of the
        international money transfer.
    (b) Language Requirement.--The disclosures required under
subsection (a) shall be in English and in the same language, if other
than English, as the language principally used by the financial
institution or money transmitting business, or any of its agents, to
advertise, solicit, or negotiate, either orally or in writing, at the
office of the institution or business at which the international money
transfer is initiated.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Appropriate federal agency.--The term ``appropriate
        Federal agency'' means--
                    (A) the appropriate Federal banking agency, in the
                case of any insured depository institution (as such
                terms are defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit
                Insurance Act);
                    (B) the National Credit Union Administration, in
                the case of any credit union (as defined in section 101
                of the Federal Credit Union Act); and
                    (C) the Federal Trade Commission, in the case of
                any financial institution or money transmitting
                business that is not an insured depository institution
                or insured credit union.
            (2) International money transfer.--The term ``international
        money transfer'' means any money transmitting service
        originating in the United States and involving an international
        transaction which is provided by a financial institution or a
        money transmitting business.
            (3) Money transmitting service.--The term ``money
        transmitting service'' has the meaning given to such term in
        section 5330(d)(2) of title 31, United States Code.
            (4) Money transmitting business.--The term ``money
        transmitting business'' means any business which--
                    (A) provides check cashing, currency exchange, or
                money transmitting or remittance services, or issues or
                redeems money orders, travelers' checks, and other
                similar instruments; and
                    (B) is not a depository institution (as defined in
                section 5313(g) of title 31, United States Code).
    (d) Administrative Enforcement.--
                    (1) Depository institutions.--
                    (A) In general.--Compliance with the requirements
                imposed under this section shall be enforced under--
                            (i) section 8 of the Federal Deposit
                        Insurance Act, in the case of an insured
                        depository institution, by the appropriate
                        Federal banking agency (as such terms are
                        defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit
                        Insurance Act); and
                            (ii) the Federal Credit Union Act, in the
                        case of any insured credit union (as defined in
                        section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act),
                        by the National Credit Union Administration.
                    (B) Applicability of other laws.--
                            (i) Violations of this section.--For the
                        purpose of the exercise by any agency referred
                        to in subparagraph (A) of its powers under any
                        Act referred to in that subparagraph, a
                        violation of any requirement imposed under this
                        section shall be deemed to be a violation of a
                        requirement imposed under that Act.
                            (ii) Other authority.--In addition to its
                        powers under any provision of law specifically
                        referred to in subparagraph (A), each of the
                        agencies referred to in such subparagraph may
                        exercise, for the purpose of enforcing
                        compliance with any requirement imposed under
                        this section, any other authority conferred on
                        it by law.
            (2) Other money transmitting businesses.--
                    (A) Appropriate federal regulator.--Except to the
                extent that enforcement of the requirements imposed
                under this section is specifically committed to some
                other Government agency under paragraph (1), the
                Federal Trade Commission shall enforce such
                requirements.
                    (B) Applicability of other laws.--
                            (i) Violations of this section.--For the
                        purpose of the exercise by the Federal Trade
                        Commission of its functions and powers under
                        the Federal Trade Commission Act, a violation
                        of any requirement imposed under this section
                        shall be deemed a violation of a requirement
                        imposed under that Act.
                            (ii) Other authority.--All of the functions
                        and powers of the Federal Trade Commission
                        under the Federal Trade Commission Act are
                        available to the Commission to enforce
                        compliance by any person subject to the
                        jurisdiction of the Commission with the
                        requirements imposed under this section,
                        irrespective of whether that person is engaged
                        in commerce or meets any other jurisdictional
                        tests in the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to any international
money transfer initiated in the United States after the end of the 3-
month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
International Money Transfer Disclosure Act - Directs certain Federal agencies to jointly prescribe regulations requiring a financial institution or money transmitting business which initiates an international money transfer on behalf of a consumer to make a good faith effort to disclose to the consumer before consummation of the transaction: (1) any fees to be charged to the recipient, including any exchange rate or currency conversion fees; (2) a final itemization of all costs to the consumer for the remittance; and (3) the exact amount of foreign currency to be received by the recipient in the foreign country.

Mandates that such disclosures take place in English and in the same language, if other than English, as the language principally used by the financial institution or money transmitting business to advertise, solicit, or negotiate at its office where the international money transfer is initiated.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health First Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING GRANTS.

    Section 520J of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-41)
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 520J. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING GRANTS.

    ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator,
shall award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian
tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit private entities to
initiate and sustain mental health first aid training programs.
    ``(b) Program Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible for funding under
        subsection (a), a mental health first aid training program
        shall--
                    ``(A) be designed to train individuals in the
                categories listed in paragraph (2) to accomplish the
                objectives described in paragraph (3);
                    ``(B) ensure that training is conducted by trainers
                that are properly licensed and credentialed by
                nonprofit entities as designated by the Secretary; and
                    ``(C) include--
                            ``(i) at a minimum--
                                    ``(I) a core live training course
                                for individuals in the categories
                                listed in paragraph (2) on the skills,
                                resources, and knowledge to assist
                                individuals in crisis to connect with
                                appropriate local mental health care
                                services;
                                    ``(II) training on mental health
                                resources, including the location of
                                community mental health centers
                                described in section 1913(c), in the
                                State and local community; and
                                    ``(III) training on action plans
                                and protocols for referral to such
                                resources; and
                            ``(ii) where feasible, continuing education
                        and updated training for individuals in the
                        categories listed in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Categories of individuals to be trained.--The
        categories of individuals listed in this paragraph are the
        following:
                    ``(A) Emergency services personnel and other first
                responders.
                    ``(B) Police officers and other law enforcement
                personnel.
                    ``(C) Teachers and school administrators.
                    ``(D) Human resources professionals.
                    ``(E) Faith community leaders.
                    ``(F) Nurses and other primary care personnel.
                    ``(G) Students enrolled in an elementary school, a
                secondary school, or an institution of higher
                education.
                    ``(H) The parents of students described in
                subparagraph (G).
                    ``(I) Veterans.
                    ``(J) Other individuals, audiences or training
                populations as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Objectives of training.--To be eligible for funding
        under subsection (a), a mental health first aid training
        program shall be designed to train individuals in the
        categories listed in paragraph (2) to accomplish each of the
        following objectives (as appropriate for the individuals to be
        trained, taking into consideration their age):
                    ``(A) Safe de-escalation of crisis situations.
                    ``(B) Recognition of the signs and symptoms of
                mental illness, including such common psychiatric
                conditions as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major
                clinical depression, and anxiety disorders.
                    ``(C) Timely referral to mental health services in
                the early stages of developing mental disorders in
                order to--
                            ``(i) avoid more costly subsequent
                        behavioral health care; and
                            ``(ii) enhance the effectiveness of mental
                        health services.
    ``(c) Distribution of Awards.--In awarding grants under this
section, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) ensure that grants are equitably distributed among
        the geographical regions of the United States; and
            ``(2) pay particular attention to the mental health
        training needs of populations and target audiences residing in
        rural areas.
    ``(d) Application.--A State, political subdivision of a State,
Indian tribe, tribal organization, or nonprofit private entity that
desires a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require, including a plan for the rigorous
evaluation of activities that are carried out with funds received under
such grant.
    ``(e) Evaluation.--A State, political subdivision of a State,
Indian tribe, tribal organization, or nonprofit private entity that
receives a grant under this section shall prepare and submit an
evaluation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require,
including an evaluation of activities carried out with funds received
under such grant and a process and outcome evaluation.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year
2014 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2015
and 2016.''.

Output: Mental Health First Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to award grants to initiate and sustain mental health first aid training programs. Requires such a program to include: (1) core live training courses on the skills, resources, and knowledge necessary to assist individuals in crisis to connect with appropriate local mental health care services; (2) training on mental health resources, including the location of community mental health centers in the state and local community; and (3) training on action plans and protocols for referral to such resources. Sets forth the categories of individuals to be trained under the program, including emergency services personnel and other first responders, police officers and law enforcement personnel, teachers and school administrators, human resources professionals, faith community leaders, nurses and other primary care personnel, students enrolled in school, parents of students, veterans, and other individuals, audiences or training populations as appropriate. Requires such programs to train individuals to accomplish: (1) safe de-escalation of crisis situations, (2) recognition of the signs and symptoms of mental illness, and (3) timely referral to mental health services in the early stages of developing mental disorders. Requires the Secretary, in awarding grants, to: (1) ensure that grants are equitably distributed among the geographical regions of the United States, and (2) pay particular attention to the mental health training needs of populations and target audiences residing in rural areas.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mandate Prevention Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. LEGISLATION SUBJECT TO POINT OF ORDER.

    (a) In General.--Section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and by inserting ``;
and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or
        conference report that would increase the direct costs of
        Federal private sector mandates by an amount that causes the
        thresholds specified in section 424(b)(1) to be exceeded,
        unless--
                    ``(A) the bill, joint resolution, amendment,
                motion, or conference report provides new budget
                authority or new entitlement authority in the House of
                Representatives or direct spending authority in the
                Senate for each fiscal year for such mandates included
                in the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or
                conference report in an amount equal to or exceeding
                the direct costs of such mandate; or
                    ``(B) the bill, joint resolution, amendment,
                motion, or conference report includes an authorization
                for appropriations in an amount equal to or exceeding
                the direct costs of such mandate, and--
                            ``(i) identifies a specific dollar amount
                        of the direct costs of such mandate for each
                        year up to 10 years during which such mandate
                        shall be in effect under the bill, joint
                        resolution, amendment, motion or conference
                        report, and such estimate is consistent with
                        the estimate determined under subsection (e)
                        for each fiscal year;
                            ``(ii) identifies any appropriation bill
                        that is expected to provide for Federal funding
                        of the direct cost referred to under clause
                        (i); and
                            ``(iii)(I) provides that for any fiscal
                        year the responsible Federal agency shall
                        determine whether there are insufficient
                        appropriations for that fiscal year to provide
                        for the direct costs under clause (i) of such
                        mandate, and shall (no later than 30 days after
                        the beginning of the fiscal year) notify the
                        appropriate authorizing committees of Congress
                        of the determination and submit either--
                                    ``(aa) a statement that the agency
                                has determined, based on a re-estimate
                                of the direct costs of such mandate,
                                after consultation with State, local,
                                and tribal governments, that the amount
                                appropriated is sufficient to pay for
                                the direct costs of such mandate; or
                                    ``(bb) legislative recommendations
                                for either implementing a less costly
                                mandate or making such mandate
                                ineffective for the fiscal year;
                            ``(II) provides for expedited procedures
                        for the consideration of the statement or
                        legislative recommendations referred to in
                        subclause (I) by Congress no later than 30 days
                        after the statement or recommendations are
                        submitted to Congress; and
                            ``(III) provides that such mandate shall--
                                    ``(aa) in the case of a statement
                                referred to in subclause (I)(aa), cease
                                to be effective 60 days after the
                                statement is submitted unless Congress
                                has approved the agency's determination
                                by joint resolution during the 60-day
                                period;
                                    ``(bb) cease to be effective 60
                                days after the date the legislative
                                recommendations of the responsible
                                Federal agency are submitted to
                                Congress under subclause (I)(bb) unless
                                Congress provides otherwise by law; or
                                    ``(cc) in the case that such
                                mandate that has not yet taken effect,
                                continue not to be effective unless
                                Congress provides otherwise by law.''.
    (b) Committee on Appropriations.--Section 425(c)(1) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting ``or a Federal
private sector mandate'' after ``Federal intergovernmental mandate''
each place it appears.
    (c) Determinations of Federal Private Sector Mandate Levels.--
Section 425(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by
inserting ``and Federal private sector mandates'' after ``Federal
mandates''.

SEC. 3. UNFUNDED MANDATES POINT OF ORDER IN THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF
              REPRESENTATIVES.

    Clause 11(b) of rule XVIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended by inserting before the period the
following: ``or a Federal private sector mandate the direct costs of
which exceed the threshold otherwise specified for a reported bill or
joint resolution in section 424(b)(1) of such Act''.

SEC. 4. EQUALIZATION OF THRESHOLD BETWEEN PRIVATE SECTOR AND
              INTERGOVERNMENTAL MANDATES.

    Section 424(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is
amended by striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``$50,000,000''.

Output:
Mandate Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to make it out of order to consider in either chamber of Congress any legislation that would increase the direct costs of federal private sector mandates by an amount that causes the applicable thresholds to be exceeded, unless the legislation: (1) provides new budget or entitlement authority in the House of Representatives or direct spending authority in the Senate for each fiscal year for such mandates in an amount equal to or exceeding the direct costs of each such mandate; or (2) includes an authorization of appropriations in an amount equal to or exceeding the direct costs of such mandates and makes other specified arrangements for up to 10 years during which each mandate shall be in effect under the legislation.

Applies such prohibition to any legislative provision increasing direct costs of a federal private sector mandate (currently, federal intergovernmental mandate only) in any legislation reported by a congressional appropriations committee.

Amends Rule XVIII (The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union) of the Rules of the House to state that the Committee of the Whole may be precluded from considering an amendment proposing only to strike an unfunded federal private sector mandate from the portion of the bill then open to amendment only by specific terms of a special order of the House.

Amends the CBA to equalize the threshold between private sector and intergovernmental mandates.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Trade
Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3. Independent litigation authority.
Sec. 4. Specialized administrative law judges.
Sec. 5. Civil penalties for violations of the Federal Trade Commission
                            Act.
Sec. 6. Application of Federal Trade Commission Act to tax-exempt
                            organizations.
Sec. 7. Aiding and abetting a violation.
Sec. 8. Permissive administrative procedure for consumer protection
                            rules.
Sec. 9. Rulemaking procedure for subprime lending mortgages and
                            nontraditional mortgage loans.
Sec. 10. Harmonizing FTC rules with banking agency rulemaking.
Sec. 11. Enforcement by State attorneys general.
Sec. 12. Harmonization of national do-not-call registry and effect on
                            State laws.
Sec. 13. FTC study of alcoholic beverage marketing practices.
Sec. 14. Common carrier exception.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The text of section 25 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 57c) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out the functions, powers, and duties of the Commission--
            ``(1) $264,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
            ``(2) $290,400,000 for fiscal year 2010;
            ``(3) $319,400,000 for fiscal year 2011;
            ``(4) $351,400,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            ``(5) $386,500,000 for fiscal year 2013;
            ``(6) $425,200,000 for fiscal year 2014; and
            ``(7) $467,700,000 for fiscal year 2015.
    ``(b) Litigation and Internet Commerce Technology.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Commission $20,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2009 through 2015 to be used by the Commission to improve
technology in support of the Commission's competition and consumer
protection missions.
    ``(c) International Technical Assistance.--From amounts
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), the Commission may spend up to
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2015 to continue and
enhance its provision of international technical assistance with
respect to foreign consumer protection and competition regimes.''.

SEC. 3. INDEPENDENT LITIGATION AUTHORITY.

    Section 16(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 56(a))
is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting ``(1) The
        Commission may commence, defend, or intervene in, and supervise
        the litigation of any civil action involving this Act
        (including an action to collect a civil penalty) and any appeal
        of such action in its own name by any of its attorneys
        designated by it for such purpose. The Commission shall notify
        the Attorney General of any such action and may consult with
        the Attorney General with respect to any such action or request
        the Attorney General on behalf of the Commission to commence,
        defend, or intervene in any such action.'';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) and
        inserting ``(A) The Commission may represent itself through any
        of its attorneys designated by it for such purpose before the
        Supreme Court in any civil action in which the Commission
        represented itself pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) or may
        request the Attorney General to represent the Commission before
        the Supreme Court in any such action.''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraph
        (5) as paragraph (4).

SEC. 4. SPECIALIZED ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.

    (a) In General.--In appointing administrative law judges under
section 3105 of title 5, United States Code, to conduct hearings and
render initial decisions in formal adjudicative matters before it, the
Federal Trade Commission may give preference to administrative law
judges who have experience with antitrust or trade regulation
litigation and who are familiar with the kinds of economic analysis
associated with such litigation.
    (b) Details.--If the Commission asks the Office of Personnel
Management to assign an administrative law judge under section 3344 of
title 5, United States Code, to conduct a hearing or render an initial
decision in a formal adjudicative matter before it, the Commission may
request the assignment of an administrative law judge who has
experience with antitrust or trade regulation litigation and is
familiar with the kinds of economic analysis associated with such
litigation and the Office of Personnel Management shall comply with the
request to the maximum extent feasible.

SEC. 5. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
              ACT.

    Section 5(m)(1)(A) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C.
45(m)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``this Act, or'' after ``violates'' the
        first place it appears; and
            (2) by inserting ``a violation of this Act or such act is''
        after ``such act is''.

SEC. 6. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT TO TAX-EXEMPT
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44) is
amended by striking ``members.'' in the second full paragraph and
inserting ``members, and includes an organization described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.''.

SEC. 7. AIDING AND ABETTING A VIOLATION.

    Section 10 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 50) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``It is unlawful for any person to aid or abet another in violating
any provision of this Act or any other Act enforceable by the
Commission.''.

SEC. 8. PERMISSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION
              RULES.

    (a) In General.--Section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 57a) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(k) Alternative Rulemaking Procedure.--The Commission may, by
majority vote of the full Commission, dispense with the requirements of
other provisions of this section and of section 22 of this Act with
respect to rulemaking involving a consumer protection matter (as
determined by the Commission). If the Commission dispenses with such
requirements with respect to such a rulemaking, it shall conduct such
rulemaking in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States
Code, and in such case the provisions for judicial review of rules
promulgated under section 553 of title 5 shall apply.''.

SEC. 9. RULEMAKING PROCEDURE FOR SUBPRIME LENDING MORTGAGES AND
              NONTRADITIONAL MORTGAGE LOANS.

    Section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a), as
amended by section 8, is further amended by adding at the end thereof
the following:
    ``(l) Special Rule for Certain Mortgage-Related Rulemakings.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, section 22 of this
Act, or any other provision of law, the Commission shall conduct
rulemaking proceedings with respect to subprime mortgage lending and
nontraditional mortgage loans in accordance with section 553 of title
5, United States Code, and the provisions for judicial review of rules
promulgated under section 553 of title 5 shall apply.''.

SEC. 10. HARMONIZING FTC RULES WITH BANKING AGENCY RULEMAKING.

    (a) In General.--The second sentence of section 18(f)(1) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(f)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Board of Governors of the Federal
        Reserve System (with respect to banks) and the Federal Home
        Loan Bank Board (with respect to savings and loan institutions
        described in paragraph (3))'' and inserting ``Each Federal
        banking agency (with respect to the depository institutions
        each such agency supervises)''; and
            (2) by inserting ``in consultation with the Commission''
        after ``shall prescribe regulations''.
    (b) FTC Concurrent Rulemaking.--Section 18(f)(1) of such Act is
further amended by inserting after the second sentence the following:
``Such regulations shall be prescribed jointly by such agencies to the
extent practicable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, whenever such agencies commence such a rulemaking proceeding,
the Commission, with respect to the entities within its jurisdiction
under this Act, may commence a rulemaking proceeding and prescribe
regulations in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States
Code. If the Commission commences such a rulemaking proceeding, the
Commission, the Federal banking agencies, and the National Credit Union
Administration Board shall consult and coordinate with each other so
that the regulations prescribed by each such agency are consistent with
and comparable to the regulations prescribed by each other such agency
to the extent practicable.''.
    (c) GAO Study and Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to
Congress a report on the status of regulations of the Federal banking
agencies and the National Credit Union Administration regarding unfair
and deceptive acts or practices by the depository institutions.
    (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 18(f) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(f)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``banks or savings and loan
                institutions described in paragraph (3), each agency
                specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection
                shall establish'' and inserting ``depository
                institutions and Federal credit unions, the Federal
                banking agencies and the National Credit Union
                Administration Board shall each establish''; and
                    (B) by striking ``banks or savings and loan
                institutions described in paragraph (3), subject to its
                jurisdiction'' before the period and inserting
                ``depository institutions or Federal credit unions
                subject to the jurisdiction of such agency or Board'';
            (2) in the sixth sentence of paragraph (1) (as amended by
        subsection (b))--
                    (A) by striking ``each such Board'' and inserting
                ``each such banking agency and the National Credit
                Union Administration Board'';
                    (B) by striking ``banks or savings and loan
                institutions described in paragraph (3)'' each place
                such term appears and inserting ``depository
                institutions subject to the jurisdiction of such
                agency'';
                    (C) by striking ``(A) any such Board'' and
                inserting ``(A) any such Federal banking agency or the
                National Credit Union Administration Board''; and
                    (D) by striking ``with respect to banks, savings
                and loan institutions'' and inserting ``with respect to
                depository institutions'';
            (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new
        sentence: ``For purposes of this subsection, the terms `Federal
        banking agency' and `depository institution' have the same
        meaning as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance
        Act.'';
            (4) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ``than'' after
        ``(other'';
            (5) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``by the Director of the
        Office of Thrift Supervision'' before the period at the end;
            (6) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``by the National Credit
        Union Administration'' before the period at the end; and
            (7) in paragraph (6), by striking ``the Board of Governors
        of the Federal Reserve System'' and inserting ``any Federal
        banking agency or the National Credit Union Administration
        Board''.

SEC. 11. ENFORCEMENT BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (f), a State, as
parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of its residents in
an appropriate State or district court of the United States to enforce
the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act or any other Act
enforced by the Federal Trade Commission to obtain penalties and relief
provided under such Acts whenever the attorney general of the State has
reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have
been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of a
subprime mortgage lending rule or a nontraditional mortgage loan rule
promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission.
    (b) Notice.--The State shall serve written notice to the Commission
of any civil action under subsection (a) at least 60 days prior to
initiating such civil action. The notice shall include a copy of the
complaint to be filed to initiate such civil action, except that if it
is not feasible for the State to provide such prior notice, the State
shall provide notice immediately upon instituting such civil action.
    (c) Intervention by FTC.--Upon receiving the notice required by
subsection (b), the Commission may intervene in such civil action and
upon intervening--
            (1) be heard on all matters arising in such civil action;
            (2) remove the action to the appropriate United States
        district court; and
            (3) file petitions for appeal of a decision in such civil
        action.
    (d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall prevent the
attorney general of a State from exercising the powers conferred on the
attorney general by the laws of such State to conduct investigations or
to administer oaths or affirmations or to compel the attendance of
witnesses or the production of documentary and other evidence. Nothing
in this section shall prohibit the attorney general of a State, or
other authorized State officer, from proceeding in State or Federal
court on the basis of an alleged violation of any civil or criminal
statute of that State.
    (e) Venue; Service of Process; Joinder.--In a civil action brought
under subsection (a)--
            (1) the venue shall be a judicial district in which the
        lender or a related party operates or is authorized to do
        business;
            (2) process may be served without regard to the territorial
        limits of the district or of the State in which the civil
        action is instituted; and
            (3) a person who participated with a lender or related
        party to an alleged violation that is being litigated in the
        civil action may be joined in the civil action without regard
        to the residence of the person.
    (f) Preemptive Action by FTC.--Whenever a civil action or an
administrative action has been instituted by or on behalf of the
Commission for violation of any rule described under (a), no State may,
during the pendency of such action instituted by or on behalf of the
Commission, institute a civil action under subsection (a) against any
defendant named in the complaint in such action for violation of any
rule as alleged in such complaint.
    (g) Award of Costs and Fees.--If the attorney general of a State
prevails in any civil action under subsection (a), the State can
recover reasonable costs and attorney fees from the lender or related
party.

SEC. 12. HARMONIZATION OF NATIONAL DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY AND EFFECT ON
              STATE LAWS.

    (a) Amendment of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse
Prevention Act.--Section 5 of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and
Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6105) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following:
    ``(d) State Laws Not Preempted.--Nothing in this Act or the Do-Not-
Call Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 note) preempts any State law
that imposes more restrictive requirements on intrastate or interstate
telemarketing to telephone numbers on a do-not-call registry maintained
by that State.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 227(e)(1) of the Communications
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ``interstate
or'' after ``restrictive''.

SEC. 13. FTC STUDY OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE MARKETING PRACTICES.

    Within 2 years after the Federal Trade Commission completes its
study entitled Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry and every 2
years thereafter, the Commission shall transmit a report to the
Congress on advertising and marketing practices for alcoholic
beverages, together with such recommendations, including legislative
recommendations, as the Commission deems appropriate. In preparing the
report, the Commission shall consider information contained in reports
by the Secretary of Health and Human services under section 519B of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-25b), and shall include, to
the extent feasible, data on measured and unmeasured media by brand and
type of beverage, and data on expenditures for slotting and
discounting.

SEC. 14. COMMON CARRIER EXCEPTION.

    Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44) is
amended by striking the paragraph containing the definition of the term
``Acts to regulate commerce'' and inserting the following:
    ```Acts to regulate commerce' means subtitle IV of title 49, United
States Code, and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto.''.

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Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the powers and duties of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and to improve technology regarding the FTC's competition and consumer protection missions.

Authorizes the FTC to directly handle civil actions under the Act or to request the Attorney General do so.

Allows the FTC to give appointment preference to administrative judges with antitrust or trade regulation litigation and related economic analysis experience.

Permits the FTC to commence a civil action to recover civil penalties in a district court for any violation of the Act.

Permits the FTC to enforce the Act against nonprofit organizations.

Authorizes the FTC to operate under general federal law rulemaking and judicial review provisions instead of under rulemaking provisions of the Act.

Requires that the FTC, notwithstanding any other provision of law, conduct rulemaking proceedings regarding subprime mortgage lending and nontraditional mortgage loans in accordance with such general rulemaking and judicial review provisions.

Transfers to each federal banking agency, with respect to depository institutions, the authority to prescribe regulations governing unfair or deceptive practices by banks and savings and loan institutions currently vested in the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (regarding banks) and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (regarding savings and loan institutions).

Allows a state, except during an FTC action, to bring an action to enforce the Act or any other Act enforced by the FTC regarding violation of an FTC subprime mortgage lending or nontraditional mortgage loan rule.

Amends the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act to state that more restrictive state laws are not preempted.

Provides for an FTC study of alcoholic beverage marketing.

Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to remove references to the Communications Act of 1934 from the definition of "Acts to regulate commerce."


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Enforcement Review
Commission Act''.

SEC. 2. CREATION OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REVIEW COMMISSION.

    There is established the Immigration Enforcement Review Commission
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Review Commission''). The Review
Commission shall be comprised of a Board of Commissioners, an
Investigations Office, and a Community Outreach Office. In the
execution of its duties, the Review Commission shall comply with the
requirements established in this Act. The Immigration and
Naturalization Service and the Customs Service (hereinafter referred to
as ``the Services'') shall cooperate fully with the Review Commission
and its employees in carrying out the duties of the Review Commission
under this Act, and shall provide to the Commission such records as the
Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF REVIEW COMMISSION.

    The Review Commission shall be responsible for investigating
complaints of civil rights abuses against the Services, employees of
the Services, their divisions, or any facilities where detainees are
held in Service custody. Based upon its findings, the Review Commission
shall make recommendations to the Services to discipline Service
employees responsible for committing abuses. The Review Commission
shall also make policy recommendations to the Services as appropriate.

SEC. 4. REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) Composition of the Board of Commissioners.--The Board of
Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as the ``Board'') shall be
composed of 7 members who shall be appointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The President shall
designate one member to serve as Director of the Board of
Commissioners. Not more than 4 members may be of the same political
party. The members of the Board shall be full-time employees.
    (b) Appointments and Terms of Office.--
            (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term of each
        Commissioner shall be 6 years.
            (2) Of the members first appointed, 4 shall be appointed to
        terms of 3 years. Not more than 2 members appointed under this
        paragraph may be of the same political party.
            (3) A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before
        the expiration of the term for which that member's predecessor
        was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that
        term.
            (4) No person shall serve as a member of the Board for more
        than 2 terms.
    (c) Compensation.--Each member of the Board shall receive
compensation at the annual rate of basic pay in effect for level V of
the Executive Schedule.
    (d) Eligibility.--A member of the Board may not have been employed
by the Services within the period beginning 5 years before appointment,
or employed by any law enforcement agency within the period beginning 1
year before appointment.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Investigations Office.--The Review Commission shall employ such
investigative personnel as the Board considers advisable, in accordance
with the civil service and classification laws. Investigators shall be
charged with the responsibility of investigating all complaints brought
to the Review Commission's attention.
    (b) Community Outreach Office.--The Board shall appoint a Director
of Community Outreach. The Director of Community Outreach shall
establish local community task forces to improve the working
relationship between the Services and local community groups and
organizations.
    (c) Review Commission Facilities.--The Review Commission shall
establish a headquarters and 3 regional offices. The Review Commission
may not maintain offices in a facility under the control or operation
of the Services, or any facility in which either of the Services
occupies space.
    (d) Personnel Limitation.--An employee of the Review Commission may
not have been employed by the Services within the period beginning 5
years before appointment or employed by any law enforcement agency
within the period beginning 1 year before appointment.
    (e) Regulations.--The Review Commission is authorized to promulgate
such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act
including procedures for the filing, investigation, and resolution of
complaints.

SEC. 6. OPERATIONS OF REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) Complaint Forms.--
            (1) Complaint forms shall be made available at all Service
        facilities and shall be available upon request from the Review
        Commission.
            (2) The complaint forms shall be written in languages
        reflecting the languages of the immigrant population.
    (b) Filing of Complaints.--
            (1) Complaints may be filed in person, by mail, by
        telephone, by facsimile, or by any other reasonable means.
        Complaints may be filed by any person, including anonymously,
        and may be filed on behalf of third parties. Complaints need
        not be filed on the official complaint forms.
            (2) The Review Commission shall establish and operate a
        multilingual, 24-hour, toll-free hotline to receive complaints.
            (3) Whenever possible, upon receipt of a complaint, the
        Review Commission shall provide to the complainant information
        which describes the review procedures of the Review Commission.
        Such information shall be available in languages reflecting the
        languages of the immigrant population.
    (c) Public Outreach.--
            (1) The Review Commission shall educate members of the
        public about its functions and shall receive and actively seek
        out suggestions from the public to improve the functioning of
        the Review Commission.
            (2) The Review Commission shall develop outreach materials,
        which shall include, a description of the Review Commission,
        its duties, and complaint procedures. Such materials shall be
        made available to the public in languages reflecting the
        languages of the immigrant population.
            (3) The Review Commission shall oversee the display and
        dissemination of outreach materials at all Service facilities.
    (d) Service Employees' Duty To Inform Commission.--
            (1) When a complaint of agent misconduct is brought to the
        attention of any Service employee, the employee shall promptly
        inform the complainant of proper procedures for filing a
        complaint.
            (2) A Service employee who witnesses or otherwise obtains
        actual knowledge of the use of force, that is unreasonable in
        light of the facts and circumstances and involves another
        Service employee, shall report such incident to the Review
        Commission within 24 hours of the acquisition of knowledge of
        such incident.
            (3) The Review Commission may promulgate regulations
        requiring Service employees to report to the Commission other
        violations of the Services' operating procedures.
    (e) Investigation of Complaints.--Each complaint shall be
investigated by an investigator who shall complete and submit a written
report to the Board of Commissioners within 60 days of the assignment,
unless the Board authorizes an extension. The Services shall grant
investigators access to information, documents, or other items relevant
to the matter under investigation. The Board may issue subpoenas.
Service employees shall cooperate fully with Review Commission
investigations, subject to the protections afforded by the
Constitution. Service employees shall be advised of their
constitutional rights and the procedural rights afforded under this
Act.
    (f) Disposition of Complaints.--
            (1) When the Board receives a written report on a complaint
        from an investigator, the Board shall designate a panel of 3 of
        its members (hereinafter referred to as the ``Panel'') to
        review the report.
            (2) The Panel shall conduct hearings on the complaint if--
                    (A) the alleged abuse is of a serious nature, as
                defined by the regulations prescribed under authority
                of this Act; or
                    (B) the Panel, by majority vote, decides to hold a
                hearing.
            (3) The Panel shall issue a written finding on the
        complaint based on the report alone or on the report and a
        hearing, if one is held.
            (4) The Panel shall forward its finding to both the
        complainant and the Service employee. The complainant and the
        Service employee shall have 30 days in which to review the
        Panel's official finding. During the 30-day period, either the
        complainant or the Service employee may take one of the
        following actions:
                    (A) If no hearing was held, request that the Panel
                conduct a hearing. A hearing shall be held if one
                member of the Panel votes to hold a hearing.
                    (B) Regardless of whether a hearing was held,
                request an en banc review of the Panel's decision. An
                en banc review will be granted if a majority of the
                Board votes to conduct such review.
            (5) If neither party makes a request pursuant to
        subparagraphs (A) or (B) of paragraph (4), or if such a request
        is denied, then the Board, promptly, shall report its finding
        to the appropriate Service.
            (6) All findings made by the Board of Commissioners sitting
        en banc shall be reported directly to the appropriate Service
        with copies to the complainant and the Service employee.
    (g) Hearings.--
            (1) Both the complainant and the subject Service employee
        shall have the right to be represented by counsel or other
        representative at Board hearings, to present witnesses, and to
        cross-examine witnesses.
            (2) Any finding of a violation on the part of a Service
        employee by the Board must be established by a preponderance of
        the evidence.
            (3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), hearings
        shall be open to the public and transcripts of hearings shall
        be available to the public.
            (B) For good cause the Board of Commissioners may close to
        the public all or any part of a hearing and may seal all or any
        part of the transcript of a hearing.
            (4) Unless mandated by unusual circumstances, a hearing
        shall be conducted in one location within the United States
        that is generally convenient to the complainant and any
        potential witnesses.
    (h) Disciplinary Recommendations.--
            (1) When a finding of a violation may constitute a criminal
        offense, the Board of Commissioners shall inform the
        appropriate Federal or State authorities so that appropriate
        prosecutorial action may be considered. Prosecutorial action
        shall not relieve the Board of its duties under this Act.
            (2) When a complaint has been substantiated, the Board
        shall recommend disciplinary action against the subject Service
        employee. The Board's recommendations shall be based on a
        schedule of sanctions determined by the Commission. If the
        Services do not adopt the recommendations of the Board, they
        shall provide a written explanation of the grounds for refusal
        to do so within 30 days of the Board's recommendation. The
        Commission's recommendations and the Service's explanation
        shall be made public.
            (3) Nothing in this Act shall affect the Services'
        authority to discipline their employees.
    (i) Early Warning Program.--The Review Commission shall conduct a
periodic review of all complaints in order to determine whether
particular Service employees have been the subject of repeated
complaints or have otherwise demonstrated they may be having difficulty
dealing appropriately with members of the public. The results of this
review shall be presented to the Services. The Review Commission shall
make recommendations to the Services with respect to so identified
Service employees including, but not limited to, recommendations of
training or counseling.
    (j) Records of Complaints and Statistical Summaries.--The Review
Commission shall maintain records of complaints, including a summary of
reports made pursuant to the Early Warning Program under subsection
(i). The Review Commission shall compile and publish, at least
annually, a statistical summary of all complaints received and the
dispositions of such complaints.

SEC. 7. RETALIATION.

    (a) Retaliation Prohibited.--Retaliation is prohibited and shall
constitute the basis for a complaint to the Commission.
    (b) Definition.--For the purposes of this Act, the term
``retaliation'' means any action or threat of action against a person,
including a Service employee, because such person filed a complaint,
testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation
or hearing related to the complaint procedures established by this Act.

SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON USE OF TESTIMONY.

    No testimony or other information gathered as part of a complaint,
investigation, or hearing under this Act may be used in any proceeding
under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

SEC. 9. FUNDING.

    Funds authorized to be appropriated for the Offices of Inspector
General of the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury
are authorized to be available to carry out this Act.

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Immigration Enforcement Review Commission Act - Establishes the Immigration Enforcement Review Commission, composed of a Board of Commissioners, an Investigations Office, and a Community Outreach Office.
States that the Commission shall:  (1) investigate civil rights abuse complaints against the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Customs Service or their employees; and (2) make policy recommendations as appropriate.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Law Technical Corrections
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Securities Act of 1933.--The Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C.
77a et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 3(a)(4) (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(4)), by striking
        ``individual;'' and inserting ``individual,'';
            (2) in section 18(b)(1)(C) (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)(C)), by
        striking ``is a security'' and inserting ``a security'';
            (3) in section 18(c)(2)(B)(i) (15 U.S.C. 77r(c)(2)(B)(i)),
        by striking ``State, or'' and inserting ``State or'';
            (4) in section 19(d)(6)(A) (15 U.S.C. 77s(d)(6)(A)), by
        striking ``in paragraph (1) of (3)'' and inserting ``in
        paragraph (1) or (3)''; and
            (5) in section 27A(c)(1)(B)(ii) (15 U.S.C. 77z-
        2(c)(1)(B)(ii)), by striking ``business entity;'' and inserting
        ``business entity,''.
    (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--The Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2(1)(a) (15 U.S.C. 78b(1)(a)), by striking
        ``affected'' and inserting ``effected'';
            (2) in section 3(a)(55)(A) (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(55)(A)), by
        striking ``section 3(a)(12) of the Securities Exchange Act of
        1934'' and inserting ``section 3(a)(12) of this Act'';
            (3) in section 3(g) (15 U.S.C. 78c(g)), by striking
        ``company, account person, or entity'' and inserting ``company,
        account, person, or entity'';
            (4) in section 10A(i)(1)(B)(i) (15 U.S.C. 78j-
        1(i)(1)(B)(i)), by striking ``nonaudit'' and inserting ``non-
        audit'';
            (5) in section 13(b)(1) (15 U.S.C. 78m(b)(1)), by striking
        ``earning statement'' and inserting ``earnings statement'';
            (6) in section 15(b)(1) (15 U.S.C. 78o(b)(1))--
                    (A) by striking the sentence beginning ``The order
                granting'' and ending ``from such membership.'' in
                subparagraph (B); and
                    (B) inserting such sentence in the matter following
                such subparagraph after ``are satisfied.'';
            (7) in section 15 (15 U.S.C. 78o), redesignate subsection
        (i), as added by section 303(f) of the Commodity Futures
        Modernization Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-455), as subsection
        (j);
            (8) in section 15C(a)(2) (15 U.S.C. 78o-5(a)(2))--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
                    (B) by striking the sentence beginning ``The order
                granting'' and ending ``from such membership.'' in such
                redesignated subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) inserting such sentence in the matter following
                such redesignated subparagraph after ``are
                satisfied.'';
            (9) in section 16(a)(2)(C) (15 U.S.C. 78p(a)(2)(C)), by
        striking ``section 206(b)'' and inserting ``section 206B'';
            (10) in section 17(b)(1)(B) (15 U.S.C. 78q(b)(1)(B)), by
        striking ``15A(k) gives'' and inserting ``15A(k), give''; and
            (11) in section 21C(c)(2) (15 U.S.C. 78u-3(c)(2)), by
        striking ``paragraph (1) subsection'' and inserting ``Paragraph
        (1)''.
    (c) Trust Indenture Act of 1939.--The Trust Indenture Act of 1939
(15 U.S.C. 77aaa et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 304(b) (15 U.S.C. 77ddd(b)), by striking
        ``section 2 of such Act'' and inserting ``section 2(a) of such
        Act'';
            (2) in section 313(a)(4) (15 U.S.C. 77mmm(a)(4)) by
        striking ``subsection 311'' and inserting ``section 311(b)'';
        and
            (3) in section 317(a)(1) (15 U.S.C. 77qqq(a)(1)), by
        striking ``(1),'' and inserting ``(1)''.
    (d) Investment Company Act of 1940.--The Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2(a)(19) (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19)) by
        striking ``clause (vi)'' both places it appears in the last two
        sentences and inserting ``clause (vii)'';
            (2) in section 9(b)(4)(B) (15 U.S.C. 80a-9(b)(4)(B)), by
        inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end;
            (3) in section 12(d)(1)(J) (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(1)(J)), by
        striking ``any provision of this subsection'' and inserting
        ``any provision of this paragraph'';
            (4) in section 13(a)(3) (15 U.S.C. 80a-13(a)(3)), by
        inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end;
            (5) in section 17(f)(4) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(4)), by
        striking ``No such member'' and inserting ``No member of a
        national securities exchange'';
            (6) in section 17(f)(6) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(6)), by
        striking ``company may serve'' and inserting ``company, may
        serve''; and
            (7) in section 61(a)(3)(B)(iii) (15 U.S.C. 80a-
        60(a)(3)(B)(iii))--
                    (A) by striking ``paragraph (1) of section 205''
                and inserting ``section 205(a)(1)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``clause (A) or (B) of that
                section'' and inserting ``section 205(b)(1) or (2)''.
    (e) Investment Advisers Act of 1940.--The Investment Advisers Act
of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in each of the following sections, by striking
        ``principal business office'' or ``principal place of
        business'' (whichever and wherever it appears) and inserting
        ``principal office and place of business'': sections
        203(c)(1)(A), 203(k)(4)(B), 213(a), 222(b), and 222(c) (15
        U.S.C. 80b-3(c)(1)(A), 80b-3(k)(4)(B), 80b-13(a), 80b-18a(b),
        and 80b-18a(c)); and
            (2) in section 206(3) (15 U.S.C. 80b-6(3)), by inserting
        ``or'' after the semicolon at the end.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS FOR THE REPEAL OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
              HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935.

    (a) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--The Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 3(a)(47) (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(47)), by striking
        ``the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79a
        et seq.),''; and
            (2) in section 12(k) (15 U.S.C. 78l(k)), by amending
        paragraph (7) to read as follows:
            ``(7) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        term `emergency' means--
                    ``(A) a major market disturbance characterized by
                or constituting--
                            ``(i) sudden and excessive fluctuations of
                        securities prices generally, or a substantial
                        threat thereof, that threaten fair and orderly
                        markets; or
                            ``(ii) a substantial disruption of the safe
                        or efficient operation of the national system
                        for clearance and settlement of transactions in
                        securities, or a substantial threat thereof; or
                    ``(B) a major disturbance that substantially
                disrupts, or threatens to substantially disrupt--
                            ``(i) the functioning of securities
                        markets, investment companies, or any other
                        significant portion or segment of the
                        securities markets; or
                            ``(ii) the transmission or processing of
                        securities transactions.''.
            (3) in section 21(h)(2) (15 U.S.C. 78u(h)(2)), by striking
        ``section 18(c) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
        1935,''.
    (b) Trust Indenture Act of 1939.--The Trust Indenture Act of 1939
(15 U.S.C. 77aaa et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 303 (15 U.S.C. 77ccc), by amending paragraph
        (17) to read as follows:
            ``(17) The terms `Securities Act of 1933' and `Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934' shall be deemed to refer, respectively,
        to such Acts, as amended, whether amended prior to or after the
        enactment of this title.'';
            (2) in section 308 (15 U.S.C. 77hhh), by striking
        ``Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
        or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935'' each place
        it appears and inserting ``Securities Act of 1933 or the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934'';
            (3) in section 310 (15 U.S.C. 77jjj), by striking
        subsection (c) (including the preceding heading);
            (4) in section 311 (15 U.S.C. 77kkk) by striking subsection
        (c);
            (5) in section 323(b) (15 U.S.C. 77www(b)), by striking
        ``Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Exchange Act of
        1934, or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935'' and
        inserting ``Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange
        Act of 1934''; and
            (6) in section 326 (15 U.S.C. 77zzz), by striking
        ``Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Exchange Act of
        1934, or the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,'' and
        inserting ``Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange
        Act of 1934''.
    (c) Investment Company Act of 1940.--The Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2(a)(44) (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(44)), by
        striking ```Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935','';
            (2) in section 3(c) (15 U.S.C. 80a-3(c)), by amending
        paragraph (8) to read as follows:
            ``(8) [Repealed]'';
            (3) in section 38(b) (15 U.S.C. 80a-37(b)), by striking
        ``the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,''; and
            (4) in section 50 (15 U.S.C. 80a-49), by striking ``the
        Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,''.
    (d) Investment Advisers Act of 1940.--Section 202(a)(21) of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(21)) is amended by
striking ```Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935',''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Securities Law Technical Corrections Act of 2007 - Makes technical corrections to the following Acts: (1) the Securities Act of 1933; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (3) the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; (4) the Investment Company Act of 1940; and (5) the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Amends the following statutes to make conforming amendments for the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935: (1) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (2) the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; (3) the Investment Company Act of 1940; and (4) the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Free File Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Internal Revenue Service Free File program
        (hereinafter referred to as the ``IRS Free File Program'') as
        established by the IRS pursuant to public rulemaking and set
        forth in the Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 213, Monday,
        November 4, 2002, pages 67247-67251, and in implementing
        agreements and governing rules and requirements between the IRS
        and the tax software and electronic industry between 2003 and
        2015, has been successful and significant in the efforts of the
        Federal Government to increase the electronic filing of
        individual income tax returns of low and moderate income
        taxpayers.
            (2) By the end of the current tax return filing season more
        than 45,000,000 Federal individual income tax returns will have
        been prepared and filed electronically for free over the life
        of the IRS Free File program.
            (3) The IRS Free File program offers Federal individual
        income tax return preparation and electronic filing services to
        more than 70 percent of taxpayers, approximately 100,000,000
        taxpayers at the end of the current tax filing period, with tax
        software and electronic filing provided at no cost to the
        taxpayers who use the service or to the Federal Government from
        tax software and electronic filing companies participating in
        the program.
            (4) By the end of the current tax return filing season, it
        is estimated that the IRS Free File program will have saved
        taxpayers approximately $1,300,000,0000 and will have saved the
        Federal Government about $125,000,000 in processing costs.
            (5) In addition to the IRS Free File Program, the Internal
        Revenue Service also provides Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Tax
        Counseling for the Elderly, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
        (VITA) programs. Each of these programs represent important
        sources of taxpayer assistance and provide taxpayer services
        through different modalities to serve low and moderate income
        taxpayers.

SEC. 3. FREE FILE PROGRAM.

    (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate,
shall continue to operate the IRS Free File Program as established by
the Internal Revenue Service and published in the Federal Register on
November 4, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 67247), including any subsequent
agreements and governing rules established pursuant thereto.
    (b) The IRS Free File Program shall continue to provide free
commercial-type online individual income tax preparation and electronic
filing services to the lowest 70 percent of taxpayers by income. The
number of taxpayers eligible to receive such services each year shall
be calculated by the Internal Revenue Service annually based on prior
year aggregate taxpayer adjusted gross income data.
    (c) In addition to the services described in subsection (b), and in
the same manner, the IRS Free File Program shall continue to make
available to all taxpayers (without regard to income) a basic, online
electronic fillable forms utility.
    (d) The IRS Free File Program shall continue to work cooperatively
with the private sector to provide the free individual income tax
preparation and the electronic filing services described in subsections
(b) and (c).
    (e) The IRS Free File Program shall work cooperatively with State
government agencies to enhance and expand the use of the program to
provide needed benefits to the taxpayer while reducing the cost of
processing returns.
    (f) Nothing in this Act is intended to impact the continuity of
services provided under Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Tax Counseling for
the Elderly, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance programs.

SEC. 4. INNOVATIONS.

    (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate,
shall work with the private sector through the IRS Free File Program to
identify and implement, consistent with applicable law, innovative new
program features to improve and simplify the taxpayer's experience with
completing and filing individual income tax returns in voluntary
compliance.
    (b) The Internal Revenue Service, and members of the tax software
and electronic industry with whom the Internal Revenue Service works
through the Free File Program, shall support and promote improvements
within the program by mutually testing, piloting, and offering
innovative solutions to--
            (1) simplify taxpayer compliance with the internal revenue
        laws,
            (2) reduce taxpayer compliance burdens,
            (3) increase individual income tax return accuracy through
        financial data authentication,
            (4) strengthen the tax system against existing and emerging
        fraud and threats of fraud through cybersecurity collaboration,
            (5) avoid duplication of effort in the tax system,
            (6) simplify the tax system,
            (7) maximize the use of electronic technology, and
            (8) reduce information reporting burdens.

Output: Free File Act of 2016  This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to continue to operate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Free File Program.  The program must work with state government agencies to enhance and expand the use of the program, while continuing to:   provide free commercial-type online individual income tax preparation and electronic filing services to the lowest 70% of taxpayers by income;   provide all taxpayers (regardless of income) with a basic, online electronic fillable forms utility; and   work with the private sector to provide the free tax preparation and electronic filing services.  Treasury must work with the private sector through the program to identify and implement innovative new program features to improve and simplify the taxpayer's experience with completing and filing individual income tax returns.  The IRS and members of the tax software and electronic industry involved in the program must support and promote improvements within the program by mutually testing, piloting, and offering innovative solutions to:  simplify the tax system,  reduce compliance and reporting burdens,  increase tax return accuracy through financial data authentication,  strengthen the tax system against fraud through cybersecurity collaboration,   avoid duplication, and maximize the use of electronic technology.