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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Spending Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR AGENCY REPORTS ON REDUCING DUPLICATION,
              ACHIEVING SAVINGS, AND ENHANCING REVENUE.

    (a) Report Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the head of each executive agency shall
submit to the President and Congress a report on the implementation of
recommendations made by the following reports of the Government
Accountability Office:
            (1) The March 2011 Government Accountability Office report
        to Congress titled ``Opportunities to Reduce Potential
        Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and
        Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-11-318SP).
            (2) The February 2012 Government Accountability Office
        report to Congress titled ``Opportunities to Reduce
        Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and
        Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-12-342SP).
            (3) The April 2013 Government Accountability Office report
        to Congress titled ``Actions Needed to Reduce Fragmentation,
        Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits''
        (GAO-13-279SP).
    (b) Matters Covered in Reports.--Each report required by subsection
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) A discussion by the head of the executive agency of
        matters on which the agency agrees, disagrees, or partially
        agrees with the Government Accountability Office, and
        recommendations by the head of the agency for actions that
        should be taken in the agency as a result of the reports
        described in subsection (a).
            (2) An opinion by the Comptroller General of the United
        States on whether each such recommendation by the head of the
        executive agency under paragraph (1) is consistent with the
        intent of the Government Accountability Office reports
        described in subsection (a).
            (3) A proposal for legislative changes, if any, necessary
        to implement the recommendations by the head of the executive
        agency under paragraph (1).
            (4) A statement of the annual impact on costs to the
        Federal Government, including cost savings, expected to occur
        as a result of the implementation of such recommendations.
            (5) Such other information as the head of the executive
        agency determines appropriate.

SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) Implementation.--Not later than 150 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the head of each executive agency shall begin to
implement the recommendations submitted in the report by the head of
that agency under section 2, in order to eliminate, consolidate,
streamline, or better coordinate Government programs and agencies with
duplicative, overlapping, or fragmented missions identified in the
Government Accountability Office reports described in section 2(a).
    (b) Congressional Disapproval.--
            (1) The head of an executive agency may not carry out any
        recommendations contained in the report submitted to Congress
        under section 2 by the head of the agency if a joint resolution
        is enacted, in accordance with the provisions of section 4,
        disapproving such recommendations before the earlier of--
                    (A) the end of the 45-day period beginning on the
                date on which the head of the executive agency submits
                such report; or
                    (B) the adjournment of Congress sine die for the
                session during which such report is submitted.
            (2) For purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection and
        subsections (a) and (b) of section 4, the days on which either
        House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment
        of more than three days to a day certain shall be excluded in
        the computation of a period.

SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY REPORT.

    (a) Terms of the Resolution.--For purposes of section 3(b), the
term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution which is
introduced within the 10-day period beginning on the date on which the
head of an executive agency submits the report relating to that
executive agency to Congress under section 2, and--
            (1) which does not have a preamble;
            (2) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as
        follows: ``That Congress disapproves the recommendations as
        submitted by _____ on _____'', the first blank space being
        filled in with the title of the head of the executive agency
        submitting the report, and the second blank space being filled
        in with the appropriate date; and
            (3) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint resolution
        disapproving the recommendations of the ______.'', the blank
        space being filled in with the title of the head of the
        executive agency submitting the report.
    (b) Referral.--A resolution described in subsection (a) that is
introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the
committee with jurisdiction over the executive agency concerned. A
resolution described in subsection (a) introduced in the Senate shall
be referred to the committee with jurisdiction over the executive
agency concerned.
    (c) Discharge.--If the committee to which a resolution described in
subsection (a) is referred has not reported such a resolution (or an
identical resolution) by the end of the 20-day period beginning on the
date on which the head of the executive agency concerned submits the
report to the Congress under section 2, such committee shall be, at the
end of such period, discharged from further consideration of such
resolution, and such resolution shall be placed on the appropriate
calendar of the House involved.
    (d) Consideration.--(1) On or after the third day after the date on
which the committee to which such a resolution is referred has
reported, or has been discharged (under subsection (c)) from further
consideration of, such a resolution, it is in order (even though a
previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any
Member of the respective House to move to proceed to the consideration
of the resolution. A Member may make the motion only on the day after
the calendar day on which the Member announces to the House concerned
the Member's intention to make the motion, except that, in the case of
the House of Representatives, the motion may be made without such prior
announcement if the motion is made by direction of the committee to
which the resolution was referred. All points of order against the
resolution (and against consideration of the resolution) are waived.
The motion is highly privileged in the House of Representatives and is
privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not
subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to
proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider
the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be
in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution
is agreed to, the respective House shall immediately proceed to
consideration of the joint resolution without intervening motion,
order, or other business, and the resolution shall remain the
unfinished business of the respective House until disposed of.
    (2) Debate on the resolution, and on all debatable motions and
appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2
hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those
opposing the resolution. An amendment to the resolution is not in
order. A motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable.
A motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of
other business, or a motion to recommit the resolution is not in order.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to or
disagreed to is not in order.
    (3) Immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a
resolution described in subsection (a) and a single quorum call at the
conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of
the appropriate House, the vote on final passage of the resolution
shall occur.
    (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives,
as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a resolution described
in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
    (e) Consideration by Other House.--(1) If, before the passage by
one House of a resolution of that House described in subsection (a),
that House receives from the other House a resolution described in
subsection (a), then the following procedures shall apply:
            (A) The resolution of the other House shall not be referred
        to a committee and may not be considered in the House receiving
        it except in the case of final passage as provided in
        subparagraph (B)(ii).
            (B) With respect to a resolution described in subsection
        (a) of the House receiving the resolution--
                    (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same
                as if no resolution had been received from the other
                House; but
                    (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the
                resolution of the other House.
    (2) Upon disposition of the resolution received from the other
House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the resolution that
originated in the receiving House.
    (f) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted by
Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in
        that House in the case of a resolution described in subsection
        (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it
        is inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
        House.

SEC. 5. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``executive agency'' has the meaning provided
in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.

Output: Spending Reduction Act - Requires the head of each executive agency to submit to the President and Congress a report on the implementation of recommendations made by specified Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports on reducing duplication in government programs, achieving savings, and enhancing revenue.  Requires: (1) such agency reports to include recommendations by the agency heads for actions that should be taken as a result of such GAO reports; and (2) agency heads to begin implementation of such recommendations in order to eliminate, consolidate, streamline, or better coordinate government programs and agencies with duplicative, overlapping, or fragmented missions identified in the GAO reports, unless Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving them.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Safety Enhancement Act of
2008''.

SEC. 2. AVIATION SAFETY WHISTLEBLOWER INVESTIGATION OFFICE.

    Section 106 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(s) Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Office.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Federal
        Aviation Administration (in this section referred to as the
        `Agency') an Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Office
        (in this subsection referred to as the `Office').
            ``(2) Director.--
                    ``(A) Appointment.--The head of the Office shall be
                the Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary
                of Transportation.
                    ``(B) Qualifications.--The Director shall have a
                demonstrated ability in investigations and knowledge of
                or experience in aviation.
                    ``(C) Term.--The Director shall be appointed for a
                term of 5 years.
                    ``(D) Vacancy.--Any individual appointed to fill a
                vacancy in the position of the Director occurring
                before the expiration of the term for which the
                individual's predecessor was appointed shall be
                appointed for the remainder of that term.
            ``(3) Complaints and investigations.--
                    ``(A) Authority of director.--The Director shall--
                            ``(i) receive complaints and information
                        submitted by employees of persons holding
                        certificates issued under title 14, Code of
                        Federal Regulations, and employees of the
                        Agency concerning the possible existence of an
                        activity relating to a violation of an order,
                        regulation, or standard of the Agency or any
                        other provision of Federal law relating to
                        aviation safety;
                            ``(ii) assess complaints and information
                        submitted under clause (i) and determine
                        whether a substantial likelihood exists that a
                        violation of an order, regulation, or standard
                        of the Agency or any other provision of Federal
                        law relating to aviation safety may have
                        occurred; and
                            ``(iii) based on findings of the assessment
                        conducted under clause (ii), make
                        recommendations to the Administrator in writing
                        for further investigation or corrective
                        actions.
                    ``(B) Disclosure of identities.--The Director shall
                not disclose the identity of an individual who submits
                a complaint or information under subparagraph (A)(i)
                unless--
                            ``(i) the individual consents to the
                        disclosure in writing; or
                            ``(ii) the Director determines, in the
                        course of an investigation, that the disclosure
                        is unavoidable.
                    ``(C) Independence of director.--The Secretary, the
                Administrator, or any officer or employee of the Agency
                may not prevent or prohibit the Director from
                initiating, carrying out, or completing any assessment
                of a complaint or information submitted subparagraph
                (A)(i) or from reporting to Congress on any such
                assessment.
                    ``(D) Access to information.--In conducting an
                assessment of a complaint or information submitted
                under subparagraph (A)(i), the Director shall have
                access to all records, reports, audits, reviews,
                documents, papers, recommendations, and other material
                necessary to determine whether a substantial likelihood
                exists that a violation of an order, regulation, or
                standard of the Agency or any other provision of
                Federal law relating to aviation safety may have
                occurred.
            ``(4) Responses to recommendations.--The Administrator
        shall respond to a recommendation made by the Director under
        subparagraph (A)(iii) in writing and retain records related to
        any further investigations or corrective actions taken in
        response to the recommendation.
            ``(5) Incident reports.--If the Director determines there
        is a substantial likelihood that a violation of an order,
        regulation, or standard of the Agency or any other provision of
        Federal law relating to aviation safety may have occurred that
        requires immediate corrective action, the Director shall report
        the potential violation expeditiously to the Administrator and
        the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation.
            ``(6) Reporting of criminal violations to inspector
        general.--If the Director has reasonable grounds to believe
        that there has been a violation of Federal criminal law, the
        Director shall report the violation expeditiously to the
        Inspector General.
            ``(7) Annual reports to congress.--Not later than October 1
        of each year, the Director shall submit to Congress a report
        containing--
                    ``(A) information on the number of submissions of
                complaints and information received by the Director
                under paragraph (3)(A)(i) in the preceding 12-month
                period;
                    ``(B) summaries of those submissions;
                    ``(C) summaries of further investigations and
                corrective actions recommended in response to the
                submissions; and
                    ``(D) summaries of the responses of the
                Administrator to such recommendations.''.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE INITIATIVE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Subsections (a) and (d) of section 40101 of title 49,
        United States Code, directs the Federal Aviation Administration
        (in this section referred to as the ``Agency)'') to make safety
        its highest priority.
            (2) In 1996, to ensure that there would be no appearance of
        a conflict of interest for the Agency in carrying out its
        safety responsibilities, Congress amended section 40101(d) of
        such title to remove the responsibilities of the Agency to
        promote airlines.
            (3) Despite these directives from Congress regarding the
        priority of safety, the Agency issued a vision statement in
        which it stated that it has a ``vision'' of ``being responsive
        to our customers and accountable to the public'' and, in 2003,
        issued a customer service initiative that required aviation
        inspectors to treat air carriers and other aviation certificate
        holders as ``customers'' rather than regulated entities.
            (4) The initiatives described in paragraph (3) appear to
        have given regulated entities and Agency inspectors the
        impression that the management of the Agency gives an unduly
        high priority to the satisfaction of regulated entities
        regarding its inspection and certification decisions and other
        lawful actions of its safety inspectors.
            (5) As a result of the emphasis on customer satisfaction,
        some managers of the Agency have discouraged vigorous
        enforcement and replaced inspectors whose lawful actions
        adversely affected an air carrier.
    (b) Modification of Initiative.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall modify the customer service initiative,
mission and vision statements, and other statements of policy of the
Agency--
            (1) to remove any reference to air carriers or other
        entities regulated by the Agency as ``customers'';
            (2) to clarify that in regulating safety the only customers
        of the Agency are individuals traveling on aircraft; and
            (3) to clarify that air carriers and other entities
        regulated by the Agency do not have the right to select the
        employees of the Agency who will inspect their operations.
    (c) Safety Priority.--In carrying out the Administrator's
responsibilities, the Administrator shall ensure that safety is given a
higher priority than preventing the dissatisfaction of an air carrier
or other entity regulated by the Agency with an employee of the Agency.

SEC. 4. POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR FLIGHT STANDARDS INSPECTORS.

    (a) In General.--Section 44711 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Post-Employment Restrictions for Flight Standards
Inspectors.--
            ``(1) Prohibition.--A person holding an operating
        certificate issued under title 14, Code of Federal Regulations,
        may not knowingly employ, or make a contractual arrangement
        which permits, an individual to act as an agent or
        representative of the certificate holder in any matter before
        the Federal Aviation Administration (in this subsection
        referred to as the `Agency') if the individual, in the
        preceding 2-year period--
                    ``(A) served as, or was responsible for oversight
                of, a flight standards inspector of the Agency; and
                    ``(B) had responsibility to inspect, or oversee
                inspection of, the operations of the certificate
                holder.
            ``(2) Written and oral communications.--For purposes of
        paragraph (1), an individual shall be considered to be acting
        as an agent or representative of a certificate holder in a
        matter before the Agency if the individual makes any written or
        oral communication on behalf of the certificate holder to the
        Agency (or any of its officers or employees) in connection with
        a particular matter, whether or not involving a specific party
        and without regard to whether the individual has participated
        in, or had responsibility for, the particular matter while
        serving as a flight standards inspector of the Agency.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not
apply to an individual employed by a certificate holder as of the date
of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. ASSIGNMENT OF PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORY INSPECTORS.

    (a) In General.--An individual serving as a principal supervisory
inspector of the Federal Aviation Administration (in this section
referred to as the ``Agency)'' may not be responsible for overseeing
the operations of a single air carrier for a continuous period of more
than 5 years.
    (b) Transitional Provision.--An individual serving as a principal
supervisory inspector of the Agency with respect to an air carrier as
of the date of enactment of this Act may be responsible for overseeing
the operations of the carrier until the last day of the 5-year period
specified in subsection (a) or last day of the 2-year period beginning
on such date of enactment, whichever is later.
    (c) Issuance of Order.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall issue an order to carry out this section.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Administrator such sums as may be necessary to
carry out this section.

SEC. 6. HEADQUARTERS REVIEW OF AIR TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT SYSTEM
              DATABASE.

    (a) Reviews.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall establish a process by which the air
transportation oversight system database of the Federal Aviation
Administration (in this section referred to as the ``Agency'') is
reviewed by a team of employees of the Agency on a monthly basis to
ensure that--
            (1) any trends in regulatory compliance are identified; and
            (2) appropriate corrective actions are taken in accordance
        with Agency regulations, advisory directives, policies, and
        procedures.
    (b) Monthly Team Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The team of employees conducting a monthly
        review of the air transportation oversight system database
        under subsection (a) shall submit to the Administrator, the
        Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, and the Director
        of Flight Standards a report on the results of the review.
            (2) Contents.--A report submitted under paragraph (1) shall
        identify--
                    (A) any trends in regulatory compliance discovered
                by the team of employees in conducting the monthly
                review; and
                    (B) any corrective actions taken or proposed to be
                taken in response to the trends.
    (c)  Quarterly Reports to Congress.--The Administrator, on a
quarterly basis, shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the
results of reviews of the air transportation oversight system database
conducted under this section, including copies of reports received
under subsection (b).

            Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Aviation Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 - Establishes in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) an Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Office, with a Director appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, which shall receive and assess complaints and information relating to possible violations of aviation safety laws and regulations.

Directs the FAA Administrator to modify the FAA customer service initiative, mission and vision, and other policy statements to: (1) remove any reference to air carriers or other entities regulated by the FAA as "customers"; (2) state that in regulating safety the only FAA customers are individuals traveling on aircraft; and (3) state that air carriers and other entities regulated by the FAA do not have the right to select the FAA employees who will inspect their operations.

Prohibits any person holding an air carrier operating certificate from knowingly employing, or contracting with, an individual to act as an agent or representative of the certificate holder in any matter before the FAA if, in the preceding two-year period, the individual: (1) served as, or was responsible for oversight of, an FAA flight standards inspector; and (2) had responsibility to inspect, or oversee inspection of, the operations of the certificate holder.

Prohibits any individual serving as a principal supervisory inspector of the FAA from being responsible for overseeing the operations of a single air carrier for a continuous period of more than five years. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the FAA Administrator to establish a process by which the FAA air transportation oversight system database is reviewed by a team of FAA employees on a monthly basis to ensure that: (1) any trends in regulatory compliance are identified; and (2) appropriate corrective actions are taken.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MEDAL.

    The President may award, and present in the name of Congress, a
Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances,
to a public safety officer who is cited by the Attorney General, on the
advice of the Medal of Valor Review Board, for extraordinary valor
above and beyond the call of duty.

SEC. 3. BOARD.

    (a) Board.--There is established a permanent Medal of Valor Review
Board (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Board''). The Board
shall--
            (1) be composed of 11 members appointed in accordance with
        subsection (b); and
            (2) conduct its business in accordance with this Act.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The members of the Board shall be
        appointed as follows:
                    (A) Two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
                House of Representatives.
                    (B) Two shall be appointed by the minority leader
                of the House of Representatives.
                    (C) Two shall be appointed by the Majority Leader
                of the Senate.
                    (D) Two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader
                of the Senate.
                    (E) Three shall be appointed by the President, one
                of whom shall have substantial experience in
                firefighting, one of whom shall have substantial
                experience in law enforcement, and one of whom shall
                have substantial experience in emergency services.
            (2) Persons eligible.--The members of the Board shall be
        individuals who have knowledge or expertise, whether by
        experience or training, in the field of public safety.
            (3) Term.--The term of a Board member is 4 years.
            (4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the membership of the Board
        shall not affect the powers of the Board and shall be filled in
        the same manner as the original appointment.
            (5) Operation of the board.--
                    (A) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of
                the Chairman and not less than twice each year. The
                initial meeting of the Board shall be conducted not
                later than 30 days after the appointment of the last
                member of the Board.
                    (B) Quorum; voting; rules.--A majority of the
                members of the Board shall constitute a quorum to
                conduct business, but the Board may establish a lesser
                quorum for conducting hearings scheduled by the Board.
                The Board may establish by majority vote any other
                rules for the conduct of the Board's business, if such
                rules are not inconsistent with this Act or other
                applicable law.
    (c) Duties.--The Board shall select candidates as recipients of the
Medal of Valor from among those applications received by the National
Medal Office. Not more often than once each year, the Board shall
present to the Attorney General the name or names of those it
recommends as Medal of Valor recipients. In a given year, the Board is
not required to choose any names, but is limited to a maximum number of
6 recipients. The Board shall set an annual timetable for fulfilling
its duties under this Act.
    (d) Hearings.--
            (1) In general.--The Board may hold such hearings, sit and
        act at such times and places, administer such oaths, take such
        testimony, and receive such evidence as the Board considers
        advisable to carry out its duties.
            (2) Witness expenses.--Witnesses requested to appear before
        the Board may be paid the same fees as are paid to witnesses
        under section 1821 of title 28, United States Code. The per
        diem and mileage allowances for witnesses shall be paid from
        funds appropriated to the Board.
    (e) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Board may secure
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the
Board considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon the request of
the Board, the head of such department or agency may furnish such
information to the Board.
    (f) Information To Be Kept Confidential.--The Board shall not
disclose any information which may compromise an ongoing law
enforcement investigation or is otherwise required by law to be kept
confidential.

SEC. 4. BOARD PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), each member of the Board shall be compensated at a rate equal to
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which
such member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Board.
    (2) All members of the Board who serve as officers or employees of
the United States, a State, or a local government, shall serve without
compensation in addition to that received for those services.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Board shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57
of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of service for the Board.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Public safety officer.--The term ``Public Safety
        Officer'' has the same meaning given that term in section 1204
        of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
        Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 7. OFFICE.

    There is established within the Department of Justice a national
medal office. The office shall staff the Medal of Valor Review Board
and establish criteria and procedures for the submission of
recommendations of nominees for the Medal of Valor.

SEC. 8. CONFORMING REPEAL.

    Section 15 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
is repealed.

SEC. 9. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.

    The Attorney General shall consult with the Institute of Heraldry
within the Department of Defense regarding the design and artistry of
the Medal of Valor. The Attorney General shall also consider
suggestions received by the Department of Justice regarding the design
of the medal, including those made by persons not employed by the
Department.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 1998 - Authorizes the President to award, and present in the name of the Congress, a Medal of Valor to a public safety officer who is cited by the Attorney General, on the advice of the Medal of Valor Review Board (established by this Act), for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty.
Establishes a permanent Medal of Valor Review Board to select candidates as recipients of the Medal from among those applications received by the National Medal Office (established by this Act).
Authorizes appropriations.
Establishes within the Department of Justice a National Medal Office to staff the Review Board and to establish criteria and procedures for the submission of recommendations of nominees for the Medal.
Repeals provisions of the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 establishing the President's Award for Outstanding Public Safety Service and the Secretary of Commerce's Award for Distinguished Public Safety Service.
Directs the Attorney General to:  (1) consult with the Institute of Heraldry within the Department of Defense regarding the design and artistry of the Medal of Valor; and (2) consider suggestions received by the Department of Justice regarding the design of the medal, including those made by persons not employed by the Department.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Antiboycott Act''.

SEC. 2. ANTIBOYCOTT PROVISIONS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary
        boycott of United States firms that have commercial ties with
        Israel, are an impediment to investment, trade, economic
        development, and peace in the Middle East and North Africa;
            (2) it is in the common interest of the people of Israel
        and the Arab states that the Arab League boycott be terminated,
        that the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel be closed,
        and that Arab League states normalize relations with their
        neighbor Israel; and
            (3) the President, the Secretary of State, and the
        Secretary of Commerce should continue to vigorously oppose the
        Arab League boycott of Israel and use the authorities enacted
        into law by Congress to take concrete steps to seek an end to
        the Arab League boycott.
    (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to oppose restrictive trade practices or boycotts
        fostered or imposed by foreign countries against other
        countries friendly to the United States or against any United
        States person;
            (2) to encourage and, in specified cases, require United
        States persons engaged in the export of goods or technology or
        other information to refuse to take actions, including
        furnishing information or entering into or implementing
        agreements, which have the effect of furthering or supporting
        the restrictive trade practices or boycotts fostered or imposed
        by any foreign country against a country friendly to the United
        States or against any United States person; and
            (3) to foster international cooperation and the development
        of international rules and institutions to assure reasonable
        access to world supplies.
    (c) Prohibitions and Exceptions.--
            (1) Prohibitions.--In order to carry out the purposes set
        forth in subsection (b), the Secretary of Commerce (in this Act
        referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall issue regulations
        prohibiting any United States person, with respect to that
        person's activities in the interstate or foreign commerce of
        the United States, from taking or knowingly agreeing to take
        any of the following actions with intent to comply with,
        further, or support any boycott fostered or imposed by a
        foreign country against a country that is friendly to the
        United States and is not itself the object of any form of
        boycott pursuant to United States law or regulation:
                    (A) Refusing, or requiring any other person to
                refuse, to do business with or in the boycotted
                country, with any business concern organized under the
                laws of the boycotted country, with any national or
                resident of the boycotted country, or with any other
                person, pursuant to an agreement with, or requirement
                of, or a request from or on behalf of the boycotting
                country. The mere absence of a business relationship
                with or in the boycotted country with any business
                concern organized under the laws of the boycotted
                country, with any national or resident of the boycotted
                country, or with any other person, does not indicate
                the existence of the intent required to establish a
                violation of regulations issued to carry out this
                subparagraph.
                    (B) Refusing, or requiring any other person to
                refuse, to employ or otherwise discriminate against any
                United States person on the basis of the race,
                religion, sex, or national origin of that person or of
                any owner, officer, director, or employee of such
                person.
                    (C) Furnishing information with respect to the
                race, religion, sex, or national origin of any United
                States person or of any owner, officer, director, or
                employee of such person.
                    (D) Furnishing information about whether any person
                has, has had, or proposes to have any business
                relationship (including a relationship by way of sale,
                purchase, legal or commercial representation, shipping
                or other transport, insurance, investment, or supply)
                with or in the boycotted country, with any business
                concern organized under the laws of the boycotted
                country, with any national or resident of the boycotted
                country, or with any other person which is known or
                believed to be restricted from having any business
                relationship with or in the boycotting country. Nothing
                in this subparagraph shall prohibit the furnishing of
                normal business information in a commercial context as
                defined by the Secretary.
                    (E) Furnishing information about whether any person
                is a member of, has made a contribution to, or is
                otherwise associated with or involved in the activities
                of any charitable or fraternal organization that
                supports the boycotted country.
                    (F) Paying, honoring, confirming, or otherwise
                implementing a letter of credit that contains any
                condition or requirement the compliance with which is
                prohibited by regulations issued pursuant to this
                paragraph, and no United States person shall, as a
                result of the application of this paragraph, be
                obligated to pay or otherwise honor or implement such
                letter of credit.
            (2) Exceptions.--Regulations issued pursuant to paragraph
        (1) may provide exceptions for--
                    (A) compliance, or agreement to comply, with
                requirements--
                            (i) prohibiting the import of items from
                        the boycotted country or items produced or
                        provided, by any business concern organized
                        under the laws of the boycotted country or by
                        nationals or residents of the boycotted
                        country; or
                            (ii) prohibiting the shipment of items to
                        the boycotting country on a carrier of the
                        boycotted country or by a route other than that
                        prescribed by the boycotting country or the
                        recipient of the shipment;
                    (B) compliance, or agreement to comply, with import
                and shipping document requirements with respect to the
                country of origin, the name of the carrier and route of
                shipment, the name of the supplier of the shipment, or
                the name of the provider of other services, except
                that, for purposes of applying any exception under this
                subparagraph, no information knowingly furnished or
                conveyed in response to such requirements may be stated
                in negative, blacklisting, or similar exclusionary
                terms, other than with respect to carriers or route of
                shipment as may be permitted by such regulations in
                order to comply with precautionary requirements
                protecting against war risks and confiscation;
                    (C) compliance, or agreement to comply, in the
                normal course of business with the unilateral and
                specific selection by a boycotting country, or a
                national or resident thereof, of carriers, insurers,
                suppliers of services to be performed within the
                boycotting country, or specific items which, in the
                normal course of business, are identifiable by source
                when imported into the boycotting country;
                    (D) compliance, or agreement to comply, with export
                requirements of the boycotting country relating to
                shipment or transshipment of exports to the boycotted
                country, to any business concern of or organized under
                the laws of the boycotted country, or to any national
                or resident of the boycotted country;
                    (E) compliance by an individual, or agreement by an
                individual to comply, with the immigration or passport
                requirements of any country with respect to such
                individual or any member of such individual's family or
                with requests for information regarding requirements of
                employment of such individual within the boycotting
                country; and
                    (F) compliance by a United States person resident
                in a foreign country, or agreement by such a person to
                comply, with the laws of the country with respect to
                the person's activities exclusively therein, and such
                regulations may contain exceptions for such resident
                complying with the laws or regulations of the foreign
                country governing imports into such country of
                trademarked, trade-named, or similarly specifically
                identifiable products, or components of products for
                such person's own use, including the performance of
                contractual services within that country.
            (3) Limitation on exceptions.--Regulations issued pursuant
        to paragraphs (2)(C) and (2)(F) shall not provide exceptions
        from paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C).
            (4) Antitrust and civil rights laws not affected.--Nothing
        in this subsection may be construed to supersede or limit the
        operation of the antitrust or civil rights laws of the United
        States.
            (5) Evasion.--This section applies to any transaction or
        activity undertaken by or through a United States person or any
        other person with intent to evade the provisions of this
        section or the regulations issued pursuant to this subsection.
        The regulations issued pursuant to this section shall expressly
        provide that the exceptions set forth in paragraph (2) do not
        permit activities or agreements (expressed or implied by a
        course of conduct, including a pattern of responses) otherwise
        prohibited, which are not within the intent of such exceptions.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Regulations issued under this section
        shall require that any United States person receiving a request
        to furnish information, enter into or implement an agreement,
        or take any other action referred to in subsection (c) shall
        report that request to the Secretary, together with any other
        information concerning the request that the Secretary
        determines appropriate. The person shall also submit to the
        Secretary a statement regarding whether the person intends to
        comply, and whether the person has complied, with the request.
            (2) Public availability of reports.--Any report filed
        pursuant to this subsection shall be made available promptly
        for public inspection and copying, except that information
        regarding the quantity, description, and value of any item to
        which such report relates may be kept confidential if the
        Secretary determines that disclosure of that information would
        place the United States person involved at a competitive
        disadvantage.
            (3) Summaries to secretary of state.--The Secretary shall
        periodically transmit summaries of the information contained in
        the reports filed pursuant to this subsection to the Secretary
        of State for such action as the Secretary of State, in
        consultation with the Secretary, considers appropriate to carry
        out the purposes set forth in subsection (b).
    (e) Preemption.--The provisions of this section and the regulations
issued under this section shall preempt any law, rule, or regulation
that--
            (1) is a law, rule, or regulation of any of the several
        States or the District of Columbia, or any of the territories
        or possessions of the United States, or of any governmental
        subdivision thereof; and
            (2) pertains to participation in, compliance with,
        implementation of, or the furnishing of information regarding
        restrictive trade practices or boycotts fostered or imposed by
        foreign countries against other countries.
    (f) Penalties.--
            (1) Unlawful acts.--It shall be unlawful for a person to
        violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a
        violation of this section or of any regulation or order issued
        under this section.
            (2) Criminal penalty.--A person who, with knowledge or
        intent, commits, attempts to commit, or conspires to commit, or
        aids or abets in the commission of, an unlawful act described
        in subsection (c) shall, upon conviction, be fined not more
        than $1,000,000, or, if a natural person, be imprisoned for not
        more than 20 years, or both.
            (3) Civil penalties.--
                    (A) Authority.--The President may impose the
                following civil penalties on a person for each
                violation by that person of this section or any
                regulation or order issued under this section, for each
                violation:
                            (i) A fine of not more than $250,000.
                            (ii) A prohibition on the person's ability
                        to export any goods, technology, or services,
                        whether or not a license has been issued
                        previously to authorize such an export.
                    (B) Procedures.--Any civil penalty under this
                subsection may be imposed only after notice and
                opportunity for an agency hearing on the record in
                accordance with sections 554 through 557 of title 5,
                United States Code, and shall be subject to judicial
                review in accordance with chapter 7 of such title.
                    (C) Standards for levels of civil penalty.--The
                President may by regulation provide standards for
                establishing levels of civil penalty under this
                paragraph based upon the seriousness of the violation,
                the culpability of the violator, and the violator's
                record of cooperation with the Government in disclosing
                the violation.
    (g) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the President shall
report to the Congress on the implementation and enforcement of this
section and on additional steps taken by the United States to bring
about the termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel and to
encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel.
    (h) Definition.--In this section, the term ``United States
person''--
            (1) means--
                    (A) any United States resident or national;
                    (B) any domestic concern (including any permanent
                domestic establishment of any foreign concern); and
                    (C) any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (including
                any permanent foreign establishment) of any domestic
                concern that is controlled in fact by such domestic
                concern, as determined under regulations of the
                President; but
            (2) does not include an individual resident outside the
        United States who is employed by a person other than a person
        described in paragraph (1).

Output:
Antiboycott Act - States that: (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel and the secondary boycott of U.S. firms that have commercial ties with Israel are an impediment to economic development and peace in the Middle East and North Africa; and (2) the President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce should seek an end to the Arab League boycott of Israel.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations prohibiting, with specified exceptions, any U.S. person from taking specified actions that support any boycott imposed by a foreign country against a country that is friendly to the United States and is not itself the object of any form of boycott pursuant to United States law or regulation.

Sets forth criminal and civil penalties for violations of such regulations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workers' Political Rights Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY LABOR
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Contributions to All Political Committees Included.--Paragraph
(2) of section 316(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``political committee,''
after ``campaign committee,''.
    (b) Applicability of Requirements to Labor Organizations.--Section
316(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b))
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
    ``(8)(A) Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) shall not
apply to a labor organization unless the organization meets the
requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D).
    ``(B) The requirements of this subparagraph are met only if the
labor organization provides, at least once annually, to all employees
within the labor organization's bargaining unit or units (and to new
employees within 30 days after commencement of their employment)
written notification presented in a manner to inform any such
employee--
            ``(i) that an employee cannot be obligated to pay, through
        union dues or any other mandatory payment to a labor
        organization, for the political activities of the labor
        organization, including, but not limited to, the maintenance
        and operation of, or solicitation of contributions to, a
        political committee, political communications to members, and
        voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns;
            ``(ii) that no employee may be required actually to join
        any labor organization, but if a collective bargaining
        agreement covering an employee purports to require membership
        or payment of dues or other fees to a labor organization as a
        condition of employment, the employee may elect instead to pay
        an agency fee to the labor organization;
            ``(iii) that the amount of the agency fee shall be limited
        to the employee's pro rata share of the cost of the labor
        organization's exclusive representation services to the
        employee's collective bargaining unit, including collective
        bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment;
            ``(iv) that an employee who elects to be a full member of
        the labor organization and pay membership dues is entitled to a
        reduction of those dues by the employee's pro rata share of the
        total spending by the labor organization for political
        activities;
            ``(v) that the cost of the labor organization's exclusive
        representation services, and the amount of spending by such
        organization for political activities, shall be computed on the
        basis of such cost and spending for the immediately preceding
        fiscal year of such organization; and
            ``(vi) of the amount of the labor organization's full
        membership dues, initiation fees, and assessments for the
        current year; the amount of the reduced membership dues,
        subtracting the employee's pro rata share of the organization's
        spending for political activities, for the current year; and
        the amount of the agency fee for the current year.
    ``(C) The requirements of this subparagraph are met only if the
labor organization provides all represented employees an annual
examination by an independent certified public accountant of financial
statements supplied by such organization which attests that the
expenditures which the union claimed it made for certain expenses were
actually made for those expenses. Such examination shall be conducted
in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
    ``(D) The requirements of this subparagraph are met only if the
labor organization--
            ``(i) maintains procedures to promptly determine the costs
        that may properly be charged to agency fee payors as costs of
        exclusive representation, and explains such procedures in the
        written notification required under subparagraph (B); and
            ``(ii) if any person challenges the costs which may be
        properly charged as costs of exclusive representation--
                    ``(I) provides a mutually selected impartial
                decisionmaker to hear and decide such challenge
                pursuant to rules of discovery and evidence and subject
                to de novo review by the National Labor Relations Board
                or an applicable court; and
                    ``(II) places in escrow amounts reasonably in
                dispute pending the outcome of the challenge.
    ``(E)(i) A labor organization that does not satisfy the
requirements of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) shall finance any
expenditures specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph
(2) only with funds legally collected under this Act for its separate
segregated fund.
    ``(ii) For purposes of this paragraph, subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (2) shall apply only with respect to communications expressly
advocating the election or defeat of any clearly identified candidate
for elective public office.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2 shall apply to contributions and
expenditures made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Workers' Political Rights Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit a labor organization to make political communications and establish and solicit contributions for a separate segregated political fund if it provides the employees it represents with written notification of specified information.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nazi Benefits Termination Act of
2001''.

SEC. 2. DENIAL OF FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS TO NAZI PERSECUTORS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
individual who is determined under this Act to have been a participant
in Nazi persecution is not eligible for any Federal public benefit.
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Federal public benefit.--The term ``Federal public
        benefit'' has the meaning given such term by section 401(c)(1)
        of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
        Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c)(1)), but shall not
        include any benefit described in section 401(b)(1) of such Act
        (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)(1)) (and, for purposes of applying such
        section 401(b)(1), the term ``alien'' shall be considered to
        mean any individual).
            (2) Participant in nazi persecution.--The term
        ``participant in Nazi persecution'' means an individual who--
                    (A) if an alien (as such term is defined in section
                101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
                U.S.C. 1101(a)(3))), has committed one or more of the
                acts described in section 212(a)(3)(E) of the
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
                1182(a)(3)(E)); or
                    (B) if a citizen of the United States--
                            (i) has procured citizenship illegally or
                        by concealment of a material fact or willful
                        misrepresentation; and
                            (ii) has committed one or more of the acts
                        described in section 212(a)(3)(E) of the
                        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
                        1182(a)(3)(E)).
            (3) Respondent.--The term ``respondent'' means an
        individual whom the Attorney General is providing an
        opportunity for a hearing on the record under section 3(a).

SEC. 3. DETERMINATIONS.

    (a) Hearing by Immigration Judge.--If the Attorney General has
reason to believe that an individual who has applied for or is
receiving a Federal public benefit may have been a participant in Nazi
persecution, the Attorney General may provide an opportunity for a
hearing on the record with respect to the matter. The Attorney General
may delegate the conduct of the hearing to an immigration judge (as
defined in section 101(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(b)(4))).
    (b) Procedures.--
            (1) Right of respondents to appear.--
                    (A) Citizens, permanent resident aliens, and
                persons present in the united states.--At a hearing
                under this section, each respondent may appear in
                person if the respondent is a United States citizen, a
                permanent resident alien, or present within the United
                States when the proceeding under this section is
                initiated.
                    (B) Others.--A respondent who is not a citizen, a
                permanent resident alien, or present within the United
                States when the proceeding under this section is
                initiated may appear by video conference.
                    (C) Rule of interpretation.--This Act shall not be
                construed to permit the return to the United States of
                an individual who is inadmissible under section
                212(a)(3)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
                U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(E)).
            (2) Other rights of respondents.--At a hearing under this
        section, each respondent may be represented by counsel at no
        expense to the Federal Government, present evidence, cross-
        examine witnesses, and obtain the issuance of subpoenas for the
        attendance of witnesses and presentation of evidence.
            (3) Rules of evidence.--Unless otherwise provided in this
        Act, rules regarding the presentation of evidence at the
        hearing shall apply in the same manner in which such rules
        would apply at a removal proceeding before an immigration judge
        under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
        U.S.C. 1229a).
    (c) Findings, Conclusions, and Order.--
            (1) Findings and conclusions.--Not later than 60 days after
        the date of the end of a hearing conducted under this section,
        the immigration judge shall make findings of fact and
        conclusions of law with respect to whether the respondent has
        been a participant in Nazi persecution.
            (2) Order.--
                    (A) Finding that respondent has been a participant
                in nazi persecution.--If the immigration judge finds,
                by a preponderance of the evidence, that the respondent
                has been a participant in Nazi persecution, the
                immigration judge shall promptly issue an order
                declaring the respondent to be ineligible for any
                Federal public benefit, and prohibiting any person from
                providing such a benefit, directly or indirectly, to
                the respondent, and shall transmit a copy of the order
                to any governmental entity or person known to be so
                providing such a benefit.
                    (B) Finding that respondent has not been a
                participant in nazi persecution.--If the immigration
                judge finds that there is insufficient evidence for a
                finding under subparagraph (A) that a respondent has
                been a participant in Nazi persecution, the immigration
                judge shall issue an order dismissing the proceeding.
                    (C) Effective date; limitation of liability.--
                            (i) Effective date.--An order issued
                        pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be
                        effective on the date of issuance.
                            (ii) Limitation of liability.--
                        Notwithstanding clause (i), a person or entity
                        shall not be found to have provided a benefit
                        to an individual in violation of this Act until
                        the person or entity has received actual notice
                        of the issuance of an order under subparagraph
                        (A) with respect to the individual and has had
                        a reasonable opportunity to comply with the
                        order.
    (d) Review by Attorney General; Service of Final Order.--
            (1) Review by attorney general.--The Attorney General may,
        in his discretion, review any finding or conclusion made, or
        order issued, under subsection (c), and shall complete the
        review not later than 30 days after the date that the finding
        or conclusion is so made, or order is so issued. Otherwise, the
        finding, conclusion, or order shall be final.
            (2) Service of final order.--The Attorney General shall
        cause the findings of fact and conclusions of law made with
        respect to any final order issued under this section, together
        with a copy of the order, to be served on the respondent
        involved.
    (e) Judicial Review.--Any party aggrieved by a final order issued
under this section may obtain a review of the order by the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, by filing a petition
for such review not later than 30 days after the date that the final
order is issued.

SEC. 4. JURISDICTION OF UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL
              CIRCUIT OVER APPEALS UNDER THIS ACT.

    Section 1295(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (13);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) of an appeal from a final order issued under the
        Nazi Benefits Termination Act of 2001.''.

Output: Nazi Benefits Termination Act of 2001 - Denies Federal public benefits to individuals who have been participants in Nazi persecution. Authorizes the Attorney General, if an individual who has applied for or is receiving a Federal public benefit may have been such a participant, to provide an opportunity for a hearing on the record with respect to the matter.Requires an immigration judge who finds that the respondent has been a participant in Nazi persecution to: (1) promptly issue an order declaring the respondent to be ineligible for any Federal public benefit and prohibiting any person from providing such a benefit to the respondent; and (2) transmit a copy of the order to any governmental entity or person known to be providing such a benefit.Authorizes the Attorney General to review any finding or conclusion made or order issued and to complete such review within 30 days (otherwise such finding, conclusion, or order shall be final).Provides for the appeal of findings or orders by an aggrieved party to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Telecommunications Trust Act of
1998''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to prevent the imposition of
additional telephone charges to support the provision of universal
telecommunications services by dedicating to such support the revenues
of telephone excise taxes already in effect on the date of enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 3. PROVISION OF UNIVERSAL SERVICES FROM APPROPRIATIONS OF EXCISE
              TAXES.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(l) Provision of Universal Services From Appropriations of Excise
Taxes.--
            ``(1) Termination of contributions; exclusive source of
        funds.--The contributions of providers of interstate
        telecommunications services pursuant to subsections (b)(4) and
        (d) shall cease to be required for any period beginning on or
        after the date on which funds appropriated pursuant to
        paragraph (2) of this subsection are first available for
        Federal universal service support. The Commission may continue
        to distribute any balances of such contributions that remain
        unallocated on such date, but, other than such balances, the
        funds appropriated under paragraph (2) shall constitute the
        exclusive source of funds for the provision of any type of
        Federal universal service support, including rural, high-cost,
        lifeline, programs under subsection (h), or any other program
        of Federal universal service support.
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
        authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1999 and each of
        the 5 succeeding fiscal years, from the Telecommunications
        Trust Fund established by section 9511 of the Internal Revenue
        Code, such sums as may be necessary to provide Federal
        universal service support pursuant to this section, including
        support pursuant to subsection (h) of this section.
            ``(3) Availability on school year basis.--Appropriations
        for any fiscal year that are available to carry out subsection
        (h) may, in accordance with regulations of the Commission, be
        made available for obligation by the recipient on the basis of
        an academic or school year differing from such fiscal year.
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unless enacted in
        specific limitation of the provisions of this subsection, any
        funds from such appropriations during any fiscal year which are
        not obligated and expended prior to the beginning of the fiscal
        year succeeding the fiscal year for which such funds were
        appropriated shall remain available for obligation and
        expenditure during such succeeding fiscal year.
            ``(4) Apportionment of funds.--Funds from any such
        appropriation shall be apportioned in accordance with
        regulations prescribed by the Commission to carry out the
        purposes of this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 254(d) of such Act is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``This subsection and subsection
(b)(4) shall cease to be effective on the date described in subsection
(l)(1).''.

SEC. 4. ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by inserting after section 9510 the following:

``SEC. 9511. TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRUST FUND.

    ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the
`Telecommunications Trust Fund', consisting of such amounts as may be
appropriated or credited pursuant to this section or section 9602(b).
    ``(b) Transfer to Advanced Telecommunications Trust Fund Amounts
Equivalent to Certain Taxes.--There are hereby appropriated to the
Telecommunications Trust Fund amounts equivalent to 100 percent of the
taxes received in the Treasury after December 31, 1998, under section
4251 (relating to tax on communications).
    ``(c) Expenditures From Advanced Telecommunications Trust Fund.--
Amounts in the Telecommunications Trust Fund shall be available, as
provided in appropriations Acts, only to provide for Federal universal
service support mechanisms pursuant to section 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATES; TRANSITION.

    (a) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this
        Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be effective on
        July 1, 1999.
            (2) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) the authorization of appropriations in section
                254(l)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
                by section 3 of this Act, is effective upon enactment;
                and
                    (B) the Federal Communications Commission may
                prescribe such regulations or take such other action as
                is necessary to the implementation of the amendments
                made by this Act at any time after such date of
                enactment.
    (b) Transition.--In order to effect a transition to the provision
of telecommunications services in accordance with the amendments made
by this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall prescribe such
regulations and take such other actions as may be necessary to provide
for the allocation or refund of unused universal service contributions
and obligations.

Output:
Telecommunications Trust Act of 1998 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to state that contributions currently required of providers of interstate telecommunications services for the preservation and enhancement of universal telecommunications services shall no longer be required after the date on which appropriated funds are first available for Federal universal service support.  Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to continue to distribute balances of such contributions that remain available on such date.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2004 from the Telecommunications Trust Fund (established under this Act) to provide Federal universal service support, such funds to be the exclusive source of funding for such support.  Allow such funds to be available on a school year basis in lieu of a fiscal year basis.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Telecommunications Trust Fund for the deposit of amounts appropriated for universal services support.  Transfers to such Fund 100 percent of amounts received in the Treasury after December 31, 1998, as certain communications excise taxes.  Makes Fund amounts available only to provide for Federal universal service support mechanisms.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Freedom Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. INTERNET NEUTRALITY.

    Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 12. INTERNET NEUTRALITY.

    ``(a) Duty of Broadband Service Providers.--With respect to any
broadband service offered to the public, each broadband service
provider shall--
            ``(1) not block, interfere with, discriminate against,
        impair, or degrade the ability of any person to use a broadband
        service to access, use, send, post, receive, or offer any
        lawful content, application, or service made available via the
        Internet;
            ``(2) not prevent or obstruct a user from attaching or
        using any device to the network of such broadband service
        provider, only if such device does not physically damage or
        substantially degrade the use of such network by other
        subscribers;
            ``(3) provide and make available to each user information
        about such user's access to the Internet, and the speed,
        nature, and limitations of such user's broadband service;
            ``(4) enable any content, application, or service made
        available via the Internet to be offered, provided, or posted
        on a basis that--
                    ``(A) is reasonable and nondiscriminatory,
                including with respect to quality of service, access,
                speed, and bandwidth;
                    ``(B) is at least equivalent to the access, speed,
                quality of service, and bandwidth that such broadband
                service provider offers to affiliated content,
                applications, or services made available via the public
                Internet into the network of such broadband service
                provider; and
                    ``(C) does not impose a charge on the basis of the
                type of content, applications, or services made
                available via the Internet into the network of such
                broadband service provider;
            ``(5) only prioritize content, applications, or services
        accessed by a user that is made available via the Internet
        within the network of such broadband service provider based on
        the type of content, applications, or services and the level of
        service purchased by the user, without charge for such
        prioritization; and
            ``(6) not install or utilize network features, functions,
        or capabilities that impede or hinder compliance with this
        section.
    ``(b) Certain Management and Business-Related Practices.--Nothing
in this section shall be construed to prohibit a broadband service
provider from engaging in any activity, provided that such activity is
not inconsistent with the requirements of subsection (a), including--
            ``(1) protecting the security of a user's computer on the
        network of such broadband service provider, or managing such
        network in a manner that does not distinguish based on the
        source or ownership of content, application, or service;
            ``(2) offering directly to each user broadband service that
        does not distinguish based on the source or ownership of
        content, application, or service, at different prices based on
        defined levels of bandwidth or the actual quantity of data flow
        over a user's connection;
            ``(3) offering consumer protection services (including
        parental controls for indecency or unwanted content, software
        for the prevention of unsolicited commercial electronic
        messages, or other similar capabilities), if each user is
        provided clear and accurate advance notice of the ability of
        such user to refuse or disable individually provided consumer
        protection capabilities;
            ``(4) handling breaches of the terms of service offered by
        such broadband service provider by a subscriber, provided that
        such terms of service are not inconsistent with the
        requirements of subsection (a); or
            ``(5) where otherwise required by law, to prevent any
        violation of Federal or State law.
    ``(c) Exception.--Nothing in this section shall apply to any
service regulated under title VI, regardless of the physical
transmission facilities used to provide or transmit such service.
    ``(d) Stand-Alone Broadband Service.--A broadband service provider
shall not require a subscriber, as a condition on the purchase of any
broadband service offered by such broadband service provider, to
purchase any cable service, telecommunications service, or IP-enabled
voice service.
    ``(e) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, the Commission
shall prescribe rules to implement this section that--
            ``(1) permit any aggrieved person to file a complaint with
        the Commission concerning any violation of this section; and
            ``(2) establish enforcement and expedited adjudicatory
        review procedures consistent with the objectives of this
        section, including the resolution of any complaint described in
        paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after such complaint was
        filed, except for good cause shown.
    ``(f) Enforcement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall enforce compliance
        with this section under title V, except that--
                    ``(A) no forfeiture liability shall be determined
                under section 503(b) against any person unless such
                person receives the notice required by section
                503(b)(3) or section 503(b)(4); and
                    ``(B) the provisions of section 503(b)(5) shall not
                apply.
            ``(2) Special orders.--In addition to any other remedy
        provided under this Act, the Commission may issue any
        appropriate order, including an order directing a broadband
        service provider--
                    ``(A) to pay damages to a complaining party for a
                violation of this section or the regulations hereunder;
                or
                    ``(B) to enforce the provisions of this section.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
shall apply:
            ``(1) Affiliated.--The term `affiliated' includes--
                    ``(A) a person that (directly or indirectly) owns
                or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under
                common ownership or control with, another person; or
                    ``(B) a person that has a contract or other
                arrangement with a content, applications, or service
                provider relating to access to or distribution of such
                content, applications, or service.
            ``(2) Broadband service.--The term `broadband service'
        means a 2-way transmission that--
                    ``(A) connects to the Internet regardless of the
                physical transmission facilities used; and
                    ``(B) transmits information at an average rate of
                at least 200 kilobits per second in at least 1
                direction.
            ``(3) Broadband service provider.--The term `broadband
        service provider' means a person or entity that controls,
        operates, or resells and controls any facility used to provide
        broadband service to the public, whether provided for a fee or
        for free.
            ``(4) IP-enabled voice service.--The term `IP-enabled voice
        service' means the provision of real-time 2-way voice
        communications offered to the public, or such classes of users
        as to be effectively available to the public, transmitted
        through customer premises equipment using TCP/IP protocol, or a
        successor protocol, for a fee (whether part of a bundle of
        services or separately) with interconnection capability such
        that service can originate traffic to, and terminate traffic
        from, the public switched telephone network
            ``(5) User.--The term `user' means any residential or
        business subscriber who, by way of a broadband service, takes
        and utilizes Internet services, whether provided for a fee, in
        exchange for an explicit benefit, or for free.''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON DELIVERY OF CONTENT, APPLICATIONS, AND SERVICES.

    Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
and annually thereafter, the Federal Communications Commission shall
transmit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives on the--
            (1) ability of providers of content, applications, or
        services to transmit and send such information into and over
        broadband networks;
            (2) ability of competing providers of transmission
        capability to transmit and send such information into and over
        broadband networks;
            (3) price, terms, and conditions for transmitting and
        sending such information into and over broadband networks;
            (4) number of entities that transmit and send information
        into and over broadband networks; and
            (5) state of competition among those entities that transmit
        and send information into and over broadband networks.

Output:
Internet Freedom Preservation Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish certain Internet neutrality duties for broadband service providers (providers), including not interfering with, or discriminating against, the ability of any person to use broadband service in a lawful manner. Allows providers to engage in activities in furtherance of certain management and business-related practices, such as protecting network security and offering consumer protection services such as parental controls.

Prohibits a provider from requiring a subscriber, as a condition on the purchase of broadband service, to purchase any cable service, telecommunications service, or IP-enabled voice service.

Requires a report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to specified congressional committees on provider delivery of broadband content, applications, and services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Water Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SEWAGE DUMPING INTO THE GREAT LAKES.

    Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (22 U.S.C.
1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) Prohibition on Sewage Dumping Into the Great Lakes.--
            ``(1) In general.--A publicly owned treatment works is
        prohibited from intentionally diverting waste streams to bypass
        any portion of a treatment facility at the treatment works if
        the diversion results in a discharge into the Great Lakes
        unless--
                    ``(A)(i) the bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss
                of life, personal injury, or severe property damage;
                    ``(ii) there is not a feasible alternative to the
                bypass, such as the use of auxiliary treatment
                facilities, retention of untreated wastes, or
                maintenance during normal periods of equipment
                downtime; and
                    ``(iii) the treatment works provides notice of the
                bypass in accordance with the requirements of this
                subsection; or
                    ``(B) the bypass does not cause effluent
                limitations to be exceeded, and the bypass is for
                essential maintenance to ensure efficient operation of
                the treatment facility.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The requirement of paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
        is not satisfied if adequate back-up equipment should have been
        installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to
        prevent the bypass and the bypass occurred during normal
        periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance.
            ``(3) Notice requirements.--A publicly owned treatment
        works shall provide to the Administrator (or to the State in
        the case of a State that has a permit program approved under
        this section)--
                    ``(A) prior notice of an anticipated bypass; and
                    ``(B) notice of an unanticipated bypass within 24
                hours following the time the treatment works first
                becomes aware of the bypass.
            ``(4) Follow-up notice requirements.--In the case of an
        unanticipated bypass for which a publicly owned treatment works
        provides notice under paragraph (3)(B), the treatment works
        shall provide to the Administrator (or to the State in the case
        of a State that has a permit program approved under this
        section), not later than 5 days following the date on which the
        treatment works first becomes aware of the bypass, a follow-up
        notice containing a description of--
                    ``(A) the cause of the bypass;
                    ``(B) the reason for the bypass
                    ``(C) the period of bypass, including the exact
                dates and times;
                    ``(D) if the bypass has not been corrected, the
                anticipated time the bypass is expected to continue;
                    ``(E) the volume of the discharge resulting from
                the bypass;
                    ``(F) any public access areas that may be impacted
                by the bypass; and
                    ``(G) steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate,
                and prevent reoccurrence of the bypass.
            ``(5) Public availability of notices.--A publicly owned
        treatment works providing a notice under this subsection, and
        the Administrator (or the State in the case of a State that has
        a permit program approved under this section) receiving such a
        notice, shall each post all such notices provided or received
        in a searchable database accessible on the Internet.
            ``(6) Sewage blending.--Bypasses prohibited by this section
        include bypasses resulting in discharges from a publicly owned
        treatment works that consist of effluent routed around
        treatment units and thereafter blended together with effluent
        from treatment units prior to discharge.
            ``(7) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
        definitions apply:
                    ``(A) Bypass.--The term `bypass' means an
                intentional diversion of waste streams to bypass any
                portion of a treatment facility which results in a
                discharge into the Great Lakes.
                    ``(B) Great lakes.--The term `Great Lakes' has the
                meaning given such term by section 118(a)(3).
                    ``(C) Treatment facility.--The term `treatment
                facility' includes all wastewater treatment units used
                by a publicly owned treatment works to meet secondary
                treatment standards or higher, as required to attain
                water quality standards, under any operating
                conditions.
                    ``(D) Treatment works.--The term `treatment works'
                has the meaning given that term in section 212.
            ``(8) Implementation.--The Administrator shall establish
        procedures to ensure that permits issued under this section (or
        under a State permit program approved under this section) to a
        publicly owned treatment works include requirements to
        implement this subsection.
            ``(9) Maximum civil penalty.--Notwithstanding any provision
        of section 309, the maximum civil penalty which shall be
        assessed for a violation of this subsection, or any permit
        limitation or condition implementing this subsection, shall be
        $100,000 per day for each day the violation occurs.
            ``(10) Effective date.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided by
                subparagraph (B), the requirements of this subsection
                shall become effective beginning January 1, 2026.
                    ``(B) Notice requirements.--The requirements of
                paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) shall become effective one
                year after the date of enactment of this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF GREAT LAKES CLEANUP FUND.

    (a) In General.--Title V of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 519 as
section 520 and inserting after section 518 the following:

``SEC. 519. ESTABLISHMENT OF GREAT LAKES CLEANUP FUND.

    ``(a) Creation of Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a trust fund to be known as the `Great Lakes Cleanup
Fund' (in this section referred to as the `Fund').
    ``(b) Transfers to Fund.--Effective January 1, 2026, there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Fund amounts equivalent to the
penalties collected for violations of section 402(r).
    ``(c) Administration of Fund.--The Administrator shall administer
the Fund.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--The Administrator shall make the amounts in
the Fund available to the Great Lakes States for programs and
activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes,
including habitat protection and wetland restoration. The Administrator
shall allocate such amounts among the Great Lakes States based on the
proportional amount attributable to each Great Lakes State for
penalties collected for violations of section 402(r).
    ``(e) Priority.--In selecting programs and activities to be funded
using amounts made available under this section, a Great Lakes State
shall give priority consideration to programs and activities that
address violations of section 402(r) resulting in the collection of
penalties.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `Great Lakes' and
`Great Lakes States' have the meanings given such terms in section
118(a)(3).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment to State Revolving Fund Program.--Section
607 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``There is'';
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Treatment of Great Lakes Cleanup Fund.--For purposes of this
title, amounts made available from the Great Lakes Cleanup Fund under
section 519 shall be treated as funds authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this title and as funds made available under this title,
except that such funds shall be made available to the Great Lakes
States as provided in section 519.''.

Output:
Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) from intentionally diverting waste streams to bypass any portion of the treatment facility if the diversion results in a discharge into the Great Lakes unless: (1) the bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; (2) there is no feasible alternative; and (3) the treatment works provides notice; or (4) the bypass does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded and is for essential maintenance to ensure efficient operation of the treatment facility.

Requires: (1) such notice to be provided to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (or to a state with an approved permit program) prior to an anticipated bypass or within 24 hours of becoming aware of an unanticipated bypass; and (2) follow-up notice regarding the cause and duration of, volume of discharge resulting from, and public access areas affected by an unanticipated bypass.

 Includes among prohibited bypasses those resulting in discharges from a POTW that consist of effluent routed around treatment units and blended with effluent from treatment units prior to discharge.

Directs the Administrator to establish procedures to ensure that permits issued to POTWs under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System include requirements to implement this Act.

Provides a maximum civil penalty for violations.

Establishes the Great Lakes Cleanup Fund from which amounts shall be provided for improving wastewater discharges.