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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jamestown 400th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the founding of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia in
        1607, the first permanent English colony in America, and the
        capital of Virginia for 92 years, has major significance in the
        history of the United States;
            (2) the Jamestown settlement brought people from throughout
        the Atlantic Basin together to form a multicultural society,
        including English, other Europeans, Native Americans, and
        Africans;
            (3) the economic, political, religious, and social
        institutions that developed during the first 9 decades of the
        existence of Jamestown continue to have profound effects on the
        United States, particularly in English common law and language,
        cross cultural relationships, manufacturing, and economic
        structure and status;
            (4) the National Park Service, the Association for the
        Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and the Jamestown-
        Yorktown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia
        collectively own and operate significant resources related to
        the early history of Jamestown;
            (5) in 2000, Congress established the Jamestown 400th
        Commemoration Commission to ensure a suitable national
        observance of the Jamestown 2007 anniversary and to support and
        facilitate marketing efforts for a commemorative coin, stamp,
        and related activities for the Jamestown 2007 observances;
            (6) a commemorative coin will bring national and
        international attention to the lasting legacy of Jamestown,
        Virginia; and
            (7) the proceeds from a surcharge on the sale of such
        commemorative coin will assist the financing of a suitable
        national observance in 2007 of the 400th anniversary of the
        founding of Jamestown, Virginia.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) $5 Gold Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall issue not more than 100,000 $5
coins, which shall--
            (1) weigh 8.359 grams;
            (2) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
            (3) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
    (b) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary shall issue not more than
500,000 $1 coins, which shall--
            (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
            (2) have a diameter of 1,500 inches; and
            (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (c) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (d) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5132(a)(1) of title
31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.
    (e) Sources of Bullion.--
            (1) Gold.--The Secretary shall obtain gold for minting
        coins under this Act pursuant to the authority of the Secretary
        under section 5116 of title 31, United States Code.
            (2) Silver.--The Secretary shall obtain silver for the
        coins minted under this Act only from stockpiles established
        under the Strategic and Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act (50
        U.S.C. 98 et seq.).

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this
        Act shall be emblematic of the settlement of Jamestown,
        Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted
        under this Act, there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) an inscription of the year ``2007''; and
                    (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E
                Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Design Selection.--Subject to subsection (a), the design for
the coins minted under this Act shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with--
                    (A) the Jamestown 2007 Steering Committee, created
                by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the
                Commonwealth of Virginia;
                    (B) the National Park Service; and
                    (C) the Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory
        Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may
be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this
Act.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act only during the period beginning on January 1, 2007, and
ending on December 31, 2007.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins minted under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharge provided in subsection (c) with respect
        to such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Prepaid Orders.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
minted under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (d) Surcharge.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall
include a surcharge of--
            (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; and
            (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin.

SEC. 7. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision
of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be applicable to
the procurement of goods and services necessary for carrying out the
provisions of this Act.
    (b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) shall not relieve
any person entering into a contract under the authority of this Act
from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

SEC. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

    (a) Recipients.--
            (1) In general.--All surcharges received by the Secretary
        from the sale of coins minted under this Act shall be promptly
        paid by the Secretary to the recipients listed under paragraphs
        (2) and (3).
            (2) Jamestown-yorktown foundation.--The Secretary shall
        distribute 50 percent of the surcharges described under
        paragraph (1) to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the
        Commonwealth of Virginia, to support programs to promote the
        understanding of the legacies of Jamestown.
            (3) Other recipients.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall distribute 50
                percent of the surcharges described under paragraph (1)
                to the entities specified under subparagraph (B), in
                equal shares, for the purposes of--
                            (i) sustaining the ongoing mission of
                        preserving Jamestown;
                            (ii) enhancing the national and
                        international educational programs;
                            (iii) improving infrastructure and
                        archaeological research activities; and
                            (iv) conducting other programs to support
                        the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of
                        Jamestown.
                    (B) Entities specified.--Entities specified under
                this subparagraph are--
                            (i) the Secretary of the Department of the
                        Interior;
                            (ii) the President of the Association for
                        the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities; and
                            (iii) the Chairman of the Jamestown
                        Yorktown Foundation.
    (b) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other
data of the entities specified in subsection (a), as may be related to
the expenditure of amounts distributed under subsection (a).

SEC. 9. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    (a) No Net Cost to the Government.--The Secretary shall take such
actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing coins
under this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States
Government.
    (b) Payment for Coins.--A coin shall not be issued under this Act
unless the Secretary has received--
            (1) full payment for the coin;
            (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the
        United States for full payment; or
            (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
        Secretary from a depository institution, the deposits of which
        are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the
        National Credit Union Administration.

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Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) to mint and issue not more than 100,000 $5 gold coins and 500,000 $1 silver coins, which shall be emblematic of the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia (the first permanent English settlement in America).

Prohibits: (1) any provision of law governing procurement or public contracts from being applicable to the procurement of goods and services necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act; and (2) such general waiver of procurement regulations from relieving any person entering into a contract under the authority of this Act from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

Provides for a $35 per coin surcharge for the $5 dollar coins and $10 per coin for the $1 dollar coins. Directs the Secretary to distribute: (1) 50 percent of the surcharges to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of Virginia to support programs to promote the understanding of the legacies of Jamestown; and (2) 50 percent to sustain the ongoing mission of preserving Jamestown, to enhance national and international educational programs, to improve infrastructure and archeological research activities, and to conduct other programs to support the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown. States that entities specified for such purposes are the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, the President of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, and the Chairman of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Requires the Secretary to take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result in any net cost to the U.S. Government. Prohibits the issuance of a coin unless the Secretary has received: (1) full payment for the coin; (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the United States for full payment; or (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the Secretary from a depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Safe Corridors Act''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to fund programs that establish
corridors of safety for senior citizens in crime-troubled areas.

SEC. 3. GRANTS PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH CORRIDORS OF SAFETY FOR SENIOR
              CITIZENS.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part Q as part R;
            (2) by redesignating section 1701 as section 1801; and
            (3) by inserting after part P the following new part:

   ``PART Q--PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH SAFE CORRIDORS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

``SEC. 1701. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
may make grants under this part to States, and to units of local
government with populations of more than 100,000 individuals, to fund
programs that create corridors of safety for senior citizens in high-
density senior citizen areas.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--Funds distributed under this part shall be
used to fund programs that seek to decrease violent crimes against
senior citizens by increasing the numbers, protective presence, and
watchfulness of police, community group members, and others, and the
watchfulness of business owners and employees, in high-density senior
citizen areas. Programs may include escorting senior citizens.

``SEC. 1702. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--To request a grant under this part, a State, or
a unit of local government with a population of more than 100,000
individuals, shall submit an application to the Director in the form
and containing the information that the Director reasonably requires.
    ``(b) Approval.--The Director shall approve or disapprove each
application made under subsection (a) within 60 days after the date
that the application is received by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

``SEC. 1703. CRITERIA.

    ``(a) Criteria.--In order to receive a grant under this part, an
applicant shall--
            ``(1) demonstrate that there is significant violent crime
        against senior citizens in the high-density senior citizen
        areas that will be affected by the applicant's program;
            ``(2) state the number of senior citizens who will be
        served by the applicant's program, and define which individuals
        will be considered senior citizens for purposes of the program;
            ``(3) describe the manner in which the applicant, including
        the applicant's local governments and police, will involve
        other sectors of the community, including local businesses,
        community groups, religious institutions, and law enforcement
        personnel such as transit and public housing officers, in the
        applicant's program; and
            ``(4) comply with any other requirement established by the
        Director for purposes of this section.
    ``(b) Application of Criteria.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall determine which
        applicants receive funding under this part based on the
        criteria referred to in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Priority.--If 2 applicants demonstrate equal need
        under the criteria referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4)
        of subsection (a), the applicant whose proposed program shows
        the greatest amount and diversity of community involvement, as
        described in paragraph (3) of such subsection, shall be given
        priority in receiving a grant under this part.

``SEC. 1704. LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF GRANT.

    ``(a) In General.--The amount of a grant made under this part may
not exceed 75 percent of the total costs, for the period for which the
grant is received, of the program funded by the grant.
    ``(b) Waiver of Requirement.--The Director may waive the
requirement of subsection (a) for a grant made to an applicant that is
a unit of local government, if the Director finds that--
            ``(1) the applicant has a compelling need for the program
        for which it is applying for funding under this part; and
            ``(2) the applicant has severe financial problems.

``SEC. 1705. REPORTS BY GRANT RECIPIENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--A State or unit of local government that
receives funding for a program under this part shall submit, by a
deadline established by the Director, an annual report for each fiscal
year for which the funding is received, containing any information the
Director may require regarding the program.
    ``(b) Evaluation of Effect on Crime.--The report required by
subsection (a) with respect to any program shall include an evaluation
of the effect of the program on violent crime against senior citizens
in the high-density senior citizen areas in which the program operates.
    ``(c) Use of Grant Funds for Report.--A State or unit of local
government may spend not more than 2 percent of the funds received
under this part to compile the report required by subsection (a), or to
otherwise comply with subsections (a) and (b).

``SEC. 1706. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part:
            ``(1) The term `applicant' means a State, or a unit of
        local government with a population of over 100,000 individuals,
        that applies for a grant under this part.
            ``(2) The term `Director' means the Director of the Bureau
        of Justice Assistance.
            ``(3) The term `high-density senior citizen area' means an
        area inside, surrounding, or adjacent to facilities or services
        that specialize in availability to senior citizens, such as a
        senior citizen program at a community center, a public housing
        authority or private senior citizen apartment complex, or a
        medical practice providing care to senior citizens.
            ``(4) The term `program' means a program described in
        section 1701(b).''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1001(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) There are authorized to be appropriated, to carry
        out part Q, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through
        1998.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 1001(a)(3) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended by
striking ``and O'' and inserting ``O, and Q''.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Evaluation of Programs.--Section 801(b) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3782(b)) is amended by
striking ``and O'' and inserting ``O, and Q''.
    (b) Process for Denied Applications.--Section 802(b) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3783(b)) is
amended in the 1st sentence by striking ``or O'' and inserting ``O, or
Q''.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711
prec.) is amended by striking the items relating to part Q and
inserting the following new items:

   ``Part Q--Programs To Establish Safe Corridors for Senior Citizens

        ``Sec. 1701. Grant authorization.
        ``Sec. 1702. Applications.
        ``Sec. 1703. Criteria.
        ``Sec. 1704. Limit on amount of grant.
        ``Sec. 1705. Reports by grant recipients.
        ``Sec. 1706. Definitions.
             ``Part R--Transition--Effective Date--Repealer

        ``Sec. 1801. Continuation of rules, authorities, and
                            proceedings.''.

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Senior Safe Corridors Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, and to units of local government with populations exceeding 100,000, to fund programs that create corridors of safety for senior citizens in high-density senior citizen areas.
Directs that such grants be used to fund programs that seek to decrease violent crime against senior citizens by increasing the numbers, protective presence, and watchfulness of police, community group members, and others, and the watchfulness of business owners and employees, in high-density senior citizen areas.  Specifies that such programs may include escorting senior citizens.
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) application requirements; (2) criteria for application approval and priorities; (3) limits on grant amounts; and (4) reports by grant recipients.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Executive Appointee Ethics
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 207 OF TITLE 18.

    (a) Extension of Post-Employment Ban on Lobbying for Certain Former
Government Employees.--Section 207 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``One-
                year'' and inserting ``Two-Year'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``within 1 year after'' and
                        inserting ``within 2 years after''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``within 1 year before
                        such termination''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the
                following:
            ``(D) Not later than 30 days after a waiver is granted
        under subparagraph (C), the waiver shall be published in the
        Federal Register and accompanied by a signed statement by the
        Director of the Office of Government Ethics describing in
        detail the reasons for providing such waiver unless such a
        description would compromise national security.'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), in the matter following
        subparagraph (C), by striking ``within 2 years'' and inserting
        ``within 5 years''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ``in such
        position'' and all that follows through ``terminated''.
    (b) Lifetime Ban on Representation of Foreign Entities for Certain
High-Level Former Employees.--Section 207(f) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(or, in the case of an
        individual described in paragraph (2), at any time)'' after
        ``within 1 year'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and
        inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
        (3) and (4); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Description of individuals subject to lifetime ban.--
        An individual described in this paragraph is any individual who
        was--
                    ``(A) employed in a position described under
                sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States
                Code (relating to the Executive Schedule);
                    ``(B) a limited term appointee, limited emergency
                appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior
                Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5),
                (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title
                5, United States Code; or
                    ``(C) employed in a position of a confidential or
                policy-determining character under schedule C of
                subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
                Regulations.''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION IN MATTER RELATING TO PREVIOUS
              EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 219 the following new section:
``Sec. 220. Prohibition on participation in matter relating to previous
              employment
    ``(a) During the 2-year period beginning on the date an individual
is appointed to a covered position at an agency, any such individual
who has not received a waiver under subsection (b)--
            ``(1) who participates in any particular matter involving
        specific parties that is directly and substantially related to
        the individual's former employer or former clients, or
            ``(2) with respect to any such individual who was a
        registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995,
        or who was not a registered lobbyist under such Act but who
        engaged in lobbying activity as defined in subsection (c),
        during the 2-year period preceding the date of such
        appointment, who--
                    ``(A) participates in any particular matter on
                which the individual made a lobbying contact (in the
                case of a registered lobbyist under such Act), or
                engaged in such activity, during such 2-year period,
                    ``(B) participates in the specific issue area in
                which such particular matter falls, or
                    ``(C) seeks or accepts employment with any agency
                with respect to which the individual made a lobbying
                contact (in the case of a registered lobbyist under
                such Act), or engaged in such activity, during such 2-
                year period,
shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.
    ``(b)(1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
consultation with the Counsel to the President, may waive the
requirements of subsection (a) with respect to any individual covered
by such subsection if the Director certifies, in writing, to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees of
jurisdiction, that it is in the public interest to grant the waiver.
    ``(2) For purposes of carrying out paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) the public interest includes exigent circumstances
        relating to public health, public safety, or national security;
            ``(B) de minimis contact with an agency shall be cause for
        a waiver of subsection (a)(2); and
            ``(C) any waiver shall take effect when the certification
        is published in the Federal Register, accompanied by a signed
        statement by the Director describing in detail the reasons for
        providing the waiver unless such a description would compromise
        national security.
    ``(c)(1) In this section, the term `lobbying activity' means, with
respect to an individual, knowingly making, with the intent to
influence, any communication to or appearance before any officer or
employee of the Federal Government on behalf of another person as an
employee of a lobbying firm or lobbying organization, in connection
with any matter on which such person seeks official action by such
officer or employee of the Federal Government. The previous sentence
applies only with respect to an individual who spends greater than 20%
of the individual's time as an employee of a lobbying firm or lobbying
organization engaged in such lobbying activity.
    ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `lobbying firm' means any firm,
corporation, or limited liability company in which--
            ``(A) employees of the firm in the aggregate make 2 or more
        lobbying contacts at any time on behalf of a particular client;
        and
            ``(B) the firm receives or expects to receive from a
        particular client for matters related to lobbying activities at
        least the amount specified in section 4(a)(3)(A) of the
        Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(a)(3)(A)) in the
        quarterly period during which registration would be made under
        such Act.
    ``(3) In paragraph (1), the term `lobbying organization' includes
any organization in which--
            ``(A) employees of the firm in the aggregate make 2 or more
        lobbying contacts at any time on its behalf; and
            ``(B) the organization expends in connection with lobbying
        activities at least the amount specified in section 4(a)(3)(B)
        of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(a)(3)(A))
        in the quarterly period during which registration would be made
        under such Act.
    ``(4) In this subsection, the term `employee' has the meaning given
such term in section 3(5) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1602(5)).
    ``(d) In this section, the following definitions apply:
            ``(1) The term `agency' means an `Executive agency' (as
        that term is defined in section 105 of title 5), the Executive
        Office of the President, the United States Postal Service, and
        the Postal Regulatory Commission, but does not include the
        Government Accountability Office.
            ``(2) The term `covered position'--
                    ``(A) means any--
                            ``(i) full-time, non-career position which
                        requires appointment by the President or Vice-
                        President;
                            ``(ii) non-career position within the
                        Senior Executive Service or other SES-type
                        system; or
                            ``(iii) position that has been excepted
                        from the competitive service by reason of being
                        of a confidential or policymaking character,
                        including positions under schedule C of subpart
                        C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
                        Regulations; and
                    ``(B) does not include any individual appointed as
                a member of the Senior Foreign Service or solely as a
                uniformed service commissioned officer.
            ``(3) The term `directly and substantially related to
        former employer or former clients' means matters in which the
        individual's former employer or a former client is a party or
        represents a party.
            ``(4) The term `former client' means any person for whom
        the individual served personally as agent, attorney, or
        consultant, but does include instances where the service
        provided was limited to a speech or similar appearance or
        clients of the individual's former employer to whom the
        individual did not personally provide services.
            ``(5) The term `former employer' means any person for whom
        the individual has within the 2 years prior to the date of
        appointment served as an employee, officer, director, trustee,
        or general partner, but does not include any agency or other
        entity of the Federal Government, Native American tribe, or any
        United States territory or possession.
            ``(6) The term `lobbying contact' has the meaning given
        such term in section 3(8) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
        1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(8)).
            ``(7) The term `particular matter' has the meaning given
        that term in section 207 and section 2635.402(b)(3) of title 5,
        Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
            ``(8) The term `participate' means to participate
        personally and substantially.
            ``(9) The term `particular matter involving specific
        parties' has the meaning as set forth in section 2641.201(h) of
        title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor
        regulation, except that it shall also include any meeting or
        other communication relating to the performance of an
        individual's official duties with a former employer or former
        client, unless the communication applies to a particular matter
        of general applicability and participation in the meeting or
        other event is open to all interested parties.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 11 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 219 the following new item:

``220. Prohibition on participation in matter relating to previous
                            employment.''.
    (c) Application.--The amendments made after subsection (a) shall
apply to any individual appointed to a covered position (as that term
is defined in section 220(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, as
added by such subsection) after the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Executive Appointee Ethics Improvement Act This bill lengthens from one to two years the ban on certain senior personnel of the executive branch and independent agencies from lobbying the department or agency in which the person served. If the Director of the Office of Government Ethics decides to waive this restriction, such decision shall be published in the Federal Register unless it would compromise national security. The bill lengthens from two to five years the ban on certain very senior personnel of the executive branch and independent agencies, including the Vice President, from lobbying any office or employee of any department or agency in which such person served. Certain high-level employees of the executive branch are subject to a lifetime ban on knowingly representing a foreign entity before any officer or employee of any department or agency of the United States with the intent to influence a decision of such officer or employee.  During a two-year period beginning on the date an individual is appointed to a covered position, such individual is banned from participating in any matter involving specific parties that is directly related to the individual's former employer or former clients. Additionally, any individual who was a registered lobbyist or who engaged in lobbying activities during a two-year period prior to appointment is prohibited from participating in any particular matter on which the individual made a lobbying contact or participating in the specific issue area in which the matter falls. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may waive these requirements if OMB certifies in writing to various congressional committees that it is in the public interest to grant the waiver.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Caring Family Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PERSONAL EXEMPTION FOR DEPENDENTS WITH LONG-TERM
              CARE NEEDS IN TAXPAYER'S HOME.

    (a) In General.--Section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to allowance of deductions for personal exemptions) is
amended by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and
(f), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c) the following
new subsection:
    ``(d) Additional Exemption for Dependents With Long-Term Care Needs
in Taxpayer's Home.--
            ``(1) In general.--An exemption of the applicable amount
        for each qualified family member of the taxpayer.
            ``(2) Applicable amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
        the applicable amount is the amount determined in accordance
        with the following table:

``For taxable years beginning                       The applicable
    in calendar year--                      applicable amount is--
    2003 and 2004.................................                $500
    2005 and 2006.................................               1,000
    2007 and 2008.................................               1,500
    2009 and 2010.................................               2,000
    2011 and 2012.................................               2,500
    2013 and thereafter...........................                   0.
            ``(3) Qualified family member.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `qualified family member' means, with
        respect to any taxable year, any individual--
                    ``(A) who is--
                            ``(i) the spouse of the taxpayer, or
                            ``(ii) a dependent of the taxpayer with
                        respect to whom the taxpayer is entitled to an
                        exemption under subsection (c),
                    ``(B) who has attained age 60 before the close of
                the taxable year,
                    ``(C) who is an individual with long-term care
                needs, and
                    ``(D) who, for more than one-half of the taxable
                year, has as such individual's principal place of abode
                the home of the taxpayer and is a member of the
                taxpayer's household.
            ``(4) Individuals with long-term care needs.--For purposes
        of this subsection, the term `individual with long-term care
        needs' means, with respect to any taxable year, an individual
        who has been certified during such year by a physician (as
        defined in section 1861(r)(1) of the Social Security Act) as
        being, for a period of at least 180 consecutive days which
        includes the date of the certification--
                    ``(A) an individual who is unable to perform
                (without substantial assistance from another
                individual) at least 2 activities of daily living (as
                defined in section 7702B(c)(2)(B)) due to a loss of
                functional capacity, or
                    ``(B) an individual who requires substantial
                supervision to protect such individual from threats to
                health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment
                and is unable to perform, without reminding or cuing
                assistance, at least 1 activity of daily living (as so
                defined) or to the extent provided in regulations
                prescribed by the Secretary (in consultation with the
                Secretary of Health and Human Services), is unable to
                engage in age appropriate activities.
            ``(5) Identification requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No exemption shall be allowed
                under this subsection to a taxpayer with respect to any
                qualified family member unless the taxpayer includes on
                the return of tax for the taxable year--
                            ``(i) the name and TIN of such member, and
                            ``(ii) the name and TIN of the physician
                        certifying such member.
                    ``(B) Exception for due diligence.--In the case of
                a failure to provide the information required under
                subparagraph (A)(ii), such subparagraph shall not apply
                if it is shown that the taxpayer exercised due
                diligence in attempting to provide the information so
                required.
            ``(6) Special rules.--Rules similar to the rules of
        paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 21(e) shall apply for
        purposes of this subsection.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1(f)(6)(A) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``151(d)(4)'' and inserting ``151(e)(4)''.
            (2) Section 1(f)(6)(B) of such Code, as amended by the
        Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, is
        amended by striking ``151(d)(3)(A)'' and inserting
        ``151(e)(3)(A)''.
            (3) Section 1(f)(6)(B) of such Code, as in effect on the
        day before the date of the enactment of the Economic Growth and
        Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, is amended by striking
        ``151(d)(4)(A)'' and inserting ``151(e)(4)(A)''.
            (4) Section 3402(f)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``151(d)(2)'' and inserting ``151(e)(2)''.
            (5) Section 3402(r)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``151(d)'' and inserting ``151(e)''.
            (6) Section 6012(a)(1)(D)(ii) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``151(d)'' and inserting
                ``151(e)'', and
                    (B) by striking ``151(d)(2)'' and inserting
                ``151(e)(2)''.
            (7) Section 6013(b)(3)(A) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``151(d)'' and inserting ``151(e)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002.

Output: Caring Family Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional exemption for dependents, residing with the taxpayer, with long-term care needs who are over the age of 60.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rare Earths Supply Technology and
Resources Transformation Act of 2010'' or the ``RESTART Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Significant quantities of rare earths are used in the
        production of clean energy technologies, including advanced
        automotive propulsion batteries, electric motors, high-
        efficiency light bulbs, solar panels, and wind turbines. These
        technologies are used to advance the United States energy
        policy of reducing dependence on foreign oil and decreasing
        greenhouse gas emissions through expansion of cleaner sources
        of energy.
            (2) Many modern defense technologies such as radar and
        sonar systems, precision-guided weapons, cruise missiles, and
        lasers cannot be built, as designed and specified, without the
        use of rare earths and materials produced from them.
            (3) Rare earths also provide core functionality to a
        variety of high technology applications in computing, pollution
        abatement, power generation, water treatment, oil refining,
        metal alloying, communications, health care, agriculture, and
        other sectors.
            (4) Though at least 15 percent of the world's rare earth
        reserves are located within the United States, the country now
        depends upon imports for nearly 100 percent of its rare earth
        needs because there are virtually no active rare earth
        producers in the United States. More than 97 percent of all
        rare earths for world consumption are produced in China.
            (5) The ability--and willingness--of China to export rare
        earths is eroding due to its growing domestic demand, its
        enforcement of environmental law on current producers, and its
        mandate to consolidate the industry by decreasing its number of
        mining permits. The Chinese Ministry of Industry and
        Information Technology draft rare earths plan for 2009 to 2015
        proposes an immediate ban on the export of dysprosium, terbium,
        thulium, lutetium, and yttrium, the so-called ``heavy'' rare
        earths, and a restriction on the exports of all other, light,
        rare earth metals to a level well below that sufficient to
        satisfy the demand of Japan in 2008 alone for such metals.
            (6) Furthermore, the United States has limited rare earth
        production, remains entirely dependent on overseas refineries
        for further elemental and alloy processing, and does not
        currently maintain a ``strategic reserve'' of rare earth
        compounds, metals, or alloys.
            (7) Rare earths should qualify as materials either
        strategic or critical to national security. The United States
        Government should facilitate the domestic reintroduction of a
        globally competitive rare earth industry that is self-
        sufficient in the United States domestic market with multiple
        sources of mining, processing, alloying, and manufacturing.
            (8) This self-sufficiency requires an uninterrupted supply
        of strategic materials critical to national security and
        innovative commercial product development, including rare
        earths, to support the clean energy and defense supply chains.
            (9) The United States currently cannot reclaim valuable
        rare earths and permanent magnets from scrapped military or
        consumer products, industrial materials or equipment, which
        allows entities in other countries to identify and recover such
        materials for resale to United States manufacturers at
        considerable cost.
            (10) There is an urgent need to identify the current global
        market situation regarding rare earths, the strategic value
        placed on them by foreign nations including China, and the
        supply-chain vulnerabilities related to rare earths and
        products containing rare earths.

SEC. 3. ACTIONS TO PROMOTE RARE EARTH DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that each
Federal agency shall take appropriate actions, to the extent consistent
with applicable law, to expedite permitting and projects that will
increase exploration for, and development of, domestic rare earths.
    (b) Rare Earth Policy Task Force.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established within the
        Department of the Interior a task force to be known as the
        ``Rare Earth Policy Task Force'' (referred to in this section
        as the ``Task Force''), which shall report to the President
        through the Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of the
        following:
                    (A) The Secretary of the Interior (or a designee),
                who shall serve as chair of the Task Force.
                    (B) The Secretary of Energy (or a designee).
                    (C) The Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee).
                    (D) The Secretary of Defense (or a designee).
                    (E) The Secretary of Commerce (or a designee).
                    (F) The Secretary of State (or a designee).
                    (G) The Director of the Office of Management and
                Budget (or a designee).
                    (H) The Chairman of the Council on Environmental
                Quality (or a designee).
                    (I) Such other members as the Secretary of the
                Interior considers appropriate.
    (c) Duties.--The Task Force shall--
            (1) monitor and assist Federal agencies in expediting the
        review and approval of permits or other actions, as necessary,
        to accelerate the completion of projects that will increase
        investment in, exploration for, and development of domestic
        rare earths pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management
        Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Act of June 4, 1897
        (commonly known as the ``Organic Act of 1897'' (16 U.S.C. 473-
        482, 551), the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16
        U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), and any other applicable statutory
        authorities related to domestic mining operations;
            (2) assist Federal agencies in reviewing laws (including
        regulations) and policies that discourage investment in,
        exploration for, and development of domestic rare earths
        pursuant to Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the
        Act of June 4, 1897, the National Forest Management Act of
        1976, and any other applicable statutory authorities related to
        domestic mining operations; and
            (3) take such other actions to otherwise increase
        investment in, exploration for, and development of domestic
        rare earths as the Task Force considers appropriate.
    (d) Annual Reports.--At least once each year, the Task Force shall
submit to the President, the Committee on Natural Resources of the
Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives a report setting forth the following:
            (1) A description of the results of the coordinated and
        expedited review of permits or other actions to promote
        investment in, exploration for, and development of domestic
        rare earths, and an identification of the procedures and
        actions that have proven to be the most useful and appropriate
        in coordinating and expediting the review of projects that will
        increase investment in, exploration for, and development of
        domestic rare earths.
            (2) An identification of the substantive and procedural
        requirements of Federal, State, tribal, and local laws
        (including regulations) and Executive orders that are
        inconsistent with, duplicative of, or structured so as to
        restrict effective implementation of the projects described in
        paragraph (1).
            (3) Such recommendations as the Task Force considers
        appropriate to advance the policy set forth in subsection (a).
    (e) Judicial Review.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be construed
        to affect any judicial review of an agency action under any
        other provision of law.
            (2) Construction.--This section--
                    (A) is intended to improve the internal management
                of the Federal Government; and
                    (B) does not create any right or benefit,
                substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity
                by a party against the United States (including an
                agency, instrumentality, officer, or employee of the
                United States) or any other person.

SEC. 4. ASSESSMENT OF RARE EARTH SUPPLY CHAIN VULNERABILITY.

    (a) Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Energy shall jointly, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the United
States Trade Representative--
            (1) undertake an assessment of the domestic rare earth
        supply chain;
            (2) determine pursuant to such assessment which rare earth
        elements are critical to clean energy technologies and the
        national and economic security of the United States; and
            (3) submit to Congress a report setting forth the results
        of such assessment and determination.
    (b) Establishment of Stockpile.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Energy shall jointly, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
State, and the United States Trade Representative, submit to Congress a
report setting forth the following:
            (1) An assessment whether or not the rare earth materials
        determined to be critical to clean energy technologies and the
        national and economic security of the United States pursuant to
        subsection (a)(2) should be procured and placed in a stockpile.
            (2) An assessment whether or not adequate legal authorities
        exist to procure and place in a stockpile the rare earth
        materials so determined to be critical to clean energy
        technologies and the national and economic security of the
        United States.
            (3) Recommendations on the criteria to be utilized in
        determining the commencement and termination of the stockpiling
        of such rare earth materials.
    (c) Stockpile Defined.--In this section, the term ``stockpile''
means a strategic reserve of rare earth oxides, and storable forms of
rare earths and alloys for purposes of clean energy technology and the
national and economic security of the United States.

SEC. 5. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR THE DOMESTIC RARE EARTH SUPPLY CHAIN.

    (a) Report to Industry.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Energy shall issue a report
to industry describing available mechanisms for obtaining government
loan guarantees for purposes of reestablishing a domestic rare earth
supply chain.
    (b) Department of Energy Support.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Energy shall issue
guidance for the rare earth industry on obtaining loan guarantees under
title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 22
U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Public Law 111-16) for purposes of supporting the reestablishment
of mining, separation, purification, metal processing, refining,
alloying, and manufacturing operations in the United States relating to
rare earths that will support the domestic clean energy technology and
defense supply chains.

SEC. 6. DEFENSE-RELATED PRODUCTION OF RARE EARTHS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States faces a shortage of key rare earth
        materials that form the backbone of both the defense and energy
        supply chains; and
            (2) the urgent need to reestablish a domestic rare earth
        supply chain warrants a prioritization of projects under the
        Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.) to
        support the reestablishment of such a supply chain.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report describing past, current, and future projects under
the Defense Production Act of 1950 to support the domestic rare earth
supply chain. If no such project is in process or planned as of the
date of the report, the report shall include a justification for the
lack of projects to support a domestic rare earth supply chain,
particularly projects to establish or support domestic manufacturing
capability in critical segments of the rare earth market.

SEC. 7. SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC RARE EARTH SUPPLY CHAIN.

    It is the sense of Congress that, in order to reestablish the
security of rare earth supplies within the United States, and
associated technologies--
            (1) there is a pressing need to support innovation,
        training, and workforce development in the domestic rare earth
        supply chain;
            (2) the Department of Energy, the Department of the
        Interior, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of
        Defense should each, utilizing funds available to such
        department for basic research and development, provide funds to
        academic institutions, Government laboratories, corporate
        research and development, not-for-profit research and
        development, and industry associations in support of
        innovation, training, and workforce development in the domestic
        rare earth supply chain; and
            (3) in providing funds under paragraph (2), the Department
        of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the Department of
        Commerce, and the Department of Defense should give priority to
        academic institutions, Government laboratories, corporations,
        not-for-profit entities, and industry associations that will
        utilize domestically produced rare earths and associated
        materials.

SEC. 8. RESTRICTIONS.

    (a) Limitation on Divestment of Facilities Created.--No recipient
of appropriated funds for the purposes of supporting the
reestablishment of a domestic rare earth supply chain, may divest any
resources or assets funded, whether in whole or in part, by such
appropriated funds to any foreign-owned or controlled entity without
the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense,
and the Secretary of Commerce.
    (b) Enhancing National Security.--Any recipient of appropriated
funds obtained in connection with the reestablishment of a domestic
rare earth supply chain shall be subject to the provisions of section
2538 of title 10, United States Code, in the utilization of such funds,
including with respect to any rare earth-related material sold by such
recipient in the commercial marketplace.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Alloy.--The terms ``alloy'' means a partial or complete
        solid solution of one or more elements in a metallic matrix.
            (2) Alloying.--The term ``alloying'' means the melting of
        metal to create a metallic matrix.
            (3) Clean energy technology.--The term ``clean energy
        technology'' means a technology related to the production, use,
        transmission, storage, control, or conservation of energy that
        will--
                    (A) reduce the need for additional energy supplies
                by using existing energy supplies with greater
                efficiency or by transmitting, distributing, or
                transporting energy with greater effectiveness through
                the infrastructure of the United States;
                    (B) diversify the sources of energy supply of the
                United States to strengthen energy security and to
                increase supplies with a favorable balance of
                environmental effects if the entire technology system
                is considered; or
                    (C) contribute to a stabilization of atmospheric
                greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction,
                avoidance, or sequestration of energy-related
                emissions.
            (4) Process.--The term ``process'', in the case of a rare
        earth oxide, means the conversion of the oxide into usable rare
        earth metals and specialty alloys and powders for domestic
        magnet and other manufacturing.
            (5) Rare earth.--The term ``rare earth''--
                    (A) means the chemical elements in the periodic
                table from lanthanum (atomic number 57) up to and
                including lutetium (atomic number 71); and
                    (B) includes the chemical elements yttrium and
                scandium.
            (6) Refine.--The term ``refine'', in the case of a rare
        earth extracted from rock, means the separation and
        purification of the rare earth to commercial grades of oxides
        or other salts such as oxalates or chlorides.

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Rare Earths Supply Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2010 or RESTART Act - Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Rare Earth Policy Task Force to monitor and assist federal agencies in expediting the review and approval of permits to accelerate the completion of projects that will increase investment in, exploration for, and development of domestic rare earths.

Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and of Energy to assess and report to Congress on: (1) the domestic rare earth supply chain; (2) rare earth elements critical to clean energy technologies and the national security; and (3) whether critical rare earth materials should be stockpiled.

Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) report to industry describing available mechanisms for obtaining government loan guarantees to reestablish a domestic rare earth supply chain; and (2) issue guidance for the rare earth industry on obtaining federal loan guarantees.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on past, current, and future projects to support the domestic rare earth supply chain.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States faces a shortage of key rare earth materials that form the backbone of both the defense and energy supply chains; (2) the urgent need to reestablish a domestic rare earth supply chain warrants a statutory prioritization of projects to support such reestablishment; (3) there is a pressing need to support innovation, training, and workforce development in the domestic rare earth supply chain; and (4) the Departments of Energy, of the Interior, of Commerce, and of Defense should each provide funds to academic institutions, federal laboratories, and private entities for innovation, training, and workforce development in the domestic rare earth supply chain.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Nonproliferation Amendments Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
        (1) The Director of Central Intelligence's most recent
    Unclassified Report to Congress on the Acquisition of Technology
    Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional
    Munitions, 1 July Through 31 December 2003, states ``Russian
    entities during the reporting period continued to supply a variety
    of ballistic missile-related goods and technical know-how to
    countries such as Iran, India, and China. Iran's earlier success in
    gaining technology and materials from Russian entities helped
    accelerate Iranian development of the Shahab-3 MRBM, and continuing
    Russian entity assistance has supported Iranian efforts to develop
    new missiles and increase Tehran's self-sufficiency in missile
    production.''
        (2) Vice Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, the Director of the Defense
    Intelligence Agency, stated in testimony before the Select
    Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on February 16, 2005, that
    ``Tehran probably will have the ability to produce nuclear weapons
    early in the next decade''.
        (3) Iran has--
            (A) failed to act in accordance with the Agreement Between
        Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the
        Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the
        Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Vienna June 19,
        1973 (commonly referred to as the ``Safeguards Agreement'');
            (B) acted in a manner inconsistent with the Protocol
        Additional to the Agreement Between Iran and the International
        Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards, signed
        at Vienna December 18, 2003 (commonly referred to as the
        ``Additional Protocol'');
            (C) acted in a manner inconsistent with its obligations
        under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
        done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968, and
        entered into force March 5, 1970 (commonly referred to as the
        ``Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty''); and
            (D) resumed uranium conversion activities, thus ending the
        confidence building measures it adopted in its November 2003
        agreement with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom,
        France, and Germany.
        (4) On September 24, 2005, the Board of Governors of the
    International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) formally declared that
    Iranian actions constituted noncompliance with its nuclear
    safeguards obligations, and that Iran's history of concealment of
    its nuclear activities has given rise to questions that are within
    the purview of the United Nations Security Council.
        (5) The executive branch has on multiple occasions used the
    authority provided under section 3 of the Iran Nonproliferation Act
    of 2000 (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) to impose
    sanctions on entities that have engaged in activities in violation
    of restrictions in the Act relating to--
            (A) the export of equipment and technology controlled under
        multilateral export control lists, including under the
        Australia Group, Chemical Weapons Convention, Missile
        Technology Control Regime, Nuclear Suppliers Group, and the
        Wassenaar Arrangement or otherwise having the potential to make
        a material contribution to the development of weapons of mass
        destruction or cruise or ballistic missile systems to Iran; and
            (B) the export of other items to Iran with the potential of
        making a material contribution to Iran's weapons of mass
        destruction programs or on United States national control lists
        for reasons related to the proliferation of weapons of mass
        destruction or missiles.
        (6) The executive branch has never made a determination
    pursuant to section 6(b) of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000
    that--
            (A) it is the policy of the Government of the Russian
        Federation to oppose the proliferation to Iran of weapons of
        mass destruction and missile systems capable of delivering such
        weapons;
            (B) the Government of the Russian Federation (including the
        law enforcement, export promotion, export control, and
        intelligence agencies of such government) has demonstrated and
        continues to demonstrate a sustained commitment to seek out and
        prevent the transfer to Iran of goods, services, and technology
        that could make a material contribution to the development of
        nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, or of ballistic or
        cruise missile systems; and
            (C) no entity under the jurisdiction or control of the
        Government of the Russian Federation, has, during the 1-year
        period prior to the date of the determination pursuant to
        section 6(b) of such Act, made transfers to Iran reportable
        under section 2(a) of the Act.
        (7) On June 29, 2005, President George W. Bush issued Executive
    Order 13382 blocking property of weapons of mass destruction
    proliferators and their supporters, and used the authority of such
    order against 4 Iranian entities, Aerospace Industries
    Organization, Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, Shahid Bakeri
    Industrial Group, and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, that
    have engaged, or attempted to engage, in activities or transactions
    that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially
    contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
    or their means of delivery (including missiles capable of
    delivering such weapons), including efforts to manufacture,
    acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or use such items.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ACT OF 2000 RELATED TO
              INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PAYMENTS.

    (a) Treatment of Certain Payments.--Section 7(1)(B) of the Iran
Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)
is amended--
        (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting a comma;
    and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``except that such term does not mean payments in cash or in kind
    made or to be made by the United States Government prior to January
    1, 2012, for work to be performed or services to be rendered prior
    to that date necessary to meet United States obligations under the
    Agreement Concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space
    Station, with annex, signed at Washington January 29, 1998, and
    entered into force March 27, 2001, or any protocol, agreement,
    memorandum of understanding, or contract related thereto.''.
    (b) Exception.--Section 6(h) of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by inserting
after ``extraordinary payments in connection with the International
Space Station'' the following: ``, or any other payments in connection
with the International Space Station,''.
    (c) Reporting Requirements.--Section 6 of the Iran Nonproliferation
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Report on Certain Payments Related to International Space
Station.--
        ``(1) In general.--The President shall, together with each
    report submitted under section 2(a), submit to the Committee on
    Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International
    Relations of the House of Representatives a report that identifies
    each Russian entity or person to whom the United States Government
    has, since the date of the enactment of the Iran Nonproliferation
    Amendments Act of 2005, made a payment in cash or in kind for work
    to be performed or services to be rendered under the Agreement
    Concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station,
    with annex, signed at Washington January 29, 1998, and entered into
    force March 27, 2001, or any protocol, agreement, memorandum of
    understanding, or contract related thereto.
        ``(2) Content.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall
    include--
            ``(A) the specific purpose of each payment made to each
        entity or person identified in the report; and
            ``(B) with respect to each such payment, the assessment of
        the President that the payment was not prejudicial to the
        achievement of the objectives of the United States Government
        to prevent the proliferation of ballistic or cruise missile
        systems in Iran and other countries that have repeatedly
        provided support for acts of international terrorism, as
        determined by the Secretary of State under section 620A(a) of
        the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)), section
        6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
        2405(j)), or section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
        U.S.C. 2780(d)).''.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ACT OF 2000 TO MAKE
              SUCH ACT APPLICABLE TO IRAN AND SYRIA.

    (a) Reports on Proliferation Relating to Iran or Syria.--Section 2
of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C.
1701 note) is amended--
        (1) in the heading, by striking ``TO IRAN'' and inserting
    ``RELATING TO IRAN AND SYRIA''; and
        (2) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                (i) by inserting ``or acquired from'' after
            ``transferred to''; and
                (ii) by inserting after ``Iran'' the following: ``, or
            on or after January 1, 2005, transferred to or acquired
            from Syria''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``Iran'' the
        following: ``or Syria, as the case may be,''.
    (b) Determination Exempting Foreign Persons From Certain
Measures.--Section 5(a) of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``transfer to Iran'' and
    inserting ``transfer to or acquire from Iran or Syria, as the case
    may be,''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Iran's efforts'' and
    inserting ``the efforts of Iran or Syria, as the case may be,''.
    (c) Restriction on Extraordinary Payments in Connection With the
International Space Station.--Section 6(b) of the Iran Nonproliferation
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
        (1) in the heading, by striking ``to Iran'' and inserting
    ``Relating to Iran and Syria'';
        (2) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``to Iran'' each
    place it appears and inserting ``to or from Iran and Syria''; and
        (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``to Iran'' and inserting
    ``to or from Iran or Syria''.
    (d) Definitions.--Section 7(2) of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
            ``(C) any foreign government, including any foreign
        governmental entity; and''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``subparagraph (B) or
    (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), including any
    entity in which any entity described in any such subparagraph owns
    a controlling interest''.
    (e) Short Title.--
        (1) Amendment.--Section 1 of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of
    2000 (Public Law 106-178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by
    striking ``Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000'' and inserting ``Iran
    and Syria Nonproliferation Act''.
        (2) References.--Any reference in a law, regulation, document,
    or other record of the United States to the Iran Nonproliferation
    Act of 2000 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Iran and Syria
    Nonproliferation Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

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Iran Nonproliferation Amendments Act of 2005 - Amends the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 to state that the definition of "extraordinary payments in connection with the International Space Station" does not mean payments in cash or in kind made or to be made by the U.S. government prior to January 1, 2012, for work to be performed or services to be rendered prior to that date necessary to meet U.S. obligations under the Agreement Concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station, with annex, signed at Washington January 29, 1998, and entered into force March 27, 2001, or any protocol, agreement, memorandum of understanding, or contract related thereto. (Under such Act the United States is prohibited from making such payments to the Russian Aviation and Space Agency unless specified determinations are made with respect to Russian cooperation in preventing proliferation to Iran, or to a foreign person identified as contributing to proliferation to Iran.)

Prohibits any U.S. agency from making extraordinary payments and any other payments (currently, such prohibition is limited to extraordinary payments) in connection with the International Space Station to a foreign person subject to specified measures under such Act or Executive Order No. 12938.

 Directs the President to submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives a report that identifies each Russian entity or person to whom the United States has, since the date of enactment of this Act, made a cash or in-kind payment under the Agreement.

Requires such report to include: (1) the purpose of each payment; and (2) with respect to each such payment, an assessment that the payment was not prejudicial to preventing the proliferation of ballistic or cruise missile systems in Iran and other countries that have supported acts of international terrorism.

 Applies the provisions of such Act to: (1) Syria with respect to transfers on or after January 1, 2005; and (2) transfers to or from such countries (currently, limited to transfers to Iran).

Redefines "foreign person" or "person" to include any foreign government or government entity (currently, any governmental entity operating as a business enterprise).

Retitles the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2002 as the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Union Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR UNION EMPLOYEES.

    The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29
U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 611 (29 U.S.C. 531) as section
        612; and
            (2) by inserting after section 610 (29 U.S.C. 530), the
        following new section:

             ``whistleblower protection for union employees

    ``Sec. 611.  (a) In General.--No labor organization shall terminate
or in any other way discriminate against, or cause to be terminated or
discriminated against, any covered employee of the labor organization
by reason of the fact that such employee, whether at the initiative of
the employee or in the ordinary course of the duties of the employee
(or any person acting pursuant to a request of the employee), has--
            ``(1) provided, caused to be provided, or is about to
        provide or cause to be provided, information to the labor
        organization, the Department of Labor, or any other State,
        local, or Federal government authority or law enforcement
        agency relating to any violation of, or any act or omission
        that the employee reasonably believes to be a violation of, any
        provision of this Act or any other provision of law that is
        subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Labor, the
        National Labor Relations Board, or any rule, order, standard,
        or prohibition prescribed by the Department of Labor or the
        National Labor Relations Board;
            ``(2) testified or will testify in any proceeding resulting
        from the administration or enforcement of any provision of this
        Act or any other provision of law that is subject to the
        jurisdiction of the Department of Labor or National Labor
        Relations Board, or any rule, order, standard, or prohibition
        prescribed by the Department of Labor or the National Labor
        Relations Board;
            ``(3) filed, instituted, or caused to be filed or
        instituted any proceeding under this Act; or
            ``(4) objected to, or refused to participate in, any
        activity, policy, practice, or assigned task that the employee
        (or other such person) reasonably believed to be in violation
        of any law, rule, order, standard, or prohibition, subject to
        the jurisdiction of, or enforceable by, the Department of Labor
        or the National Labor Relations Board.
    ``(b) Definition of Covered Employee.--For the purposes of this
section, the term `covered employee' means any employee of a labor
organization who receives financial compensation for his or her
services to the labor organization, including officers of the labor
organization.
    ``(c) Procedures and Timetables.--
            ``(1) Complaint.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A person who believes that he or
                she has been discharged or otherwise discriminated
                against by any person in violation of subsection (a)
                may file (or have any person file on his or her behalf)
                a complaint with the Secretary of Labor alleging such
                discharge or discrimination and identifying the person
                responsible for such act. Such a complaint must be
                filed not later than either--
                            ``(i) 180 days after the date on which such
                        alleged violation occurs; or
                            ``(ii) 180 days after the conclusion of any
                        internal appeals, review, or other judicial or
                        investigative process conducted by the labor
                        organization employing such person.
                    ``(B) Actions of secretary of labor.--Upon receipt
                of such a complaint, the Secretary of Labor shall
                notify, in writing, the person named in the complaint
                who is alleged to have committed the violation, of--
                            ``(i) the filing of the complaint;
                            ``(ii) the allegations contained in the
                        complaint;
                            ``(iii) the substance of evidence
                        supporting the complaint; and
                            ``(iv) opportunities that will be afforded
                        to such person under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Investigation by secretary of labor.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
                date of receipt of a complaint filed under paragraph
                (1), and after affording the complainant and the person
                named in the complaint who is alleged to have committed
                the violation that is the basis for the complaint an
                opportunity to submit to the Secretary of Labor a
                written response to the complaint and an opportunity to
                meet with a representative of the Secretary of Labor to
                present statements from witnesses, the Secretary of
                Labor shall--
                            ``(i) initiate an investigation and
                        determine whether there is reasonable cause to
                        believe that the complaint has merit; and
                            ``(ii) notify the complainant and the
                        person alleged to have committed the violation
                        of subsection (a), in writing, of such
                        determination.
                    ``(B) Notice of relief available.--If the Secretary
                of Labor concludes that there is reasonable cause to
                believe that a violation of subsection (a) has
                occurred, the Secretary of Labor shall, together with
                the notice under subparagraph (A)(ii), issue a
                preliminary order providing the relief prescribed by
                paragraph (4)(B).
                    ``(C) Request for hearing.--Not later than 30 days
                after the date of receipt of notification of a
                determination of the Secretary of Labor under this
                paragraph, either the person alleged to have committed
                the violation or the complainant may file objections to
                the findings or preliminary order, or both, and request
                a hearing on the record. The filing of such objections
                shall not operate to stay any reinstatement remedy
                contained in the preliminary order. Any such hearing
                shall be conducted expeditiously, and if a hearing is
                not requested in such 30-day period, the preliminary
                order shall be deemed a final order that is not subject
                to judicial review.
            ``(3) Grounds for determination of complaints.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall
                dismiss a complaint filed under this subsection, and
                shall not conduct an investigation otherwise required
                under paragraph (2), unless the complainant makes a
                prima facie showing that any behavior described in
                paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) was a
                contributing factor in the unfavorable personnel action
                alleged in the complaint.
                    ``(B) Rebuttal evidence.--Notwithstanding a finding
                by the Secretary of Labor that the complainant has made
                the showing required under subparagraph (A), no
                investigation otherwise required under paragraph (2)
                shall be conducted, if the labor organization
                demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that
                the labor organization would have taken the same
                unfavorable personnel action in the absence of that
                behavior.
                    ``(C) Evidentiary standards.--The Secretary of
                Labor may determine that a violation of subsection (a)
                has occurred only if the complainant demonstrates that
                any behavior described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of
                subsection (a) was a contributing factor in the
                unfavorable personnel action alleged in the complaint.
                Relief may not be ordered under subparagraph (A) if the
                labor organization demonstrates by clear and convincing
                evidence that the labor organization would have taken
                the same unfavorable personnel action in the absence of
                that behavior.
            ``(4) Issuance of final orders; review procedures.--
                    ``(A) Timing.--Not later than 120 days after the
                date of conclusion of any hearing under paragraph (2),
                the Secretary of Labor shall issue a final order
                providing the relief prescribed by this paragraph or
                denying the complaint. At any time before issuance of a
                final order, a proceeding under this subsection may be
                terminated on the basis of a settlement agreement
                entered into by the Secretary of Labor, the
                complainant, and the person alleged to have committed
                the violation.
                    ``(B) Penalties.--
                            ``(i) Order of secretary of labor.--If, in
                        response to a complaint filed under paragraph
                        (1), the Secretary of Labor determines that a
                        violation of subsection (a) has occurred, the
                        Secretary of Labor shall order the person who
                        committed such violation--
                                    ``(I) to take affirmative action to
                                abate the violation;
                                    ``(II) to reinstate the complainant
                                to his or her former position, together
                                with compensation (including back pay)
                                and restore the terms, conditions, and
                                privileges associated with his or her
                                employment; and
                                    ``(III) to provide compensatory
                                damages to the complainant.
                            ``(ii) Penalty.--If an order is issued
                        under clause (i), the Secretary of Labor, at
                        the request of the complainant, shall assess
                        against the person against whom the order is
                        issued, a sum equal to the aggregate amount of
                        all costs and expenses (including attorney fees
                        and expert witness fees) reasonably incurred,
                        as determined by the Secretary of Labor, by the
                        complainant for, or in connection with, the
                        bringing of the complaint upon which the order
                        was issued.
                    ``(C) Penalty for frivolous claims.--If the
                Secretary of Labor finds that a complaint under
                paragraph (1) is frivolous or has been brought in bad
                faith, the Secretary of Labor may award to the
                prevailing labor organization a reasonable attorney
                fee, not exceeding $1,000, to be paid by the
                complainant.
                    ``(D) De novo review.--
                            ``(i) Failure of the secretary to act.--If
                        the Secretary of Labor has not issued a final
                        order within 210 days after the date of filing
                        of a complaint under this subsection, or within
                        90 days after the date of receipt of a written
                        determination, the complainant may bring an
                        action at law or equity for de novo review in
                        the appropriate district court of the United
                        States having jurisdiction, which shall have
                        jurisdiction over such an action without regard
                        to the amount in controversy, and which action
                        shall, at the request of either party to such
                        action, be tried by the court with a jury.
                            ``(ii) Procedures.--A proceeding under
                        clause (i) shall be governed by the same legal
                        burdens of proof specified in paragraph (3).
                        The court shall have jurisdiction to grant all
                        relief necessary to make the employee whole,
                        including injunctive relief and compensatory
                        damages, including--
                                    ``(I) reinstatement with the same
                                seniority status that the employee
                                would have had, but for the discharge
                                or discrimination;
                                    ``(II) the amount of back pay, with
                                interest; and
                                    ``(III) compensation for any
                                special damages sustained as a result
                                of the discharge or discrimination,
                                including litigation costs, expert
                                witness fees, and reasonable attorney
                                fees.
                    ``(E) Other appeals.--Unless the complainant brings
                an action under subparagraph (D), any person adversely
                affected or aggrieved by a final order issued under
                subparagraph (A) may file a petition for review of the
                order in the United States Court of Appeals for the
                circuit in which the violation with respect to which
                the order was issued, allegedly occurred or the circuit
                in which the complainant resided on the date of such
                violation, not later than 60 days after the date of the
                issuance of the final order of the Secretary of Labor
                under subparagraph (A). Review shall conform to chapter
                7 of title 5, United States Code. The commencement of
                proceedings under this subparagraph shall not, unless
                ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the order.
                An order of the Secretary of Labor with respect to
                which review could have been obtained under this
                subparagraph shall not be subject to judicial review in
                any criminal or other civil proceeding.
            ``(5) Failure to comply with order.--
                    ``(A) Actions by the secretary.--If any person has
                failed to comply with a final order issued under
                paragraph (4), the Secretary of Labor may file a civil
                action in the United States district court for the
                district in which the violation was found to have
                occurred, or in the United States district court for
                the District of Columbia, to enforce such order. In
                actions brought under this paragraph, the district
                courts shall have jurisdiction to grant all appropriate
                relief including injunctive relief and compensatory
                damages.
                    ``(B) Civil actions to compel compliance.--A person
                on whose behalf an order was issued under paragraph (4)
                may commence a civil action against the person to whom
                such order was issued to require compliance with such
                order. The appropriate United States district court
                shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount
                in controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to
                enforce such order.
                    ``(C) Award of costs authorized.--The court, in
                issuing any final order under this paragraph, may award
                costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and
                expert witness fees) to any party, whenever the court
                determines such award is appropriate.
                    ``(D) Mandamus proceedings.--Any nondiscretionary
                duty imposed by this section shall be enforceable in a
                mandamus proceeding brought under section 1361 of title
                28, United States Code.
    ``(d) Limitation of Preemption.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed--
            ``(1) to limit the ability of members of a labor
        organization to remove their elected or appointed officials
        through a democratic election conducted among such members; or
            ``(2) to preempt a State or local government from providing
        additional protections to employees of labor organizations who
        allege violations of subsection (a), provided that such
        protections do not limit the ability of members of a labor
        organization to remove their elected or appointed officials
        through a democratic ballot.
    ``(e) Unenforceability of Certain Agreements.--
            ``(1) No waiver of rights and remedies.--Notwithstanding
        any other provision of law, the rights and remedies provided
        for in this section may not be waived by any agreement, policy,
        form, or condition of employment, including by any predispute
        arbitration agreement.
            ``(2) No predispute arbitration agreements.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no predispute
        arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable to the
        extent that it requires arbitration of a dispute arising under
        this section.''.

Output: Union Integrity Act Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to prescribe whistleblower protections that prohibit a labor organization from discriminating against any of its employees who has: (1) provided information to the labor organization, the Department of Labor, or any other state, local, or federal government authority or law enforcement agency regarding any violation of the Act or any Department or National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) order; (2) testified in any Department or NLRB administrative or enforcement proceeding; (3) filed or instituted any such proceeding; or (4) refused to perform an assigned task that the employee reasonably believed to be in violation of any law, order, or prohibition enforced by the Department or the NLRB. Prescribes procedures for filing and processing complaints for violations of this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) limit employees to remove elected or appointed union officials through a democratic election; or (2) preempt a state or local government from providing additional protections to such employees who allege a violation, provided such protections do not limit the ability of those employees to remove such officials through a democratic ballot.