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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina Financial Services
Relief Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a category 4
        storm with an impact area of 90,000 square miles, reached
        landfall devastating the States of Louisiana, Mississippi and
        Alabama, causing loss of life and property.
            (2) Levee breaches in the flood control system for the city
        of New Orleans as a result of Hurricane Katrina resulted in
        tragic flooding, causing additional loss of life and property.
            (3) Due to the substantial damage to both property and
        infrastructure, more than 1,000,000 people were made homeless
        or brought under financial duress by the effects of Hurricane
        Katrina.
            (4) At least 120 insured depository institutions and 96
        insured credit unions are located in the areas of Texas,
        Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, declared as major disaster
        areas by the President.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Appropriate federal banking agency.--The term
        ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' has the same meaning as
        in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
            (2) Insured credit union.--The term ``insured credit
        union'' has the same meaning as in section 101 of the Federal
        Credit Union Act.
            (3) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured
        depository institution'' has the same meaning as in section 3
        of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
            (4) Qualified disaster area.--The term ``qualified disaster
        area'' means any area within Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, or
        Mississippi in which the President, pursuant to section 401 of
        the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
        Act, has determined, on or after August 25, 2005, that a major
        disaster exists due to Hurricane Katrina.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON CASHING OF GOVERNMENT CHECKS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) it is vital that insured depository institutions and
        insured credit unions continue to provide financial services to
        consumers displaced or otherwise affected by Hurricane Katrina,
        which includes the cashing of Federal government assistance and
        benefit checks;
            (2) the Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal financial
        regulators should seek to educate insured depository
        institutions and insured credit unions on the proper
        application of the guidance issued by the Secretary on cashing
        of Federal government assistance and benefit checks and
        published in the Federal Register while such guidance is in
        effect; and
            (3) the Federal financial regulators should continue to
        work with the insured depository institutions and insured
        credit unions operating under extraordinary circumstances to
        facilitate the cashing of Federal government assistance and
        benefit checks.

SEC. 5. WAIVER OF FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD FEES FOR CERTAIN SERVICES.

    Notwithstanding section 11A of the Federal Reserve Act or any other
provision of law, during the effective period of this section, a
Federal reserve bank shall waive or rebate any transaction fee for wire
transfer services that otherwise would be imposed on any insured
depository institution or insured credit union that as of August 28,
2005, was headquartered in a qualified disaster area.

SEC. 6. FLEXIBILITY IN CAPITAL AND NET WORTH STANDARDS FOR AFFECTED
              INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 38 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act, section 216 of the Federal Credit Union Act, or any
other provision of Federal law, during the 18-month period beginning on
the date of enactment of this Act, the appropriate Federal banking
agency and the National Credit Union Administration may forbear from
taking any action required under any such section or provision, on a
case-by-case basis, with respect to any undercapitalized insured
depository institution or undercapitalized insured credit union that is
not significantly or critically undercapitalized, if such agency or
Administration determines that--
            (1) the insured depository institution or insured credit
        union derives more than 50 percent of its total deposits from
        persons who normally reside within, or whose principal place of
        business is normally within, a qualified disaster area;
            (2) the insured depository institution or insured credit
        union was at least adequately capitalized as of August 25,
        2005;
            (3) the reduction in the capital or net worth category of
        the insured depository institution or insured credit union is
        directly attributable to the impact of Hurricane Katrina; and
            (4) forbearance from any such action--
                    (A) would facilitate the recovery of the insured
                depository institution or insured credit union from the
                disaster in accordance with a recovery plan or a
                capital or net worth restoration plan established by
                such depository institution or credit union; and
                    (B) would be consistent with safe and sound
                practices.
    (b) Capital and Net Worth Categories Defined.--For purposes of this
section, the terms relating to capital categories for insured
depository institutions have the same meaning as in section 38(b)(1) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the terms relating to net worth
categories for insured credit unions have the same meaning as in
section 216(c)(1) of the Federal Credit Union Act.

SEC. 7. DEPOSIT OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS.

    (a) In General.--The appropriate Federal banking agency and the
National Credit Union Administration may, by order, permit an insured
depository institution or insured credit union, during the 18-month
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to subtract from
such institution's or credit union's total assets in calculating
compliance with the leverage limit, applicable under section 38 of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act or section 216(c)(2) of the Federal
Credit Union Act with respect to such insured depository institution or
insured credit union, an amount not exceeding the qualifying amount
attributable to insurance proceeds, if the agency or Administration
determines that--
            (1) such institution or credit union--
                    (A) derives more than 50 percent of its total
                deposits from persons who normally reside within, or
                whose principal place of business is normally within, a
                qualified disaster area;
                    (B) was at least adequately capitalized as of
                August 25, 2005; and
                    (C) has an acceptable plan for managing the
                increase in its total assets and total deposits; and
            (2) the subtraction is consistent with the purpose of
        section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, in the case of
        an insured depository institution, and section 216 of the
        Federal Credit Union Act, in the case of an insured credit
        union.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Leverage limit.--The term ``leverage limit''--
                    (A) with respect to an insured depository
                institution, has the same meaning as in section 38 of
                the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; and
                    (B) with respect to an insured credit union, means
                the net worth ratio that corresponds to the leverage
                limit, as established in accordance with section
                216(c)(2).
            (2) Qualifying amount attributable to insurance proceeds.--
        The term ``qualifying amount attributable to insurance
        proceeds'' means the amount (if any) by which the institution's
        or credit union's total assets exceed the institution's or
        credit union's average total assets during the calendar quarter
        ending before the date of the earliest Presidential
        determination referred to in section 3(4), because of the
        deposit of insurance payments or governmental assistance,
        including government disaster relief payments, made with
        respect to damage caused by, or other costs resulting from, the
        major disaster within a qualified disaster area.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE PERIOD.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in sections 4(2), 6(a), and
7(a) and subject to subsection (b), the provisions of this Act shall
not apply after the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) 30-Day Extension Authorized.--With respect to the provisions of
section 5, the 180-day period referred to in subsection (a) may be
extended for 1 additional 30-day period upon a determination by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System that such extension is
appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 27, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Hurricane Katrina Financial Services Relief Act of 2005 - (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that it is vital that insured depository institutions and insured credit unions continue to provide financial services to consumers displaced or otherwise affected by Hurricane Katrina, which includes the cashing of federal government assistance and benefit checks.

Urges the Secretary of the Treasury and federal financial regulators to seek to educate insured depository institutions and insured credit unions on the proper application of the guidance on cashing of federal government assistance and benefit checks.

Urges federal financial regulators to continue to work with such institutions and credit unions operating under extraordinary circumstances to facilitate the cashing of federal government assistance and benefit checks.

(Sec. 5) Requires a federal reserve bank to waive or rebate any transaction fee for wire transfer services that otherwise would be imposed on any insured depository institution or insured credit union that, as of August 28, 2005, was headquartered in a qualified disaster area.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes a federal financial regulator in specified circumstances to: (1) forbear from taking any action, on a case-by-case basis, with respect to any undercapitalized insured entity that is not significantly or critically undercapitalized; and (2) permit such entity, in calculating compliance with the applicable leverage limit, to subtract from its total assets an amount not exceeding the qualifying amount attributable to insurance proceeds.

Identifies such an insured entity as one that: (1) derives more than 50% of its total deposits from persons who normally reside within, or whose principal place of business is normally within, a qualified disaster area; (2) was adequately capitalized as of August 25, 2005; (3) incurred reduction of its capital or net worth category as a direct result of Hurricane Katrina;(4) has established a recovery plan, or a capital or net worth restoration plan; and (5) has an acceptable plan for managing the increase in its total assets and deposits.

(Sec. 8) Terminates the application of this Act 180 days after its enactment. Allows one additional 30-day extension by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the application period.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Peer Support Communities of Recovery
Act''.

SEC. 2. BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY.

    Section 547 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee-2) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``Definition'' and
                inserting ``Definitions'';
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                striking ``In this section, the term `recovery
                community organization' means an independent nonprofit
                organization that--'' and inserting ``In this
                section:'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving
                such subparagraphs (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the
                right;
                    (D) by inserting before subparagraph (A) (as so
                redesignated) the following:
            ``(1) Recovery community organization.--The term `recovery
        community organization' means an independent nonprofit
        organization that--''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a national nonprofit entity focused on
                substance use disorder with a network of local
                affiliates and partners that are geographically and
                organizationally diverse; or
                    ``(B) a nonprofit organization--
                            ``(i) focused on substance use disorder;
                            ``(ii) established by individuals in
                        personal or family recovery; and
                            ``(iii) serving prevention, treatment,
                        recovery, payor, faith-based, and criminal
                        justice stakeholders in the implementation of
                        local addiction and recovery initiatives.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary shall award grants
                to recovery community organizations'' and inserting
                ``The Secretary--
            ``(1) shall award grants to recovery community
        organizations'';
                    (B) by striking ``services.'' and inserting
                ``services and allow such organizations to use such
                grant funds to carry out the activities described in
                subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (c)(2);
                and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) may award grants to eligible entities for purposes of
        establishing regional technical assistance centers, in
        accordance with subsection (c)(2)(D).'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c);
            (4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
        (c) and (d), respectively;
            (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall be used''
                and inserting ``to a recovery community organization
                shall be used'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter
                        preceding clause (i), by inserting before
                        ``build'' the following: ``in the case of a
                        grant awarded to a recovery community
                        organization,'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by inserting before ``reduce''
                                the following: ``in the case of a grant
                                awarded to a recovery community
                                organization,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the
                                end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by inserting before ``conduct''
                                the following: ``in the case of a grant
                                awarded to a recovery community
                                organization,''; and
                                    (II) by striking the period at the
                                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) in the case of a grant awarded to an eligible
                entity, provide for the establishment of regional
                technical assistance centers to provide regional
                technical assistance for the following:
                            ``(i) Implementation of regionally driven,
                        peer-delivered addiction recovery support
                        services before, during, after, or in
                        conjunction with addiction treatment.
                            ``(ii) Establishment of recovery community
                        organizations.
                            ``(iii) Establishment of recovery community
                        centers.''; and
            (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), by inserting
        before the period the following: ``, and

         $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to nonprofits that focus on substance use disorder to establish regional technical assistance centers to provide assistance regarding implementation of peer-delivered addiction recovery support services, establishment of recovery community organizations and centers, and overdose reversal medication.


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SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF CARBON TAX ON PRIMARY FOSSIL FUELS.

    (a) General Rule.--Chapter 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to environmental taxes) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new subchapter:

           ``Subchapter E--Carbon Tax on Primary Fossil Fuels

``Sec. 4691. Tax on coal.
``Sec. 4692. Tax on petroleum.
``Sec. 4693. Tax on natural gas.
``Sec. 4694. Inflation adjustments.

``SEC. 4691. TAX ON COAL.

    ``(a) General Rule.--There is hereby imposed a tax at the rate
specified in subsection (b) on coal sold by the producer or importer
thereof.
    ``(b) Rate of Tax.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        rate of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be $18 per ton.
            ``(2) Phase-in.--

                                                    The rate of the tax

                                                  imposed by subsection
        Effective during
                                                  (a) shall be the fol-
        calendar year:
                                                 lowing amount per ton:
                1994.................................             $3.60
                1995.................................             $7.20
                1996.................................            $10.80
                1997.................................            $14.40
    ``(c) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) Coal to include lignite.--The term `coal' includes
        lignite.
            ``(2) Ton.--The term `ton' means 2,000 pounds.
            ``(3) Use treated as sale.--If the producer or importer of
        any coal uses such coal, such producer or importer shall be
        liable for tax under this section in the same manner as if such
        coal were sold by such producer or importer.

``SEC. 4692. TAX ON PETROLEUM.

    ``(a) General Rule.--There is hereby imposed a tax at the rate
specified in subsection (c) on any petroleum with respect to which
there is a taxable event.
    ``(b) Taxable Event.--For purposes of this section, the term
`taxable event' means any event which would result in tax being imposed
under section 4611 if--
            ``(1) such section were applied without regard to
        subsections (b)(2), (e), and (f) thereof, and
            ``(2) section 4612(b) were applied by substituting `section
        4692' for `section 4611'.
    ``(c) Amount of Tax.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        rate of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be $3.90 per
        barrel.
            ``(2) Phase-in.--

                                                    The rate of the tax

                                                  imposed by subsection
        Effective during
                                                  (a) shall be the fol-
        calendar year:
                                              lowing amount per barrel:
                1994.................................              $.78
                1995.................................             $1.56
                1996.................................             $2.34
                1997.................................             $3.12
    ``(d) Person Liable for Tax.--The person required to pay the tax
imposed by this section on any petroleum shall be determined under the
principles of section 4611(d).
    ``(e) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) Petroleum.--The term `petroleum' means any petroleum
        product including crude oil.
            ``(2) Barrel.--The term `barrel' means 42 United States
        gallons.
            ``(3) Fraction of barrel.--In the case of a fraction of a
        barrel, the tax imposed by this section shall be the same
        fraction of the amount of such tax imposed on a whole barrel.
            ``(4) Certain rules made applicable.--Rules similar to the
        rules of subsections (c) and (e) of section 4612 shall apply to
        the tax imposed by this section.

``SEC. 4693. TAX ON NATURAL GAS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--There is hereby imposed a tax at the rate
specified in subsection (c) on--
            ``(1) natural gas received at a United States pipeline
        facility, and
            ``(2) natural gas entered into the United States for
        consumption, use, or warehousing.
    ``(b) Tax on Certain Uses, Etc.--
            ``(1) In general.--If--
                    ``(A) any domestic natural gas is used in or
                exported from the United States, and
                    ``(B) before such use or exportation, no tax was
                imposed on such natural gas under subsection (a),
        then a tax at the rate specified in subsection (c) is hereby
        imposed on such natural gas.
            ``(2) Exception for certain uses on premises where
        produced.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any use of natural
        gas for extracting oil or natural gas on the premises where
        such natural gas was produced. The preceding sentence shall not
        apply to any use involving the combustion of the natural gas.
    ``(c) Rate of Tax.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        rate of the taxes imposed by this section shall be 48 cents per
        MCF.
            ``(2) Phase-in.--

                                                  The rate of the taxes

                                              imposed by subsection (a)
        Effective during
                                                      shall be the fol-
        calendar year
                                                  lowing amount per MCF
                1994.................................             $.096
                1995.................................             $.192
                1996.................................             $.288
                1997.................................             $.384
    ``(d) Persons Liable for Tax.--
            ``(1) Receipt at pipeline.--The tax imposed by subsection
        (a)(1) shall be paid by the operator of the United States
        pipeline facility.
            ``(2) Importation.--The tax imposed by subsection (a)(2)
        shall be paid by the person entering the natural gas for
        consumption, use, or warehousing.
            ``(3) Tax on use or exports.--The tax imposed by subsection
        (b) shall be paid by the person using or exporting the natural
        gas, as the case may be.
    ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Natural gas.--The term `natural gas' includes any
        natural gas liquid which is not treated as petroleum for
        purposes of the tax imposed by section 4692.
            ``(2) Domestic natural gas.--The term `domestic natural
        gas' means any natural gas produced from a well located in the
        United States.
            ``(3) United states pipeline facility.--The term `United
        States pipeline facility' means any pipeline in the United
        States used for purposes of transporting natural gas (other
        than a pipeline which is part of a gathering system).
            ``(4) MCF.--The term `MCF' means 1,000 cubic feet.
            ``(5) Other definitions.--The terms `United States' and
        `premises' have the respective meanings given such terms by
        section 4612(a).
            ``(6) Fractional part of mcf.--In the case of a fraction of
        an MCF, the tax imposed by this section shall be the same
        fraction of the amount of such tax imposed on a whole MCF.
            ``(7) Certain rules made applicable.--Rules similar to the
        rules of subsections (b), (c), and (e) of section 4612 shall
        apply to the tax imposed by this section.

``SEC. 4694. INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--Each rate of tax which would otherwise be in
effect under this subchapter during any calendar year after 1994 shall
be increased by the percentage (if any) by which--
            ``(1) the CPI for the preceding calendar year (as defined
        in section 1(f)(4)), exceeds
            ``(2) the CPI for calendar year 1993 (as so defined).
    ``(b) Rounding.--Any increase under subsection (a) shall be
rounded--
            ``(1) to the nearest multiple of 10 cents in the case of a
        rate in effect under section 4691,
            ``(2) to the nearest multiple of 1 cent in the case of a
        rate in effect under section 4692, and
            ``(3) to the nearest multiple of 1/10 cent in the case of a
        rate in effect under section 4693.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for chapter 38 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
item:

                              ``Subchapter E. Carbon tax on primary
                                        fossil fuels.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on January 1, 1994.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on the sale or importation of the following fuels based on their carbon content: coal, petroleum, and natural gas.  Provides an inflation adjustment for such tax rates after calendar year 1994.


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SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT.

    (a) Inspection and Supervisory Fees.--Section 7(j)(4) of the United
States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(4)) is amended by striking
``September 30, 2005'' and inserting ``September 30, 2010''.
    (b) Weighing and Supervisory Fees.--Section 7A(l)(3) of such Act (7
U.S.C. 79a(l)(3)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2005'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2010''.
    (c) Limitation on Administrative and Supervisory Costs.--Section 7D
of such Act (7 U.S.C. 79d) is amended by striking ``2005'' and
inserting ``2010''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 19 of such Act (7
U.S.C. 87h) is amended by striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2010''.
    (e) Advisory Committee.--Section 21(e) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 87j)
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2005'' and inserting ``September
30, 2010''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as of September 30, 2005.

SEC. 2. PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL INSPECTION AND WEIGHING ACTIVITIES AT
              EXPORT PORT LOCATIONS OF GRAIN UNDER UNITED STATES GRAIN
              STANDARDS ACT.

    (a) Official Inspection Authority and Funding.--Section 7 of the
United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``(e)(1) Except as otherwise
                provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection'' and
                inserting the following:
    ``(e) Official Inspection at Export Port Locations; Use of State
Agencies and Private Entities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in
        paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
                following:
            ``(3) Use of private entities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that
                a person or private entity is qualified to perform
                official inspection and meets the criteria of
                subsection (f)(1)(A), the Secretary may use the person
                or private entity to perform all or specified functions
                involved in official inspection (other than appeal
                inspection and such other functions as may be specified
                in the regulations prescribed under subparagraph (B))
                at export port locations.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--
                            ``(i) Regulations.--A person or private
                        entity described in subparagraph (A) shall be
                        subject to such rules, regulations,
                        instructions, and oversight as the Secretary
                        may prescribe.
                            ``(ii) Responsibility of secretary.--
                        Notwithstanding the use of persons or private
                        entities to perform specified functions
                        involved in official inspections at export port
                        locations, official inspection shall continue
                        to be the direct responsibility of the
                        Secretary.
                    ``(C) Termination.--The use of a person or private
                entity to perform official inspections at an export
                port location under subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) shall terminate at the such time as
                        specified by the Secretary, but not later than
                        the date that is three years after the date of
                        the initial performance of official inspections
                        by the person or private entity at the export
                        port location; and
                            ``(ii) may be terminated by the Secretary,
                        at the discretion of the Secretary, at any time
                        after notice to the person or private entity
                        without opportunity for a hearing.
                    ``(D) Renewal.--The use of a person or private
                entity to perform official inspections at an export
                port location under subparagraph (A) may be renewed in
                accordance with the regulations prescribed under
                subparagraph (B).
                    ``(E) Reporting requirement.--Not later than
                February 15 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary
                shall submit to Congress a report detailing the
                Secretary's use of the authority provided by
                subparagraph (A), during the preceding two-year period,
                to contract with persons or private entities to perform
                official inspections at export port locations. Each
                report shall identify each export port location at
                which the persons and private entities are used, the
                number of official inspection personnel utilized, and
                the types of official inspection and official weighing
                functions performed.'';
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``or private
                                entity'' after ``or any person''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``or person'' and
                                inserting ``, person, or private
                                entity''; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) of
                        subparagraph (A), by striking ``or person''
                        each place it appears and inserting ``, person,
                        or private entity''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or person'' and
                inserting ``, person, or private entity''; and
            (3) in subsection (j)--
                    (A) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by
                inserting ``and private entity'' after ``each State
                agency''; and
                    (B) in the first sentence of paragraph (4), by
                striking ``and State agencies'' and inserting ``and
                delegated State agencies and private entities''.
    (b) Weighing Authority.--Section 7A of the United States Grain
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by inserting ``or private entity''
                        after ``to the State agency''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``agency or person'' each
                        place it appears and inserting ``agency,
                        private entity, or person''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``agency or person'' each
                        place it appears and inserting ``agency,
                        private entity, or person'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``or private entity''
                        after ``any person''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``agency, or person'' and
                        inserting ``agency, private entity, or
                        person'';
            (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``agency or person'' and
        inserting ``agency, private entity, or person'';
            (3) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``agency or
                person'' and inserting ``agency, private entity, or
                person''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or State
                agency'' and inserting ``, State agency, or private
                entity''; and
            (4) in subsection (l)--
                    (A) in the first sentence of paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``Each agency'' and
                        inserting ``Each agency or private entity'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``, private entity,''
                        after ``each agency'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``or private entity''
                        after ``the agency''; and
                            (iv) by inserting ``and private entities''
                        after ``such agencies''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by inserting ``,
                        private entities,'' after ``on agencies''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting
                        ``or private entity'' after ``by a State''.
    (c) Licenses and Authorizations.--Section 8(g) of the United States
Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 84(g)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or private entities'' after ``State
        agencies''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or private entities'' after ``all
        persons''.

SEC. 3. INAPPLICABILITY OF GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES FOR DESIGNATED
              OFFICIAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Official Inspection.--Subsection (f) of section 7 of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 79) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Not more than one
        official agency designated under paragraph (1) or State
        delegated authority under subsection (e)(2)'' and inserting
        ``Subject to paragraph (5), not more than one official agency
        designated under paragraph (1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) The geographic boundary limitations applicable to official
agencies under paragraph (2) do not apply to export port locations, and
the Secretary may use more than one person or private entity selected
under subsection (e)(3) to perform official inspections at an export
port location.''.
    (b) Official Weighing.--Subsection (i) of section 7A of such Act (7
U.S.C. 79a) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Not more than one
        designated official agency referred to in paragraph (1) or
        State agency delegated authority pursuant to subsection
        (c)(2)'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (3), not more
        than one designated official agency referred to in paragraph
        (1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Inapplicability of geographic boundaries to export
        port locations.--The geographic boundary limitations applicable
        to designated official agencies under paragraph (2) do not
        apply to export port locations, and the Secretary may assign
        more than one designated person or private entity to perform
        official weighing at an export port location.''.

Output:
Amends the United States Grain Standards Act to extend: (1) authority for inspection, weighing, and supervisory fees, supervisory and administrative cost limitations, and the advisory committee; and (2) authorization of appropriations.

Authorizes with respect to export port locations of grain: (1) private entity performance of official inspection and weighing activities; and (2) use of more than one designated person or entity to perform such activities. (Makes certain geographic boundary provisions inapplicable to designated agencies at export port locations.)


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combat Human Trafficking Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAFFICKING; LOWER MENS REA FOR SEX
              TRAFFICKING OF UNDERAGE VICTIMS.

    (a) Clarification of Range of Conduct Punished as Sex
Trafficking.--Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``or maintains'' and
        inserting ``maintains, patronizes, or solicits'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or obtained''
                and inserting ``obtained, patronized, or solicited'';
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or obtained''
                and inserting ``obtained, patronized, or solicited'';
                and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) In a prosecution under subsection (a)(1), the Government need
not prove that the defendant knew, or recklessly disregarded the fact,
that the person recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided,
obtained, maintained, patronized, or solicited had not attained the age
of 18 years.''.
    (b) Definition Amended.--Section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended by striking ``or
obtaining'' and inserting ``obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting''.
    (c) Minimum Period of Supervised Release for Conspiracy To Commit
Commercial Child Sex Trafficking.--Section 3583(k) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``1594(c),'' after ``1591,''.

SEC. 3. BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS REPORT ON STATE ENFORCEMENT OF SEX
              TRAFFICKING PROHIBITIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the terms ``commercial sex act'', ``severe forms of
        trafficking in persons'', ``State'', and ``Task Force'' have
        the meanings given those terms in section 103 of the
        Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
            (2) the term ``covered offense'' means the provision,
        obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a commercial sex act
        involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in
        persons; and
            (3) the term ``State law enforcement officer'' means any
        officer, agent, or employee of a State authorized by law or by
        a State government agency to engage in or supervise the
        prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any
        violation of criminal law.
    (b) Report.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics
shall--
            (1) prepare an annual report on--
                    (A) the rates of--
                            (i) arrest of individuals by State law
                        enforcement officers for a covered offense;
                            (ii) prosecution (including specific
                        charges) of individuals in State court systems
                        for a covered offense; and
                            (iii) conviction of individuals in State
                        court systems for a covered offense; and
                    (B) sentences imposed on individuals convicted in
                State court systems for a covered offense; and
            (2) submit the annual report prepared under paragraph (1)
        to--
                    (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
                Representatives;
                    (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                    (C) the Task Force;
                    (D) the Senior Policy Operating Group established
                under section 105(g) of the Trafficking Victims
                Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and
                    (E) the Attorney General.

SEC. 4. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, AND JUDGES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the terms ``commercial sex act'', ``severe forms of
        trafficking in persons'', and ``State'' have the meanings given
        those terms in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims
        Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
            (2) the term ``covered offender'' means an individual who
        obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving
        a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in persons;
            (3) the term ``Federal law enforcement officer'' has the
        meaning given the term in section 115 of title 18, United
        States Code;
            (4) the term ``local law enforcement officer'' means any
        officer, agent, or employee of a unit of local government
        authorized by law or by a local government agency to engage in
        or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or
        prosecution of any violation of criminal law; and
            (5) the term ``State law enforcement officer'' means any
        officer, agent, or employee of a State authorized by law or by
        a State government agency to engage in or supervise the
        prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any
        violation of criminal law.
    (b) Training.--
            (1) Law enforcement officers.--The Attorney General shall
        ensure that each anti-human trafficking program operated by the
        Department of Justice, including each anti-human trafficking
        training program for Federal, State, or local law enforcement
        officers, includes technical training on--
                    (A) effective methods for investigating and
                prosecuting covered offenders; and
                    (B) facilitating the provision of physical and
                mental health services by health care providers to
                persons subject to severe forms of trafficking in
                persons.
            (2)  Federal prosecutors.--The Attorney General shall
        ensure that each anti-human trafficking program operated by the
        Department of Justice for United States attorneys or other
        Federal prosecutors includes training on seeking restitution
        for offenses under chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code,
        to ensure that each United States attorney or other Federal
        prosecutor, upon obtaining a conviction for such an offense,
        requests a specific amount of restitution for each victim of
        the offense without regard to whether the victim requests
        restitution.
            (3) Judges.--The Federal Judicial Center shall provide
        training to judges relating to the application of section 1593
        of title 18, United States Code, with respect to ordering
        restitution for victims of offenses under chapter 77 of such
        title.
    (c) Policy for Federal Law Enforcement Officers.--The Attorney
General shall ensure that Federal law enforcement officers are engaged
in activities, programs, or operations involving the detection,
investigation, and prosecution of covered offenders.

SEC. 5. WIRETAP AUTHORITY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS.

    Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(c)--
                    (A) by inserting before ``section 1591'' the
                following: ``section 1581 (peonage), section 1584
                (involuntary servitude), section 1589 (forced labor),
                section 1590 (trafficking with respect to peonage,
                slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor),'';
                and
                    (B) by inserting before ``section 1751'' the
                following: ``section 1592 (unlawful conduct with
                respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking,
                peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced
                labor),''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``human trafficking,
        child sexual exploitation, child pornography production,''
        after ``kidnapping,''.

SEC. 6. STRENGTHENING CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS.

    (a) Notification of Plea Agreement or Other Agreement.--Section
3771(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
            ``(9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any
        plea agreement or deferred prosecution agreement.''.
    (b) Appellate Review of Petitions Relating to Crime Victims'
Rights.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United
        States Code, is amended by inserting after the fifth sentence
        the following: ``In deciding such application, the court of
        appeals shall apply ordinary standards of appellate review.''.
            (2) Application.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
        apply with respect to any petition for a writ of mandamus filed
        under section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code, that
        is pending on the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015  Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to sex trafficking of children, to: (1) subject to criminal prosecution buyers, as well as sellers, of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims; (2) provide that in prosecutions of sex trafficking crimes, the government is not required to prove that a sex trafficking defendant knew or recklessly disregarded the fact that a victim was under age 18; (3) equalize the period of supervised release for sex trafficking offenders convicted of conspiracy; (4) expand wiretap authority for investigating crimes related to sex trafficking, including slavery, involuntary servitude, and forced labor; (5) grant crime victims the right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea agreement or deferred prosecution agreement; and (6) require an appellate court to apply ordinary standards of review in reviewing appeals filed by crime victims.    Requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prepare and report annually on: (1) the rates of arrests by state law enforcement officers for sex trafficking crimes involving buyers of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims, and (2) prosecutions and convictions for such crimes in state courts.  Directs the Attorney General to ensure that: (1) DOJ anti-human trafficking training programs, including programs for law enforcement officers, include technical training on effective methods for investigating and prosecuting individuals who obtain, patronize, or solicit a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of human trafficking and on facilitating the provision of physical and mental health services by health care providers to persons subject to severe forms of human trafficking; (2) federal law enforcement officers are engaged in activities, programs, or operations involving the detection, investigation, and prosecution of such offenses; and (3) DOJ anti-human trafficking programs for U.S. attorneys or other federal prosecutors include training on seeking restitution for peonage, slavery, and human trafficking offenses to ensure that each such attorney, upon obtaining a conviction for such an offense, requests a specific amount of restitution for each victim without regard to whether the victim requests it. Requires the Federal Judicial Center to provide training to judges relating to the application of mandatory restitution provisions regarding ordering restitution for victims of such offenses.


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TITLE I--MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 30104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 30104. Authorization of Appropriations
    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Transportation $125,221,000 for the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration to carry out this part for fiscal year 2005, and such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2006 and 2007.''.

SEC. 102. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 301 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 30106. International Cooperation
    ``The Secretary of Transportation may participate and cooperate in
international activities to enhance motor vehicle and traffic safety
through such means as exchanging information, conducting safety
research, examining safety needs, best practices, new technology, and
improvements in motor vehicle safety standards, and participating in
the implementation of existing international agreements concerning
motor vehicle safety to which the United States is a contracting
partner.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter I of
chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:

``30106. International cooperation.''.

SEC. 103. CERTIFICATION LABELS.

    Section 30115(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
inserting at the end the following: ``A person shall not affix a
certification label to a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle
equipment unless the person has either performed tests or otherwise
documented the basis for certifying compliance with all applicable
safety standards prescribed under this chapter, except that, in
affixing the certification label or tag, a manufacturer that completes
a vehicle after receiving compliance documentation from the
manufacturer of the earlier stage of the vehicle may rely on such
documentation in accordance with the regulations issued by the
Secretary.''.

SEC. 104. NOTIFICATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE.

    Section 30118 of title 49, United States Code is amended in
subsections (a), (b), and (c) by striking ``motor vehicle or
replacement equipment'' each place it appears and inserting ``motor
vehicle, original equipment, or replacement equipment''.

SEC. 105. NOTIFICATION OF AND REMEDIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

    Section 30120 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(k) Limitation on Sale or Lease of Used Motor Vehicles.--
            ``(1) A dealer may not sell a used motor vehicle for
        purposes other than resale or lease a used motor vehicle until
        the dealer informs the purchaser or lessee of any notification
        of a defect or noncompliance pursuant to section 30118(b) or
        (c) of this title with respect to a vehicle that has not been
        remedied, and either--
                    ``(A) offers to have the defects or noncompliances
                remedied; or
                    ``(B) gives the purchaser or lessee a written
                description of the defects or noncompliances, including
                all relevant information from any notification pursuant
                to section 30118(b) or (c) of this title, and
        reviews a written acknowledgment of the offer or description
        from the purchaser or lessee.
            ``(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection
        shall apply after a period of time following issuance of
        notifications that the Secretary shall specify. The Secretary
        may extend this period with respect to particular
        notifications.
            ``(3) In this subsection, notwithstanding section
        30102(a)(1) of this title--
                    ``(A) `dealer' means a person who sold at least 10
                motor vehicles during the prior 12 months to purchasers
                that in good faith purchased the vehicles other than
                for resale; and
                    ``(B) `used motor vehicle' means a motor vehicle
                that has previously been purchased other than for
                resale.
            ``(4) Subject to regulations issued by the Secretary, a
        manufacturer of a motor vehicle shall establish and maintain an
        Internet-accessible record system that dealers of used motor
        vehicles and members of the public may access, without charge,
        to determine whether a particular vehicle manufactured by the
        manufacturer has been subject to any notification of a defect
        or noncompliance pursuant to section 30118(b) or (c) of this
        title that has not been remedied. If the Secretary determines
        that establishing and maintaining such an Internet-accessible
        record system is not practicable for certain classes of
        manufacturers, the Secretary may exempt such manufacturers from
        the requirements of this paragraph.
    ``(l) Limitation on Operation by Owners and Lessors of School Buses
and Vehicles Used to Transport Passengers for Compensation.--
            ``(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a person who owns
        or leases a school bus or a motor vehicle used to transport
        passengers for compensation and who receives a notice of a
        defect or noncompliance pursuant to section 30118(b) or (c) of
        this title may not operate the vehicle to which the notice
        applies as a school bus or for compensation until the defect or
        noncompliance is remedied as required by this section.
            ``(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply after a
        period of time following issuance of such notifications that
        the Secretary shall specify. The Secretary may extend this
        period with respect to particular notifications.
            ``(3) This subsection shall not apply to taxicabs, or to
        motor vehicles owned or operated by State or local
        governments.''.

SEC. 106. NONUSE OF SAFETY BELT INTERLOCKS.

    (a) In General.--Section 30124 of title 49 United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 30124. Nonuse of safety belt interlocks
    ``A motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter may
not require or allow a manufacturer to comply with the standard by
using a safety belt interlock designed to prevent starting or operating
a motor vehicle if an occupant is not using a safety belt.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter II of
chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code is amended by amending the
item related to section 30124 to read as follows:

``30124. Nonuse of safety belt interlocks.''.

SEC. 107. RESEARCH, TESTING, DEVELOPMENT, AND TRAINING.

    Section 30168 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Safety Initiative for Alternate Fuel Vehicles.--In addition
to the authority provided under this section, the Secretary is
authorized to expend $5,000,000 per year to conduct a safety research
initiative for alternate fuel vehicles that includes risk assessment
studies of hydrogen-fueled and other alternative-fuel vehicles, the
development of test and evaluation procedures and performance criteria
to assess the likelihood of potential failures that could indicate
unsafe conditions, and the development of suitable countermeasures. In
particular, such research initiative shall investigate the safety of
the power train, the vehicle fuel container and delivery system, the
onboard refueling system, and the full vehicle system performance of
alternate fuel vehicles.
    ``(g) Safety Initiative for Driver Assistance Technologies.--In
addition to the authority provided under this section, the Secretary is
authorized to expend $10,000,000 per year to conduct research into
vehicle-based driver assistance technologies, and to develop
appropriate performance standards and consumer education programs, to
ensure that appropriate safety benefits are derived from these
technologies. Such research shall include evaluations of crash
avoidance technologies, such as electronic stability control,
telematics, radar braking and other similar vehicle advances.''.

          TITLE II--MOTOR VEHICLE INFORMATION AND COST SAVINGS

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 32102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 32102. Authorization of appropriations
    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Transportation $14,080,000 for the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration to carry out this part in fiscal year 2005, and such
sums as may be necessary in fiscal years 2006 and 2007.''.

SEC. 202. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT.

    Section 32709(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``$5,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''.

SEC. 203. CIVIL ACTIONS BY PRIVATE PERSON.

    Section 32710(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$1,500'' and inserting ``$10,000''.

SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Crash Avoidance.--Section 32301 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) `crash avoidance' means preventing a motor vehicle
        accident.''.
    (b) Passenger Motor Vehicle Information.--Section 32302 of title
49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and crash
                avoidance'' after ``crashworthiness''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4); and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 205. REPEALS.

    (a) In General.--Sections 32303 and 33112 of title 49, United
States Code, are repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) The table of sections for chapter 323 of title 49,
        United States Code is amended by striking the item related to
        section 32303.
            (2) The table of sections for chapter 331 of title 49,
        United States Code is amended by striking the item related to
        section 33112.

Output:
Amends Federal transportation law to authorize appropriations for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to participate and cooperate through various means in international activities to enhance motor vehicle and traffic safety.

Prohibits a person from affixing a certification label to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment item unless the person has either performed tests or documented the basis for certifying compliance with applicable safety standards.

Applies certain defect and motor vehicle safety noncompliance notification requirements to original motor vehicle equipment.

Prohibits a dealer from selling a used motor vehicle for other than resale or leasing a used motor vehicle until the dealer informs the purchaser or lessee of any notification of a vehicle defect or noncompliance that has not been remedied and certain other requirements are met.

Requires a motor vehicle manufacturer to establish an Internet-accessible record system that used motor vehicle dealers and the public may access, without charge, to determine whether a manufacturer's vehicle has been subject to any notification of a defect or noncompliance that has not been remedied.

Requires a person who owns or leases a school bus or motor vehicle used to transport passengers for compensation, and who receives notice of a defect or noncompliance, from operating the vehicle until the defect or noncompliance is remedied.

Prohibits a Federal motor vehicle standard from requiring or allowing a manufacturer to comply with it by using a safety belt interlock designed to prevent starting or operating a motor vehicle if the occupant is not using a safety belt.

Authorizes the Secretary to expend a specified amount per year to conduct a safety research initiative for alternative fuel vehicles and research into vehicle-based driver assistance technologies.

Authorizes appropriations for the NHTSA to carry out certain motor vehicle information and cost savings requirements.

Increases civil penalties for persons who violate the prohibition against tampering with motor vehicle odometers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Criminal Background Check
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to assist States in improving the
overall quality of child care services in the State by requiring
national criminal background checks of child care providers that are
licensed by the State or that receive funds under the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) State Plan.--Section 658E(c)(2) of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) Criminal background check.--Certify that the
                State will--
                            ``(i) require each eligible child care
                        provider (excluding an eligible child care
                        provider described in section 658P(5)(B)) that
                        is licensed by the State or receives funds
                        provided under this subchapter--
                                    ``(I) to obtain from the State a
                                comprehensive criminal background check
                                of--
                                            ``(aa) each employee who
                                        provides child care services;
                                            ``(bb) each applicant for
                                        employment to provide such
                                        services; and
                                            ``(cc) each family child
                                        care provider who provides or
                                        applies to provide such
                                        services;
                                    ``(II) to refuse to employ an
                                individual to provide such services--
                                            ``(aa) if such individual
                                        was convicted, in the then most
                                        recent 5-year period ending on
                                        the date of receipt of such a
                                        criminal background check, of--

                                                    ``(AA) a crime of
                                                violence (as defined in
                                                section 20101 of
                                                subtitle A of title II
                                                of the Violent Crime
                                                Control and Law
                                                Enforcement Act of 1994
                                                (42 U.S.C. 13701)); or

                                                    ``(BB) a crime
                                                against a child for
                                                which the penalty
                                                exceeds imprisonment
                                                for a term exceeding 1
                                                year;

                                            ``(bb) to an eligible child
                                        without the supervision of an
                                        employee whose criminal
                                        background check satisfies the
                                        requirements of the
                                        subparagraph, pending receipt
                                        of such a criminal background
                                        check of such individual; and
                                            ``(cc) to an eligible child
                                        with the supervision of an
                                        employee whose criminal
                                        background check satisfies the
                                        requirements of the
                                        subparagraph and for a period
                                        exceeding 90 days, pending
                                        receipt of such a criminal
                                        background check of such
                                        individual; and
                            ``(ii) carry out at the request of an
                        eligible child care provider, as soon as
                        practicable, a comprehensive criminal
                        background check (at the State option for a fee
                        not to exceed the actual cost to the State) of
                        each employee of, and each applicant for
                        employment by, a child care provider that is
                        licensed by the State or receives funds
                        provided under this subchapter by the State,
                        and make the results of such check available to
                        such provider and to such employee or
                        applicant.
                At the request of a State, the Secretary may waive for
                1 fiscal year the application of this subparagraph to
                the State if the State demonstrates a good faith effort
                to comply with the requirements specified in this
                subparagraph and its inability to so comply.''.
    (b) Enforcement.--Section 658I(b)(2) of the Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g(i)(b)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``If a State fails to comply substantially with the
                requirements specified in section 658e(c)(2)(I), the
                Secretary shall reduce by 10 percent the State
                allotment for the fiscal year following the fiscal year
                with respect to which noncompliance is found.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2009 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers that are licensed by a state or receive funds under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program to: (1) obtain a comprehensive criminal background check of each employee who provides child care services, each applicant for employment, and each family child care provider who provides or applies to provide such services; and (2) refuse to employ individuals convicted of crimes of violence or crimes against children. Reduces by 10% allotments to states that fail to comply with the requirements of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Architect of the Capitol Human
Resources Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that the Office of the Architect
of the Capitol has not kept pace with human resource management
practices common among other Federal and private sector organizations.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to require the
Architect of the Capitol to establish and maintain a personnel
management system that incorporates fundamental principles that exist
in other modern personnel systems.

SEC. 3. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Architect of the Capitol shall establish
and maintain a personnel management system.
    (b) Requirements.--The personnel management system shall at a
minimum include the following:
            (1) A system which ensures that applicants for employment
        and employees of the Architect of the Capitol are appointed,
        promoted, and assigned on the basis of merit and fitness after
        fair and equitable consideration of all applicants and
        employees through open competition.
            (2) An equal employment opportunity program which includes
        an affirmative employment program for employees and applicants
        for employment, and procedures for monitoring progress by the
        Architect of the Capitol in ensuring a workforce reflective of
        the diverse labor force.
            (3) A system for the classification of positions which
        takes into account the difficulty, responsibility, and
        qualification requirements of the work performed, and which
        conforms to the principle of equal pay for substantially equal
        work.
            (4) A program for the training of Architect of the Capitol
        employees which has among its goals improved employee
        performance and opportunities for employee advancement.
            (5) A formal performance appraisal system which will permit
        the accurate evaluation of job performance on the basis of
        objective criteria for all Architect of the Capitol employees.
            (6) A fair and equitable system to address unacceptable
        conduct and performance by Architect of the Capitol employees,
        including a general statement of violations, sanctions, and
        procedures which shall be made known to all employees, and a
        formal grievance procedure.
            (7) A program to provide services to deal with mental
        health, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and other employee problems,
        and which ensures employee confidentiality.
            (8) A formal policy statement regarding the use and accrual
        of sick and annual leave which shall be made known to all
        employees, and which is consistent with the other requirements
        of this section.

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

    (a) Development of Plan.--The Architect of the Capitol shall--
            (1) develop a plan for the establishment and maintenance of
        a personnel management system designed to achieve the
        requirements of section 3;
            (2) submit the plan to the Congress not later than 3 months
        after the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (3) implement the plan not earlier than 30 days and not
        later than 90 days after the plan is submitted to the Congress,
        as specified in paragraph (2).
    (b) Evaluation and Reporting.--The Architect of the Capitol shall
develop a system of oversight and evaluation to ensure that the
personnel management system of the Architect of the Capitol achieves
the requirements of section 3 and complies with all other relevant
laws, rules and regulations. The Architect of the Capitol shall report
to the Congress on an annual basis the results of its evaluation under
this subsection.
    (c) Application of Laws.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
alter or supersede any other provision of law otherwise applicable to
the Architect of the Capitol or its employees, unless expressly
provided in this Act.

SEC. 5. DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCESSING.

    (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``employee of the Architect of the Capitol''
        or ``employee'' means--
                    (A) any employee of the Architect of the Capitol;
                    (B) any applicant for a position that is to be
                occupied by an individual described in subparagraph
                (A); or
                    (C) any individual who was formerly an employee
                described in subparagraph (A) and whose claim of a
                violation arises out of the individual's employment
                with the Architect of the Capitol.
            (2) The term ``violation'' means a practice that violates
        subsection (b) of this section.
    (b) Discriminatory Practices Prohibited.--
            (1) In general.--All personnel actions affecting employees
        of the Architect of the Capitol shall be made free from any
        discrimination based on--
                    (A) race, color, religion, sex, or national origin,
                within the meaning of section 717 of the Civil Rights
                Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16);
                    (B) age, within the meaning of section 15 of the
                Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C.
                633a); or
                    (C) handicap or disability, within the meaning of
                section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
                U.S.C. 791) and sections 102 through 104 of the
                Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
                12112-14).
            (2) Intimidation prohibited.--Any intimidation of, or
        reprisal against, any employee by the Architect of the Capitol,
        or by any employee of the Architect of the Capitol, because of
        the exercise of a right under this section constitutes an
        unlawful employment practice, which may be remedied in the same
        manner as are other violations described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Procedure for Consideration of Alleged Violations.--
            (1) General accounting office personnel appeals board.--Any
        employee of the Architect of the Capitol alleging a violation
        of subsection (b) may file a charge with the General Accounting
        Office Personnel Appeals Board in accordance with the General
        Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 (31 U.S.C. 751-55) and
        regulations of the Board. Such a charge may be filed only after
        the employee has filed a complaint with the Architect of the
        Capitol in accordance with requirements prescribed by the
        Architect of the Capitol and has exhausted all remedies
        pursuant to such requirements.
            (2) Authority of architect.--The Architect of the Capitol
        shall carry out any action within its authority that the Board
        orders under section 4 of the General Accounting Office
        Personnel Act of 1980 (31 U.S.C. 753).
            (3) Reimbursement.--The Architect of the Capitol shall
        reimburse the General Accounting Office for costs incurred by
        the Board in considering charges filed under this section.
    (d) Amendments to the General Accounting Office Personnel Act of
1980.--
            (1) Section 751(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code,
        amended by inserting ``or Architect of the Capitol'' after
        ``Office''.
            (2) Section 753(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (7) by striking ``and'' at the end
                of the paragraph;
                    (B) in paragraph (8) by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting at the end thereof the following:
            ``(9) an action involving discrimination prohibited under
        section 4(b) of the Architect of the Capitol Human Resources
        Act.''.
            (3) Section 755 of title 31, United States Code, is
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a) by striking the ``or (7)''
                and inserting ``, 7, or (9)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``or applicant
                for employment'' and inserting ``applicant for
                employment, or employee of the Architect of the
                Capitol''.

Output:
Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act - Directs the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to establish, implement, maintain, evaluate, and report to the Congress annually on a personnel management system that:  (1) ensures that applicants for employment and employees of the AOC are appointed, promoted, and assigned on the basis of merit and fitness after fair and equitable consideration of all applicants and employees through open competition; (2) provides an equal employment opportunity program which includes an affirmative employment program and procedures for monitoring progress by the AOC in ensuring a workforce reflective of the diverse labor force; (3) includes a system for classification of positions which takes into account the difficulty, responsibility, and qualification requirements of the work performed and which conform to the principle of equal pay for substantially equal work; (4) has a training program for AOC employees which has among its goals improved employee performance and oppotunities for employee advancement; (5) has a formal performance appraisal system which will permit the accurate evaluation of job performance on the basis of objective criteria for all AOC employees; (6) has a fair and equitable system to address unacceptable conduct and performance by AOC employees, including a general statement of violations, sanctions, and procedures which shall be made known to all employees and a formal grievance procedure; (7) has a program to provide services to deal with mental health, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and other employee problems and which ensures employee confidentiality; and (8) has a formal policy statement regarding the use and accrual of sick and annual leave which shall be made known to all employees and which is consistent with the requirements of this Act.
Requires all personnel actions affecting AOC employees to be made free from any discrimination prohibited by:  (1) the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (2) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (3) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and (4) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  Sets forth procedures for consideration of alleged violation of such provisions by AOC employees. Declares that any intimidation of, or reprisal against, any AOC employee or by any AOC employee, because of the exercise of a right under such provisions constitutes an unlawful employment practice which may be remedied in the same manner as are other violations described in this Act.
Amends the General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 to prohibit a current or former officer or employee of the AOC from being appointed as a member of the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board.  Authorizes the Board to consider and order corrective or disciplinary action in a case arising from an action involving discrimination prohibited under this Act.  Subjects the final decision of the Board to judicial review.  Allows an AOC employee to be awarded attorney's fees if she or he prevails in such case.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely
Voting Act of 2012'' or the ``FAST Voting Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. INCENTIVES FOR STATES TO INVEST IN PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGY
              THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EXPEDITE VOTING AT THE POLLS AND
              SIMPLIFY VOTER REGISTRATION.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
            (1) provide incentives for States to invest in practices
        and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the
        polls; and
            (2) provide incentives for States to simplify voter
        registration.
    (b) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount made available to carry
out this section for a fiscal year, the Attorney General may reserve
not more than 10 percent of such amount to carry out activities related
to--
            (1) technical assistance; and
            (2) outreach and dissemination.
    (c) Program Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--From the amounts made available under
        subsection (h) for a fiscal year and not reserved under
        subsection (b), the Attorney General shall award grants, on a
        competitive basis, to States in accordance with subsection
        (d)(2), to enable the States to carry out the purposes of this
        section.
            (2) Number of grants.--A State may not receive more than 1
        grant under this section per grant period.
            (3) Duration of grants.--
                    (A) In general.--A grant under this section shall
                be awarded for a period of not more than 4 years.
                    (B) Continuation of grants.--A State that is
                awarded a grant under this section shall not receive
                grant funds under this section for the second or any
                subsequent year of the grant unless the State
                demonstrates to the Attorney General, at such time and
                in such manner as determined by the Attorney General,
                that the State is--
                            (i) making progress in implementing the
                        plan under subsection (d)(1)(C) at a rate that
                        the Attorney General determines will result in
                        the State fully implementing such plan during
                        the remainder of the grant period; or
                            (ii) making progress against the
                        performance measures set forth in subsection
                        (e) at a rate that the Attorney General
                        determines will result in the State reaching
                        its targets and achieving the objectives of the
                        grant during the remainder of the grant period.
    (d) Applications.--
            (1) Applications.--Each State that desires to receive a
        grant under this section shall submit an application to the
        Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing
        such information as the Attorney General may reasonably
        require. At a minimum, each such application shall include--
                    (A) documentation of the applicant's record, as
                applicable--
                            (i) in providing various voter registration
                        opportunities;
                            (ii) in providing early voting;
                            (iii) in providing absentee voting;
                            (iv) in providing assistance to voters who
                        do not speak English as a primary language;
                            (v) in providing assistance to voters with
                        disabilities;
                            (vi) in providing effective access to
                        voting for members of the armed services;
                            (vii) in providing formal training of
                        election officials;
                            (viii) in auditing or otherwise documenting
                        waiting times at polling stations;
                            (ix) in allocating polling locations,
                        equipment, and staff to match population
                        distribution;
                            (x) in responding to voting irregularities
                        and concerns raised at polling stations;
                            (xi) in creating and adhering to
                        contingency voting plans in the event of a
                        natural or other disaster; and
                            (xii) with respect to any other performance
                        measure described in subsection (e) that is not
                        included in clauses (i) through (xi);
                    (B) evidence of conditions of innovation and reform
                that the applicant has established and the applicant's
                proposed plan for implementing additional conditions
                for innovation and reform, including--
                            (i) a description of how the applicant has
                        identified and eliminated ineffective practices
                        in the past and the applicant's plan for doing
                        so in the future;
                            (ii) a description of how the applicant has
                        identified and promoted effective practices in
                        the past and the applicant's plan for doing so
                        in the future; and
                            (iii) steps the applicant has taken and
                        will take to eliminate statutory, regulatory,
                        procedural, or other barriers and to facilitate
                        the full implementation of the proposed plan
                        under this subparagraph;
                    (C) a comprehensive and coherent plan for using
                funds under this section, and other Federal, State, and
                local funds, to improve the applicant's performance on
                the measures described in subsection (e), consistent
                with criteria set forth by the Attorney General,
                including how the applicant will, if applicable--
                            (i) provide flexible registration
                        opportunities, including online and same-day
                        registration and registration updating;
                            (ii) provide early voting, at a minimum of
                        9 of the 10 calendar days preceding an
                        election, at sufficient and flexible hours;
                            (iii) provide absentee voting, including
                        no-excuse absentee voting;
                            (iv) provide assistance to voters who do
                        not speak English as a primary language;
                            (v) provide assistance to voters with
                        disabilities, including visual impairment;
                            (vi) provide effective access to voting for
                        members of the armed services;
                            (vii) provide formal training of election
                        officials, including State and county
                        administrators and volunteers;
                            (viii) audit and reduce waiting times at
                        polling stations;
                            (ix) allocate polling locations, equipment,
                        and staff to match population distribution;
                            (x) respond to any reports of voting
                        irregularities or concerns raised at the
                        polling station;
                            (xi) create contingency voting plans in the
                        event of a natural or other disaster; and
                            (xii) improve the wait times at the
                        persistently poorest performing polling
                        stations within the jurisdiction of the
                        applicant;
                    (D) evidence of collaboration between the State,
                local election officials, and other stakeholders, in
                developing the plan described in subparagraph (C),
                including evidence of the commitment and capacity to
                implement the plan;
                    (E) the applicant's annual performance measures and
                targets, consistent with the requirements of subsection
                (e); and
                    (F) a description of the applicant's plan to
                conduct a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of
                activities carried out with funds under this section.
            (2) Criteria for evaluating applications.--
                    (A) Award basis.--The Attorney General shall award
                grants under this section on a competitive basis, based
                on the quality of the applications submitted under
                paragraph (1), including--
                            (i) each applicant's record in the areas
                        described in paragraph (1)(A);
                            (ii) each applicant's record of, and
                        commitment to, establishing conditions for
                        innovation and reform, as described in
                        paragraph (1)(B);
                            (iii) the quality and likelihood of success
                        of each applicant's plan described in paragraph
                        (1)(C) in showing improvement in the areas
                        described in paragraph (1)(A), including each
                        applicant's capacity to implement the plan and
                        evidence of collaboration as described in
                        paragraph (1)(D); and
                            (iv) each applicant's evaluation plan as
                        described in paragraph (1)(F).
                    (B) Explanation.--The Attorney General shall
                publish an explanation of how the application review
                process under this paragraph will ensure an equitable
                and objective evaluation based on the criteria
                described in subparagraph (A).
    (e) Performance Measures.--Each State receiving a grant under this
section shall establish performance measures and targets, approved by
the Attorney General, for the programs and activities carried out under
this section. These measures shall, at a minimum, track the State's
progress--
            (1) in implementing its plan described in subsection
        (d)(1)(C);
            (2) in expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter
        registration, as applicable; and
            (3) on any other measures identified by the Attorney
        General.
    (f) Uses of Funds.--Each State that receives a grant under this
section shall use the grant funds for any purpose included in the
State's plan under subsection (d)(1)(C).
    (g) Reporting.--A State that receives a grant under this section
shall submit to the Attorney General, at such time and in such manner
as the Attorney General may require, an annual report including--
            (1) data on the State's progress in achieving the targets
        for the performance measures established under subsection (e);
            (2) a description of the challenges the State has faced in
        implementing its program and how it has addressed or plans to
        address those challenges; and
            (3) findings from the evaluation plan as described in
        subsection (d)(1)(F).
    (h) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' means each
of the several States and the District of Columbia.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Output:
Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012 or FAST Voting Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration.

Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters. Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable.