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SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES OF 13 INCH TELEVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law and subject to the
provisions of subsection (b), the United States Customs Service shall,
not later than 180 days after the receipt of the request described in
subsection (b), liquidate or reliquidate each entry described in
subsection (d) containing any merchandise which, at the time of the
original liquidation, was classified under the following subheadings of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect to
which there would have been no duty or a lesser duty if the amendments
made by section 1003 of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical
Corrections Act of 1999 had applied to such entry or withdrawal:
            (1) Subheading 8528.12.12.
            (2) Subheading 8528.12.20.
            (3) Subheading 8528.12.62.
            (4) Subheading 8528.12.68.
            (5) Subheading 8528.12.76.
            (6) Subheading 8528.12.84.
            (7) Subheading 8528.21.16.
            (8) Subheading 8528.21.24.
            (9) Subheading 8528.21.55.
            (10) Subheading 8528.21.65.
            (11) Subheading 8528.21.75.
            (12) Subheading 8528.21.85.
            (13) Subheading 8528.30.62.
            (14) Subheading 8528.30.66.
            (15) Subheading 8540.11.24.
            (16) Subheading 8540.11.44.
    (b) Requests.--Reliquidation may be made under subsection (a) with
respect to an entry described in subsection (d) only if a request
therefore is filed with the Customs Service within 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and the request contains sufficient
information to enable the Customs Service to locate the entry or
reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.
    (c) Payment of Amounts Owed.--Any amounts owed by the United States
pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry under
subsection (a) shall be paid not later than 180 days after the date of
such liquidation or reliquidation.
    (d) Affected Entries.--The entries referred to in subsection (a),
are as follows:

                         Entry number                                Date of entry         Date of liquidation

110-17072538                                                            11/03/98                 09/17/99
110-17091314                                                            11/23/98                 10/08/99
110-17091322                                                            11/23/98                 10/08/99
110-17216804                                                            12/31/98                 11/12/99
110-20748215                                                            04/20/99                 03/03/00
110-20762802                                                            04/28/99                 03/10/00
110-20848544                                                            05/12/99                 03/31/00
110-20848569                                                            05/18/99                 03/31/00
110-20988456                                                            06/22/99                 05/04/00
110-20993563                                                            06/22/99                 05/15/00
110-20997705                                                            06/22/99                 05/05/00
110-63822017                                                            06/09/97                 05/05/00
110-63822041                                                            06/09/97
110-63822082                                                            06/09/97
110-68575370                                                            07/11/97                 05/22/98
110-68575610                                                            07/11/97                 05/22/98
110-15093163                                                            10/05/98                 08/20/99
110-15173551                                                            11/02/98                 09/17/99
110-17091132                                                            11/07/98                 09/24/99
110-17217265                                                            12/05/98                 10/15/99
110-20762364                                                            04/12/99                 02/18/00
110-63822025                                                            06/09/97
110-75485118                                                            02/12/98                 12/28/98
110-75492643                                                            02/12/98                 12/28/98
110-75793447                                                            07/07/98                 05/21/99
110-20993704                                                            06/20/99                 05/05/00
110-66600972                                                            06/07/97                 04/17/98
110-66603414                                                            06/14/97         .......................
110-66603448                                                            06/07/97                 04/17/98
110-66617810                                                            06/21/97                 05/01/98
110-66618099                                                            06/23/97                 05/08/98
110-68156429                                                            07/12/97                 05/22/98
110-68165818                                                            07/19/97                 05/29/98
110-68165826                                                            07/19/97                 05/29/98
110-68171576                                                            07/26/97                 06/05/98
110-68175767                                                            08/02/97                 06/12/98
110-68177029                                                            08/02/97                 06/12/98
110-68217833                                                            08/16/97                 06/26/98
110-68220167                                                            08/16/97                 07/06/98
110-68220183                                                            08/19/97                 07/06/98
110-68233418                                                            08/24/97                 07/10/98
110-68234424                                                            08/25/97                 07/10/98
110-70008550                                                            09/20/97                 07/31/98
110-70014707                                                            09/20/97                 07/31/98
110-70014723                                                            09/20/97                 07/31/98
110-70014731                                                            09/30/97                 07/31/98
110-70014756                                                            09/20/97                 07/31/98
110-70014798                                                            09/20/97                 07/31/98
110-70100464                                                            10/11/97                 08/21/98
110-70106651                                                            10/19/97                 09/04/98
110-70106669                                                            10/19/97                 09/04/98
110-70112584                                                            10/25/97                 09/04/98
110-70113970                                                            10/25/97                 09/04/98
110-70113996                                                            10/25/97                 09/04/98
110-70115199                                                            10/25/97                 09/04/98
110-70190978                                                            11/08/97                 09/18/98
110-70192990                                                            11/08/97                 09/18/98
110-70198906                                                            11/15/97                 09/25/98
110-70198914                                                            11/15/97                 09/25/98
110-70204233                                                            11/29/97                 10/09/98
110-70204266                                                            11/22/97                 10/02/98
110-75399046                                                            12/19/97                 10/30/98
110-75399103                                                            01/04/98                 11/20/98
110-75481455                                                            01/24/98                 12/04/98
110-75485563                                                            01/24/98                 12/04/98
110-75494953                                                            02/07/98                 12/18/98
110-04901383                                                            07/11/97                 05/22/98
110-33326985                                                            07/07/97                 05/22/98
110-63019333                                                            07/11/97                 05/22/98
110-63821993                                                            06/07/97                 04/17/98
110-66600378                                                            06/20/97                 05/01/98
110-66601004                                                            06/20/97                 05/01/98
110-66603380                                                            06/20/97                 05/01/98
110-66625441                                                            07/07/97                 05/22/98
110-66626951                                                            07/07/97                 05/22/98
110-68175825                                                            08/04/97                 06/19/98
110-68182938                                                            08/11/97                 06/26/98
110-68184140                                                            08/11/97                 06/26/98
110-68184918                                                            08/11/97                 06/26/98
110-68184926                                                            08/11/97                 06/26/98
110-68184934                                                            08/11/97                 06/26/98
110-68184942                                                            08/11/97                 06/26/98
110-68229994                                                            09/08/97                 07/24/98
110-68230000                                                            09/08/97                 07/24/98
110-68230232                                                            09/03/97                 07/17/98
110-70009715                                                            09/22/97                 08/07/98
110-70024698                                                            10/07/98                 08/21/98
110-70028764                                                            10/13/97                 08/28/98
110-70028772                                                            10/13/97                 08/28/98
110-70103625                                                            10/30/98                 09/11/98
110-70186810                                                            11/13/97                 09/25/98
110-70190937                                                            11/26/97                 10/09/98
110-70192362                                                            11/19/97                 10/02/98
110-70199151                                                            11/26/97                 10/09/98
110-70204555                                                            12/04/97                 10/16/98
110-70204563                                                            12/04/97                 10/16/98
110-70206360                                                            12/06/97                 10/23/98
110-75399079                                                            01/07/98                 11/20/98
110-75492627                                                            02/11/98                 12/28/98
110-75492635                                                            02/11/98                 12/28/98
110-14975204                                                            09/15/98                 07/30/99
110-20848643                                                            05/19/99                 05/31/00
110-20988472                                                            06/20/99                 05/05/00
110-20993589                                                            06/20/99                 05/05/00
110-75485126                                                            02/11/98                 12/28/98
110-75793405                                                            07/16/98                 05/28/99
110-75793611                                                            08/04/98                 06/18/99
110-75931278                                                            08/16/98                 07/02/99
110-75938893                                                            08/16/98                 07/23/99

Output: Directs the U.S. Customs Service to liquidate or reliquidate specified entries of 13-inch televisions and pay amounts owed.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Medal of Honor
Memorial Coin Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest award
        for valor that can be bestowed upon a member of the Armed
        Forces of the United States.
            (2) The recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor have
        conspicuously distinguished themselves by gallantry and
        intrepidity at the risk of their lives above and beyond the
        call of duty.
            (3) The National Medal of Honor Memorial at Riverside
        National Cemetery is a fitting monument to the heroes who have
        received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
            (4) The National Medal of Honor Memorial at Riverside
        National Cemetery honors the service and sacrifice of each of
        the recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
            (5) The $1,700,000 required to build the National Medal of
        Honor Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery was raised solely
        through donations to the Riverside National Cemetery
        Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial Committee.
            (6) Substantial support exists among the people of the
        United States for the minting and issuance of coins in
        commemoration of the recipients of the Congressional Medal of
        Honor.
            (7) The people of the United States will be able to keep
        and hold the coins minted under this Act as a personal memorial
        to the many heroes who have received the Congressional Medal of
        Honor.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the recipients of the
Congressional Medal of Honor, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter
in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following:
            (1) $5 Gold Coins.--Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, each of
        which shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
            (2) $1 Silver Coins.--Not more than 250,000 $1 coins, each
        of which shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent
                copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5136 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered
to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) In General.--The design of the coins minted under this Act
shall be emblematic of the values and abilities necessary to earn the
Congressional Medal of Honor, such as gallantry and intrepidity.
    (b) Designation and Inscriptions.--On each coin minted under this
Act there shall be--
            (1) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (2) an inscription of the year ``2005''; and
            (3) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (c) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
        Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may
be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this
Act.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act only during the period beginning on January 1, 2005, and
ending on December 31, 2005.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharges required by section 7(a) with respect to
        such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
received before the issuance of the coins minted under this Act. The
sale prices with respect to such prepaid orders shall be at a
reasonable discount.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) Assessment.--Any sale by the Secretary of a coin minted under
this Act shall include a surcharge as follows:
            (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin.
            (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United
States Code, the proceeds from the surcharges received by the Secretary
from the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be paid promptly by
the Secretary to the Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee, a
nonprofit organization established under the laws of the State of
California, for the purposes of--
            (1) maintaining the National Medal of Honor Memorial at
        Riverside National Cemetery; and
            (2) constructing and maintaining such memorials as the
        Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee and the Secretary
        of Veterans Affairs may jointly designate.

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Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial Coin Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 five dollar gold coins and 250,000 one dollar silver coins emblematic of the values and abilities necessary to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.

 Requires the Secretary to pay the proceeds from the sale of such coins to the Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee for the purposes of: (1) maintaining the National Medal of Honor Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery; and (2) constructing and maintaining such memorials as the Committee and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may jointly designate.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Extension of Public
Housing Reform Provisions Act of 1997''.

        TITLE I--PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE

SEC. 101. PUBLIC HOUSING CEILING RENTS AND INCOME ADJUSTMENTS AND
              PREFERENCES FOR ASSISTED HOUSING.

    Section 402(f) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (42 U.S.C.
1437aa note) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``and the portion of fiscal year 1998 that precedes April 1,
1998''.

SEC. 102. PUBLIC HOUSING DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION.

    Section 1002(d) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for
Additional Disaster Assistance, for Anti-terrorism Initiatives, for
Assistance in the Recovery from the Tragedy that Occurred at Oklahoma
City, and Rescissions Act, 1995 (42 U.S.C. 1437c note) is amended by
striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting ``March 31, 1998''.

SEC. 103. PUBLIC HOUSING FUNDING FLEXIBILITY AND MIXED-FINANCE
              DEVELOPMENTS.

    Section 201(a)(2) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1996 (as contained in section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134)) (42
U.S.C. 1437l note) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and
inserting ``the portion of fiscal year 1998 that precedes April 1,
1998''.

SEC. 104. MINIMUM RENTS.

  Section 402(a) of The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (Public Law
104-99; 110 Stat. 40) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
by inserting after ``fiscal year 1997'' the following: ``and for the
portion of fiscal year 1998 that precedes April 1, 1998''.

SEC. 105. PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Take-One-Take-All, Notice Requirements, and Endless Lease
Provisions.--Section 203(d) of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1996 (as contained in section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134)) (42
U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking ``for fiscal years 1996 and
1997 only'' and inserting ``only for fiscal year 1996, fiscal year
1997, and the portion of fiscal year 1998 that precedes April 1,
1998''.
    (b) Fair Market Rentals.--The first sentence of section 403(a) of
The Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (Public Law 104-99; 110 Stat.
43) is amended by inserting after ``fiscal year 1997'' the following:
``and the portion of fiscal year 1998 that precedes April 1, 1998,''.

        TITLE II--FEDERALLY ASSISTED MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING

SEC. 201. SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE CONTRACT RENEWAL
              AUTHORITY.

    Section 211 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
(42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``or 1998'' before
        the semicolon at the end; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting after ``fiscal
        year 1997'' each place it appears the following: ``or 1998''.

SEC. 202. MORTGAGE RESTRUCTURING DEMONSTRATION FOR FHA-INSURED
              MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.

    Section 212 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
(42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ``fiscal year
        1997'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1998'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by inserting ``or 1998''
        before the semicolon at the end;
            (3) in subsection (h)(1)(B), by striking ``fiscal year
        1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''; and
            (4) in subsection (h)(1)(F)(ii), by striking ``fiscal year
        1997'' and inserting: ``fiscal years 1997 and 1998''.

SEC. 203. MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FINANCE PILOT PROGRAMS.

    Section 542 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
(12 U.S.C. 1707 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting before the period at
        the end of the first sentence the following: ``, and not more
        than an additional 15,000 units during fiscal year 1998''; and
            (2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)(4)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' and inserting a comma; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
                following: ``, and not more than an additional 15,000
                units during fiscal year 1998''.

SEC. 204. PROPERTY DISPOSITION.

    (a) Enhanced Authority for HUD Disposition of Multifamily
Housing.--Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-11a) is amended by inserting after ``owned
by the Secretary'' the following: ``, including the provision of grants
and loans from the General Insurance Fund for the necessary costs of
rehabilitation or demolition,''.
    (b) Disposition for Affordable Housing Purposes.--The provisions of
section 714 of the bill, H.R. 2 (105th Congress), as passed by the
House of Representatives on May 14, 1997, are hereby enacted into law.

SEC. 205. MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE AUCTIONS.

    Section 221(g)(4)(C) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715l(g)(4)(C)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of clause (viii), by striking
        ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting ``December 31, 2005''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
            ``(ix) Subject to the limitation in clause (x), the costs
        of any multifamily auctions under this subparagraph occurring
        during any fiscal year shall be paid from amounts in the
        General Insurance Fund established under section 519.
            ``(x) This authority of the Secretary to conduct
        multifamily auctions under this subparagraph shall be effective
        for any fiscal year only to the extent or in such amounts that
        amounts in the General Insurance Fund are or have been approved
        in appropriation Acts for costs of such auctions occurring
        during such fiscal year.''.

SEC. 206. INTEREST REDUCTION PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH SALES OF
              SECTION 236 MORTGAGES HELD BY HUD.

    Section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) is
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting
        before the colon at the end of the first proviso the following:
        ``and when the mortgage is assigned or otherwise transferred to
        a subsequent holder or purchaser (including any successors and
        assignees)'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after the subsection
                designation; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraphs:
    ``(2) The Secretary may continue to make interest reduction
payments to the holder or purchaser (including any successors and
assignees) of a mortgage formerly held by the Secretary upon such terms
and conditions as the Secretary may determine. In exercising the
authority under the preceding sentence, upon cancellation of any
contract for such interest reduction payments as a result of
foreclosure or transfer of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, any amounts
of budget authority which would have been available for such contract,
absent cancellation, shall remain available for the project for the
balance of the term of the original mortgage upon such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may determine.
    ``(3) Notwithstanding subsection (i)(2) or any other provision of
law, in connection with the sale of mortgages held by the Secretary,
the Secretary may establish appropriate terms and conditions, based on
section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or another appropriate
standard, for determining eligibility for occupancy in the project and
rental charges.''.

SEC. 207. ASSIGNMENT OF REGULATORY AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH SALES
              OF MORTGAGES HELD BY HUD.

    Section 203(k) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments
of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-11(k)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Assignment of regulatory agreement in connection with
        sale of mortgages.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
        and upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
        prescribe, the Secretary may, in connection with the sale of
        mortgages held by the Secretary, provide for the assumption of
        all rights and responsibilities under the regulatory agreement
        executed by or for the benefit of the Secretary. Such
        assumption shall further provide for the regulatory agreement
        to be so assumed by any successor or assignee of the initial
        assuming entity. Such regulatory agreement shall continue to be
        binding upon the mortgagor and its successors and assignees.''.

Output:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Public Housing and Section 8 Rental Assistance
     Title II:  Federally Assisted Multifamily Rental Housing
Temporary Extension of Public Housing Reform Provisions Act of 1997 -
Title I:  Public Housing and Section 8 Rental Assistance
 - Amends the Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I to extend provisions regarding public housing ceiling rents, income adjustments, and (repeal of) Federal preferences for assisted housing.
(Sec. 102) Amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster Assistance, for Antiterrorism Initiatives, for Assistance in the Recovery from the Tragedy that Occurred at Oklahoma City, and Rescissions Act, 1995 to extend the public housing demolition and disposition one-for-one replacement requirement.
(Sec. 103) Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 to extend provisions regarding use of public housing modernization funding for mixed income developments.
(Sec. 104) Amends the Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I to extend minimum rent provisions.
(Sec. 105) Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 to extend certain provisions regarding the section 8 rental assistance program.
Amends the Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I to extend fair market rental provisions.
Title II:  Federally Assisted Multifamily Rental Housing
 - Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 to extend authority for:  (1) section 8 contract renewals; and (2) the multifamily housing mortgage restructuring demonstration.
(Sec. 203) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to increase the number of units and extend the risk-sharing and housing finance agency multifamily housing finance pilot programs.
(Sec. 204) Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 to state that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) authority to manage and dispose of multifamily housing includes the provision of grants and loans from the General Insurance Fund.
(Sec. 205) Amends the National Housing Act to:  (1) extend multifamily mortgage auction authority; and (2) authorize the Secretary to continue to make interest reduction payments on transferred mortgage loans under the rental or cooperative housing for lower income families program.
(Sec. 207) Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize the Secretary to provide for the assumption of all regulatory rights and responsibilities in connection with the sale of a HUD-held mortgage.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Partners in
Reconstruction Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean
        the Small Business Administration and the Administrator
        thereof, respectively;
            (2) the term ``small business concern'' has the same
        meaning as in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
        632); and
            (3) the term ``small business concern owned and controlled
        by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals'' has
        the same meaning as in section 8 of the Small Business Act (15
        U.S.C. 637).

SEC. 3. SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT FLEXIBILITIES; GOVERNMENT-WIDE
              GUIDANCE.

    Section 5 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Small Business Emergency Procurement Flexibilities;
Government-Wide Guidance.--
            ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
        `Guidelines' means the guidelines entitled `Emergency
        Procurement Flexibilities (A Framework for Responsive
        Contracting & Guidelines for Using Simplified Acquisition
        Procedures)' issued by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
        of the Office of Management and Budget on May 30, 2003, or any
        successor thereto.
            ``(2) Office of federal procurement policy.--In order to
        enable the Federal Government to purchase goods and service
        quickly and efficiently in times of disaster, contingency, or
        other emergency, while promoting small business concern
        utilization, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy
        shall--
                    ``(A) ensure that the Guidelines continue to
                strongly encourage that the Federal Government utilize
                the small business procurement flexibilities in this
                Act;
                    ``(B) ensure that the Guidelines fully address all
                available small business procurement flexibilities
                (including flexibilities authorized for small business
                concerns owned and controlled by socially and
                economically disadvantaged individuals under section
                8(a), HUBZone small business concerns, and small
                business concerns owned and controlled by service-
                disabled veterans);
                    ``(C) periodically revise, update, or modify the
                Guidelines;
                    ``(D) publish the Guidelines, as updated to comply
                with this paragraph, in the Federal Register; and
                    ``(E) consult with the Administrator on any changes
                to the Guidelines.
            ``(3) Administration.--The Administrator shall, with regard
        to the Guidelines--
                    ``(A) develop and conduct ongoing government-wide
                training on small business emergency procurement
                flexibilities (including flexibilities authorized for
                small business concerns owned and controlled by
                socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
                under section 8(a), HUBZone small business concerns,
                and small business concerns owned and controlled by
                service-disabled veterans); and
                    ``(B) designate not fewer than 1 official to
                provide advice and assistance to the Office of Federal
                Procurement Policy and other Federal agencies on the
                use of small business procurement flexibilities in
                times of disaster, contingency, or other emergency.''.

SEC. 4. PAPERWORK RECIPROCITY FOR SMALL DISASTER CONTRACTORS.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator shall ensure that all eligible small business concerns
receive the full benefit of reciprocity in certifications between
Federal and Federally-funded contracting programs for small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals.

SEC. 5. HURRICANE KATRINA AND RITA SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING DATA.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy and the Administrator
shall ensure that the Federal Procurement Data System contains
comprehensive Government-wide data on small business participation in
contracting related to Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of
2005.

SEC. 6. DISASTER AREA HUBZONES.

    Section 3(p)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(1)) is
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) any area affected by Hurricane Katrina of
                2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005, for such time or in
                such geographic area as designated by the
                Administrator.''.

SEC. 7. DISASTER CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a contracting outreach
and technical assistance program for small business concerns that--
            (1) had a primary place of business, or other significant
        presence, in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or
        Hurricane Rita of 2005, as designated by the Administrator
        under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act, beginning on
        the date that is 60 days before the date of that designation by
        the Administrator; or
            (2) have a primary place of business, or other significant
        presence, in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or
        Hurricane Rita of 2005, as designated by the Administrator
        under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act, during the
        period beginning on the date of that designation and ending on
        the date that is 5 years after the date of that designation.
    (b) Administrator Action.--The Administrator may fulfill the
requirement of subsection (a) by acting through--
            (1) the Administration;
            (2) the Federal agency small business officials designated
        under section 15(k)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
        644(k)(1)); and
            (3) any Federal, State, or local government entity, higher
        education institution, Procurement Technical Assistance Center,
        or private nonprofit organization that the Administrator
        determines is proper, upon conclusion of a memorandum of
        understanding or assistance agreement, as appropriate, with the
        Administrator.

SEC. 8. SMALL BUSINESS BONDING THRESHOLD.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any procurement related
to Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005, the
Administrator may, upon such terms and conditions as the Administrator
may prescribe, guarantee and enter into commitments to guarantee any
surety against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bid bond,
payment bond, performance bond, or bonds ancillary thereto, by a
principal on any total work order or contract amount at the time of
bond execution that does not exceed $5,000,000.
    (b) Increase of Amount.--Upon request of the head of any Federal
agency other than the Administration involved in reconstruction efforts
in response to Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005, the
Administrator may guarantee and enter into a commitment to guarantee
any security against loss under subsection (a) on any total work order
or contract amount at the time of bond execution that does not exceed
$10,000,000.

SEC. 9. FAIR SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION.

    In order to facilitate the maximum practicable participation of
small business concerns in activities related to relief and recovery
from Hurricane Katrina of 2005 and Hurricane Rita of 2005, the
Administrator and the head of any Federal agency making procurements
related to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita
of 2005, shall set a goal of awarding to small business concerns not
less than 30 percent of amounts expended for prime contracts and not
less than 40 percent of amounts expended for subcontracts on
procurements by such agency related to the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005, respectively.

SEC. 10. PROTECTION OF SMALL BUSINESS RESERVATION.

    Section 15(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) For any contracts involving the use of the special emergency
procurement authority under section 32A(c) of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428a(c)), the dollar ceiling of the
small business reservation established in paragraph (1) shall be
adjusted to match the applicable amount of the simplified acquisition
threshold.''.

SEC. 11. SMALL BUSINESS MULTIPLE-AWARD DISASTER CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator and the Administrator for
Federal Procurement Policy shall ensure that the Federal Government
establishes and maintains multiple-award contracts with small business
concerns of all categories on a nationwide and regional basis for the
purpose of conducting or supporting Federal disaster recovery efforts.
    (b) Report.--At the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator and
the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall submit to
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report
describing the terms, conditions, and status of the contracts described
in subsection (a) awarded during the preceding fiscal year.

SEC. 12. TRANSPARENCY IN DISASTER SUBCONTRACTING.

    The Administrator and the head of each executive agency awarding
recovery and reconstruction contracts related to Hurricane Katrina of
2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005 shall ensure that each such contract for
which a small business subcontracting plan is required by law or
contract terms contains a clause requiring the posting of
subcontracting opportunities on the SUB-Net database established by the
Administration under section 8(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(e)), or any successor thereto.

SEC. 13. PROTECTION OF SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING.

    Section 8(d)(4)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(d)(4)(D)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(D) No contract'' and inserting the
        following:
                    ``(D) Small business participation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--No contract''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Emergency procurements.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--For any contract
                                which otherwise meets the requirements
                                of this subsection, and which involves
                                the use of special emergency
                                procurement authority under section
                                32A(c) of the Office of Federal
                                Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
                                428a(c)), the subcontracting plan
                                required under this subsection shall be
                                negotiated as soon as is practicable,
                                but not later than 30 days after the
                                date on which the contract is awarded.
                                    ``(II) Payment.--Not greater than
                                50 percent of the amounts due under any
                                contract described in subclause (I) may
                                be paid, unless a subcontracting plan
                                compliant with this subsection is
                                negotiated by the contractor.''.

SEC. 14. CONTRACTING PRIORITY FOR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES.

    Section 15(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(d)) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(d) For purposes'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(d) Contracting Priorities.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Disaster contracting priority in general.--The
        Administrator shall designate any disaster area as an area of
        concentrated unemployment or underemployment, or a labor
        surplus area for purposes of paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Local small businesses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall give
                priority in the awarding of contracts and the placement
                of subcontracts for disaster relief to local small
                business concerns.
                    ``(B) Other agencies.--The head of each executive
                agency shall give priority in the awarding of contracts
                and the placement of subcontracts for disaster relief
                to local small business concerns, by using, as
                appropriate--
                            ``(i) preferential factors in evaluations
                        of contract bids and proposals;
                            ``(ii) competitions restricted to local
                        small business concerns, where there is a
                        reasonable expectation of receiving
                        competitive, reasonably priced bids or
                        proposals from not fewer than 2 local small
                        business concerns;
                            ``(iii) requirements of preference for
                        local small business concerns in subcontracting
                        plans; and
                            ``(iv) assessments of liquidated damages
                        and other contractual penalties, including
                        contract termination.
                    ``(C) Other disaster assistance.--Priority shall be
                given to local small business concerns in the awarding
                of contracts and the placement of subcontracts for
                disaster relief in any Federal procurement and any
                procurement by a State or local government made with
                Federal disaster assistance funds.
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `declared disaster' means Hurricane
                Katrina of 2005, Hurricane Rita of 2005, or any other
                disaster, as designated by the Administrator;
                    ``(B) the term `disaster area' means any State or
                area affected by a declared disaster, as determined by
                the Administrator;
                    ``(C) the term `executive agency' has the same
                meaning as in section 105 of title 5, United States
                Code; and
                    ``(D) the term `local small business concern' means
                a small business concern that--
                            ``(i) on the date immediately preceding the
                        date on which a declared disaster occurred--
                                    ``(I) had a principal office in the
                                disaster area for such declared
                                disaster; and
                                    ``(II) employed a majority of the
                                workforce of such small business
                                concern in the disaster area for such
                                declared disaster; and
                            ``(ii) is capable of performing a
                        substantial proportion of any contract or
                        subcontract for disaster relief within the
                        disaster area for such declared disaster, as
                        determined by the Administrator.''.

SEC. 15. RELIEF FROM TEST PROGRAM.

    Section 711(d) of the Small Business Competitive Demonstration
Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Program'' and inserting the
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        Program''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Exception.--The Program shall not apply to any
        contract related to relief or reconstruction from Hurricane
        Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005.''.

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Small Business Partners in Reconstruction Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Act to define "Guidelines" as the guidelines entitled "Emergency Procurement Flexibilities" for responsive contracting and the use of simplified acquisition procedures, as issued by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on May 30, 2003.

Directs the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to: (1) ensure that the Guidelines continue to encourage the federal government to utilize small business procurement flexibilities in times of disaster, contingency, and other emergency; and (2) periodically revise, update, modify, and publish such Guidelines.

Provides for or requires: (1) reciprocity with respect to contracting certifications for small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; (2) an update of the Federal Procurement Data System with respect to small business participation in Hurricane Katrina or Rita-related contracting; (3) disaster contracting outreach programs for small businesses; (4) small business performance bonding thresholds; (5) small business participation in disaster-related federal contracts and subcontracts and disaster-related multiple-award contracts; and (6) disaster contracting priorities for local small businesses.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Budget Office
Improvement Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CBO CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET BOARD AND ECONOMIC
              ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    (a) Congressional Budget Board and Economic Advisory Council.--
Title II of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections:

                      ``congressional budget board

    ``Sec. 204. (a) Establishment and Functions.--There shall be a
Congressional Budget Office Board (referred to as the `Board'), which
shall--
            ``(1) provide general oversight of the operations of the
        Office, including monitoring, reviewing, and evaluating the
        performance of the Office;
            ``(2) approve in advance the undertaking by the Office of
        any studies and the publication of any reports in addition to
        those required by law that the Director may propose to
        undertake or publish as an appropriate undertaking in
        furtherance of the purposes for which the Office is
        established; and
            ``(3) provide general guidance to the Director in the
        formulation and implementation of procedures and policies for
        the Office.
    ``(b) Membership.--The Board shall consist of 13 members as
follows:
            ``(1) 6 Members of the Senate, appointed by the President
        pro tempore of the Senate, 3 from the majority party and 3 from
        the minority party;
            ``(2) 6 Members of the House of Representatives appointed
        by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 3 from the
        majority party and 3 from the minority party; and
            ``(3) the Director, who shall not be a voting member.
    ``(c) Execution of Functions During Vacancies; Filling of
Vacancies.--Vacancies in the membership of the Board shall not affect
the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of the
Board and shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.
    ``(d) Chairman and Vice Chairman; Selection Procedure.--(1) The
Board shall select a chairman and vice chairman from among its members
at the beginning of each Congress.
    ``(2) The vice chairman shall act in the place and stead of the
chairman in the absence of the chairman.
    ``(3) The chairmanship and vice chairmanship shall alternate
between the Senate and the House of Representatives with each Congress.
    ``(4) The chairman during each even-numbered Congress shall be
selected by the Members of the House of Representatives on the Board
from among their number.
    ``(5) The vice chairman during each Congress shall be chosen in the
same manner from that House of Congress other than the House of
Congress of which the chairman is a Member.
    ``(e) Meetings; Powers of Board.--(1) The Board may sit and act at
such places and times during the sessions, recesses, and adjournment
periods of Congress, and upon a vote of a majority of its members,
require by subpoena or otherwise the attendance of such witnesses and
the production of such books, papers, and documents, administer such
oaths and affirmations, take such testimony, procure such printing and
binding, and make such expenditures, as the Board deems advisable.
    ``(2) The Board may make such rules respecting its organization and
procedures as it deems necessary, except that no recommendation shall
be reported from the Board unless a majority of the Board assent.
    ``(3) The chairman of the Board or any voting member thereof may
administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses.

                           ``advisory council

    ``Sec. 205. (a) Establishment; Duties.--The Office shall establish
an Economic Advisory Council (referred to as the `Council') which
shall--
            ``(1) review and make recommendations to the Board on
        activities undertaken by the Office;
            ``(2) evaluate the quality and objectivity of research
        performed by the Office and the reports that result from that
        research; and
            ``(3) undertake such additional related tasks as the Board
        may direct.
    ``(b) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of 12 members of
the public, appointed by the Board, who shall be persons eminent in the
fields of--
            ``(1) public finance;
            ``(2) economics of taxation and microeconomics; and
            ``(3) macroeconomics.
    ``(c) Chairman and Vice Chairman; Terms and Conditions of
Service.--(1) The Council, by majority vote, shall elect from its
members a chairman and vice chairman, who shall serve for such time and
under such conditions as the Council may prescribe.
    ``(2) In the absence of the chairman, or in the event of the
chairman's incapacity, the vice chairman shall act as chairman.
    ``(d) Terms of Office; Reappointment.--(1) The term of office of
each member of the Council shall be 4 years, except that any such
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of
the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be
appointed for the remainder of that term.
    ``(2) No person shall be appointed a member of the Council more
than twice.
    ``(3) Terms of the members of the Council shall be staggered so as
to establish a rotating membership according to such method as the
Board may devise.
    ``(e) Compensation and Reimbursement for Travel, Subsistence, and
Other Necessary Expenses.--The members of the Council shall receive
compensation for each day engaged in the actual performance of duties
vested in the Council at rates of pay not in excess of the daily
equivalent of the highest rate of basic pay set forth in the General
Schedule of section 5332(a) of title 5, and shall be reimbursed for
travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in
the performance of duties vested in the Council, without regard to
subchapter 1 of chapter 57 and section 5731 of title 5.

                      ``disclosure of assumptions

    ``Sec. 205. Any report to Congress or to the public made by the
Office that contains an estimate of the effect that legislation will
have on revenues or expenditures shall be accompanied by a written
statement fully disclosing the economic, technical, and behavioral
assumptions that were made in producing the estimate.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
become effective January 1, 1999.

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Congressional Budget Office Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a Congressional Budget Office Board to:  (1) provide general oversight of Congressional Budget Office (CBO) operations; (2) approve in advance the undertaking of Office studies and publication of reports that the CBO Director may propose; and (3) provide general guidance to the Director in the formulation and implementation of CBO procedures and policies.
Directs CBO to establish an Economic Advisory Council to:  (1) review and make recommendations to the Board on CBO activities; (2) evaluate the quality and objectivity of CBO research and reports; and (3) undertake additional related tasks as the Board may direct.
Requires any CBO report to the Congress or the public that contains an estimate of the effect that legislation will have on revenues or expenditures to be accompanied by a written statement disclosing the economic, technical, and behavioral assumptions that were made in producing the estimate.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Safety Dividend
Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT TO RECIPIENTS OF
              SOCIAL SECURITY, SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME, RAILROAD
              RETIREMENT BENEFITS, AND VETERANS DISABILITY COMPENSATION
              OR PENSION BENEFITS.

    (a) Authority To Make Payments.--
            (1) Eligibility.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury
                shall disburse, out of any funds in the Treasury of the
                United States not otherwise appropriated, a cash
                payment equal to $250 for each non-COLA year of a
                program providing benefit payments described in clause
                (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (C) or in
                subparagraph (D) to each individual who, for any month
                during such year, is entitled to such benefit payment.
                    (B) Non-COLA year.--For purposes of this section,
                the term ``non-COLA year'' means, in connection with a
                program referred to in subparagraph (A), a 12-month
                period for which--
                            (i) a cost-of-living adjustment is
                        generally provided under such program in
                        relation to an index specified in section
                        215(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
                        415(i)); and
                            (ii) such an adjustment does not take
                        effect by reason of the performance of such
                        index.
                    (C) Benefit payment described.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A):
                            (i) Title ii benefit.--A benefit payment
                        described in this clause is a monthly insurance
                        benefit payable (without regard to sections
                        202(j)(1) and 223(b) of the Social Security Act
                        (42 U.S.C. 402(j)(1), 423(b)) under--
                                    (I) section 202(a) of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 402(a));
                                    (II) section 202(b) of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 402(b));
                                    (III) section 202(c) of such Act
                                (42 U.S.C. 402(c));
                                    (IV) section 202(d)(1)(B)(ii) of
                                such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(B)(ii));
                                    (V) section 202(e) of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 402(e));
                                    (VI) section 202(f) of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 402(f));
                                    (VII) section 202(g) of such Act
                                (42 U.S.C. 402(g));
                                    (VIII) section 202(h) of such Act
                                (42 U.S.C. 402(h));
                                    (IX) section 223(a) of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 423(a));
                                    (X) section 227 of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 427); or
                                    (XI) section 228 of such Act (42
                                U.S.C. 428).
                            (ii) Railroad retirement benefit.--A
                        benefit payment described in this clause is a
                        monthly annuity or pension payment payable
                        (without regard to section 5(a)(ii) of the
                        Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C.
                        231d(a)(ii))) under--
                                    (I) section 2(a)(1) of such Act (45
                                U.S.C. 231a(a)(1));
                                    (II) section 2(c) of such Act (45
                                U.S.C. 231a(c));
                                    (III) section 2(d)(1)(i) of such
                                Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(i));
                                    (IV) section 2(d)(1)(ii) of such
                                Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(ii));
                                    (V) section 2(d)(1)(iii)(C) of such
                                Act to an adult disabled child (45
                                U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(iii)(C));
                                    (VI) section 2(d)(1)(iv) of such
                                Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(iv));
                                    (VII) section 2(d)(1)(v) of such
                                Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(v)); or
                                    (VIII) section 7(b)(2) of such Act
                                (45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(2)) with respect to
                                any of the benefit payments described
                                in clause (i) of this subparagraph.
                            (iii) Veterans benefit.--A benefit payment
                        described in this clause is a compensation or
                        pension payment payable under--
                                    (I) section 1110, 1117, 1121, 1131,
                                1141, or 1151 of title 38, United
                                States Code;
                                    (II) section 1310, 1312, 1313,
                                1315, 1316, or 1318 of title 38, United
                                States Code;
                                    (III) section 1513, 1521, 1533,
                                1536, 1537, 1541, 1542, or 1562 of
                                title 38, United States Code; or
                                    (IV) section 1805, 1815, or 1821 of
                                title 38, United States Code,
                        to a veteran, surviving spouse, child, or
                        parent as described in paragraph (2), (3),
                        (4)(A)(ii), or (5) of section 101, title 38,
                        United States Code.
                    (D) SSI cash benefit described.--A SSI cash benefit
                described in this subparagraph is a cash benefit
                payable under section 1611 (other than under subsection
                (e)(1)(B) of such section) or 1619(a) of the Social
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382, 1382h).
            (2) Requirement.--A payment shall be made under paragraph
        (1) only to individuals who reside in 1 of the 50 States, the
        District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States
        Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana
        Islands, or who are utilizing a foreign or domestic Army Post
        Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office address.
        For purposes of the preceding sentence, the determination of
        the individual's residence shall be based on the address of
        record, as of the date of certification under subsection (b)
        for a payment under this section under a program specified in
        paragraph (1).
            (3) No double payments.--An individual shall be paid only 1
        payment for any non-COLA year under this section, regardless of
        whether the individual is entitled to, or eligible for, more
        than 1 benefit or cash payment described in paragraph (1).
            (4) Limitation.--A payment under this section shall not be
        made (or, in the case of subparagraph (D), shall not be due)--
                    (A) in the case of an individual entitled to a
                benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or paragraph
                (1)(B)(ii)(VIII) if, for any month within the 12-month
                period ending with the month of payment, such
                individual's benefit under such paragraph was not
                payable by reason of subsection (x) or (y) of section
                202 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) or section
                1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a);
                    (B) in the case of an individual entitled to a
                benefit specified in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) if, for any
                month within the 12-month period ending with the month
                of payment, such individual's benefit under such
                paragraph was not payable, or was reduced, by reason of
                section 1505, 5313, or 5313B of title 38, United States
                Code;
                    (C) in the case of an individual entitled to a
                benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C) if, for any month
                within the 12-month period ending with the month of
                payment, such individual's benefit under such paragraph
                was not payable by reason of subsection (e)(1)(A) or
                (e)(4) of section 1611 (42 U.S.C. 1382) or section
                1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a); or
                    (D) in the case of any individual whose date of
                death occurs--
                            (i) before the date of the receipt of the
                        payment; or
                            (ii) in the case of a direct deposit,
                        before the date on which such payment is
                        deposited into such individual's account.
                In the case of any individual whose date of death
                occurs before a payment is negotiated (in the case of a
                check) or deposited (in the case of a direct deposit),
                such payment shall not be due and shall not be reissued
                to the estate of such individual or to any other
                person.
            (5) Timing and manner of payments.--The Secretary of the
        Treasury shall commence disbursing payments under this section
        at the earliest practicable date for any non-COLA year prior to
        April 1 following such year. The Secretary of the Treasury may
        disburse any payment electronically to an individual in such
        manner as if such payment was a benefit payment or cash benefit
        to such individual under the applicable program described in
        subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1).
    (b) Identification of Recipients.--The Commissioner of Social
Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall certify the individuals entitled to receive payments
under this section for each non-COLA year and provide the Secretary of
the Treasury with the information needed to disburse such payments. A
certification of an individual shall be unaffected by any subsequent
determination or redetermination of the individual's entitlement to, or
eligibility for, a benefit specified in subparagraph (B) or (C) of
subsection (a)(1) (except that such certification shall be affected by
a determination that an individual is an individual described in
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(4) during a period
described in such subparagraphs).
    (c) Treatment of Payments.--
            (1) Payment to be disregarded for purposes of all federal
        and federally assisted programs.--A payment under subsection
        (a) shall not be regarded as income and shall not be regarded
        as a resource for the month of receipt and the following 9
        months, for purposes of determining the eligibility of the
        recipient (or the recipient's spouse or family) for benefits or
        assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance,
        under any Federal program or under any State or local program
        financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.
            (2) Payment not considered income for purposes of
        taxation.--A payment under subsection (a) shall not be
        considered as gross income for purposes of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986.
            (3) Payments protected from assignment.--The provisions of
        sections 207 and 1631(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 407, 1383(d)(1)), section 14(a) of the Railroad
        Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m(a)), and section 5301 of
        title 38, United States Code, shall apply to any payment made
        under subsection (a) as if such payment was a benefit payment
        or cash benefit to such individual under the applicable program
        described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(1).
            (4) Payments subject to offset.--Notwithstanding paragraph
        (3)--
                    (A) any payment made under this section shall, in
                the case of a payment of a direct deposit which is made
                after the date of the enactment of this Act, be subject
                to the reclamation provisions under subpart B of part
                210 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (relating
                to reclamation of benefit payments); and
                    (B) any payment made under this section shall not,
                for purposes of section 3716 of title 31, United States
                Code, be considered a benefit payment or cash benefit
                made under the applicable program described in
                subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(1), and all
                amounts paid shall be subject to offset to collect
                delinquent debts.
    (d) Payment to Representative Payees and Fiduciaries.--
            (1) In general.--In any case in which an individual who is
        entitled to a payment under subsection (a) and whose benefit
        payment or cash benefit described in paragraph (1) of that
        subsection is paid to a representative payee or fiduciary, the
        payment under subsection (a) shall be made to the individual's
        representative payee or fiduciary and the entire payment shall
        be used only for the benefit of the individual who is entitled
        to the payment.
            (2) Applicability.--
                    (A) Payment on the basis of a title ii or ssi
                benefit.--Section 1129(a)(3) of the Social Security Act
                (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8(a)(3)) shall apply to any payment
                made on the basis of an entitlement to a benefit
                specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) or (1)(C) of
                subsection (a) in the same manner as such section
                applies to a payment under title II or XVI of such Act.
                    (B) Payment on the basis of a railroad retirement
                benefit.--Section 13 of the Railroad Retirement Act (45
                U.S.C. 231l) shall apply to any payment made on the
                basis of an entitlement to a benefit specified in
                paragraph (1)(B)(ii) of subsection (a) in the same
                manner as such section applies to a payment under such
                Act.
                    (C) Payment on the basis of a veterans benefit.--
                Sections 5502, 6106, and 6108 of title 38, United
                States Code, shall apply to any payment made on the
                basis of an entitlement to a benefit specified in
                paragraph (1)(B)(iii) of subsection (a) in the same
                manner as those sections apply to a payment under that
                title.

Output: Social Security Safety Dividend Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $250 payment for a particular year to recipients of Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits (under title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, or veterans disability compensation or pension benefits if no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is payable for any month in such a year.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species
Criminal and Civil Penalties Liability Reform Act''.
    (b) References to Endangered Species Act of 1973.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to that section or provision of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

SEC. 2. SPECIFIC INTENT REQUIRED FOR PENALTIES REGARDING TAKINGS OF
              SPECIES.

    Section 9 (16 U.S.C. 1538) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(h) Specific Intent Required for Taking.--For purposes of this
section, the term `take' means to--
            ``(1) knowingly and intentionally perform any act with the
        knowledge that the act would constitute harassing, harming,
        pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping,
        capturing, or collecting an individual member of a species that
        was present at the time and location of the act; or
            ``(2) attempt to engage in conduct described in paragraph
        (1).''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT
              VIOLATION.

    Section 10 (16 U.S.C. 1540) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(k) Notice and Opportunity To Correct Violation.--
            ``(1) In general.--A person shall not be liable for any
        criminal or civil penalty for a violation of this Act committed
        while conducting an otherwise lawful activity and not for the
        purpose of a taking prohibited by this Act, unless--
                    ``(A) the Secretary provides the person notice of
                the violation; and
                    ``(B) the person fails to terminate and otherwise
                correct the activity constituting the violation by not
                later than 30 days after the date of the notice.
            ``(2) Corrective action.--A person may correct an activity
        for purposes of paragraph (1)(B) by mitigation, entering into a
        binding commitment to carry out mitigation, or other method
        that is determined by the Secretary to be reasonably calculated
        to restore the species to its status immediately prior to the
        activity.''.

SEC. 4. NO SURPRISES.

    Section 10(a) (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
    ``(3)(A) Each conservation plan developed under this subsection
shall include provisions under which a person who has entered into, and
is in compliance with, the conservation plan may not, without their
consent, be required to undertake any additional mitigation measures
for species covered by the plan if the measures would require payment
of money, or compliance with use, development, or management
restrictions on any land, waters, or water-related rights, in addition
to payments or compliance, respectively, otherwise required under the
terms of the plan.
    ``(B) The provisions required by subparagraph (A) shall, among
other matters, identify--
            ``(i) modifications to the plan; or
            ``(ii) additional conservation measures;
if any, that the Secretary may require under extraordinary
circumstances.''.

SEC. 5. KNOWLEDGE OF ENDANGERED OR THREATENED STATUS REQUIRED FOR
              ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.

    Section 11 (16 U.S.C. 1540) is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
    ``(h) Knowledge of Endangered or Threatened Status Required.--In
any enforcement action or citizen suit under this Act in which it is
alleged that the defendant acted or failed to act with respect to a
member of a species listed under section 4(c), it is an affirmative
defense to the allegation that the defendant could not reasonably have
known that the fish or wildlife or plant concerned is a member of an
endangered species or threatened species.''.

SEC. 6. SAFE HARBOR AGREEMENTS.

    Section 10 (16 U.S.C. 1539) is further amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Safe Harbor Agreements.--
            ``(1) Agreements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into
                agreements with non-Federal persons to benefit the
                conservation of endangered species or threatened
                species by creating, restoring, or improving habitat or
                by maintaining currently unoccupied habitat for
                endangered species or threatened species. Under an
                agreement, the Secretary shall permit the person to
                take endangered species or threatened species included
                under the agreement on lands or waters that are subject
                to the agreement if the taking is incidental to, and
                not the purpose of, carrying out of an otherwise lawful
                activity, provided that the Secretary may not permit
                through such agreements any incidental take below the
                baseline requirement specified pursuant to subparagraph
                (B).
                    ``(B) Baseline.--For each agreement under this
                subsection, the Secretary shall establish a baseline
                requirement that is mutually agreed upon by the
                applicant and the Secretary at the time of the
                agreement that will, at a minimum, maintain existing
                conditions for the species covered by the agreement on
                lands and waters that are subject to the agreement. The
                baseline may be expressed in terms of the abundance or
                distribution of endangered or threatened species,
                quantity or quality of habitat, or such other
                indicators as appropriate.
            ``(2) Standards and guidelines.--The Secretary shall issue
        standards and guidelines for the development and approval of
        safe harbor agreements in accordance with this subsection.
            ``(3) Financial assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In cooperation with the States
                and subject to the availability of appropriations under
                section 15(d), the Secretary may provide a grant of up
                to $10,000 to any individual private landowner to
                assist the landowner in carrying out a safe harbor
                agreement under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Prohibition on assistance for required
                activities.--The Secretary may not provide assistance
                under this paragraph for any action that is required by
                a permit issued under this Act or that is otherwise
                required under this Act or other Federal law.
                    ``(C) Other payments.--Grants provided to an
                individual private landowner under this paragraph shall
                be in addition to, and not affect, the total amount of
                payments that the landowner is otherwise eligible to
                receive under the Conservation Reserve Program (16
                U.S.C. 3831 et seq.), the Wetlands Reserve Program (16
                U.S.C. 3837 et seq.), or the Wildlife Habitat
                Incentives Program (16 U.S.C. 3836a).''.

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Endangered Species Criminal and Civil Penalties Liability Reform Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to define "take" to mean to knowingly and intentionally perform any act with the knowledge that the act would constitute harassing, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, capturing, or collecting an individual member of a species that was present at the time and location of the act, or to attempt to engage in such conduct.
Prohibits a person from being liable for any criminal or civil penalty for a violation committed while conducting an otherwise lawful activity and not for the purpose of a prohibited taking, unless:  (1) the Secretary of the Interior provides the person with notice of the violation; and (2) the person fails to terminate and correct the activity constituting the violation by not later than 30 days after the date of the notice.
Requires each conservation plan developed to include provisions under which persons who have entered into, and are in compliance with, the conservation plan may not, without their consent, be required to undertake any additional mitigation measures for species covered by the plan if the measures would require payment or compliance with use, development, or management restrictions on any land, waters, or water related rights, in addition to payments or compliance, respectively, otherwise required under the terms of the plan.  Requires such provisions, among other matters, to identify modifications to the plan or additional conservation measures, if any, that the Secretary may require under extraordinary circumstances.
Makes it an affirmative defense, in any enforcement action or citizen suit in which it is alleged that a defendant acted or failed to act with respect to a member of an endangered or threatened species, that the defendant could not reasonably have known that the fish or wildlife or plant concerned is a member of an endangered or threatened species.
Authorizes the Secretary to:  (1) enter into "safe harbor" agreements with non-Federal persons to benefit the conservation of endangered or threatened species by creating, restoring, or improving habitat or by maintaining currently unoccupied habitat; and (2) provide a grant of up to $10,000 to any individual private landowner to assist the landowner in carrying out such an agreement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reserve Component Tax Assistance Act
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. DEDUCTION OF CERTAIN EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE
              COMPONENT.

    (a) Deduction Allowed.--Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to certain trade or business expenses) is amended by
redesignating subsection (p) as subsection (q) and inserting after
subsection (o) the following new subsection:
    ``(p) Treatment of Expenses of Members of Reserve Component of
Armed Forces of the United States.--For purposes of subsection (a), in
the case of an individual who performs services as a member of a
reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States at any time
during the taxable year, such individual shall be deemed to be away
from home in the pursuit of a trade or business during any period for
which such individual is away from home in connection with such
service.''.
    (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Taxpayer Elects To Itemize.--
Section 62(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
certain trade and business deductions of employees) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Certain expenses of members of reserve
                components of the armed forces of the united states.--
                The deductions allowed by section 162 which consist of
                expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer in connection
                with the performance of services by such taxpayer as a
                member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of
                the United States.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2001.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYMENT OF RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45E. RESERVE COMPONENT EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the reserve
component employment credit determined under this section is an amount
equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) the employment credit with respect to all qualified
        employees of the taxpayer, plus
            ``(2) the self-employment credit of a qualified self-
        employed taxpayer.
    ``(b) Employment Credit.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The employment credit with respect to a
        qualified employee of the taxpayer for any taxable year is
        equal to 50 percent of the amount of qualified compensation
        that would have been paid to the employee with respect to all
        periods during which the employee participates in qualified
        reserve component duty to the exclusion of normal employment
        duties, including time spent in a travel status had the
        employee not been participating in qualified reserve component
        duty. The employment credit, with respect to all qualified
        employees, is equal to the sum of the employment credits for
        each qualified employee under this subsection.
            ``(2) Qualified compensation.--When used with respect to
        the compensation paid or that would have been paid to a
        qualified employee for any period during which the employee
        participates in qualified reserve component duty, the term
        `qualified compensation' means compensation--
                    ``(A) which is normally contingent on the
                employee's presence for work and which would be
                deductible from the taxpayer's gross income under
                section 162(a)(1) if the employee were present and
                receiving such compensation, and
                    ``(B) which is not characterized by the taxpayer as
                vacation or holiday pay, or as sick leave or pay, or as
                any other form of pay for a nonspecific leave of
absence, and with respect to which the number of days the employee
participates in qualified reserve component duty does not result in any
reduction in the amount of vacation time, sick leave, or other
nonspecific leave previously credited to or earned by the employee.
            ``(3) Qualified employee.--The term `qualified employee'
        means a person who--
                    ``(A) has been an employee of the taxpayer for the
                21-day period immediately preceding the period during
                which the employee participates in qualified reserve
                component duty, and
                    ``(B) is a member of the Ready Reserve of a reserve
                component of an Armed Force of the United States as
                defined in sections 10142 and 10101 of title 10, United
                States Code.
    ``(c) Self-Employment Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--The self-employment credit of a
        qualified self-employed taxpayer for any taxable year is equal
        to 50 percent of the excess, if any, of--
                    ``(A) the self-employed taxpayer's average daily
                self-employment income for the taxable year over
                    ``(B) the average daily military pay and allowances
                received by the taxpayer during the taxable year, while
                participating in qualified reserve component duty to
                the exclusion of the taxpayer's normal self-employment
                duties for the number of days the taxpayer participates
                in qualified reserve component duty during the taxable
                year, including time spent in a travel status.
            ``(2) Average daily self-employment income and average
        daily military pay and allowances.--As used with respect to a
        self-employed taxpayer--
                    ``(A) the term `average daily self-employment
                income' means the self-employment income (as defined in
                section 1402) of the taxpayer for the taxable year
                divided by the difference between--
                            ``(i) 365, and
                            ``(ii) the number of days the taxpayer
                        participates in qualified reserve component
                        duty during the taxable year, including time
                        spent in a travel status, and
                    ``(B) the term `average daily military pay and
                allowances' means--
                            ``(i) the amount paid to the taxpayer
                        during the taxable year as military pay and
                        allowances on account of the taxpayer's
                        participation in qualified reserve component
                        duty, divided by
                            ``(ii) the total number of days the
                        taxpayer participates in qualified reserve
                        component duty, including time spent in travel
                        status.
            ``(3) Qualified self-employed taxpayer.--The term
        `qualified self-employed taxpayer' means a taxpayer who--
                    ``(A) has net earnings from self-employment (as
                defined in section 1402) for the taxable year, and
                    ``(B) is a member of the Ready Reserve of a reserve
                component of an Armed Force of the United States.
    ``(d) Credit In Addition to Deduction.--The employment credit
provided in this section is in addition to any deduction otherwise
allowable with respect to compensation actually paid to a qualified
employee during any period the employee participates in qualified
reserve component duty to the exclusion of normal employment duties.
    ``(e) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum credit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The credit allowed by subsection
                (a) for the taxable year--
                            ``(i) shall not exceed $7,500 in the
                        aggregate, and
                            ``(ii) shall not exceed $2,000 with respect
                        to each qualified employee.
                    ``(B) Controlled groups.--For purposes of applying
                the limitations in subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) all members of a controlled group
                        shall be treated as one taxpayer, and
                            ``(ii) such limitations shall be allocated
                        among the members of such group in such manner
                        as the Secretary may prescribe.
                For purposes of this subparagraph, all persons treated
                as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of
                section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414
                shall be treated as members of a controlled group.
            ``(2) Disallowance for failure to comply with employment or
        reemployment rights of members of the reserve components of the
        armed forces of the united states.--No credit shall be allowed
under subsection (a) to a taxpayer for--
                    ``(A) any taxable year in which the taxpayer is
                under a final order, judgment, or other process issued
                or required by a district court of the United States
                under section 4323 of title 38 of the United States
                Code with respect to a violation of chapter 43 of such
                title, and
                    ``(B) the two succeeding taxable years.
            ``(3) Disallowance with respect to persons ordered to
        active duty for training.--No credit shall be allowed under
        subsection (a) to a taxpayer with respect to any period for
        which the person on whose behalf the credit would otherwise be
        allowable is called or ordered to active duty for any of the
        following types of duty:
                    ``(A) active duty for training under any provision
                of title 10, United States Code,
                    ``(B) training at encampments, maneuvers, outdoor
                target practice, or other exercises under chapter 5 of
                title 32, United States Code, or
                    ``(C) full-time National Guard duty, as defined in
                section 101(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code.
    ``(f) General Definitions and Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Military pay and allowances.--The term `military pay'
        means pay as that term is defined in section 101(21) of title
        37, United States Code, and the term `allowances' means the
        allowances payable to a member of the Armed Forces of the
        United States under chapter 7 of that title.
            ``(2) Qualified reserve component duty.--The term
        `qualified reserve component duty' includes only active duty
        performed, as designated in the reservist's military orders, in
        support of a contingency operation as defined in section
        101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.
            ``(3) Normal employment and self-employment duties.--A
        person shall be deemed to be participating in qualified reserve
        component duty to the exclusion of normal employment or self-
        employment duties if the person does not engage in or undertake
        any substantial activity related to the person's normal
        employment or self-employment duties while participating in
        qualified reserve component duty unless in an authorized leave
        status or other authorized absence from military duties. If a
        person engages in or undertakes any substantial activity
        related to the person's normal employment or self-employment
        duties at any time while participating in a period of qualified
        reserve component duty, unless during a period of authorized
        leave or other authorized absence from military duties, the
        person shall be deemed to have engaged in or undertaken such
        activity for the entire period of qualified reserve component
        duty.
            ``(4) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules
        of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall apply for
        purposes of this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to general business credit) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (12),
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) and
        inserting ``, plus'', and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(14) the reserve component employment credit determined
        under section 45E(a).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 45D the
following new item:

                              ``Sec. 45E. Reserve component employment
                                        credit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.

Output: Reserve Component Tax Assistance Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a business or trade deduction the expenses of a member of the reserve component of the U.S. armed forces in connection with such service. Makes such deduction available to itemizers and non-itemizers.Establishes related reserve component business-related employment and self-employment credits.