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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Contractor Tax
Simplification Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that:
            (1) Simplifying the tax rules with respect to independent
        contractors was the top vote-getter at the 1995 White House
        Conference on Small Business. Conference delegates recommended
        that Congress ``should recognize the legitimacy of an
        independent contractor''. The Conference found that the current
        common law is ``too subjective'' and called upon the Congress
        to establish ``realistic and consistent guidelines''.
            (2) It is in the best interests of taxpayers and the
        Federal Government to have fair and objective rules for
        determining who is an employee and who is an independent
        contractor.

SEC. 3. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT
              EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 25 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(general provisions relating to employment taxes) is amended by adding
after section 3510 the following new section:

``SEC. 3511. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT
              EMPLOYEES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this subtitle, and
notwithstanding any provision of this subtitle to the contrary, if the
requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d) are met with respect to
any service performed by any individual, then with respect to such
service--
            ``(1) the service provider shall not be treated as an
        employee,
            ``(2) the service recipient shall not be treated as an
        employer, and
            ``(3) the payor shall not be treated as an employer.
    ``(b) Service Provider Requirements With Regard to Service
Recipient.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of
this subsection are met if the service provider, in connection with
performing the service--
            ``(1) has a significant investment in assets and/or
        training,
            ``(2) incurs significant unreimbursed expenses,
            ``(3) agrees to perform the service for a particular amount
        of time or to complete a specific result and is liable for
        damages for early termination without cause,
            ``(4) is paid primarily on a commissioned basis, or
            ``(5) purchases products for resale.
    ``(c) Additional Service Provider Requirements With Regard to
Others.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of this
subsection are met if--
            ``(1) the service provider--
                    ``(A) has a principal place of business,
                    ``(B) does not primarily provide the service in the
                service recipient's place of business, or
                    ``(C) pays a fair market rent for use of the
                service recipient's place of business; or
            ``(2) the service provider--
                    ``(A) is not required to perform service
                exclusively for the service recipient, and
                    ``(B) in the year involved, or in the preceding or
                subsequent year--
                            ``(i) has performed a significant amount of
                        service for other persons,
                            ``(ii) has offered to perform service for
                        other persons through--
                                    ``(I) advertising,
                                    ``(II) individual written or oral
                                solicitations,
                                    ``(III) listing with registries,
                                agencies, brokers, and other persons in
                                the business of providing referrals to
                                other service recipients, or
                                    ``(IV) other similar activities, or
                            ``(iii) provides service under a business
                        name which is registered with (or for which a
                        license has been obtained from) a State, a
                        political subdivision of a State, or any agency
                        or instrumentality of 1 or more States or
                        political subdivisions.
    ``(d) Written Document Requirements.--For purposes of subsection
(a), the requirements of this subsection are met if the services
performed by the individual are performed pursuant to a written
contract between such individual and the person for whom the services
are performed, or the payor, and such contract provides that the
individual will not be treated as an employee with respect to such
services for purposes of this subtitle.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) If for any taxable year any service recipient or
        payor fails to meet the applicable reporting requirements of
        sections 6041(a), 6041A(a), or 6051 with respect to a service
        provider, then, unless such failure is due to reasonable cause
        and not willful neglect, this section shall not apply in
        determining whether such service provider shall not be treated
        as an employee of such service recipient or payor for such
        year.
            ``(2) If the service provider is performing services
        through an entity owned in whole or in part by such service
        provider, then the references to `service provider' in
        subsections (b) through (d) may include such entity, provided
        that the written contract referred to in paragraph (1) of
        subsection (d) may be with either the service provider or such
        entity and need not be with both.
    ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Service provider.--The term `service provider' means
        any individual who performs service for another person.
            ``(2) Service recipient.--Except as provided in paragraph
        (5), the term `service recipient' means the person for whom the
        service provider performs such service.
            ``(3) Payor.--Except as provided in paragraph (5), the term
        `payor' means the person who pays the service provider for the
        performance of such service in the event that the service
        recipients do not pay the service provider.
            ``(4) In connection with performing the service.--The term
        `in connection with performing the service' means in connection
        or related to--
                    ``(A) the actual service performed by the service
                provider for the service recipients or for other
                persons for whom the service provider has performed
                similar service, or
                    ``(B) the operation of the service provider's trade
                or business.
            ``(5) Exceptions.--The terms `service recipient' and
        `payor' do not include any entity which is owned in whole or in
        part by the service provider.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 25 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 3511. Standards for determining
                                        whether individuals are not
                                        employees.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to
services performed after December 31, 1998.

Output: Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth standards for determining whether individual service providers are not employees.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Opioid Recovery
Centers Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID RECOVERY CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 550. COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID RECOVERY CENTERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants on a
competitive basis to eligible entities to establish or operate a
comprehensive opioid recovery center (referred to in this section as a
`Center').
    ``(b) Grant Period.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant awarded under subsection (a)
        shall be for a period not less than 3 years and not more than 5
        years.
            ``(2) Renewal.--A grant awarded under subsection (a) may be
        renewed, on a competitive basis, for additional periods of
        time, as determined by the Secretary. In determining whether to
        renew a grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall
        consider the data submitted under subsection (h).
    ``(c) Minimum Number of Centers.--The Secretary shall allocate the
amounts made available under subsection (i) in such amounts that not
fewer than 10 Centers will be established across the United States.
    ``(d) Application.--In order to be eligible for a grant under
subsection (a), an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. Such
application shall include--
            ``(1) evidence that such entity carries out, or is capable
        of coordinating with other entities to carry out, the
        activities described in subsection (g); and
            ``(2) such other information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(e) Priority.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities located in a State
or Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United
States Code)--
            ``(1) with a high per capita drug overdose mortality rate,
        as determined by the Director of the Centers for Disease
        Control and Prevention; or
            ``(2) based on any other criteria or need, as determined by
        the Secretary.
    ``(f) Use of Grant Funds.--An eligible entity awarded a grant under
subsection (a) shall use the grant funds to establish or operate a
Center to carry out the activities described in subsection (g).
    ``(g) Center Activities and Services.--Each Center shall, at a
minimum, carry out the activities described in this subsection. In the
case of a Center that determines that a service described in paragraph
(2) cannot reasonably be carried out by the Center, such Center shall
contract with such other entities as may be necessary to ensure that
patients have access to the full range of services described in such
paragraph.
            ``(1) Community outreach.--Each Center shall carry out the
        following outreach activities:
                    ``(A) Train and supervise outreach staff to work
                with schools, workplaces, faith-based organizations,
                State and local health departments, law enforcement,
                and first responders to ensure that such institutions
                are aware of the services of the Center.
                    ``(B) Disseminate and make available online
                evidence-based resources that educate professionals and
                the public on opioid use disorder and other substance
                use disorders.
            ``(2) Treatment and recovery services.--Each Center shall
        provide the following treatment and recovery services:
                    ``(A) Ensure that intake evaluations meet the
                clinical needs of patients.
                    ``(B) Periodically conduct patient assessments to
                ensure continued and meaningful recovery, as defined by
                the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance
                Use.
                    ``(C) Provide the full continuum of treatment
                services, including--
                            ``(i) all drugs approved under section 505
                        of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and
                        all biological products licensed under section
                        351 of this Act, including methadone, to treat
                        substance use disorders, including opioid use
                        disorder and alcohol use disorder;
                            ``(ii) withdrawal management, which shall
                        include medically supervised detoxification
                        that includes patient evaluation,
                        stabilization, and readiness for and entry into
                        treatment;
                            ``(iii) counseling and case management,
                        including counseling and recovery services for
                        any possible co-occurring mental illness;
                            ``(iv) residential rehabilitation;
                            ``(v) recovery housing;
                            ``(vi) community-based and peer recovery
                        support services;
                            ``(vii) job training and placement
                        assistance to support reintegration into the
                        workforce; and
                            ``(viii) other best practices, as
                        determined by the Secretary.
                    ``(D) Administer an onsite pharmacy and provide
                toxicology services.
                    ``(E) Establish and operate a secure and
                confidential electronic health information system.
                    ``(F) Offer family support services such as child
                care, family counseling, and parenting interventions to
                help stabilize families impacted by substance use
                disorder.
    ``(h) Data Reporting and Program Oversight.--With respect to a
grant awarded under subsection (a) to an eligible entity for a Center,
not later than 90 days after the end of the first year of the grant
period, and annually thereafter for the duration of the grant period
(including the duration of any renewal period for such grant), the
entity shall submit data, as appropriate, to the Secretary regarding--
            ``(1) the programs and activities funded by the grant;
            ``(2) health outcomes of individuals with a substance use
        disorder who received services from the Center;
            ``(3) the effectiveness of interventions designed, tested,
        and evaluated by the Center; and
            ``(4) any other information that the Secretary may require
        for the purpose of--
                    ``(A) evaluating the effectiveness of the Center;
                and
                    ``(B) ensuring that the Center is complying with
                all the requirements of the grant, including providing
                the full continuum of services described in subsection
                (g)(2)(C) and providing drugs and devices for overdose
                reversal under such subsection.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 for
purposes of carrying out this section.''.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Preliminary report.--Not later than 3 years after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
        Human Services shall submit to Congress a preliminary report
        that analyzes data submitted under section 550(h) of the Public
        Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a).
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after submitting
        the preliminary report required under paragraph (1), the
        Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress
        a final report that includes--
                    (A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of
                comprehensive opioid recovery centers established or
                operated pursuant to section 550 of the Public Health
                Service Act, as added by subsection (a);
                    (B) recommendations on whether the grant program
                established under such section 550 should be
                reauthorized and expanded; and
                    (C) standards and best practices for the treatment
                of substance use disorders, as identified through such
                grant program.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or operate comprehensive opioid recovery centers. Priority for grants must be given to entities located in states or Indian country with a high per capita drug overdose mortality rate. Each center must carry out specified outreach activities and specified treatment and recovery services.


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SECTION 1. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION.

    The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 43. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' includes--
                    ``(A) any instrumentality of the United States;
                    ``(B) any element of an agency; and
                    ``(C) any wholly owned or mixed-owned corporation
                of the Federal Government identified in chapter 91 of
                title 31, United States Code.
            ``(2) Alexander creek.--The term `Alexander Creek' means
        Alexander Creek, Incorporated, a Village Corporation recognized
        and organized pursuant to section (b).
            ``(3) Region.--The term `Region' means Cook Inlet Region
        Incorporated, a Regional Corporation, which is the appropriate
        Regional Corporation for Alexander Creek under section 14(h).
    ``(b) Recognition of the Village of Alexander Creek.--Subject to
the limitations of this section and notwithstanding subsection (d) of
section 1432 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
(Public Law 96-487; 94 Stat. 2543) or any conveyance under that
section, Alexander Creek, Incorporated, a Group Corporation organized
pursuant to this Act located within T. 15 N., R. 7 W., Seward Meridian,
Alaska, is recognized as an eligible Native village under section
11(b)(3).
    ``(c) Organization of Alexander Creek.--As soon as practicable
after the date of enactment of this section, Alexander Creek shall file
in the State--
            ``(1) any amendments to the corporate charter of Alexander
        Creek that are necessary to convert from a Group Corporation to
        a Village Corporation; and
            ``(2) any amendments to the corporate charter and governing
        business documents of Alexander Creek that are necessary to
        fulfill the terms of the agreement authorized under subsection
        (d).
    ``(d) Negotiations; Agreement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall commence
        negotiations with Alexander Creek to fairly and equitably
        settle any aboriginal land claims and any other claims that
        Alexander Creek has against the United States.
            ``(2) Agreement.--
                    ``(A) Deadline.--Not later than 13 months after the
                date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
                enter into an agreement with Alexander Creek relating
                to the claims described in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Terms.--Notwithstanding the prior status of
                Alexander Creek as a Group Corporation, an agreement
                under this paragraph shall be in approximate value
                parity, considering inflation, with agreements of other
                Village Corporations.
                    ``(C) Availability of funds.--Any funds to be
                provided for Alexander Creek under an agreement entered
                into under this paragraph shall be available subject to
                appropriations.
                    ``(D) Applicable law.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
                        carry out an agreement entered into under this
                        paragraph--
                                    ``(I) in accordance with this
                                section and other existing authorities;
                                and
                                    ``(II) in coordination with the
                                Administrator of General Services
                                pursuant to section 549 of title 40,
                                United States Code, with respect to
                                property to be transferred to Alexander
                                Creek pursuant to the agreement,
                                subject to clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Consideration as state.--
                        Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) of
                        section 549(a) of title 40, United States Code,
                        Alexander Creek shall be considered a `State'
                        and a `State agency' under that section for the
                        purposes of the Secretary carrying out an
                        agreement under this paragraph.
    ``(e) Shareholder Participation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Alexander Creek shall notify each member
        of the Village Corporation recognized under subsection (b)
        that, as of the date of enactment of this section--
                    ``(A) the member shall cease to receive benefits
                from the Region as at-large shareholders pursuant to
                section 7(m); and
                    ``(B) all future resource payments from the Region
                shall be made to the Village Corporation pursuant to
                section 7(j).
            ``(2) Limitation of liability.--The Region shall not be
        liable under any Federal, State, or local law or under Federal
        or State common law for damages arising out of or related to
        the cessation of payments to the members of Alexander Creek
        described in paragraph (1)(A).
    ``(f) Effect.--Except as provided in this section with respect to
Alexander Creek, nothing in this section--
            ``(1) modifies or amends any land conveyance entitlement or
        conveyance agreement--
                    ``(A) between the Region and a Village Corporation
                (other than Alexander Creek) in the Region;
                    ``(B) between the Region and the Federal
                Government; or
                    ``(C) between any party described in subparagraph
                (A) or (B) and the State; or
            ``(2) reduces the land entitlement to which Alexander Creek
        became entitled as a Group Corporation, including the land
        selected by and conveyed to Alexander Creek on the date of
        enactment of this section.''.

Output: This bill amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to recognize Alexander Creek as a Native village. Currently, Alexander Creek is recognized as a Native group. (Under the Act, a Native village is entitled to more land than a Native group.) Alexander Creek must file any amendments to its corporate charter that are necessary to convert from a Native group to a Native village. The Department of the Interior must negotiate with Alexander Creek to fairly and equitably settle aboriginal land claims and any other claims against the United States. Alexander Creek must notify its members that the Cook Inlet regional corporation will make future payments to the village instead of to individual members. The regional corporation is not liable for damages related to cessation of payments to individual members of Alexander Creek.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Indian Health Service Act
of 2016''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY RANDOM DRUG TESTING OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF INDIAN
              HEALTH SERVICE.

    (a) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such
        regulations as are necessary to implement a mandatory random
        drug testing program for covered employees of the Indian Health
        Service. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, the
        Secretary shall promulgate such regulations in accordance with
        the--
                    (A) guidelines promulgated on November 25, 2008,
                titled ``Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace
                Drug Testing'' (73 Fed. Reg. 71858); and
                    (B) regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of
                the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
                of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note).
            (2) Testing of certain drugs.--In carrying out the program
        required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that
        each covered employee is tested not less than once per year for
        each of the following drugs:
                    (A) Marijuana.
                    (B) Cocaine.
                    (C) Opiates.
                    (D) Amphetamines.
                    (E) Methamphetamine.
                    (F) Phencyclidine.
    (b) Notice of Mandatory Random Drug Testing Program.--Not less than
90 days before implementing the program required under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall provide written notice to all covered employees
that--
            (1) a mandatory random drug testing program will be
        implemented; and
            (2) covered employees will have the opportunity, and
        reasonable time, to submit medical documentation of lawful use
        of a drug listed under subsection (a)(2).
    (c) Notification of Selection.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) notify a covered employee selected for random drug
        testing under this section on the same day, but prior to, such
        testing; and
            (2) include in the notification an assurance that the
        covered employee was selected randomly and is under no
        suspicion of illegal drug use.
    (d) Deferral of Testing.--A covered employee selected for random
drug testing under this section may obtain a deferral of testing if the
covered employee is--
            (1) in a leave status; or
            (2) in official travel status away from the test site or
        will embark on official travel that was scheduled prior to the
        notification of selection under subsection (c).
    (e) Finding of Illegal Drug Use and Disciplinary Consequences.--
            (1) Finding of illegal drug use.--The Secretary may
        determine that a covered employee has engaged in illegal drug
        use based on any of the following:
                    (A) A verified positive test result from a specimen
                submitted by the covered employee.
                    (B) Direct observation by a higher-level
                supervisor, including observed illegal drug use and the
                unlawful possession of a drug listed under subsection
                (a)(2).
                    (C) Evidence obtained from an arrest or criminal
                conviction of the covered employee.
                    (D) The voluntary admission of the covered
                employee.
            (2) Mandatory administrative action.--
                    (A) In general.--If a covered employee is found to
                have engaged in illegal drug use under paragraph (1),
                the Secretary shall--
                            (i) prohibit the covered employee from
                        performing any activity related to providing
                        health care or administrative services to
                        patients; and
                            (ii) refer such employee to the Employee
                        Assistance Program of the Department of Health
                        and Human Services.
                    (B) Return to duty.--At the discretion of the
                Secretary, a covered employee may return to performing
                activities related to providing health care or
                administrative services to patients after obtaining
                counseling or rehabilitation through the Employee
                Assistance Program.
            (3) Adverse actions.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subsection (g), in
                addition to carrying out the required actions under
                paragraph (2), the Secretary may initiate an adverse
                action, including removal, against a covered employee
                who is found to have engaged in illegal drug use under
                paragraph (1).
                    (B) Voluntary admission exception.--The Secretary
                may not initiate an adverse action under subparagraph
                (A) against a covered employee who--
                            (i) voluntarily admits to illegal drug use;
                            (ii) ceases such illegal drug use; and
                            (iii) obtains counseling or rehabilitation
                        through the Employee Assistance Program.
    (f) Refusal To Submit to Random Drug Testing and Disciplinary
Consequences.--If a covered employee refuses to submit to random drug
testing under this section when so required, the Secretary--
            (1) shall prohibit the covered employee from performing any
        activity related to providing health care or administrative
        services to patients; and
            (2) subject to subsection (g), may initiate an adverse
        action, including removal, against such employee.
    (g) Due Process.--In carrying out an adverse action under this
section against a covered employee, the Secretary shall provide the
covered employee with notice and an opportunity to respond.
    (h) Appeals.--A covered employee subject to an administrative or
adverse action under this section may appeal such action to the Merit
Systems Protection Board under section 7701 of title 5, United States
Code.
    (i) No Additional Funds.--No additional funds are authorized to be
appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. This section
shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such
purpose.
    (j) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee''--
                    (A) means an individual who--
                            (i) is employed in a part-time or full-time
                        position at a health care facility of the
                        Indian Health Service (excluding tribal
                        contract or compact health centers and urban
                        Indian health centers); and
                            (ii) provides health care or administrative
                        services to patients at such health care
                        facility; and
                    (B) does not include officers of the Commissioned
                Corps of the United States Public Health Service.
            (2) Employee assistance program.--The term ``Employee
        Assistance Program'' means the Employee Assistance Program of
        the Department of Health and Human Services.
            (3) Illegal drug use.--The term ``illegal drug use'' means
        the unlawful use of a drug listed under subsection (a)(2) by a
        covered employee.
            (4) Random drug testing.--The term ``random drug testing''
        means drug testing that is imposed on a covered employee
        without individualized suspicion that such employee is
        engaging, or has engaged, in illegal drug use.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of
        the Indian Health Service.
            (6) Specimen.--The term ``specimen'' means urine collected
        from a covered employee for the purpose of random drug testing
        under this section.

Output: Drug-Free Indian Health Service Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement mandatory random drug testing for Indian Health Service (IHS) employees who provide health care or administrative services to patients at IHS health care facilities. Officers of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service are exempt from this drug testing. Each employee must be tested at least once per year for specified drugs. HHS must notify employees of the implementation of this drug testing. Employees selected for drug testing must be notified of their selection on the same day as the testing. Employees found to have engaged in illegal drug use, through testing, direct observation, evidence from a conviction, or voluntary admission, are prohibited from providing services to patients and referred to the HHS Employee Assistance Program (EAP). At the discretion of HHS, an employee may return to duty after obtaining counseling or rehabilitation through the EAP. HHS may initiate an adverse action, including removal, against an employee engaged in illegal drug use unless the employee voluntarily admits to illegal drug use, ceases such activity, and obtains counseling or rehabilitation through the EAP. Employees who refuse to submit to drug testing are prohibited from providing services to patients and are subject to adverse action.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Broadband Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. LOAN PROGRAM FOR DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND SERVICE IN RURAL
              AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Part C of title I of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47
U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``SEC. 156. BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to make loans and
other extensions of credit to provide funds for the costs of the
construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment
for the provision of broadband service in eligible rural communities.
    ``(b) Requirement To Make Loans and Other Extensions of Credit.--
The Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture shall, in
consultation with the NTIA, make loans or other extensions of credit to
eligible entities to provide funds for the construction, improvement,
or acquisition of facilities and equipment (including consumer
equipment) for the provision of broadband service in eligible rural
communities.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--An entity eligible for a loan or other
extension of credit under this section is any non-Federal public or
private entity, including an incorporated or limited liability entity,
cooperative, non-profit organization, or limited dividend or mutual
association, that submits a plan for a project meeting the requirements
of subsection (e).
    ``(d) Broadband Service.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, broadband
        service is any technology identified by the Rural Utilities
        Service, in consultation with the NTIA, as having the capacity
        to transmit data so as to enable a subscriber to such service
        to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, or
        video.
            ``(2) Modification.--The NTIA shall, from time to time as
        advances in technology so warrant, review and recommend
        modifications of rate-of-data transmission criteria for
        purposes of the identification of technologies under paragraph
        (1).
    ``(e) Project Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--A project meeting the requirements of
        this subsection is any project determined to have the
        capability--
                    ``(A) to deliver broadband service; and
                    ``(B) to make access to broadband service generally
                available throughout an eligible rural community.
            ``(2) Additional considerations.--For purposes of
        determining whether or not to make a loan or other extension of
        credit for a project under this section, the following matters
        shall also be taken into consideration:
                    ``(A) The extent to which the area to be served by
                the project is unserved or underserved by broadband
                service.
                    ``(B) The size of the area to be served by the
                project.
                    ``(C) The potential number of subscribers to the
                broadband service available through the project.
            ``(3) Technological neutrality.--For purposes of
        determining whether or not to make a loan or other extension of
        credit for a project under this section, the type of technology
        proposed to be employed under the project may not be taken into
        consideration.
    ``(f) Terms and Conditions.--A loan or other extension of credit
under this section shall--
            ``(1) be made available in accordance with the requirements
        of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et
        seq.);
            ``(2) bear interest at an annual rate of not more than 2
        percent per annum; and
            ``(3) have a term not to exceed the useful life of the
        assets constructed, improved, or acquired with the proceeds of
        the loan or extension of credit.
    ``(g) Limitation on Value of Loans and Credit.--The aggregate value
of all loans and other extensions of credit made under this section
shall not exceed $3,000,000,000.
    ``(h) Eligible Rural Community Defined.--In this section, the term
`eligible rural community' means any incorporated or unincorporated
place that--
            ``(1) has not more than 20,000 inhabitants, based on the
        most recent available population statistics of the Bureau of
        the Census; and
            ``(2) is not located in an area designated as a
        Metropolitan Area by the Office of Management and Budget.
    ``(i) Sunset.--
            ``(1) In general.--No loan or other extension of credit may
        be made under this section after September 30, 2006.
            ``(2) Construction.--Paragraph (1) shall not affect the
        validity of any loan or extension of credit made under this
        section before the date specified in that paragraph.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby authorized to
be appropriated for the Department of Commerce such sums as may be
necessary to cover the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a), of loans and other
extensions of credit made under section 156 of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act, as
added by subsection (a).

Output: Rural Broadband Enhancement Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to direct the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture to make loans or other extensions of credit to eligible entities (any non-Federal public or private entity that submits a qualifying project) to provide funds for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband telecommunications service in eligible rural communities (non-metropolitan areas with no more than 20,000 inhabitants). Prohibits any such loan or credit extension after September 20, 2006.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Security in
Mortgage Registration Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GUARANTEEING MERS MORTGAGES.

    (a) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.--
            (1) Fannie mae.--Section 302(b) of the National Housing Act
        (12 U.S.C. 1717(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) After the date of the enactment of the Transparency and
Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2010, the corporation may not
purchase, acquire, newly lend on the security of, newly invest in
securities consisting of, or otherwise newly deal in any MERS mortgage
or mortgages.
    ``(B) After the expiration of the period under subparagraph (C),
MERS shall not be the named mortgagee or mortgagee of record on any
mortgage owned, guaranteed, or securitized by the corporation. Not
later than the expiration of such period, the corporation shall require
that all mortgage loans owned, guaranteed, or securitized at such time
by the corporation and on which MERS is the named mortgagee or
mortgagee of record shall be assigned to the servicer, holder, or
creditor, as defined by the guidelines of the corporation. The
corporation shall not reimburse the servicer, holder, or creditor for
any expense incurred in the carrying out or recording such an
assignment.
    ``(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the period under this
subparagraph is the 6-month period beginning on the date of the
enactment of the Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act
of 2010.
    ``(ii) In the case of any mortgage owned, guaranteed, or
securitized by the corporation for which the servicer, holder, or
creditor has demonstrated to the corporation, in accordance with
standards established by the Director of the Federal Housing Finance
Agency, that compliance with subparagraph (B) by the expiration of such
6-month period will cause a severe threat to the continued financial
viability of such entity, the period under this subparagraph shall be
the period that begins on such date of enactment and has such duration
as determined by the corporation, in accordance with standards
established by the Director, but in no case has a duration longer than
12 months.
    ``(D) Not later than the expiration of the 6-month period referred
to in subparagraph (C)(i), the corporation shall submit a report
detailing its compliance with subparagraph (B) to the Congress, the
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Financial Stability
Oversight Council, and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection of the Federal Reserve System, which shall describe any
extensions of the period for compliance with subparagraph (B) granted
pursuant to subparagraph (C).
    ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions
shall apply:
            ``(i) The term `MERS' means the Mortgage Electronic
        Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor entity of such
        corporation.
            ``(ii) The term `MERS mortgage' means any mortgage--
                    ``(I) for which the MERS is, or was at any time,
                the original or nominal mortgagee or mortgagee of
                record under the mortgage;
                    ``(II) that is, or was at any time, assigned to or
                recorded in the MERS; or
                    ``(III) for which the MERS is, or was at any time,
                acting as nominee in the county land records for the
                lender or servicer of the mortgage.''.
            (2) Freddie mac.--Section 305(a) of the Federal Home Loan
        Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1454(a)) is amended by
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) After the date of the enactment of the Transparency and
Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2010, the Corporation may not
purchase, acquire, newly lend on the security of, newly invest in
securities consisting of, or otherwise newly deal in any MERS mortgage
or mortgages.
    ``(B) After the expiration of the period under subparagraph (C),
MERS shall not be the named mortgagee or mortgagee of record on any
mortgage owned, guaranteed, or securitized by the Corporation. Not
later than the expiration of such period, the Corporation shall require
that all mortgage loans owned, guaranteed, or securitized at such time
by the Corporation and on which MERS is the named mortgagee or
mortgagee of record shall be assigned to the servicer, holder, or
creditor, as defined by the guidelines of the Corporation. The
Corporation shall not reimburse the servicer, holder, or creditor for
any expense incurred in the carrying out or recording such an
assignment.
    ``(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the period under this
subparagraph is the 6-month period beginning on the date of the
enactment of the Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act
of 2010.
    ``(ii) In the case of any mortgage owned, guaranteed, or
securitized by the Corporation for which the servicer, holder, or
creditor has demonstrated to the Corporation, in accordance with
standards established by the Director of the Federal Housing Finance
Agency, that compliance with subparagraph (B) by the expiration of such
6-month period will cause a severe threat to the continued financial
viability of such entity, the period under this subparagraph shall be
the period that begins on such date of enactment and has such duration
as determined by the Corporation, in accordance with standards
established by the Director, but in no case has a duration longer than
12 months.
    ``(D) Not later than the expiration of the 6-month period referred
to in subparagraph (C)(i), the Corporation shall submit a report
detailing its compliance with subparagraph (B) to the Congress, the
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Financial Stability
Oversight Council, and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection of the Federal Reserve System, which shall describe any
extensions of the period for compliance with subparagraph (B) granted
pursuant to subparagraph (C).
    ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions
shall apply:
            ``(i) The term `MERS' means the Mortgage Electronic
        Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor entity of such
        corporation.
            ``(ii) The term `MERS mortgage' means any mortgage--
                    ``(I) for which the MERS is, or was at any time,
                the original or nominal mortgagee or mortgagee of
                record under the mortgage;
                    ``(II) that is, or was at any time, assigned to or
                recorded in the MERS; or
                    ``(III) for which the MERS is, or was at any time,
                acting as nominee in the county land records for the
                lender or servicer of the mortgage.''.
            (3) Regulations.--Not later than the expiration of the 90-
        day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
        the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall issue
        any regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by
        paragraphs (1) and (2). In issuing such regulations, the
        Director shall consult and coordinate with the Secretary of
        Housing and Urban Development to ensure that the regulations
        issued by the Director and the regulations issued by the
        Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of this section are
        uniform and consistent to maximum extent possible.
    (b) Ginnie Mae.--
            (1) Prohibition.--Section 302(c) of the National Housing
        Act (12 U.S.C. 1717(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) After the date of the enactment of the Transparency and
Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2010, the Association may not
newly guarantee the payment of principal of or interest on any trust
certificate or other security based or backed by a trust or pool that
contains, or purchase or acquire, any MERS mortgage.
    ``(B)(i) After the expiration of the period under subparagraph (C),
MERS shall not be the named mortgagee or mortgagee of record on any
mortgage owned or held by the Association or on any mortgage contained
in a pool backing or on which is based any trust certificate or other
security the payment of principal of or interest on which is guaranteed
by the Association.
    ``(ii) Not later than the expiration of such period, the
Association shall require that all mortgage loans that are owned or
held at such time by the Association, or that at such time are
contained in a trust or pool backing or on which is based a trust
certificate or other security the payment of principal of or interest
on which is guaranteed by the Association, and on which MERS is the
named mortgagee or mortgagee of record, shall be assigned to the
servicer, holder, or creditor, as defined by the guidelines of the
Association. The Association shall not reimburse the servicer, holder,
or creditor for any expense incurred in the carrying out or recording
such an assignment.
    ``(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the period under this
subparagraph is the 6-month period beginning on the date of the
enactment of the Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act
of 2010.
    ``(ii) In the case of any mortgage owned or held by the
Association, or contained in a trust or pool backing or on which is
based a trust certificate or other security the payment of principal of
or interest on which is guaranteed by the Association, for which the
servicer, holder, or creditor has demonstrated to the Association, in
accordance with standards established by the Secretary, that compliance
with subparagraph (B) by the expiration of such 6-month period will
cause a severe threat to the continued financial viability of such
entity, the period under this subparagraph shall be the period that
begins on such date of enactment and has such duration as determined by
the Association, in accordance with standards established by the
Secretary, but in no case has a duration longer than 12 months.
    ``(D) Not later than the expiration of the 6-month period described
in subparagraph (C)(i), the Association submit a report detailing its
compliance with subparagraph (B) to the Congress, the Secretary, the
Financial Stability Oversight Council, and the Director of the Bureau
of Consumer Financial Protection of the Federal Reserve System, which
shall describe any extensions of the period for compliance with
subparagraph (B) granted pursuant to subparagraph (C).
    ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions
shall apply:
            ``(i) The term `MERS' means the Mortgage Electronic
        Registration Systems, Inc., or any successor entity of such
        corporation.
            ``(ii) The term `MERS mortgage' means any mortgage--
                    ``(I) for which the MERS is, or was at any time,
                the original or nominal mortgagee or mortgagee of
                record under the mortgage;
                    ``(II) that is, or was at any time, assigned to or
                recorded in the MERS; or
                    ``(III) for which the MERS is, or was at any time,
                acting as nominee in the county land records for the
                lender or servicer of the mortgage.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than the expiration of the 90-
        day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
        the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue any
        regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by
        paragraphs (1) and (2). In issuing such regulations, the
        Secretary shall consult and coordinate with the Director of the
        Federal Housing Finance Agency to ensure that the regulations
        issued by the Secretary and the regulations issued by the
        Director pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of this section are
        uniform and consistent to maximum extent possible

SEC. 3. HUD STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in
consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, shall
conduct a study to analyze and determine--
            (1) the impacts of the lack of electronic records and
        uniform standards found in local land title recordation systems
        currently used in the various States;
            (2) any progress States have made in developing electronic
        land title recordation systems for their localities that
        contain uniform standards, and any findings and conclusions and
        best practices resulting from such development;
            (3) the current oversight role of the Federal Government in
        the transfer and recordation of land titles;
            (4) opportunities, and the feasibility of such
        opportunities, that may be present to leverage progress made by
        some States and localities to create an electronic land title
        recordation system, including through--
                    (A) a system that would maintain all previous
                records of the land-property without invalidating,
                interfering with, or preempting State real property law
                governing the transfer and perfection of land title;
                and
                    (B) further actions by the States or by the Federal
                Government, or coordinated actions of both; and
            (5) the feasibility of creating a Federal land title
        recordation system for property transfers that would maintain
        all previous records of the land-property without invalidating,
        interfering with, or preempting State real property law
        governing the transfer and perfection of land title.
    (b) Report.--Not later than the expiration of the 12-month period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Comptroller
General of the United States, shall submit to the Congress a report on
the results and findings of the study conducted under this section.

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Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2010 - Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from purchasing, acquiring, newly lending on the security of, newly investing in securities consisting of, or otherwise newly dealing in any Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. (MERS) mortgage or mortgages.

Prohibits the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) from newly guaranteeing the payment of principal of or interest on any trust certificate or other security based or backed by a trust or pool that contains, or purchase or acquire, any MERS mortgage.

Directs Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae to require all their current MERS mortgages to be assigned to the proper servicer, holder, or creditor.

Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to study and report to Congress to analyze and determine: (1) the impacts of the lack of electronic records and uniform standards found in local land title recordation systems currently used in the various states; (2) any progress states have made in developing electronic land title recordation systems containing uniform standards; (3) the current oversight role of the federal government in the transfer and recordation of land titles; and (4) the feasibility of creating a federal land title recordation system for property transfers that would maintain all previous records of the land-property without invalidating, interfering with, or preempting state real property law governing the transfer and perfection of land title.


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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STUDY GROUP.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative branch
the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group (in this Act referred to as the
``Group'').
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, to the
maximum extent practicable, the Group should be modeled on the Iraq
Study Group.

SEC. 2. COMPOSITION OF GROUP.

    (a) Members.--The Group shall be composed of 10 members, of whom--
            (1) 1 member shall be appointed by the President, who shall
        serve as a co-chair of the Group;
            (2) 1 member shall be appointed by the leader of the Senate
        (majority or minority leader, as the case may be) of the
        Republican Party, in consultation with the leader of the House
        of Representatives (majority or minority leader, as the case
        may be) of the Republican Party, who shall serve as a co-chair
        of the Group;
            (3) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the Senate leadership of the Democratic Party;
            (4) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the leadership of the House of Representatives of the
        Republican Party;
            (5) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the Senate leadership of the Republican Party; and
            (6) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the leadership of the House of Representatives of the
        Democratic Party.
    (b) Qualifications; Other Membership Requirements.--
            (1) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 5 members
        of the Group shall be from the same political party. An
        individual appointed to the Group may not be a full-time
        officer or employee of the Federal Government.
            (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
        individuals appointed to the Group should be prominent United
        States citizens, with national recognition and significant
        depth of experience in such professions as diplomacy, the armed
        services, governmental service, law, intelligence gathering,
        and foreign affairs.
    (c) Deadline for Appointment.--All members of the Group shall be
appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (d) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Group shall not affect its
powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.
    (e) Compensation.--
            (1) Prohibition on basic pay.--Members of the Group shall
        serve without pay in connection with their service for the
        Group.
            (2) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes or
        regular places of business in the performance of services for
        the Group, members of the Group shall be allowed travel
        expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the
        same manner as persons employed intermittently in the
        Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b)
        of title 5, United States Code.
    (f) Initial Meeting.--The Group shall meet and begin the operations
of the Group as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (g) Quorum.--After its initial meeting, the Group shall meet upon
the call of the co-chairs of the Group or a majority of the members of
the Group. Six members of the Group shall constitute a quorum.

SEC. 3. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The Group shall conduct a forward-looking,
independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the
ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan, its impact on the surrounding
region, and its consequences for United States interests. The Group
shall examine four broad topic areas to include the strategic
environment in and around Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as
security, political, and economic and reconstruction developments in
those two countries.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Group shall submit to the President and
Congress a report on the assessment conducted under this subsection,
including relevant policy recommendations relating thereto.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF GROUP.

    (a) Rules of Procedure.--The Group may establish rules for the
conduct of the Group's business, if such rules are not inconsistent
with this Act or other applicable law.
    (b) Hearings and Evidence.--The Group or, on the authority of the
Group, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act--
            (1) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and
        places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence; and
            (2) require the attendance and testimony of such witnesses
        and the production of such books, records, correspondence,
        memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Group or such
        designated subcommittee or designated member may determine
        advisable.
    (c) Contracting.--The Group may, to such extent and in such amounts
as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable
the Group to discharge its duties under this Act.
    (d) Information From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The Group is authorized to secure directly
        from any executive department, bureau, agency, board,
        commission, office, independent establishment, or
        instrumentality of the Government, information, suggestions,
        estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this Act. Each
        department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office,
        independent establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the
        extent authorized by law, furnish such information,
        suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Group,
        upon request made by the co-chairs, the chairman of any
        subcommittee created by a majority of the Group, or any member
        designated by a majority of the Group.
            (2) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
        Information shall only be received, handled, stored, and
        disseminated by members of the Group and its staff consistent
        with all applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive
        orders.
    (e) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) General services administration.--The Administrator of
        General Services shall provide to the Group on a reimbursable
        basis administrative support and other services for the
        performance of the Group's duties.
            (2) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to the
        assistance prescribed in paragraph (1), departments and
        agencies of the United States may provide to the Group such
        services, funds, facilities, and other support services as they
        may determine advisable and as may be authorized by law.
    (f) Gifts.--The Group may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property for the purpose of facilitating the
work of the Group.
    (g) Postal Services.--The Group may use the United States mails in
the same manner and under the same conditions as departments and
agencies of the United States.

SEC. 5. STAFF OF GROUP.

    (a) Appointment and Compensation.--The co-chairs, in accordance
with rules agreed upon by the Group, may appoint and fix the
compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as may be
necessary to enable the Group to carry out its duties, without regard
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that
no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of
that payable for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Prohibition on Personnel as Federal Employees.--The positions
of staff director and other personnel of the Group described in
subsection (a) may not be filled by individuals who are Federal
Government employees.
    (c) Expert and Consultant Services.--The Group is authorized to
procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed
the daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Volunteer Services.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31,
United States Code, the Group may accept and use voluntary and
uncompensated services as the Group determines necessary.

SEC. 6. TERMINATION.

    (a) In General.--The Group, and all the authorities of this Act,
shall terminate 60 days after the date on which the report is submitted
under section 3(b).
    (b) Administrative Activities Before Termination.--The Group may
use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of
concluding its activities, including providing testimony to committees
of Congress concerning its report and disseminating the report.

SEC. 7. FUNDING.

    (a) Transfer of Funds From Bureau of South and Central Asian
Affairs.--Of the amounts made available under the heading
``Administration of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs''
for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs for fiscal year 2011,
$1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the Group for purposes of
carrying out this Act.
    (b) Prohibition on Additional Funds.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.

Output:
Establishes in the legislative branch the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group which shall conduct an independent assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, its impact on the surrounding region, and its consequences for U.S. interests.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Group should be modeled on the Iraq Study Group.

Terminates the Group 60 days after it submits the report to the President and Congress required by this Act.


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SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY AND DIVING PAY IN
              COMPUTATION OF MILITARY RETIRED PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE
              ARMED FORCES WITH EXTENSIVE HAZARDOUS DUTY EXPERIENCE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 71 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1415. Members with extensive hazardous duty experience: increase
              in retired pay
    ``(a) Increase in Retired Pay for Qualifying Members.--The retired
pay of a member who performs qualifying hazardous duty and who retires
on or after the date of the enactment of this section shall be
increased by the amount determined under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Computation of Increase.--The amount of an increase in
retired pay under this section shall be the sum of the following:
            ``(1) Hazardous duty special pay.--If the member received
        special pay under section 301 of title 37, the amount equal to
        the product of--
                    ``(A) the monthly amount of special pay under that
                section as in effect for the final month for which the
                member received that special pay; and
                    ``(B) the fraction in which the numerator is the
                number of months for which the member received such
                special pay and the denominator is the total number of
                months for which the member received basic pay.
            ``(2) Diving duty special pay.--If the member received
        special pay under section 304 of title 37, the amount equal to
        the product of--
                    ``(A) the monthly amount of special pay under that
                section as in effect for the final months for which the
                member received that special pay; and
                    ``(B) the fraction in which the numerator is the
                number of months for which the member received such
                special pay and the denominator is the total number of
                months for which the member received basic pay.
    ``(c) Qualifying Members.--A member shall be considered to have
performed qualifying hazardous duty for purposes of this section if the
member received special pay under section 301 of title 37 (relating to
special pay for hazardous duty) or section 304 of title 37 (relating to
special pay for diving duty), or both, for not less than 60 months
(whether or not consecutive).
    ``(d) Treatment Under Other Provisions Relating to Retired Pay.--An
amount by which retired pay is increased under this section shall not
be considered to be retired pay for purposes of section 1408 of this
title or for purposes of the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter II
of chapter 73 of this title.
    ``(e) Retainer Pay.--In this section, the term `retired pay'
includes retainer pay payable under section 6330 of this title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1415. Members with extensive hazardous duty experience: increase in
                            retired pay.''.

SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF TAX CREDITS AND SMALL BUSINESS
              LOAN CHANGES TO ASSIST BUSINESSES THAT EMPLOY GUARD AND
              RESERVE MEMBERS.

    (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study
to determine--
            (1) whether members of the National Guard and Reserve
        comprise a disproportionately large portion of the employees of
        any size or type of business, including small business
        concerns;
            (2) the amount of Federal tax benefit that would be
        appropriate to compensate such a business for costs associated
        with employing members of National Guard and Reserve units and
        having such members called to active duty; and
            (3) whether changes can be made to the small business loan
        program, such as a targeted level of loans, reduced interest
        rates, and reduced paperwork burdens for loan applications, to
        assist small business concerns to deal with the costs
        associated with employing members of National Guard and Reserve
        units and having such members called to active duty.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress
a report containing the results of the study. The report shall include
legislative proposals--
            (1) to provide the recommended tax benefit identified in
        the study; and
            (2) to modify the small business loan program to assist
        small business concerns that employ members of National Guard
        and Reserve units.

SEC. 3. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REPORT ON EXPANSION OF JUNIOR ROTC AND
              SIMILAR MILITARY PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, the Civil
        Air Patrol, the Naval Sea Cadet Corps, and the Young Marines of
        the Marine Corps League provide significant benefits for the
        Armed Forces, including significant public relations benefits;
        and
            (2) there is substantial interest in expanding the scope of
        those programs.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report providing the Secretary's assessment of the
feasibility and desirability of expanding the Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps program of each of the military departments, the Civil
Air Patrol, the Naval Sea Cadet Corps, and the Young Marines of the
Marine Corps League. The report shall include such recommendations as
the Secretary considers appropriate for expansion of those programs
through an increase in the number of units or participants in those
programs, increased funding for those programs, or such other means as
the Secretary determines.

Output: Includes hazardous duty pay and diving duty special pay received for at least 60 months as qualifying pay in the computation of military retired pay. Directs the Comptroller General to study the possibility of tax credits or small business loan incentives for businesses that employ National Guard and reserve personnel. Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on an assessment of the feasibility and desirability of expanding the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program of each of the military departments, the Civil Air Patrol, the Naval Sea Cadet Corps, and the Young Marines of the Marine Corps League.


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S BY OTHER GOVERNMENTS.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and
leadership a report that evaluates the degree to which the governments
of other countries have knowingly failed to--
        (1) close the representative offices of persons designated
    under applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions;
        (2) expel any North Korean nationals, including diplomats,
    working on behalf of such persons;
        (3) prohibit the opening of new branches, subsidiaries, or
    representative offices of North Korean financial institutions
    within the jurisdictions of such governments; or
        (4) expel any representatives of North Korean financial
    institutions.
    (b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees and Leadership Defined.--
In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees and
leadership'' means--
        (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
    Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the majority and minority
    leaders of the Senate; and
        (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
    Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the
    Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the House
    of Representatives.
    SEC. 318. BRIEFING ON MEASURES TO DENY SPECIALIZED FINANCIAL
      MESSAGING SERVICES TO DESIGNATED NORTH KOREAN FINANCIAL
      INSTITUTIONS.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 years, the
President shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a
briefing that includes the following information:
        (1) A list of each person or foreign government the President
    has identified that directly provides specialized financial
    messaging services to, or enables or facilitates direct or indirect
    access to such messaging services for--
            (A) any North Korean financial institution (as such term is
        defined in section 3 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy
        Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202)) designated under an
        applicable United Nations Security Council resolution; or
            (B) any other North Korean person, on behalf of such a
        North Korean financial institution.
        (2) A detailed assessment of the status of efforts by the
    Secretary of the Treasury to work with the relevant authorities in
    the home jurisdictions of such specialized financial messaging
    providers to end such provision or access.
    (b) Form.--The briefing required under subsection (a) may be
classified.

   Subtitle B--Sanctions With Respect to Human Rights Abuses by the
                       Government of North Korea

    SEC. 321. SANCTIONS FOR FORCED LABOR AND SLAVERY OVERSEAS OF NORTH
      KOREANS.
    (a) Sanctions for Trafficking in Persons.--
        (1) In general.--Section 302(b) of the North Korea Sanctions
    and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9241(b)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(3) a list of foreign persons that knowingly employ North
    Korean laborers, as described in section 104(b)(1)(M).''.
        (2) Additional determinations; reports.--With respect to any
    country identified in section 302(b)(2) of the North Korea
    Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C.
    9241(b)(2)), as amended by paragraph (1), the report required under
    section 302(a) of such Act shall--
            (A) include a determination whether each person identified
        in section 302(b)(3) of such Act (as amended by paragraph (1))
        who is a national or a citizen of such identified country meets
        the criteria for sanctions under--
                (i) section 111 of the Trafficking Victims Protection
            Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7108) (relating to the prevention of
            trafficking in persons); or
                (ii) section 104(a) or 104(b)(1) of the North Korea
            Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C.
            9214(a)), as amended by section 101 of this Act;
            (B) be included in the report required under section 110(b)
        of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
        7107(b)) (relating to the annual report on trafficking in
        persons); and
            (C) be considered in any determination that the government
        of such country has made serious and sustained efforts to
        eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons, as such term
        is defined for purposes of the Trafficking Victims Protection
        Act of 2000.
    (b) Sanctions on Foreign Persons That Employ North Korean Labor.--
        (1) In general.--Title III of the North Korea Sanctions and
    Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9241 et seq.) is amended
    by inserting after section 302 the following new sections:
``SEC. 302A. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION APPLICABLE TO GOODS MADE WITH NORTH
KOREAN LABOR.
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any
significant goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or
manufactured wholly or in part by the labor of North Korean nationals
or citizens shall be deemed to be prohibited under section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) and shall not be entitled to entry
at any of the ports of the United States.
    ``(b) Exception.--The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall
not apply if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the goods, wares,
articles, or merchandise described in such paragraph were not produced
with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal
sanctions.
``SEC. 302B. SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN PERSONS EMPLOYING NORTH KOREAN LABOR.
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the
President shall designate any person identified under section 302(b)(3)
for the imposition of sanctions under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--
        ``(1) In general.--The President shall impose the sanctions
    described in paragraph (2) with respect to any person designated
    under subsection (a).
        ``(2) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this
    paragraph are sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency
    Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to block and prohibit
    all transactions in property and interests in property of a person
    designated under subsection (a), if such property and interests in
    property are in the United States, come within the United States,
    or are or come within the possession or control of a United States
    person.
    ``(c) Exception.--
        ``(1) In general.--A person may not be designated under
    subsection (a) if the President certifies to the appropriate
    congressional committees that the President has received reliable
    assurances from such person that--
            ``(A) the employment of North Korean laborers does not
        result in the direct or indirect transfer of convertible
        currency, luxury goods, or other stores of value to the
        Government of North Korea;
            ``(B) all wages and benefits are provided directly to the
        laborers, and are held, as applicable, in accounts within the
        jurisdiction in which they reside in locally denominated
        currency; and
            ``(C) the laborers are subject to working conditions
        consistent with international standards.
        ``(2) Recertification.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    on which the President transmits to the appropriate congressional
    committees an initial certification under paragraph (1), and every
    180 days thereafter, the President shall--
            ``(A) transmit a recertification stating that the
        conditions described in such paragraph continue to be met; or
            ``(B) if such recertification cannot be transmitted, impose
        the sanctions described in subsection (b) beginning on the date
        on which the President determines that such recertification
        cannot be transmitted.''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b)
    of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 is
    amended by inserting after the item relating to section 302 the
    following new items:

``Sec. 302A. Rebuttable presumption applicable to goods made with North
          Korean labor.
``Sec. 302B. Sanctions on foreign persons employing North Korean
          labor.''.
    SEC. 322. MODIFICATIONS TO SANCTIONS SUSPENSION AND WAIVER
      AUTHORITIES.
    (a) Exemptions.--Section 208(a) of the North Korea Sanctions and
Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9228(a)) is amended in the
matter preceding paragraph (1)--
        (1) by inserting ``201A,'' after ``104,''; and
        (2) by inserting ``302A, 302B,'' after ``209,''.
    (b) Humanitarian Waiver.--Section 208(b) of the North Korea
Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9228(b)(1)) is
amended--
        (1) by inserting ``201A,'' after ``104,'' in each place it
    appears; and
        (2) by inserting ``302A, 302B,'' after ``209(b),'' in each
    place it appears.
    (c) Waiver.--Section 208(c) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy
Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9228(c)) is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1)--
        (1) by inserting ``201A,'' after ``104,''; and
        (2) by inserting ``302A, 302B,'' after ``209(b),''.
    SEC. 323. REWARD FOR INFORMANTS.
    Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2708(b)), is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``or'' at the end;
        (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and
    inserting a semicolon; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
        ``(11) the identification or location of any person who, while
    acting at the direction of or under the control of a foreign
    government, aids or abets a violation of section 1030 of title 18,
    United States Code; or
        ``(12) the disruption of financial mechanisms of any person who
    has engaged in the conduct described in sections 104(a) or
    104(b)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act
    of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2914(a) or (b)(1)).''.
    SEC. 324. DETERMINATION ON DESIGNATION OF NORTH KOREA AS A STATE
      SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.
    (a) Determination.--
        (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
    appropriate congressional committees a determination whether North
    Korea meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of
    terrorism.
        (2) Form.--The determination required by paragraph (1) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex,
    if appropriate.
    (b) State Sponsor of Terrorism Defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``state sponsor of terrorism'' means a country the
government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes
of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C.
4605(j)) (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2371), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2780), or any other provision of law, is a government that has
repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.

                    Subtitle C--General Authorities

    SEC. 331. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE REPORTS.
    Any reports required to be submitted to the appropriate
congressional committees under this title or any amendment made by this
title that are subject to deadlines for submission consisting of
similar units of time may be consolidated into a single report that is
submitted to appropriate congressional committees pursuant to the
earlier of such deadlines. The consolidated reports must contain all
information required under this title or any amendment made by this
title, in addition to all other elements mandated by previous law.
    SEC. 332. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
    Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit--
        (1) the authority or obligation of the President to apply the
    sanctions described in section 104 of the North Korea Sanctions and
    Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9214), as amended by
    section 311 of this Act, with regard to persons who meet the
    criteria for designation under such section, or in any other
    provision of law; or
        (2) the authorities of the President pursuant to the
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
    seq.).
    SEC. 333. REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
    (a) In General.--The President shall, not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations as
necessary for the implementation of this title and the amendments made
by this title.
    (b) Notification to Congress.--Not fewer than 10 days before the
promulgation of a regulation under subsection (a), the President shall
notify and provide to the appropriate congressional committees the
proposed regulation, specifying the provisions of this title or the
amendments made by this title that the regulation is implementing.
    SEC. 334. LIMITATION ON FUNDS.
    No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of
this title or of the amendments made by this title. Such requirements
shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output: Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act  Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose sanctions against: (1) Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs, (2) the sale or transfer to Iran of military equipment or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, and (3) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated foreign persons.  The President may impose sanctions against persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in Iran.  The President may temporarily waive the imposition or continuation of sanctions under specified circumstances.  Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 The President must submit for congressional review certain proposed actions to terminate or waive sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation. Specified executive order sanctions against Russia shall remain in effect. The President may waive specified cyber- and Ukraine-related sanctions.  The bill provides sanctions for activities concerning: (1) cyber security, (2) crude oil projects, (3) financial institutions, (4) corruption, (5) human rights abuses, (6) evasion of sanctions, (7) transactions with Russian defense or intelligence sectors, (8) export pipelines, (9) privatization of state-owned assets by government officials, and (10) arms transfers to Syria. The Department of State shall work with the government of Ukraine to increase Ukraine's energy security.  The bill: (1) directs the Department of the Treasury to develop a national strategy for combating the financing of terrorism, and (2) includes the Secretary of the Treasury on the National Security Council. Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act The bill modifies and increases the President's authority to impose sanctions on persons in violation of certain United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding North Korea.  U.S. financial institutions shall not establish or maintain correspondent accounts used by foreign financial institutions to provide indirect financial services to North Korea.  A foreign government that provides to or receives from North Korea a defense article or service is prohibited from receiving certain types of U.S. foreign assistance.  The bill provides sanctions against: (1) North Korean cargo and shipping, (2) goods produced in whole or part by North Korean convict or forced labor, and (3) foreign persons that employ North Korean forced laborers. The State Department shall submit a determination regarding whether North Korea meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rebuild American Manufacturing Act
of 2013''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop a
        comprehensive national manufacturing strategy.
            (2) Biennial revisions.--Not less frequently than once
        every 2 years after the date on which the President completes
        the strategy required by paragraph (1), the President shall
        revise such strategy.
    (b) Goals of Strategy.--The President shall include in the national
manufacturing strategy required by subsection (a) short- and long-term
goals for United States manufacturing, including goals--
            (1) to increase the aggregate number of manufacturing jobs
        in the United States so that such number is not less than 20
        percent of the sum of all nonfarm jobs in the United States;
            (2) to identify emerging technologies to strengthen the
        competitiveness of United States manufacturing in the global
        marketplace; and
            (3) to strengthen the manufacturing sectors of the United
        States in which the United States is most competitive in the
        global economy.
    (c) Information Required.--The national manufacturing strategy
required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) A survey of all persons with headquarters in the United
        States that maintain manufacturing facilities outside of the
        United States to identify--
                    (A) the categories of products manufactured at such
                facilities; and
                    (B) the number of manufacturing jobs located at
                such facilities.
            (2) A survey of all Federal agencies that provide
        assistance to United States manufacturers, including the
        following:
                    (A) The Department of Commerce.
                    (B) The Department of Defense.
                    (C) The Department of Energy.
                    (D) The Department of Labor.
                    (E) The Department of the Treasury.
                    (F) The Small Business Administration.
                    (G) The Office of Management and Budget.
                    (H) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
                    (I) The Office of the United States Trade
                Representative.
                    (J) The National Science Foundation.
                    (K) Such other Federal agencies as the President
                considers appropriate.
            (3) A survey of manufacturing goods produced in the United
        States and where such goods are produced.
            (4) The number of people in the United States employed by
        manufacturers operating in the United States.
            (5) An evaluation of the global competitiveness of United
        States manufacturing, including the following:
                    (A) A comparison of the manufacturing policies and
                strategies of the United States with the policies and
                strategies of other countries, including the countries
                that are the top 5 trading partners of the United
                States.
                    (B) A comparison of the productivity of each sector
                of the manufacturing industry in the United States with
                comparable sectors of manufacturing industries in other
                countries.
    (d) Recommendations.--The President shall include in the national
manufacturing strategy required by subsection (a) recommendations for
achieving the goals included in the strategy pursuant to subsection
(b). Such recommendations may include proposals as follows:
            (1) Actions to be taken by the President, Congress, State,
        local, and territorial governments, the private sector,
        universities, industry associations, and other stakeholders.
            (2) Ways to improve Government policies, coordination among
        entities developing such policies, and Government interaction
        with the manufacturing sector, including interagency
        communications regarding the effects of proposed or active
        Government regulations or other executive actions on the United
        States manufacturing sector and its workforce.
            (3) How each Federal agency surveyed under subsection
        (c)(2) can best support the national manufacturing strategy
        required by subsection (a).
            (4) Adoption of strategies that have been implemented by
        other countries and proven successful.
    (e) Submittal of Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act and each time the President revises under
paragraph (2) of subsection (a) the strategy required by paragraph (1)
of such subsection, the President shall submit to Congress such
strategy.

Output: Rebuild American Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. Requires to be included in such strategy: (1) short- and long-term goals for U.S. manufacturing, (2) a survey of all persons with headquarters in the United States that maintain manufacturing facilities outside the United States, (3) a survey of all federal agencies that provide assistance to U.S. manufacturers, (4) a survey of manufacturing goods produced in the United States and where such goods are produced, (5) the number of people in the United States employed by manufacturers operating in the United States, and (6) an evaluation of the global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing. Directs the President to: (1) include in such strategy recommendations for achieving its goals, and (2) report to Congress on such strategy and any revisions thereto.