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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as the ``Eliminating Health Disparities
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH DISPARITIES ELIMINATION STATE PLAN OPTION.

    Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1947. HEALTH DISPARITIES ELIMINATION PROGRAM STATE PLAN OPTION.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1902(a)(1) (relating to
statewideness), section 1902(a)(10)(B) (relating to comparability), and
any other provision of this title that the Secretary determines is
necessary to waive in order to implement this section, beginning fiscal
year 2018, a State, at its option as a State plan amendment, may
establish a Health Disparities Elimination Program for purposes of
reducing health disparities among targeted populations in communities
served by qualified community health systems under which the State
provides incentive payments to qualified community health systems for
initiatives approved under subsection (c), if the State meets the
requirements specified in subsection (c).
    ``(b) State Plan Amendment.--Each State seeking a State plan
amendment under this section shall submit such amendment to the
Secretary for approval. The Secretary shall approve any such amendment
that meets the requirements of subsection (c) and includes--
            ``(1) State goals for reducing health disparities through
        the Health Disparities Elimination Program to be established by
        the State;
            ``(2) any requirements for the development and approval of
        action plans described in subsection (c)(1);
            ``(3) eligibility criteria for any qualified community
        health system seeking to establish a health disparities
        elimination initiative (in this section referred to as an
        `initiative') pursuant to this section;
            ``(4) the methodology for determining the amount of
        incentive payments to be made to a qualified community health
        system through an initiative, based on the size of the target
        population to be served through the initiative and the
        potential of the initiative for reducing health disparities;
        and
            ``(5) the period during which initiatives may be
        implemented, in accordance with subsection (c)(3).
    ``(c) State Requirements.--The requirements specified in this
subsection with respect to a State are the following:
            ``(1) Health system action plan.--The State shall require
        that a qualified community health system submit an action plan
        for an initiative to the State agency with responsibility for
        administering the State plan under this title for approval that
        identifies--
                    ``(A) the target population or populations to be
                served by the initiative;
                    ``(B) specific, evidence-based projects that the
                system will undertake through the initiative to reduce
                health disparities for such population or populations;
                    ``(C) targets and benchmarks associated with such
                projects that must be met in order to receive incentive
                payments pursuant to this section;
                    ``(D) measures for evaluating the effectiveness of
                the initiative in reducing health disparities with
                respect to the goals established by the State pursuant
                to subsection (b)(1); and
                    ``(E) the amount of any proposed initial incentive
                payments to be made pursuant to this section to support
                startup costs of the initiative.
            ``(2) Priority in selection of health systems for
        participation.--In selecting qualified community health systems
        to establish an initiative under a State plan amendment
        approved under this section, the State shall give priority to
        health systems--
                    ``(A) that have submitted action plans (under
                paragraph (1)) that include the use of evidence-based
                interventions shown to reduce or eliminate health
                disparities;
                    ``(B) that demonstrate the potential to have a high
                impact in the elimination of health disparities,
                improved health care access, improved health outcomes,
                or health care savings compared to the total incentive
                funding requested;
                    ``(C) that have prior experience working on
                projects with the goal of reducing health disparities;
                    ``(D) that demonstrate long-term commitment to
                providing health services to the target population or
                populations; and
                    ``(E) with a demonstrated need for additional
                financial resources in order to strengthen and advance
                existing efforts of the health system to reduce health
                disparities.
            ``(3) Duration of action plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The State may not approve an
                action plan submitted under paragraph (1) for a period
                exceeding 5 years.
                    ``(B) Report.--At the end of any such period, the
                State shall require each participating qualified
                community health system to submit a report to the State
                describing the effectiveness of its initiative using
                the measures described in paragraph (1)(D).
                    ``(C) Extension.--A State may extend the initiative
                of such health system upon approval of a new action
                plan to extend, improve, or expand the initiative, if
                the State determines that the initiative has proved
                effective, taking into account the report submitted
                under subparagraph (B).
    ``(d) State Report and Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State with a State plan amendment
        approved under this section shall submit to the Secretary, in a
        time and manner to be specified by the Secretary--
                    ``(A) an annual report on the progress of the
                Health Disparities Elimination Program of the State
                towards meeting the goals of the State described under
                subsection (b)(1); and
                    ``(B) not less than once every 5 years, an
                evaluation of the effectiveness of the Health
                Disparities Elimination Program of the State.
            ``(2) Contents.--The evaluation described in paragraph
        (1)(B) shall include--
                    ``(A) an assessment of the effectiveness of
                initiatives receiving incentive payments pursuant to
                this section during the period covered by the report in
                meeting the goals of the State described under
                subsection (b)(1); and
                    ``(B) a description of the activities of such
                initiatives.
            ``(3) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish on the
        public Web site of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
        each evaluation submitted under paragraph (1)(B).
    ``(e) Funding.--
            ``(1) State funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For the purpose of making
                allocations to States under subparagraph (C), there is
                appropriated for fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent
                fiscal year, out of any money in the Treasury not
                otherwise appropriated, an amount equal to one half of
                one percent of the total of the Federal share of
                expenditures with respect to all State plans under this
                title in the most recent fiscal year for which complete
                expenditure data is available.
                    ``(B) Incentive payment fund.--The Secretary shall
                deposit all funds appropriated under subparagraph (A)
                into an incentive payment fund. Such funds shall remain
                available until expended.
                    ``(C) Allocation among states.--Of the total amount
                appropriated for this section for a fiscal year, the
                Secretary shall, except as provided in subparagraph
                (D), allocate for such fiscal year to each State an
                amount in proportion to the ratio of--
                            ``(i) the State's total expenditures under
                        the State plan under this title in the most
                        recent fiscal year for which complete
                        expenditure data is available; to
                            ``(ii) the sum of all States' total
                        expenditures under all State plans under this
                        title in the fiscal year described in clause
                        (i).
                    ``(D) Funds not used by the state.--If the
                Secretary determines, on the basis of information
                available on the first day of a fiscal year, that any
                allocation under subparagraph (C) to a State for such
                fiscal year will not be required because a State does
                not have a State plan amendment approved under
                subsection (b) for such fiscal year, then such State's
                allocation shall be treated as an unused allocation for
                such fiscal year and re-allocated in accordance with
                subparagraph (E)(i).
                    ``(E) Qualifying states.--
                            ``(i) Re-allocation to qualifying states.--
                        In addition to the allocation available to a
                        State under subparagraph (C), the Secretary
                        shall allocate to each qualifying State for a
                        fiscal year, out of the sum of unused
                        allocations, as described in subparagraph (D),
                        for such fiscal year, an amount in proportion
                        to the ratio of--
                                    ``(I) each such State's total
                                expenditures under the State plan under
                                this title in the most recent fiscal
                                year for which complete expenditure
                                data is available; to
                                    ``(II) the sum of all such States'
                                total expenditures under all State
                                plans of such States under this title
                                in the fiscal year described in
                                subclause (I).
                            ``(ii) Availability of funds.--Allocations
                        made to a qualifying State under clause (i) and
                        subparagraph (C) shall remain available until
                        expended.
                            ``(iii) Definitions.--In this section, the
                        term `qualifying State' means a State with a
                        State plan amendment approved under this
                        section that--
                                    ``(I) has in effect an agreement
                                with one or more qualified community
                                health system initiatives; and
                                    ``(II) in any fiscal year other
                                than the first fiscal year for which
                                such State receives an allocation under
                                subparagraph (C) that is not re-
                                allocated under subparagraph (D), has a
                                Health Disparities Elimination Program
                                established under this section that, as
                                determined by the Secretary, has made
                                measurable progress towards meeting the
                                State's goals, as described under
                                subsection (b)(1), based on reports and
                                evaluations submitted under subsection
                                (d).
            ``(2) Payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to the provisions of
                this section, the Secretary shall pay to each State
                with a State plan amendment approved under this
                section, from its allocation under paragraph (1)(C)
                and, in the case of a qualifying State, from its
                allocation under paragraph (1)(E)(i), an amount for
                each quarter equal to 90 percent of the sum expended by
                the State in such quarter for incentive payments made
                to qualified community health systems for initiatives
                approved pursuant to this section.
                    ``(B) Status of incentive payments.--Incentive
                payments made under a State plan amendment approved
                under this section shall not be considered payment for
                health care items or services and shall not count
                towards any limit with respect to the maximum amount of
                payments that may be made to a provider under the State
                plan under this title (or under a waiver of such plan).
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `health disparity' means a disparity in care
        provided to a health disparity population, as defined in
        section 903(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
        299a-1(d)).
            ``(2) The term `qualified community health system' means--
                    ``(A) a hospital described in a report submitted
                under section 1900(b)(6)(B)(ii)(III); or
                    ``(B) an affiliated group of health care providers
                anchored by such hospital.
            ``(3) The term `State' means each of the several States and
        the District of Columbia.
            ``(4) The term `target population' means a population of
        individuals that has empirically experienced disparities in
        health care access and quality and shall not be limited by
        source of coverage or lack thereof.''.

Output: Eliminating Health Disparities Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state to establish a Health Disparities Elimination Program, through which the state shall provide incentive payments to qualified community health systems (i.e., hospitals or affiliated groups of health care providers) for approved initiatives to reduce health disparities. In selecting qualified community health systems for participation, a state shall give priority to those that: (1) have included, in their required action plans, the use of evidence-based interventions; (2) have had relevant prior experience; and (3) demonstrate a long-term commitment to serving the target populations, a need for additional financial resources, and the potential for high impact relative to the amount of funding requested. Federal funding for program support shall be allocated based on each state's share of total federal Medicaid expenditures.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Violent Juvenile Criminal Records
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) in recent years, the United States has experienced a
        significant increase in juvenile crime, especially with respect
        to serious and violent offenses;
            (2) a great proportion of the serious and violent offenses
        referred to in paragraph (1) are committed by individuals whose
        past criminal record is not revealed to criminal justice
        agencies, including courts, because of the current or former
        status of those individuals as juveniles;
            (3) in recent years, because of the increased mobility and
        ease of travel by juvenile offenders, especially members of
        criminal street gangs, to other States and units of local
        government, the officials of those States and units of local
        government are often--
                    (A) unable to obtain any record of prior serious
                offenses of those juvenile offenders; and
                    (B) unprepared for the violent behavior of those
                juvenile offenders; and
            (4) the inaccessibility of records indicating past violent
        offenses committed by juvenile offenders--
                    (A) endangers public safety officers who may
                encounter those offenders;
                    (B) increases risks to students at schools where
                those offenders may be enrolled; and
                    (C) prevents judicial officials from making the
                best decision with respect to such an offender that is
                necessary to protect innocent citizens.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part Y as part Z;
            (2) by redesignating section 2501 as section 2601; and
            (3) by inserting after part X the following:

``PART Y--INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL RECORDS SYSTEMS

``SEC. 2501. DEFINITION.

    ``In this part, the term `violent criminal gang' means an ongoing
group, club, organization, or association of 3 or more persons, whether
formal or informal, that engages in, or has engaged in within a 2-year
period preceding the date on which criminal history records are entered
for purposes of this part, 2 or more felonies or serious misdemeanors
committed in furtherance of, or in connection with, that group.

``SEC. 2502. INCENTIVE GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--With funds made available to carry out this
part, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau
of Justice Statistics, shall make grants to States and units of local
government (or any combination thereof) to enable--
            ``(1) States to assist units of local government in
        carrying out programs described in paragraphs (1) through (3)
        of subsection (b); and
            ``(2) States and units of local government to carry out the
        programs described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection
        (b).
    ``(b) Purposes.--The Attorney General, acting through the Director
of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall make grants under subsection
(a)--
            ``(1) to establish programs to obtain fingerprints and
        photographs of juveniles arrested for the offenses described in
        paragraph (2)(A);
            ``(2) to establish, develop, update, or upgrade the
        criminal history records systems of State and local governments
        to--
                    ``(A) include arrest, detention, and disposition
                records, fingerprints, photographs, and (if used) DNA
                barcodes, for juveniles arrested or detained for--
                            ``(i) violent offenses which, if committed
                        by an adult, would be a felony or serious
                        misdemeanor;
                            ``(ii) serious drug offenses which, if
                        committed by an adult, would be a felony or
                        serious misdemeanor;
                            ``(iii) serious property crimes which, if
                        committed by an adult, would be a felony;
                            ``(iv) illegal possession, use, or carrying
                        of a handgun, or other firearm; or
                            ``(v) participation in violent criminal
                        gangs or other violent criminal organizations;
                    ``(B) maintain the records described in
                subparagraph (A) at the State agency responsible for
                the operation of the adult criminal history record
                system of that State;
                    ``(C) submit such information to the Federal Bureau
                of Investigation as is necessary to enable the records
                described in subparagraph (A) to be accessed in the
                same manner as are records for adult criminal
                histories; and
                    ``(D) ensure that, each time an information on a
                criminal offense or activity described in subparagraph
(A) or other criminal offense is reported to a State repository for
juvenile and adult criminal records described in subparagraph (B), a
criminal history including information that relates to that individual
for the preceding 5-year period is submitted to that repository;
            ``(3) to establish, develop, update, or upgrade the
        criminal information systems of State and local governments,
        and regional intelligence sharing systems, to--
                    ``(A) include identification, and criminal
                investigative and intelligence information concerning
                adults who participate in the illegal activities of
                violent criminal gangs or other violent criminal
                organizations;
                    ``(B) maintain the records described in
                subparagraph (A) at the appropriate State agency; and
                    ``(C) submit such information as is necessary to
                enable the records referred to in subparagraph (B) to
                be accessed, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or
                a regional intelligence sharing system; and
            ``(4) to establish State programs to provide financial
        assistance to units of local government, if necessary to meet
        any purpose specified in paragraphs (1) through (3).
    ``(c) Applications.--To request a grant under this part, the chief
executive officer of a State or unit of local government shall submit
an application in such form as the Attorney General, acting through the
Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (who shall consult with
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation), shall require.
    ``(d) Application Requirements.--
            ``(1) Formula grants.--The Attorney General, acting through
        the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, may award a
        grant under section 2503(a) only to a State with respect to
        which the chief executive officer submits an application under
        subsection (c) that provides assurances that are satisfactory
        to the Attorney General that the State will use the assistance
        provided under the grant to carry out programs that meet the
        purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection
        (b). The State may provide for the participation of units of
        local government in the grant program that is the subject of a
        grant application.
            ``(2) Discretionary grants.--The Attorney General, acting
        through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, may
        award a grant under section 2503(b) to a State or unit of local
        government (or a combination of a State and 1 or more units of
        local government) that provides assurances that the State, unit
        of local government, or combination will use the assistance
        provided under the grant to carry out at least 1 program that
        meets at least 1 of the purposes described in paragraphs (1)
        through (3) of subsection (b).

``SEC. 2503. ALLOCATION OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) Formula Grants.--Of the total amount made available by
appropriations to carry out this part for each fiscal year, 90 percent
shall be used to make grants to eligible States described in section
2502(d)(1) that submit an application that the Attorney General, acting
through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, determines to
be satisfactory in accordance with the following formula:
            ``(1) the greater of 0.25 percent of that amount or
        $250,000 shall be allocated to each eligible State; and
            ``(2) of the total amount remaining after the allocation
        under paragraph (1) (referred to in this paragraph as the
        `remaining funds'), there shall be allocated to each State an
        amount which bears the same ratio to the remaining funds as the
        population of that State bears to the population of all States.
    ``(b) Discretionary Grants.--Of the total amount made available to
carry out this part for each fiscal year, 10 percent shall be used by
the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of
Justice Statistics, for grants to States and units of local government
that submit an application that the Attorney General, acting through
the Director, determines to meet the requirements of section
2502(d)(2).
    ``(c) Contracting Authority.--A State that receives a grant under
this section may enter into a contract with a person or entity to carry
out an activity that is related to a purpose specified in section
2502(b).

``SEC. 2504. FUNDING SOURCE.

    ``Appropriations for activities authorized in this part may be made
from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Part Y--Incentive Grants for State and Local Criminal Records Systems

``Sec. 2501. Definition.
``Sec. 2502. Incentive grants.
``Sec. 2503. Allocation of grants.
``Sec. 2504. Funding source.
              ``Part Z--Transition-Effective Date-Repealer

``Sec. 2601. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and X'' and inserting
        ``X, and Y''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(23) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
        part Y--
                    ``(A) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
                    ``(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
                    ``(C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                    ``(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
                    ``(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.

Output:
Violent Juvenile Criminal Records Act of 1997 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to make incentive grants to States and local governments to: (1) establish programs to obtain fingerprints and photographs of juveniles arrested for certain violent or serious criminal offenses; and (2) establish, develop, update, or upgrade the criminal history records of such entities to include arrest, detention, and disposition records, fingerprints, photographs, and (if used) barcodes for juveniles arrested or detained for such offenses.  Requires such information to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for access in the same manner as records for adult criminal histories.
Provides for:  (1) grant application requirements; (2) the allocation of grant funds according to a specified formula; (3) appropriations for such activities through the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund; and (4) the authorization of appropriations for FY 1998 through 2002.


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SECTION 1. NONREFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR MENTORING AND HOUSING YOUNG ADULTS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 25D the following new section:

``SEC. 25E. MENTORING AND HOUSING CERTAIN YOUNG ADULTS.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of a taxpayer who is a
qualified mentor, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year with respect to each
qualifying mentored individual by the taxpayer an amount equal to
$1,000.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Proration of credit for years in which individual
        attains age 18 and 21.--In the case of a qualifying mentored
        individual who attains age 18 or 21 during the taxable year,
        the credit allowed under subsection (a) shall be the amount
        specified in subsection (a) multiplied by a fraction, the
        numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable year
        such individual is 18 or 20 (as the case may be) and the
        denominator of which is the number of days in the taxable year.
            ``(2) Limitation based on amount of tax.--In the case of a
        taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall
        not exceed the excess of--
                    ``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as
                defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by
                section 55, over
                    ``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under this
                subpart (other than this section) and section 27 for
                the taxable year.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualified mentor.--The term `qualified mentor' means
        an individual--
                    ``(A) who attained the age of 21 before the
                beginning of the taxable year,
                    ``(B) with respect to whom any agency certified by
                the State (including a private mentoring agency and
                governmental mentoring agency) in which the taxpayer
                has his principle place of abode to provide or
                facilitate mentoring services has placed a qualifying
                mentored individual, and
                    ``(C) who is in compliance with the mentoring
                requirements of such agency or State with respect to
                the qualifying mentored individual.
            ``(2) Mentoring requirements.--The term `mentoring
        requirements' includes participating in a one-on-one
        relationship as a positive role model with a qualifying
        mentored individual and involves meetings and activities on not
        less than a monthly basis.
            ``(3) Qualifying mentored individual.--The term `qualifying
        mentored individual' means an individual who--
                    ``(A) has attained the age of 18 as of the close of
                the taxable year but did not attain age 22 during the
                taxable year,
                    ``(B) as of the day before the date on which the
                individual attained the age of 18, was placed by an
                authorized placement agency or by judgment, decree, or
                other order of any court of competent jurisdiction, and
                    ``(C) has the same principal place of abode as the
                taxpayer for more than one-half of such taxable year.
    ``(d) Identification Requirement.--No credit shall be allowed under
this section to a taxpayer with respect to a qualifying mentored
individual unless the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer
identification number of such qualifying mentored individual on the
return of tax for the taxable year.
    ``(e) Taxable Year Must Be Full Taxable Year.--Except in the case
of a taxable year closed by reason of the death of the taxpayer, no
credit shall be allowable under this section in the case of a taxable
year covering a period of less than 12 months.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 23(b)(4)(B) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``section 25D'' and inserting ``sections 25D and 25E''.
            (2) Section 24(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amended by
        inserting ``25E,'' after ``25D,''.
            (3) Section 25B(g)(2) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``25E,'' after ``25D,''.
            (4) Section 25D(c)(1)(B) of such Code is amended by
        inserting ``and section 25E'' after ``this section''.
            (5) Section 26(a)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``25E,'' after ``25D,''.
            (6) Section 30(c)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by
        inserting ``25E,'' after ``25D,''.
            (7) Section 30B(i)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by
        inserting ``25E,'' after ``25D,''.
            (8) Section 30D(d)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``23 and 25D'' and inserting ``23, 25D, and 25E''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 25D the following new
item:

``Sec. 25E. Mentoring and housing certain young adults.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit to individuals who provide mentoring services to young adults between the ages of 18 and 22. Requires such individuals to participate in a one-on-one relationship as a positive role model with such young adults and to conduct meetings and activities with them on not less than a monthly basis.


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SECTION 1. AVIATION TAX REVENUES TO MATCH AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND
              EXPENDITURES.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter C of chapter 33 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special provisions
applicable to taxes on transportation by air) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 4283. AVIATION TAX REVENUES TO MATCH AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST
              FUND EXPENDITURES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided by subsection (b), if the
aviation tax rates prescribed by the Secretary under this section for
any fiscal year are greater than or less than the otherwise applicable
rates of the aviation taxes, the rates so prescribed shall apply for
such year in lieu of the otherwise applicable rates.
    ``(b) Limitation on Rates.--In no event may the Secretary prescribe
rates under subsection (a) which are greater than--
            ``(1) ____ per gallon in the case of the tax imposed by
        section 4081(a)(2)(A)(ii) (relating to aviation gasoline),
            ``(2) ____ cents per gallon in the case of the tax imposed
        by section 4091 (relating to aviation fuel),
            ``(3) ____ percent and ____ percent, respectively, of the
        amount paid in the case of the taxes imposed by sections 4261
        and 4271 (relating to transportation of persons and property by
        air), other than the tax imposed by section 4261(c), and
            ``(4) $____ on any amount paid in the case of the tax
        imposed by section 4261(c) (relating to use of international
        travel facilities).
    ``(c) Determination of Aviation Tax Rates.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than September 1 of each
        calendar year, the Secretary shall prescribe the aviation tax
        rates for the fiscal year which begins during such calendar
        year.
            ``(2) Method of determining rates.--The aviation tax rates
        prescribed by the Secretary for any fiscal year shall be rates
        which the Secretary estimates will result in aggregate aviation
        tax revenues during such fiscal year equal to the aggregate
        aviation expenditures during the preceding fiscal year. Proper
        adjustments shall be made in the estimate under the preceding
        sentence to the extent that aggregate aviation tax revenues
        during any prior fiscal year (beginning after September 30,
        1996) were greater than or less than the aggregate aviation
        expenditures for such prior fiscal year. Such adjustments shall
        be made consistent with Congressional Budget Office scoring
        procedures and shall be revenue neutral.
            ``(3) Proportionality of rates maintained.--Each aviation
        tax rate prescribed by the Secretary under this section shall
be the rate which results in the same proportion of the aggregate
aviation tax revenues for the fiscal year as the proportion of the
aggregate aviation tax revenues for such fiscal year which would have
resulted from the otherwise applicable rate.
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Aviation taxes.--The term `aviation taxes' means--
                    ``(A) the taxes imposed by subsections (c) and (e)
                of section 4041,
                    ``(B) the tax imposed by section 4081(a)(2)(A)(ii)
                to the extent attributable to the Airport and Airway
                Trust Fund financing rate (as defined in section
                9502(f)),
                    ``(C) the tax imposed by section 4091 to the extent
                attributable to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
                financing rate (as defined in section 9502(f)), and
                    ``(D) the taxes imposed by sections 4261 and 4271.
            ``(2) Aviation tax revenues.--The term `aviation tax
        revenues' means, with respect to any fiscal year, the aggregate
        amount deposited into the Airport and Airway Trust Fund during
        such year by reason of section 9502(b), reduced by transfers
        from such Trust Fund during such year under paragraphs (2),
        (3), and (5) of section 9502(d).
            ``(3) Aviation expenditures.--The term `aviation
        expenditures' means, with respect to any fiscal year, the
        aggregate budget authority for such year for expenditures from
        the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, combined with contract
        authority for such year (to the extent of any limitation on
        obligations) for expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust
        Fund.''
    (b) Other Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (2) of section 9502(b) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``under section 4081'' and all that follows
        and inserting ``under section 4081 with respect to aviation
        gasoline (to the extent attributable to the Airport and Airway
        Trust Fund financing rate);''.
            (2) Paragraph (1) of section 9502(f) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund financing rate
        is--
                    ``(A) in the case of aviation gasoline subject to
                tax under section 4081, 15 cents per gallon (unless
                otherwise prescribed by the Secretary),
                    ``(B) in the case of fuel used in an aircraft in
                noncommercial aviation (as defined in section
                4041(c)(4)), 17.5 cents per gallon (unless otherwise
                prescribed by the Secretary), and
                    ``(C) in the case of fuel used in an aircraft other
                than in noncommercial aviation (as so defined), zero.''
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of
subchapter C of chapter 33 of such Code is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 4283. Aviation tax revenues to
                                        match Airport and Airway Trust
                                        Fund expenditures.''

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL RESERVE ACCOUNT IN AIRPORT AND AIRWAY
              TRUST FUND.

    Section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(g) Establishment of Annual Reserve Account.--
            ``(1) Creation of account.--There is established in the
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund a separate account to be known as
        the `Annual Reserve Account' consisting of such amounts as may
        be transferred or credited to the Annual Reserve Account as
        provided in this subsection or section 9602(b).
            ``(2) Transfers to annual reserve account.--The Secretary
        of the Treasury shall transfer to the Annual Reserve Account
        any portion of the amounts appropriated to the Airport and
        Airway Trust Fund under subsection (b) which is attributable to
        tax rates prescribed under section 4283(a) which are greater
        than the otherwise applicable rates of the aviation taxes
        prescribed for the prior fiscal year. For the purposes of the
        preceding sentence, the term `aviation taxes' has the meaning
        such term has under section 4283(d)(1).
            ``(3) Expenditures from annual reserve account.--Amounts in
        the Annual Reserve Account shall be available, as provided by
        appropriation Acts, for the same purposes as amounts in the
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund are available under subsection
        (d).
            ``(4) Budgetary treatment of annual reserve account.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law except the Line Item
        Veto Act of 1996, the annual receipts and disbursements of the
        Annual Reserve Account--
                    ``(A) shall not be counted as new budget authority,
                outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes
                of--
                            ``(i) the budget of the United States
                        Government as submitted by the President,
                            ``(ii) the congressional budget (including
                        allocations of budget authority and outlays
                        provided therein), or
                            ``(iii) the Balanced Budget and Emergency
                        Deficit Control Act of 1985; and
                    ``(B) shall be exempt from any general budget
                limitation imposed by statute on expenditures and net
                lending (budget outlays) of the United States
                Government.''

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 1996.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to:  (1) provide that the amount of fiscal year aviation excise taxes shall match Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures; (2) require annual aviation tax rate determinations by a specified date; and (3) establish in such Fund an Annual Reserve Account.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Implements of Torture Export Control
Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 1984, the United Nations General Assembly adopted
        the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The United States ratified
        the Convention in 1994, which defines torture as acts
        deliberately perpetrated by or with the approval of government
        officials, which are designed to inflict extreme physical or
        psychological suffering.
            (2) Torture has devastating, long-term consequences, not
        only for survivors, but also for their families, friends, and
        communities. Survivors' relationships with others suffer
        greatly because of the distrust and sense of alienation from
        humanity that the torture has engendered.
            (3) Amnesty International reports that there are over 117
        countries in the world which engage in or condone torture. It
        is estimated that over 500,000 victims of foreign governmental
        torture live in the United States.
            (4) Mechanical restraints, such as handcuffs, leg irons,
        shackles, and thumbcuffs, are some of the most widely used
        security devices; they are also widely abused as implements of
        torture.
            (5) Equipment designed for legitimate law enforcement
        purposes can be misused to suppress freedom and commit human
        rights violations, particularly in countries where police
        authorities are used to monitor and harass human rights
        activists, opposition political figures, and others and where
        there are political or free expression ``crimes''.
            (6) Many devices intended for crime control purposes, such
        as electro-shock discharge devices, are especially susceptible
        to abuse as implements of torture.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act:
            (1) Major non-nato allies.--The term ``major non-NATO
        ally'' means any country designated as a major non-Nato ally
        under section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
        U.S.C. 2321k).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Commerce.
            (3) Act of torture.--The term ``act of torture'' means any
        act committed by a person acting under the color of law that is
        specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain
        or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to a
        lawful sanction) upon another person within the custody or
        physical control of the person performing the act.
            (4) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
        International Relations of the House and the Committee on
        Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing and
        Urban Affairs of the Senate.

SEC. 4. LICENSING OF CRIME CONTROL EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), crime
control and detection instruments and equipment shall not be approved
for export by the Secretary except pursuant to an individual export
license.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to exports to any
country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or
is a major non-NATO ally.

SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON EXPORTS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Country restriction.--The Secretary shall not approve
        the export to a country of the following items if the
        government of that country, or any group supported by or acting
        on behalf of that government, as determined by the Secretary of
        State, has repeatedly engaged in acts of torture:
                    (A) Crime control and detection instruments.
                    (B) Equipment especially susceptible to abuse as
                implements of torture.
            (2) Determination by the secretary of state.--The Secretary
        may not permit the export to any country of any item to which
        paragraph (1) applies unless and until the Secretary of State
        determines that the government of that country, and, if
        applicable, any group supported by or acting on behalf of that
        government, has not repeatedly engaged in acts of torture for
        the 12-month period preceding the date of the application to
        export the item.
    (b) End-User Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may approve
the export of any item to which subsection (a) applies if the Secretary
of State determines that the end user of the item proposed for export
has not engaged in acts of torture.
    (c) Notification.--
            (1) Determinations under subsection (a)(2).--The Secretary
        of State shall, not later than 5 days after a determination
        under subsection (a)(2) is made, report that determination to
        the appropriate congressional committees.
            (2) Licenses under subsection (b).--If an export license is
        approved under subsection (b), the Secretary and the Secretary
        of State shall, within 5 days after the granting of the export
        license, notify the appropriate congressional committees of the
        identity of the end-user and the determination made by the
        Secretary of State under that subsection with respect to the
        end user.

SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the export of the
following items shall be prohibited to all destinations:
            (1) Any leg irons, handcuffs, and thumbcuffs that have
        sharp or serrated edges.
            (2) Saps, blackjacks, brass knuckles, and other easily
        concealed devices designed to administer severe blows to the
        body.
            (3) Electroshock stun belts.
            (4) Items specially designed as implements of torture.
            (5) Batons or clubs fitted with spikes or other hard
        protuberances.
            (6) Components produced for incorporation into these items
        and the technology used for the development or production of
        these items.

SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTROL LIST.

     The Secretary shall establish and maintain, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of State, a list of--
            (1) crime control and detection instruments; and
            (2) equipment especially susceptible to abuse as implements
        of torture.
The Secretary shall publish the list in the Federal Register.

SEC. 8. EXPORT LICENSE REVIEW.

    (a) Consultation.--In addition to the Secretary of State, the
Secretary shall ensure that the head of all appropriate agencies are
fully consulted before an individual export license is granted under
section 4.
    (b) Role of Secretary of State.--
            (1) Review of license.--Any determination by the Secretary
        to approve or deny an export license application to export
        crime control or detection instruments or equipment shall be
        made in concurrence with the recommendations of the Secretary
        of State.
            (2) Review within the department of state.--The Secretary
        of State shall ensure that the responsible official of the
        Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor is fully involved
        in reviewing proposed export licenses under paragraph (1).

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Implements of Torture Export Control Act of 2004 - Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from approving crime control and detection instruments and equipment for export (except to any North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member or major non-NATO ally) unless pursuant to an individual export license.

Prohibits the Secretary from approving the export of such instruments, and any equipment especially susceptible to abuse as implements of torture, to any country if its government, or any group supported by or acting on behalf of that government, has repeatedly engaged in acts of torture during the 12-month period preceding the date of the application to export the item.

Authorizes the Secretary, notwithstanding such prohibitions, to approve the export of any such item if the Secretary of State determines that the end user has not engaged in acts of torture.

Prohibits the export to all destinations of: (1) any leg irons, handcuffs, and thumbcuffs with sharp or serrated edges; (2) saps, blackjacks, brass knuckles, and other easily concealed devices designed to administer severe blows to the body; (3) electroshock stun belts; (4) items specially designed as implements of torture; (5) batons or clubs fitted with spikes or other hard protuberances; and (6) components produced for incorporation into these items and the technology used for the development or production of these items.

Requires the Secretary shall establish and publish in the Federal Register a list of crime control and detection instruments, and equipment especially susceptible to abuse as implements of torture.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that all appropriate agency heads are fully consulted before an individual export license for such an item is granted; and (2) approve or deny an export license application for such instruments or equipment only in concurrence with the recommendations of the Secretary of State.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard Investigations
Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. CODIFICATION IN LAW OF ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE
              OF COMPLEX ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS IN THE NATIONAL
              GUARD BUREAU.

    (a) In General.--There is in the Office of the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau the Office of Complex Administrative
Investigations (in this section referred to as the ``Office'').
    (b) Direction and Supervision.--The Office shall be under the
direction and supervision of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The duties of the Office shall be to
        undertake complex administrative investigations of matters
        relating to members of the National Guard when in State status,
        including investigations of sexual assault involving a member
        of the National Guard in such status, upon the request of any
        of the following:
                    (A) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
                    (B) An adjutant general of a State or territory or
                the District of Columbia.
                    (C) The governor of a State or territory, or the
                Commanding General of the National Guard of the
                District of Columbia.
            (2) Complex administrative investigations.--For purposes of
        this subsection, a complex administrative investigation is any
        investigation (as specified by the Chief of the National Guard
        Bureau for purposes of this section) involving factors giving
        rise to unusual complexity in investigation, including the
        following:
                    (A) Questions of jurisdiction between the United
                States and a State or territory.
                    (B) Matters requiring specialized training among
                investigating officers.
                    (C) Matters raising the need for an independent
                investigation in order to ensure fairness and
                impartiality in investigation.
            (3) Matters relating to members of the national guard in
        state status.--The determination whether or not a matter
        relates to a member of the National Guard when in State status
        for purposes of this section shall be made by the Chief of the
        National Guard Bureau in accordance with criteria specified by
        the Chief of the National Guard Bureau for purposes of this
        section.
    (d) Chief of National Guard Bureau Treatment of Final Reports.--The
Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall treat any final report of the
Office on a matter under this section as if such report were the report
of an Inspector General of the Department of Defense or a military
department on such matter.
    (e) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Submittal of final reports to congressional
        delegations.--Upon the adoption by the Office of a final report
        on an investigation undertaken by the Office pursuant to this
        section, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall submit
        such report (with any personally identifying information
        appropriately redacted) to the members of Congress from the
        State or territory concerned.
            (2) Annual reports.--The Chief of the National Guard Bureau
        shall submit to Congress each year a report on the
        investigations undertaken by the Office pursuant to this
        section during the preceding year. Each report shall include,
        for the year covered by such report, the following:
                    (A) A summary description of the investigations
                undertaken during such year, including any trends in
                matters subject to investigation and in findings as a
                result of investigations.
                    (B) Information, set forth by State and territory,
                on the investigations undertaken during such year
                involving allegations of sexual assault involving a
                member of the National Guard.
                    (C) Such other information and matters on the
                investigations undertaken during such year as the Chief
                of the National Guard Bureau considers appropriate.
    (f) Personnel and Other Capabilities.--The Chief of the National
Guard Bureau shall ensure that the Office maintains the personnel and
other capabilities necessary for the discharge of the duties of the
Office under this section.
    (g) Procedures and Instructions.--The Chief of the National Guard
Bureau shall issue, and may from time to time update, procedures and
instructions necessary for the discharge of the duties of the Office
under this section.
    (h) Repeal of Superseded Instruction.--Chief of the National Guard
Bureau Instruction CNGBI 0400.01, dated July 30, 2012, shall have no
further force or effect.

Output: National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014 - Codifies the establishment of the Office of Complex Administrative Investigations (the Office) in the Office of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Requires the Office to undertake complex administrative investigations of matters relating to members of the National Guard when in state status, including investigations of sexual assault, upon the request of: (1) the Chief; (2) an adjutant general of a state, a territory, or the District of Columbia; (3) a governor of a state or territory; or (4) the Commanding General of the National Guard of the District of Columbia. Defines "complex administrative investigation" as any investigation specified by the Chief involving factors giving rise to unusual complexity, including: (1) questions of jurisdiction between the United States and a state or territory, (2) matters requiring specialized training among investigating officers, or (3) matters raising the need for an independent investigation to ensure fairness and impartiality. Requires the Chief to treat any final report of the Office relating to such matters as if it were the report of an inspector general of the Department of Defense (DOD) or a military department. Directs the Chief to submit to Members of Congress from the state or territory concerned the final report adopted by the Office regarding such an investigation. Requires the Chief to submit to Congress an annual report regarding all investigations undertaken by the Office during the preceding year.


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SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS
              FOR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE FORMER SOVIET
              UNION.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to authorize the use
of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for proliferation threat
reduction projects and activities outside the former Soviet Union in
order to resolve critical emerging proliferation threats and to take
advantage of opportunities to achieve long-standing United States
nonproliferation goals.
    (b) Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs and Funds.--For purposes
of this section:
            (1) Cooperative Threat Reduction programs are--
                    (A) the programs specified in section 1501(b) of
                the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
                1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2731; 50 U.S.C.
                2362 note); and
                    (B) any other similar programs, as designated by
                the Secretary, to address critical emerging
                proliferation threats in the states of the former
                Soviet Union that jeopardize United States national
                security.
            (2) Cooperative Threat Reduction funds, for a fiscal year,
        are the funds authorized to be appropriated for Cooperative
        Threat Reduction programs for that fiscal year.
    (c) Authorization of Use of CTR Funds for Threat Reduction
Activities Outside the Former Soviet Union.--(1) Notwithstanding any
other provision of law and subject to the succeeding provisions of this
section, the Secretary of Defense may obligate and expend Cooperative
Threat Reduction funds for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2003 that
remain available for obligation as of the date of the enactment of this
Act for proliferation threat reduction projects and activities outside
the states of the former Soviet Union if the Secretary determines that
such projects and activities will--
            (A) assist the United States in the resolution of critical
        emerging proliferation threats; or
            (B) permit the United States to take advantage of
        opportunities to achieve long-standing United States
        nonproliferation goals.
    (2) The amount that may be obligated under paragraph (1) for
projects and activities described in that paragraph may not exceed
$50,000,000.
    (d) Authorized Uses of Funds.--The authority under subsection (c)
to obligate and expend Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a project
or activity includes authority to provide equipment, goods, and
services for the project or activity, but does not include authority to
provide cash directly to the project or activity.
    (e) Source and Replacement of Funds Used.--(1) The Secretary shall,
to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that funds for projects and
activities under subsection (c) are derived from funds that would
otherwise be obligated for a range of Cooperative Threat Reduction
programs, so that no particular Cooperative Threat Reduction program is
the exclusive or predominate source of funds for such projects and
activities.
    (2) If the Secretary obligates Cooperative Threat Reduction funds
under subsection (c) in a fiscal year, the first budget of the
President that is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code, after such fiscal year shall set forth, in addition to any
other amounts requested for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs in
the fiscal year covered by such budget, a request for Cooperative
Threat Reduction funds in the fiscal year covered by such budget in an
amount equal to the amount so obligated. The request shall also set
forth the Cooperative Threat Reduction program or programs for which
such funds would otherwise have been obligated, but for obligation
under subsection (c).
    (3) Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to a request
under paragraph (2) shall be available only for the Cooperative Threat
Reduction program or programs set forth in the request under the second
sentence of that paragraph.
    (f) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--Except as provided in
subsection (g), the Secretary may not obligate and expend Cooperative
Threat Reduction funds for a project or activity under subsection (c)
until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress
a report on the purpose for which the funds will be obligated and
expended, and the amount of the funds to be obligated and expended.
    (g) Exception.--(1) The Secretary may obligate and expend
Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a project or activity under
subsection (c) without regard to subsection (f) if the Secretary
determines that a critical emerging proliferation threat warrants
immediate obligation and expenditure of such funds.
    (2) Not later than 72 hours after first obligating funds for a
project or activity under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to
the appropriate congressional officials a report containing a detailed
justification for the obligation of funds. The report on a project or
activity shall include the following:
            (A) A description of the critical emerging proliferation
        threat to be addressed, or the long-standing United States
        nonproliferation goal to be achieved, by the project or
        activity.
            (B) A description of the agreement, if any, under which the
        funds will be used, including whether or not the agreement
        provides that the funds will not be used for purposes contrary
        to the national security interests of the United States.
            (C) A description of the contracting process, if any, that
        will be used in the implementation of the project or activity.
            (D) An analysis of the effect of the obligation of funds
        for the project or activity on ongoing Cooperative Threat
        Reduction programs.
            (E) An analysis of the need for additional or follow-up
        threat reduction assistance, including whether or not the need
        for such assistance justifies the establishment of a new
        cooperative threat reduction program or programs to account for
        such assistance.
            (F) A description of the mechanisms to be used by the
        Secretary to assure that proper audits and examinations of the
        project or activity are carried out.
    (3) In this subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional
officials'' means--
            (A) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
            (B) the President pro tempore of the Senate;
            (C) the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on
        Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives;
            (D) the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on
        Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives;
            (E) the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on
        Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (F) the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on
        International Relations of the House of Representatives;
            (G) the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Select Committee
        on Intelligence of the Senate; and
            (H) the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Permanent Select
        Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
    (h) Report on Establishment of New Cooperative Threat Reduction
Programs.--(1) If the Secretary employs the authority in subsection (c)
in two consecutive fiscal years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report on the advisability of establishing one or more new
cooperative threat reduction programs to account for projects and
activities funded using such authority.
    (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted along
with the budget justification materials in support of the Department of
Defense budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) in the first budget
submitted after the end of the two consecutive fiscal years referred to
in that paragraph.

Output: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to expend up to $50 million for a fiscal year in Cooperative Threat Reduction funds to prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical and other weapons outside the former Soviet Union, where allocation of such funds is currently limited to. Specifies that such expenditures may occur if determined that certain projects or activities will assist the United States in dealing with critical emerging proliferation threats or in achieving long-standing nonproliferation goals. Determines that such funds may go only to equipment, goods and services and cannot be spent directly on a project or activity.Directs the President to include in a given year's budget a request for funds distributed under the Act during the last fiscal year with a description of what projects would otherwise have been funded. Sets a time frame for the Secretary to inform Congress of what funds will be used for. Contains a provision for emergency distribution of funds to meet a critical emerging proliferation threat or a nonproliferation goal that requires such allocation.Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the advisability of establishing one or more new cooperative threat reduction programs to account for projects or activities for which emergency distribution of funds were distributed under the Act or that were funded under the Act two years in a row.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Television and Radio Program
Violence Reduction Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Television and radio programming are bringing ever-
        increasing levels of violent programming into the American
        home. Over 25 percent of prime-time television shows contain
        `very violent' material, according to the National Coalition on
        Television Violence.
            (2) Prime time violence tripled during the 1980's, the
        American Academy of Pediatrics reports.
            (3) Programs developed for children are especially violent.
        A University of Pennsylvania study found that children's
        programming contains over 30 violent acts per hour.
            (4) Before the average child finishes grade school, he or
        she sees 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence on
        television.
            (5) Numerous academic studies have built up astonishing
        evidence that shows children tend to imitate the behavior they
        see on television. The National Institute of Mental Health
        finds that violence on television leads to aggressive behavior
        by children and teenagers who watch violent programs.
            (6) Three different Surgeons General, the Attorney
        General's Task Force on Family Violence, the American Medical
        Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American
        Academy of Pediatrics, and other authorities have all found
        that viewing televised violence is harmful to children.
            (7) Americans watch enormous amounts of television, and
        many children will watch television for twice as many hours
        (22,000 hours) as they attend school.
            (8) Many children watch violent television programs without
        adult supervision or guidance.
            (9) More than 20 years of research has led to a consensus
        that watching televised violence increases children's
        aggressiveness and desensitizes them to the effects and
        implications of violence, and the solidity of the agreement
        among respected scientists that televised violence is harmful
        nullifies arguments to the contrary by the television industry.
            (10) There is a need to find solutions that limit the
        harmful influence of television and radio violence and yet
        maintain our freedom of expression.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) The term ``violence'' means any action that has as an
        element the use or threatened use of physical force against the
        person of another, or against one's self, with intent to cause
        bodily harm to such person or one's self. For purposes of this
        Act, an action may involve violence regardless of whether or
        not such action or threat of action occurs in a realistic or
        serious context or in a humorous or cartoon type context.
            (2) The term ``programming'' includes cartoons.
            (3) The term ``child'' or ``children'' means any individual
        or individuals under 18 years of age.
            (4) The term ``person'' shall have the same meaning given
        that term under section 602(14) of the Communications Act of
        1934 (47 U.S.C. 522(14)).
            (5) The term ``cable operator'' shall have the same meaning
        given that term under section 602(4) of the Communications Act
        of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522(4)).
            (6) The term ``cable service'' shall have the same meaning
        given that term under section 602(5) of the Communications Act
        of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522(5)).
            (7) The term ``television or radio broadcast licensee''
        means a ``licensee'' as defined in section 3(c) of the
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153(c)) authorized to
        engage in television or radio broadcasting, including
        independent television broadcasting.
            (8) The term ``franchising authority'' shall have the same
        meaning given that term under section 602(10) of the
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522(10)).

SEC. 4. RULEMAKING REQUIRED.

    (a) Standards.--The Federal Communications Commission shall, within
60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, initiate a
rulemaking proceeding to prescribe standards applicable to television
and radio broadcast licensees and cable operators providing cable
service under a franchise granted by a franchising authority, requiring
such television or radio broadcast licensees and cable operators,
including cable programmers, to reduce the broadcasting of all video
and audio programming which contains violence.
    (b) Final Standards.--The Commission shall, within 150 days
following the date of the enactment of this Act, prescribe final
standards in accordance with this section.

SEC. 5. VIOLATIONS.

    (a) Violations.--If a person violates any rule or regulation issued
or promulgated pursuant to section 3, the Federal Communications
Commission shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, impose on
the person a civil fine of not more than $5,000. For purposes of this
subsection, each program in violation constitutes a separate violation.
    (b) Intentional Violations.--If a person intentionally violates any
rule or regulation issued or promulgated pursuant to section 3, the
Federal Communications Commission shall, after notice and opportunity
for hearing, impose on the person a civil fine of not less than $10,000
or more than $25,000. For purposes of this subsection, each program in
violation constitutes a separate violation.
    (c) Repeated Violations.--If a person repeatedly violates any rule
or regulation issued or promulgated pursuant to section 3, the Federal
Communications Commission shall, after notice and opportunity for
hearing, immediately repeal the person's broadcast license in the case
of a broadcaster, and immediately repeal the person's satellite license
in the case of the cable operator.

SEC. 6. EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN VIDEO PROGRAMMING.

    The Federal Communications Commission may exempt, as public
interest requires, certain video and audio programming from the
requirements of section 3, including news broadcasts, sporting events,
educational programming and documentaries.

SEC. 7. CONSIDERATION OF VIOLATIONS IN BROADCAST LICENSE RENEWAL.

    The Federal Communications Commission shall consider, among the
elements in its review of an application for renewal of a television or
radio broadcast license, including an independent television
broadcaster, whether the licensee has complied with the standards
required to be prescribed under section 3 of this Act.

Output:
Television and Radio Program Violence Reduction Act of 1993 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe standards requiring television and radio broadcast licensees and cable operators, including cable programmers, to reduce the broadcasting of all video and audio programming which contains violence.
Authorizes the FCC to exempt, as public interest requires, certain video and audio programming, including news broadcasts, sporting events, educational programming, and documentaries.
Directs the FCC to consider, in its review of an application for renewal of a television or radio broadcast license, whether the licensee has complied with this Act.


Input:
SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES PREMATURELY LIQUIDATED IN
              ERROR.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), or any other provision of law,
the United States Customs Service shall, not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, reliquidate those entries
described in subsection (c), in accordance with the final decision of
the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce,
and the final results of the administrative reviews, for entries made
on or after December 1, 1993 and before April 1, 2001.
    (b) Payment of Amounts Owed.--Any amounts owed by the United States
pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry under
subsection (a) shall be paid by the Customs Service within 90 days
after such liquidation or reliquidation.
    (c) Entry List.--The entries referred to in subsection (a), are as
follows:

                         Entry number                                Date of entry         Date of liquidation

669-26046013                                                            02/09/94                 07/12/96
112-62707166                                                            02/12/94                 05/14/99
669-26046716                                                            03/05/94                 07/12/96
669-26046997                                                            03/16/94                 07/12/96
669-26047094                                                            03/22/94                 07/12/96
669-26047508                                                            04/03/94                 07/12/96
225-41000430                                                            04/11/94                 07/29/94
669-26047862                                                            04/19/94                 07/12/96
669-26048027                                                            04/22/94                 07/12/96
669-26048050                                                            04/22/94                 07/12/96
669-26048068                                                            04/22/94                 07/12/96
669-26049199                                                            06/05/94                 07/12/96
051-01380045                                                            06/14/94                 06/21/96
225-21019541                                                            07/02/94                 Unknown
669-26050742                                                            07/20/94                 07/12/96
669-26051294                                                            08/16/94                 07/19/96
669-26051377                                                            08/17/94                 07/12/96
669-26051401                                                            08/23/94                 07/19/96
051-01378452                                                            09/01/94                 08/16/96
669-26051906                                                            09/06/94                 07/19/96
669-26052714                                                            10/05/94                 07/19/96
669-26054629                                                            01/02/95                 07/12/96
669-26054918                                                            01/21/95                 07/12/96
669-00985582                                                            02/17/95                 09/17/99
225-41030148                                                            05/01/95                 01/20/95
112-85106669                                                            06/07/95                 02/25/00
112-80968196                                                            08/03/95                 11/17/95
669-26059347                                                            09/02/95                 07/12/96
112-79650961                                                            09/27/95                 12/29/95
669-28017335                                                            10/06/95                 06/14/96
112-05038720                                                            05/01/96                 08/02/96
112-17629326                                                            01/06/97                 04/18/97
112-17629326                                                            03/12/97                 04/18/97
669-01225053                                                            06/12/97                 10/15/99
669-01223637                                                            06/25/97                 10/08/99
669-01225418                                                            06/25/97                 10/08/99
669-01225913                                                            06/27/97                 10/08/99
669-01227380                                                            07/03/97                 10/08/99
669-01232166                                                            07/07/97                 10/08/99
669-01230533                                                            07/09/97                 10/08/99
669-01236357                                                            07/30/97                 10/08/99
100-47966294                                                            08/08/97                 08/26/99
669-01241811                                                            08/13/97                 10/08/99
669-01245838                                                            08/27/97                 10/08/99
669-01247933                                                            09/04/97                 10/15/99
669-01251448                                                            09/21/97                 10/08/99
669-01254020                                                            09/24/97                 10/08/99
669-01256801                                                            10/01/97                 10/08/99
669-01259466                                                            10/15/97                 10/08/99
669-01260753                                                            10/15/97                 10/08/99
669-01261363                                                            10/16/97                 10/08/99
669-01262650                                                            10/22/97                 10/08/99
669-01263856                                                            10/24/97                 10/08/99
669-01267337                                                            11/06/97                 10/08/99
669-01269200                                                            11/12/97                 10/08/99
669-01271784                                                            11/20/97                 10/08/99
669-01271800                                                            11/23/97                 10/08/99
669-01272907                                                            11/30/97                 10/08/99
669-01273673                                                            11/30/97                 10/08/99
669-01274119                                                            11/30/97                 10/08/99
669-01276585                                                            12/04/97                 10/08/99
669-01278763                                                            12/14/97                 10/15/99
669-01283441                                                            12/30/97                 10/08/99
669-01296948                                                            01/09/98                 10/08/99
669-01292186                                                            01/22/98                 10/08/99
669-04201964                                                            01/23/98                 10/08/99
112-14206987                                                            01/23/98                 02/22/99
669-01295130                                                            02/01/98                 10/08/99
669-01296955                                                            02/05/98                 10/08/99
669-01297649                                                            02/12/98                 10/08/99
669-01298530                                                            02/12/98                 10/08/99
669-01302126                                                            02/21/98                 10/08/99
669-01302134                                                            02/21/98                 10/08/99
669-01302530                                                            02/21/98                 10/08/99
669-01303546                                                            02/21/98                 10/08/99
669-01304569                                                            02/27/98                 10/08/99
669-01305947                                                            03/05/98                 10/08/99
669-01306978                                                            03/07/98                 10/08/99
669-01306986                                                            03/07/98                 10/08/99
669-01307554                                                            03/12/98                 10/08/99
669-01312711                                                            03/14/98                 10/08/99
669-28050047                                                            03/20/98                 04/02/99
669-01312703                                                            03/21/98                 10/08/99
669-01318072                                                            04/07/98                 10/08/99
669-01324781                                                            04/24/98                 10/08/99
669-01325218                                                            04/25/98                 10/08/99
669-01327586                                                            04/30/98                 10/08/99
669-01330283                                                             May-98                  10/08/99
669-01332081                                                             May-98                  10/08/99
112-35098876                                                            05/08/98                 04/02/99
669-01332081                                                            05/16/98                 10/08/99
669-01335357                                                            05/26/98                 10/08/99
700-07050910                                                            05/30/98                 03/24/00
110-54366892                                                            06/03/98                 04/16/99
112-38590861                                                            09/09/98                 07/23/99
110-71159908                                                            03/04/99                 02/23/01
112-01742119                                                            04/20/99                 08/09/96
110-64694523                                                            10/07/99                 10/01/99
225-21606420                                                            11/18/00                 11/13/00
700-07505228                                                            01/12/01                 03/16/01

Output: Requires the Customs Service to reliquidate certain entries prematurely liquidated and to refund any amounts owed.