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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax
Relief Act of 2006''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
             TITLE I--TAX RELIEF FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES

Sec. 101. Middle class families tax relief credits.
Sec. 102. Double the child tax credit for middle class families.
Sec. 103. Eliminate the middle class surcharge.
       TITLE II--SURTAX FOR FAMILIES WITH INCOMES OVER $1 MILLION

Sec. 201. Surtax for families with incomes over $1 million.

             TITLE I--TAX RELIEF FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES

SEC. 101. MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES TAX RELIEF CREDITS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by inserting before section 26 the
following new section:

``SEC. 25E. MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES TAX RELIEF CREDIT.

    ``(a)  10 Percent Tax Reduction for the Middle Class.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any natural person, there
        shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this
        chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 10 percent of
        the amount of such tax.
            ``(2) Income limitation.--The amount allowable as a credit
        under paragraph (1) for any taxable year shall be reduced (but
        not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio to the
        amount so allowable (determined without regard to this
        paragraph) as--
                    ``(A) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's
                adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 in the
                case of a joint return), bears to
                    ``(B) $5,000 ($10,000 in the case of a joint
                return).
    ``(b) Zero Tax Bracket for the Poor.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any natural person, there
        shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this
        chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the excess of--
                    ``(A) the sum of the taxpayer's regular tax
                liability for the taxable year and the tax imposed by
                section 55(a) for the taxable year, over
                    ``(B) the sum of the credits allowed under this
                part (other than this subsection) for the taxable year.
            ``(2) Income limitation.--The amount allowable as a credit
        under paragraph (1) for any taxable year shall be reduced (but
        not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio to the
        amount so allowable (determined without regard to this
        paragraph) as--
                    ``(A) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's
                adjusted gross income exceeds $12,500 ($25,000 in the
                case of a joint return), bears to
                    ``(B) $2,500 ($5,000 in the case of a joint
                return).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of subpart A of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting
before the item relating to section 26 the following new item:

``Sec. 25E. Middle class families tax relief credits.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 102. DOUBLE THE CHILD TAX CREDIT FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 24 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to child tax credit) is amended to read
as follows:
    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be allowed as a credit
        against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year
        with respect to each qualifying child of the taxpayer an amount
        equal to the sum of--
                    ``(A) the basic credit for the taxable year, plus
                    ``(B) the additional credit for the taxable year.
            ``(2) Basic credit.--For purposes of this section, the term
        `basic credit' means--
                    ``(A) $1,000 in the case of any taxable year
                beginning before January 1, 2011, and
                    ``(B) $500 in the case of any other taxable year.
            ``(3) Additional credit.--For purposes of this section, the
        term `additional credit' means--
                    ``(A) $1,000 in the case of any taxable year
                beginning before January 1, 2011, and
                    ``(B) $500 in the case of any other taxable
                year.''.
    (b) Limitation on Additional Credit Based on Adjusted Gross
Income.--Subsection (b) of section 24 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) Limitation on additional credit based on adjusted
        gross income.--The amount of the additional credit determined
        under subsection (a)(3) shall be reduced (but not below zero)
        by an amount which bears the same ratio to such amount
        (determined without regard to this paragraph) as--
                    ``(A) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's
                adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 in the
                case of a joint return), bears to
                    ``(B) $5,000 ($10,000 in the case of a joint
                return).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (1) of section 24(b) of such
Code is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the credit allowable under subsection
        (a)'' and inserting ``the basic credit determined under
        subsection (a)(2)'', and
            (2) by inserting ``on basic credit'' after ``Limitation''
        in the heading thereof.
    (d) Coordination With EGTRRA Sunset.--Section 901 of the Economic
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to the
amendment made by section 201(a) of such Act.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 103. ELIMINATE THE MIDDLE CLASS SURCHARGE.

    (a) In General.--Section 55 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alternative minimum tax imposed) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Exemption for Individuals for Taxable Years Beginning in
2007.--For any taxable year beginning in 2007, in the case of an
individual--
            ``(1) In general.--The tentative minimum tax of the
        taxpayer shall be zero if the adjusted gross income of the
        taxpayer (as determined for purposes of the regular tax) is
        equal to or less than the threshold amount.
            ``(2) Phasein of liability above exemption level.--In the
        case of a taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds the
        threshold amount but does not exceed $112,500 ($225,000 in the
        case of a joint return), the tax imposed by subsection (a)
        shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to such tax
        (determined without regard to this subsection) as--
                    ``(A) the excess of--
                            ``(i) the adjusted gross income of the
                        taxpayer (as determined for purposes of the
                        regular tax), over
                            ``(ii) the threshold amount, bears to
                    ``(B) $12,500 ($25,000 in the case of a joint
                return).
            ``(3) Threshold amount.--For purposes of this paragraph,
        the term `threshold amount' means $100,000 ($200,000 in the
        case of a joint return).
            ``(4) Estates and trusts.--This subsection shall not apply
        to any estate or trust.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.

       TITLE II--SURTAX FOR FAMILIES WITH INCOMES OVER $1 MILLION

SEC. 201. SURTAX FOR FAMILIES WITH INCOMES OVER $1 MILLION.

    (a) General Rule.--Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to imposition of tax on individuals) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Surtax for Families With Incomes Over $1,000,000.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the adjusted gross income of a
        taxpayer exceeds $500,000 ($1,000,000, in the case of a joint
        return), the tax imposed by this section (determined without
        regard to this subsection) shall be increased by an amount
        determined in accordance with the following tables:
                    ``(A) Joint returns.--In the case of a joint
                return:

``If taxable income is:             The tax is:
    Over $1,000,000 but not over
        $1,000,000,000.
                                        7% of the excess over
                                                $1,000,000
    Over $1,000,000,000............
                                        $69,930,000, plus 10% of the
                                                excess over
                                                $1,000,000,000
                    ``(B) Other returns.--In the case of any other
                return:

``If taxable income is:             The tax is:
    Over $500,000 but not over
        $500,000,000.
                                        7% of the excess over $500,000
    Over $500,000,000..............
                                        $34,965,000, plus 10% of the
                                                excess over
                                                $500,000,000
            ``(2) Tax not to apply to estates and trusts.--This
        subsection shall not apply to an estate or trust.
            ``(3) Special rule.--For purposes of section 55, the amount
        of the regular tax shall be determined without regard to this
        subsection.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (c) Section 15 Not to Apply.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall not be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of
section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Output: Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000 ($150,000 for joint returns) a tax credit for 10% of their income tax; (2) eliminate income taxes for individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $12,500 ($25,000 for joint returns); (3) double the child tax credit for individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000 ($150,000 for joint returns); (4) eliminate the alternative minimum tax in 2007 for certain individual taxpayers; and (5) impose an income tax surtax on individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of over $500,000 ($1 million for joint returns).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Online Communication
Enforcement Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR INFORMATION ON COMPUTER
              NETWORKS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2703(b) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new
paragraph (1):
            ``(1) In general.--A governmental entity may require a
        provider of remote computing service to disclose the contents
        of any electronic communication to which this paragraph is made
        applicable by paragraph (2)--
                    ``(A) pursuant to a warrant issued under the
                Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or equivalent State
                warrant, a copy of which warrant shall be served on the
                subscriber or customer of such remote computing service
                before or at the same time the warrant is served on the
                provider of the remote computing service; or
                    ``(B) pursuant to a Federal or State grand jury or
                trial subpoena, a copy of which subpoena shall be
                served on the subscriber or customer of such remote
                computing service under circumstances allowing the
                subscriber or customer a meaningful opportunity to
                challenge the subpoena.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (2) of that section is
amended--
            (1) by indenting the paragraph 2 ems;
            (2) by inserting ``Applicability.--'' after ``(2)''; and
            (3) by indenting subparagraphs (A) and (B) 4 ems.

SEC. 3. ENHANCEMENT OF SECURE ON-LINE COMMUNICATIONS.

    (a) Applicability of Limitations on Disclosure of Communication
Records.--Paragraph (1) of section 2703(c) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, or an operator of an Internet
                Web site (including an agent of such operator) or other
                third party,'' after ``remote computing service''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or Internet Web site'' after
                ``of such service''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, or an operator of an
                        Internet Web site (including an agent of such
                        operator) or other third party,'' after
                        ``remote computing service''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or Internet Web site''
                        after ``of such service''; and
                    (B) in clause (iv), by inserting ``or operator''
                after ``of such provider''.
    (b) Disclosure of Communication Records to Non-Government
Entities.--Paragraph (1)(A) of such section is further amended by
striking ``other than a government entity.'' and inserting ``other than
a government entity only if the disclosure is--
            ``(i) necessary to initiate, provide, bill, or collect for
        such service or for access to or use of such Internet Web site;
            ``(ii) necessary to protect the rights or property of the
        provider of such service or Internet Web site;
            ``(iii) made at the request of the subscriber or customer;
            ``(iv) made with the affirmative consent of the subscriber
        or customer given at the time the disclosure is sought; or
            ``(v) required by law.''.
    (c) Information Covered by Limitations on Disclosure.--Such section
is further amended in paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) by inserting before
the end parenthesis the following: ``, but including information
generated in the process of accessing or otherwise using the
Internet''.
    (d) Disclosure of Aggregate Information.--Such section is further
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit a
provider of electronic communication service or remote computing
service, operator of an Internet Web site (including an agent of such
operator), or third party from using, disclosing, or permitting access
to aggregate customer or subscriber information from which individual
customer or subscriber information and characteristics have been
removed.''.
    (e) Protection of Service.--Such section is further amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) A provider of electronic communication service or remote
computing service or operator of an Internet Web site may not terminate
the provision of such service or access to or use of such Internet Web
site to an individual who refuses to consent to the disclosure of
records or other information under paragraph (1)(A)(iv) as a result of
such refusal.''.
    (f) Federal Preemption.--Such section is further amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) This subsection preempts any State or local law regarding the
disclosure by providers of electronic communication service or remote
computing service and operators of Internet Web sites of records or
other information covered by this subsection.''.
    (g) Conforming Amendment.--The subsection heading of such section
is amended by striking ``or Remote Computing Service'' and inserting
``, Remote Computing Service, or Internet Web Site''.
    (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect 180 days after the date of enactment.

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(Sec. 3) Includes an operator of an Internet web site (including an agent of such operator) or other third party within the scope of limitations on disclosure of records currently applicable to electronic communication service (ECS), and remote computing service (RCS), providers.
Limits any such disclosure to non-government entities except: (1) as necessary to initiate, provide, bill, or collect for such service or for access to or use of such Internet web site, or to protect the rights or property of the provider; (2) as made at the request of the subscriber or customer, or with the affirmative consent of the subscriber or customer given at the time the disclosure is sought; or (3) as required by law.
Includes within the scope of such restrictions on disclosure information generated in the process of accessing or otherwise using the Internet.
Authorizes a provider of ECS or RCS, operator of an Internet web site, or third party to use, disclose, or permit access to aggregate customer or subscriber information from which individual customer or subscriber information and characteristics have been removed.
Prohibits a provider of ECS, RCS, or an operator of an Internet web site from terminating the provision of such service or access to, or use of, such web site to an individual who refuses to consent to the disclosure of records or other information under this Act as a result of such refusal.
Preempts any State or local law regarding the disclosure by providers of ECS, RCS, and operators of Internet web sites of records or other information covered by this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Israel Anti-Boycott Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United Nations Human Rights Council (in this
        section referred to as the ``UNHRC'') has long targeted Israel
        with systematic, politically motivated, assaults on its
        legitimacy designed to stigmatize and isolate Israel
        internationally.
            (2) The UNHRC maintains a permanent agenda item known as
        ``Item 7'' to ensure that Israel will be criticized at every
        gathering of the UNHRC.
            (3) At its 31st session on March 24, 2016, the UNHRC
        targeted Israel with a commercial boycott, calling for the
        establishment of a database, such as a ``blacklist'', of
        companies that operate, or have business relations with
        entities that operate, beyond Israel's 1949 Armistice lines,
        including East Jerusalem.
            (4) At its 32nd session in March 2017, the UNHRC is
        considering a resolution pursuant to agenda item 7 to withhold
        assistance from and prevent trade with ``territories occupied
        since 1967'', including East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the
        Golan Heights, stating that businesses that engage in economic
        activity in those areas could face civil or criminal legal
        action.
            (5) For a half century, Congress has combated anti-Israel
        boycotts and other discriminatory activity under the Export
        Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to
        the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
        et seq.)), under part VI of title X of the Tax Reform Act of
        1976 (Public Law 94-455; 90 Stat. 1649) (commonly referred to
        as the ``Ribicoff Amendment''), in free trade agreements with
        Bahrain and Oman, and in Saudi Arabia's accession negotiations
        to the World Trade Organization.
            (6) The recent action of the UNHRC is reminiscent of the
        Arab League Boycott, which also called for the establishment of
        a ``blacklist'' and promoted a primary, as well as a secondary
        and tertiary, boycott against Israel, targeting United States
        and other companies that trade or invest with or in Israel,
        designed to harm Israel, any business operating in, or doing
        business with, Israel, or companies that do business with
        companies operating in Israel.
            (7) Congress recently passed anti-boycott, divestment, and
        sanctions measures in the Bipartisan Congressional Trade
        Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4201 et
        seq.) and section 909 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade
        Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4452), which establish,
        among other things--
                    (A) the opposition of the United States to actions
                to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel;
                    (B) requirements that the United States utilize
                trade negotiations to combat state-led or international
                governmental organization-led actions to boycott,
                divest from, or sanction Israel; and
                    (C) reporting requirements regarding the actions of
                foreign countries or international organizations that
                establish barriers to trade or investment for United
                States companies in or with Israel.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    Congress--
            (1) opposes the United Nations Human Rights Council
        resolution of March 24, 2016, which urges countries to pressure
        their own companies to divest from, or break contracts with,
        Israel, and calls for the creation of a ``blacklist'' of
        companies that either operate, or have business relations with
        entities that operate, beyond Israel's 1949 Armistice lines,
        including East Jerusalem;
            (2) views such policies as actions to boycott, divest from,
        or sanction Israel; and
            (3) in order to counter the effects of actions to boycott,
        divest from, or sanction Israel, encourages full implementation
        of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014
        (Public Law 113-296; 128 Stat. 4075) through enhanced,
        governmentwide, coordinated United States-Israel scientific and
        technological cooperation in civilian areas such as with
        respect to energy, water, agriculture, alternative fuel
        technology, civilian space technology, and security.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN BOYCOTTS UNDER
              EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979.

    (a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 3(5) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4602(5)) (as continued in effect
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.)) is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
                    ``(A) to oppose--
                            ``(i) restrictive trade practices or
                        boycotts fostered or imposed by foreign
                        countries, or requests to impose restrictive
                        trade practices or boycotts by foreign
                        countries, against other countries friendly to
                        the United States or against any United States
                        person; and
                            ``(ii) restrictive trade practices or
                        boycotts fostered or imposed by any
                        international governmental organization against
                        Israel or requests to impose restrictive trade
                        practices or boycotts by any international
                        governmental organization against Israel;'';
                        and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``which have the
        effect'' and all the follows and inserting the following:
        ``which have the effect of furthering or supporting--
                            ``(i) restrictive trade practices or
                        boycotts fostered or imposed by any foreign
                        country, or requests to impose restrictive
                        trade practices or boycotts by any foreign
                        country, against a country friendly to the
                        United States or against any United States
                        person; and
                            ``(ii) restrictive trade practices or
                        boycotts fostered or imposed by any
                        international governmental organization against
                        Israel or requests to impose restrictive trade
                        practices or boycotts by any international
                        governmental organization against Israel;
                        and''.
    (b) Foreign Boycotts.--Section 8 of the Export Administration Act
of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4607) (as continued in effect pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.))
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, or request to impose
                        any boycott by a foreign country,'' after ``a
                        foreign country'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``, or support any
                        boycott fostered or imposed by any
                        international governmental organization against
                        Israel or request to impose any boycott by any
                        international governmental organization against
                        Israel'' after ``pursuant to United States law
                        or regulation'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or
                international governmental organization (as the case
                may be)'' after ``of the boycotting country''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, or requesting the
                        furnishing of information,'' after ``Furnishing
                        information''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or with the
                        international governmental organization (as the
                        case may be)'' after ``in the boycotting
                        country''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, or requests to impose
                restrictive trade practices or boycotts by foreign
                countries,'' after ``foreign countries''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or restrictive trade practices
                or boycotts fostered or imposed by any international
                governmental organization against Israel or requests to
                impose restrictive trade practices or boycotts by any
                international governmental organization against
                Israel'' before the period at the end.
    (c) Violations of Section 8(a).--Section 11 of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4610) (as continued in effect
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or (j)'' after
        ``subsection (b)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Violations of Section 8(a).--Whoever knowingly violates or
conspires to or attempts to violate any provision of section 8(a) or
any regulation, order, or license issued thereunder shall be fined in
accordance with section 206 of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705).''.
    (d) Definition of International Governmental Organization.--Section
16 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4618) (as
continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs
        (8) and (9), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) the term `international governmental organization'
        includes the United Nations and the European Union;''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect
to actions described in section 8(a) of the Export Administration Act
of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) taken or knowingly agreed
to be taken on or after such date of enactment.
    (f) Implementation.--The President shall implement the amendments
made by this section by exercising the authorities of the President
under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.).

SEC. 5. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES RELATING TO BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL UNDER
              EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ACT OF 1945.

    Section 2(b)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C.
635(b)(1)(B)) is amended in the sixth sentence by inserting after
``child labor),'' the following: ``or opposing policies and actions
that are politically motivated and are intended to penalize or
otherwise limit commercial relations specifically with citizens or
residents of Israel, entities organized under the laws of Israel, or
the Government of Israel,''.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--In this Act:
            (1) Actions to boycott, divest from, or sanction israel.--
        The term ``actions to boycott, divest from, or sanction
        Israel'' has the meaning given that term in section
        102(b)(20)(B) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities
        and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4201(b)(20)(B)).
            (2) International governmental organization.--The term
        ``international governmental organization'' includes the United
        Nations and the European Union.
            (3) Politically motivated.--The term ``politically
        motivated'' means actions to impede or constrain commerce with
        Israel that are intended to coerce political action from or
        impose policy positions on Israel.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to alter the established policy of the United States or to
establish new United States policy concerning final status issues
associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict, including border
delineation, that can only be resolved through direct negotiations
between the parties.

Output: Israel Anti-Boycott Act This bill declares that Congress: (1) opposes the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution of March 24, 2016, which urges countries to pressure companies to divest from, or break contracts with, Israel; and (2) encourages full implementation of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 through enhanced, governmentwide, coordinated U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas.  The bill amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to declare that it shall be U.S. policy to oppose:   requests by foreign countries to impose restrictive practices or boycotts against other countries friendly to the United States or against U.S. persons; and  restrictive trade practices or boycotts fostered or imposed by an international governmental organization, or requests to impose such practices or boycotts, against Israel.   The bill prohibits any U.S. person engaged interstate or foreign commerce from supporting:    any request by a foreign country to impose any boycott against a country that is friendly to the United States and that is not itself the object of any form of boycott pursuant to United States law or regulation, or   any boycott fostered or imposed by any international governmental organization against Israel or any request by any international governmental organization to impose such a boycott.  The bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to include as a reason for the Export-Import Bank to deny credit applications for the export of goods and services between the United States and foreign countries, opposition to policies and actions that are politically motivated and are intended to penalize or otherwise limit commercial relations specifically with citizens or residents of Israel, entities organized under the laws of Israel, or the government of Israel.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flat Tax Act of 1995''.

                           TITLE I--FLAT TAX

SEC. 101. 15 PERCENT INCOME TAX RATE FOR INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax
imposed on individuals) is amended to read as follows:

``SECTION 1. TAX IMPOSED.

    ``(a) In General.--There is hereby imposed on the income of every
individual a tax equal to 15 percent of the excess of the earned income
of such individual for the taxable year over the standard exemption
amount for such year.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Standard exemption amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `standard exemption
                amount' means the sum of--
                            ``(i) the basic standard exemption, plus
                            ``(ii) the additional standard exemption.
                    ``(B) Basic standard exemption.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the basic standard exemption is--
                            ``(i) $20,000 in the case of--
                                    ``(I) a joint return, and
                                    ``(II) a surviving spouse (as
                                defined in section 2(a)),
                            ``(ii) $15,000 in the case of a head of
                        household (as defined in section 2(b)), and
                            ``(iii) $10,000 in the case of an
                        individual--
                                    ``(I) who is not married and who is
                                not a surviving spouse or head of
                                household, or
                                    ``(II) who is a married individual
                                filing a separate return.
                    ``(C) Additional standard exemption.--For purposes
                of subparagraph (A), the additional standard exemption
                is $5,000 for each dependent (as defined in section
                152)--
                            ``(i) whose earned income for the calendar
                        year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer
                        begins is less than the basic standard
                        exemption specified in subparagraph (B)(iii),
                        or
                            ``(ii) who is a child of the taxpayer and
                        who--
                                    ``(I) has not attained the age of
                                19 at the close of the calendar year in
                                which the taxable year of the taxpayer
                                begins, or
                                    ``(II) is a student who has not
                                attained the age of 24 at the close of
                                such calendar year.
                    ``(D) Inflation adjustment.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of any
                        taxable year beginning in a calendar year after
                        1997, each dollar amount contained in
                        subparagraphs (B) and (C) shall be increased by
                        an amount equal to--
                                    ``(I) such dollar amount,
                                multiplied by
                                    ``(II) the cost-of-living
                                adjustment for the calendar year in
                                which the taxable year begins.
                            ``(ii) Cost-of-living adjustment.--For
                        purposes of this subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The cost-of-
                                living adjustment for any calendar year
                                is the percentage (if any) by which the
                                CPI for October of the preceding
                                calendar year, exceeds the CPI for
                                October of 1996.
                                    ``(II) CPI.--The term `CPI' means
                                the last Consumer Price Index for all-
                                urban consumers published by the
                                Department of Labor.
                            ``(iii) Rounding.--If the increase
                        determined under this subparagraph is not a
                        multiple of $10, such increase shall be rounded
                        to the nearest multiple of $10.
            ``(2) Earned income.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), the term `earned income' means--
                            ``(i) wages, salaries, and other employee
                        compensation,
                            ``(ii) the amount of the taxpayer's net
                        earnings from self-employment for the taxable
                        year, and
                            ``(iii) the amount of dividends which are
                        from a personal service corporation or which
                        are otherwise directly or indirectly
                        compensation for services.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--The term `earned income' does
                not include--
                            ``(i) any amount received as a pension or
                        annuity, or
                            ``(ii) any tip unless the amount of the tip
                        is not within the discretion of the service-
                        recipient.''

SEC. 102. TRANSITION RULE FOR HOME MORTGAGE INTEREST DEDUCTION.

    Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by
section 2 of this Act, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following
        new subsection:
    ``(a) In General.--There is hereby imposed on the income of every
individual a tax equal to 15 percent of the excess of--
            ``(1) the earned income of the taxpayer for the taxable
        year, over
            ``(2) the standard exemption amount and the excess
        qualified residence interest amount for such taxpayer for such
        year.'', and
            (2) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraph (2) as
        paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Excess qualified residence interest amount.--The
        excess qualified residence amount for any taxable year is equal
        to the excess (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the amount which would have been allowable as
                a deduction to the taxpayer for such year under section
                163(h)(3), as in effect on the day before the effective
                date of the Flat Tax Act of 1995 (determined without
                regard to section 68 (as so in effect)), with respect
                to any indebtedness incurred on or before such day,
                over
                    ``(B) one-half of the basic standard exemption for
                an individual for such year.''

SEC. 103. 15 PERCENT INCOME TAX RATE FOR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.

    Section 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax
imposed on corporations) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 11. TAX IMPOSED.

    ``(a) Tax Imposed.--There is hereby imposed on every person engaged
in a business activity a tax equal to 15 percent of the business
taxable income of such person.
    ``(b) Liability for Tax.--The tax imposed by this section shall be
paid by the person engaged in the business activity, whether such
person is an individual, partnership, corporation, or otherwise.
    ``(c) Business Taxable Income.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
        `business taxable income' means gross active income reduced by
        the deductions specified in subsection (d).
            ``(2) Gross active income.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
        the term `gross active income' means gross income other than
        investment income.
    ``(d) Deductions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The deductions specified in this
        subsection are--
                    ``(A) the cost of business inputs for the business
                activity,
                    ``(B) the compensation (including contributions to
                qualified retirement plans but not including other
                fringe benefits) paid for employees performing services
                in such activity, and
                    ``(C) the cost of tangible personal and real
                property used in such activity.
            ``(2) Business inputs.--For purposes of subparagraph (A),
        the term `cost of business inputs' means--
                    ``(A) the actual amount paid for goods, services,
                and materials, whether or not resold during the taxable
                year,
                    ``(B) the fair market value of business inputs
                brought into the United States, and
                    ``(C) the actual cost, if reasonable, of travel and
                entertainment expenses for business purposes.
        Such term shall not include purchases of goods and services
        provided to employees or owners.
    ``(e) Carryover of Excess Deductions.--If the aggregate deductions
for any taxable year exceed the gross active income for such taxable
year, the amount of the deductions specified in subsection (d) for the
succeeding taxable year (determined without regard to this subsection)
shall be increased by the sum of--
            ``(1) such excess, plus
            ``(2) the product of such excess and the 3-month Treasury
        rate for the last month of such taxable year.''

SEC. 104. REPEAL OF SPECIAL DEDUCTIONS, CREDITS, AND EXCLUSIONS FROM
              INCOME FOR CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.

    Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking out all specific exclusions from gross income, all deductions,
and all credits against income tax to the extent related to the
computation of corporate and individual income tax liability.

SEC. 105. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.

    Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 106. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
amendments made by this title shall apply to taxable years beginning
after December 31, 1996.
    (b) Repeal of Estate and Gift Taxes.--The repeal made by section
105 shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and transfers made,
after December 31, 1996.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Changes.--The Secretary of the
Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall, as soon as practicable but
in any event not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a draft of
any technical and conforming changes in the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 which are necessary to reflect throughout such Code the changes in
the substantive provisions of law made by this Act.

                TITLE II--REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL SPENDING

SEC. 201. REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL SPENDING.

    (a) Adjustment of Discretionary Caps.--
            (1) Discretionary spending limits and direct spending
        balances.--Not later than 5 days after the date of enactment of
        this Act, the President shall reduce the discretionary spending
        limits under section 601 of the Congressional Budget Act of
        1974 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 to
        reflect a reduction of 15 percent in budget authority and
        budget outlays for each fiscal year.
            (2) Adjustment of committee allocations.--Not later than 5
        days after the date of enactment of this Act, the chairs of the
        Committees on the Budget of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives shall revise levels under section 311(a) of the
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and adjust the committee
        allocations under section 602(a) of the Congressional Budget
        Act of 1974 to reflect the reductions required by paragraph
        (1).
    (b) Foreign Aid.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the amount of
budget authority provided under budget function 150 relating to United
States assistance (as defined in section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)) for payments not required
by law shall not exceed--
            (1) for fiscal year 1996, 60 percent of the amount provided
        for fiscal year 1995;
            (2) for fiscal year 1997, 50 percent of the amount provided
        for fiscal year 1995; and
            (3) for fiscal year 1998, 40 percent of the amount provided
        for fiscal year 1995.
    (c) Freeze on Department of Defense.--Notwithstanding subsection
(a), the amount of budget authority provided under budget function 050
(national defense) for payments not required by law for each of the
fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 shall not exceed the amount provided
for fiscal year 1995.
    (d) No Reduction in the Administrative Expenses of the Social
Security Administration and Medicare.--Notwithstanding subsection (a),
the amount of budget authority provided for the administrative expenses
of the Social Security Administration and medicare for payments not
required by law for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 shall
not be reduced by reason of subsection (a).

SEC. 202. REDUCTION IN DIRECT SPENDING.

    (a) Reduction.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        level of direct spending for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998
        shall not exceed 85 percent of the level for fiscal year 1995.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
                    (A) social security;
                    (B) medicare; and
                    (C) veterans' programs.
    (b) Implementing Legislation.--
            (1) Committee action.--Not later than September 1, 1995,
        the committees of the House of Representatives and Senate shall
        report legislation reducing the direct spending programs within
        their jurisdiction as required by subsection (a).
            (2) Enactment.--Not later than September 30, 1995, the
        Senate and the House of Representatives shall enact legislation
        complying with paragraph (1).

SEC. 203. ELIMINATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

    (a) Elimination of the Internal Revenue Service.--Effective January
1, 1997, the Internal Revenue Service is abolished.
    (b) Transfer of Functions.--
            (1) Function defined.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, power, authority,
        responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program.
            (2) Transfer to treasury.--The functions of the Internal
        Revenue Service are transferred to the Department of the
        Treasury.
            (3) Transfer to secretary.--The functions of the
        Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall be performed by the
        Secretary of the Treasury or the designee of the Secretary.
    (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section
7802(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed.
    (c) References.--Reference in any other Federal law, Executive
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of
or relating to--
            (1) the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with regard to
        functions transferred under this subsection, shall be deemed to
        refer to the Secretary of the Treasury; and
            (2) the Internal Revenue Service with regard to functions
        transferred under this subsection, shall be deemed to refer to
        the Department of the Treasury.
    (d) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) After consultation with the appropriate committees of
        the Congress, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare and
        submit to the Congress recommended legislation containing
        technical and conforming amendments to reflect the changes made
        by this subsection.
            (2) Not later than 6 months after the effective date of
        this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit the
        recommended legislation referred to under paragraph (1).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Flat Tax
     Title II:  Reductions in Federal Spending
Flat Tax Act of 1995 -
Title I:  Flat Tax
 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 15 percent tax on the income of every individual.  Establishes a basic standard exemption of $20,000 for a joint return and $10,000 for an individual return, with an additional $5,000 exemption for each dependent.  Sets forth provisions for a transition rule for home mortgage interest deduction with respect to existing mortgages.
Imposes on every person engaged in a business activity a tax equal to 15 percent of business taxable income.
Repeals all specific exclusions from gross income, all deductions, and all credits against income tax to the extent related to the computation of corporate and individual income tax liability.
Repeals estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes.
Title II:  Reductions in Federal Spending
 - Directs the President to reduce the discretionary spending limits the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for each of FY 1996 through 1998 to reflect a reduction of 15 percent in budget authority and budget outlays for each fiscal year.  Specifies that notwithstanding the above, the amount of budget authority provided for foreign aid payments not required by law shall not exceed:  (1) for FY 1996, 60 percent of the amount provided for FY 1995; (2) for FY 1997, 50 percent of the amount provided for FY 1995; and (3) for FY 1998, 40 percent of the amount provided for FY year 1995.   Requires that notwithstanding discretionary spending limits above, the amount of budgetary authority provided for the Defense Department for payments not required by law for each of FY 1996 through 1998 shall not exceed the amount provided for FY 1995.  Directs that the amount of budget authority provided for the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and Medicare for payments not required by law for each of FY 1996 through 1998 shall not be reduced.  Provides that a reduction in the level of direct spending for FY 1996 through 1998 shall not exceed 85 percent of the level for FY 1995, except for:  (1) Social Security; (2) Medicare; and (3) veterans's programs.  Abolishes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and transfers the functions of the IRS to the Department of the Treasury. Transfers the functions of the IRS Commissioner to the Secretary of the Treasury.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Homeland Security,
Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2011''
or the ``SHIELD Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States Armed Forces represent the finest
        fighting force in the world.
            (2) An interruption in compensation could affect morale and
        cause hardship which would threaten United States security and
        the safety of our troops.
            (3) It is a vital national interest that the United States
        Armed Forces, including reserve components, can operate with
        the assurance that they will continue to receive pay and
        allowances for their service if a funding gap occurs.
            (4) Federal law enforcement officers are highly trained and
        dedicated men and women, committed to protecting liberty,
        public safety, and the security of our Nation from both foreign
        and domestic threats.
            (5) They have no equal in the private sector, and perform a
        role that is both unique and vital to the continuing operation
        of the Federal Government and commerce during times of crisis.
            (6) Each and every day, Federal law enforcement officers
        are engaged around the clock in activities that include, but
        are not limited to, dignitary protection, criminal
        investigation, homeland security, border security, intelligence
        gathering, and fighting waste, fraud and abuse.
            (7) These critical Government functions cannot be
        interrupted due to an absence of Congressional appropriations
        or during periods of a Government shutdown, nor can we expect
        that the threats posed by violent criminals, terrorists and
        America's enemies will lessen during such periods of fiscal
        uncertainty.

SEC. 3. PRIORITY PAYMENTS IF THE DEBT CEILING IS REACHED FOR DEFENSE
              AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    In the event that the total public debt reaches the public debt
limit, as established under section 3101 of title 31, United States
Code, the following payments on obligations incurred by the Government
of the United States shall be made:
            (1) The pay and allowances of members of the Army, Navy,
        Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve
        components thereof, who perform active service.
            (2) The pay and allowances of critical law enforcement
        officers who are employed by Federal agencies.

SEC. 4. EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS OF FUNDS FOR DEFENSE AND FEDERAL LAW
              ENFORCEMENT DURING A FUNDING GAP.

    (a) Appropriation of Funds for Military Pay and Allowances.--During
a period of lapsed appropriations for the Armed Forces, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall make available to the Secretary of Defense (and
the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard), out
of any amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such amounts as the Secretary of Defense (and the
Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard)
determines to be necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances
(without interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components thereof, who
perform active service during the period of lapsed appropriations.
    (b) Appropriation of Funds for Federal Law Enforcement Officer Pay
and Allowances.--During a period of lapsed appropriations for a federal
agency that employs critical law enforcement officers, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall make available to the head of such agency, out of
any amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such amounts as the heads of such agencies determine to
be necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances (without
interruption) to such critical law enforcement officers during the
period of lapsed appropriations.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Critical law enforcement officer.--The term ``critical
        law enforcement officer'' means an employee--
                    (A) who has statutory authority to make arrests or
                apprehensions;
                    (B) who is authorized by the agency of the employee
                to carry firearms; and
                    (C) whose duties include performing emergency work
                involving the safety of human life or the protection of
                property.
            (2) Period of lapsed appropriations.--The term ``period of
        lapsed appropriations'' means any period during which
        appropriations are not available due to the absence of the
        timely enactment of any Act or joint resolution (including any
        Act or joint resolution making continuing appropriations)
        appropriating funds for the payment of the pay and allowances.
            (3) Total public debt.--The term ``total public debt'' has
        the meaning given such term in section 3130 of title 31, United
        States Code.

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Strengthening Homeland Security, Intelligence, and Essential Law Enforcement Departments Act of 2011 or SHIELD Act of 2011 - Requires, in the event that the U.S. public debt limit is reached, priority payment of the pay and allowances of: (1) members of the Armed Forces, including reserves, who perform active service; and (2) critical law enforcement officers employed by federal agencies.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, during a period of lapsed appropriations for the Armed Forces or federal agencies employing critical law enforcement officers, to make available necessary amounts to continue such pay and allowances.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Credit Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED DISCLOSURES UNDER AN OPEN END CONSUMER CREDIT PLAN.

    (a) Repayment Terms.--Section 127(b) of the Truth in Lending Act
(15 U.S.C. 1637(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11)(A) Repayment information that would apply to the
        outstanding balance of the consumer under the credit plan,
        including--
                    ``(i) the required minimum monthly payment on that
                balance, represented as both a dollar figure and as a
                percentage of that balance;
                    ``(ii) the number of months (rounded to the nearest
                month) that it would take to pay the entire amount of
                that balance, if the consumer pays only the required
                minimum monthly payments and if no further advances are
                made;
                    ``(iii) the total cost to the consumer, including
                interest and principal payments, of paying that balance
                in full, if the consumer pays only the required minimum
                monthly payments and if no further advances are made;
                and
                    ``(iv) the monthly payment amount that would be
                required for the consumer to eliminate the outstanding
                balance in 36 months if no further advances are made.
            ``(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), in making the disclosures
        under subparagraph (A) the creditor shall apply the interest
        rate in effect on the date on which the disclosure is made
        until the date on which the balance would be paid in full.
            ``(ii) If the interest rate in effect on the date on which
        the disclosure is made is a temporary rate that will change
        under a contractual provision applying an index or formula for
        subsequent interest rate adjustment, the creditor shall apply
        the interest rate in effect on the date on which the disclosure
        is made for as long as that interest rate will apply under that
        contractual provision, and then apply an interest rate based on
        the index or formula in effect on the applicable billing
        date.''.
    (b) Publication of Model Forms.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System shall publish model disclosure forms in accordance with
section 105 of the Truth in Lending Act for the purpose of compliance
with section 127(b)(11) of the Truth in Lending Act, as added by this
section.

SEC. 3. CREDIT CARD SECURITY INTERESTS UNDER AN OPEN END CONSUMER
              CREDIT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C.
1637) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Security Interests Created Under an Open End Consumer Credit
Plan.--During the period of an open end consumer credit plan, if the
creditor of that plan obtains a security interest in personal property
purchased using that credit plan, the creditor shall provide to the
consumer, at the time of purchase, a written statement setting forth in
a clear, conspicuous, and easy to read format the following
information:
            ``(1) The property in which the creditor will receive a
        security interest.
            ``(2) The nature of the security interest taken.
            ``(3) The method or methods of enforcement of that security
        interest available to the creditor in the event of nonpayment
        of the plan balance.
            ``(4) The method in which payments made on the credit plan
        balance will be credited against the security interest taken on
        the property.
            ``(5) The following statement: `This property is subject to
        a security agreement. You must not dispose of the property
        purchased in any way, including by gift, until the balance on
this account is fully paid.'''.
    (b) Publication of Model Forms.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System shall publish model disclosure forms in accordance with
section 105 of the Truth in Lending Act for the purpose of compliance
with section 127(h) of the Truth in Lending Act, as added by this
section.

SEC. 4. STATISTICS TO BE REPORTED TO BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF FEDERAL
              RESERVE SYSTEM AND TO CONGRESS.

    Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Reports to the Board and to Congress.--
            ``(1) Reports to the board.--Any creditor making advances
        under an open end credit plan shall, using model forms
        developed and published by the Board, annually submit to the
        Board a report, which shall include--
                    ``(A) the total number of open end credit plan
                solicitations made to consumers;
                    ``(B) the total amount of credit (in dollars)
                offered to consumers;
                    ``(C) a statement of the average interest rates
                offered to all borrowers in each of the previous 2
                years;
                    ``(D) the total amount of credit granted and the
                average interest rate granted to persons under the age
                of 25; and
                    ``(E) the total amount of debt written off
                voluntarily and due to a bankruptcy discharge in each
                of the 2 years preceding the date on which the report
                is submitted.
            ``(2) Reports to congress.--The Board shall annually
        compile the information collected under paragraph (1) and
        submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
        Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Banking,
        Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
        Banking and Financial Services of the House of Representatives,
        a report, which shall include--
                    ``(A) aggregate data described subparagraphs (A)
                through (E) of paragraph (1) for all creditors; and
                    ``(B) individual data described in paragraph (1)(A)
                for each of the top 50 creditors.''.

SEC. 5. CIVIL LIABILITY.

    Section 130(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1640(a)) is
amended, in the undesignated paragraph following paragraph (4), by
striking the second sentence and inserting the following: ``In
connection with the disclosures referred to in subsections (a), (b),
and (h) of section 127, a creditor shall have a liability determined
under paragraph (2) only for failing to comply with the requirements of
section 125, 127(a), paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or
(11) of section 127(b), or section 127(h), or for failing to comply
with disclosure requirements under State law for any term or item that
the Board has determined to be substantially the same in meaning under
section 111(a)(2) as any of the terms or items referred to in section
127(a), paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), or (11) of
section 127(b), or section 127(h).''.

SEC. 6. TREATMENT UNDER BANKRUPTCY LAW.

    (a) Exceptions to Discharge.--Section 523(a) of title 11, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``The exception under subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph
        (2) shall not apply to any claim made by a creditor who has
        failed to make the disclosures required under section 127(h) of
        the Truth in Lending Act in connection with such claim, unless
        a creditor required to make such disclosures files with the
        court, within 90 days of the date of order for relief, a proof
        of claim accompanied by a copy of such disclosures that is
        signed and dated by the debtor.''.
    (b) Reaffirmation.--Section 524(c) of title 11, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) in a case concerning a creditor obligated to make the
        disclosures required under section 127(h) of the Truth in
        Lending Act, the agreement contains a copy of such disclosures
        that is signed and dated by the debtor.''.

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Consumer Credit Act of 1999 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to mandate that: (1) monthly billing statements for an open end consumer credit plan include specified repayment information, including the number of months it would take to pay the balance and the total cost if the consumer pays only the required minimum payment; (2) certain written disclosures be furnished to the consumer at the time of purchase if the creditor of an open end consumer credit plan obtains a security interest in personal property purchased under such plan; and (3) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) publish the pertinent model disclosure forms.
Requires: (1) creditors making advances under an open end credit plan to annually report certain loan data to the Board; and (2) the Board to compile such data and submit it to certain congressional committees annually.
Amends Federal bankruptcy law to permit the discharge in bankruptcy of an individual debt if the creditor has not made the requisite disclosures under this Act.
Sanctions the reaffirmation of a dischargeable debt if the reaffirmation agreement contains such disclosures.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO ACPERA.

    The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004
(Public Law 108-237; 15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended by adding after
section 215 the following:

``SEC. 216. ANTI-RETALIATION PROTECTION FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS.

    ``(a) Whistleblower Protections for Employees, Contractors,
Subcontractors, and Agents.--
            ``(1) In general.--No employer may discharge, demote,
        suspend, threaten, harass, or in any other manner discriminate
        against a covered individual in the terms and conditions of
        employment of the covered individual because--
                    ``(A) the covered individual provided or caused to
                be provided to the employer or the Federal Government
                information relating to--
                            ``(i) any violation of, or any act or
                        omission the covered individual reasonably
                        believes to be a violation of the antitrust
                        laws; or
                            ``(ii) any violation of, or any act or
                        omission the covered individual reasonably
                        believes to be a violation of another criminal
                        law committed in conjunction with a potential
                        violation of the antitrust laws or in
                        conjunction with an investigation by the
                        Department of Justice of a potential violation
                        of the antitrust laws; or
                    ``(B) the covered individual filed, caused to be
                filed, testified, participated in, or otherwise
                assisted an investigation or a proceeding filed or
                about to be filed (with any knowledge of the employer)
                relating to--
                            ``(i) any violation of, or any act or
                        omission the covered individual reasonably
                        believes to be a violation of the antitrust
                        laws; or
                            ``(ii) any violation of, or any act or
                        omission the covered individual reasonably
                        believes to be a violation of another criminal
                        law committed in conjunction with a potential
                        violation of the antitrust laws or in
                        conjunction with an investigation by the
                        Department of Justice of a potential violation
                        of the antitrust laws.
            ``(2) Limitation on protections.--Paragraph (1) shall not
        apply to any covered individual if--
                    ``(A) the covered individual planned and initiated
                a violation or attempted violation of the antitrust
                laws;
                    ``(B) the covered individual planned and initiated
                a violation or attempted violation of another criminal
                law in conjunction with a violation or attempted
                violation of the antitrust laws; or
                    ``(C) the covered individual planned and initiated
                an obstruction or attempted obstruction of an
                investigation by the Department of Justice of a
                violation of the antitrust laws.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this section:
                    ``(A) Antitrust laws.--The term `antitrust laws'
                means section 1 or 3 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1,
                3).
                    ``(B) Covered individual.--The term `covered
                individual' means an employee, contractor,
                subcontractor, or agent of an employer.
                    ``(C) Employer.--The term `employer' means a
                person, or any officer, employee, contractor,
                subcontractor, or agent of such person.
                    ``(D) Person.--The term `person' has the same
                meaning as in subsection (a) of the first section of
                the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)).
            ``(4) Rule of construction.--The term `violation', with
        respect to the antitrust laws, shall not be construed to
        include a civil violation of any law that is not also a
        criminal violation.
    ``(b) Enforcement Action.--
            ``(1) In general.--A covered individual who alleges
        discharge or other discrimination by any employer in violation
        of subsection (a) may seek relief under subsection (c) by--
                    ``(A) filing a complaint with the Secretary of
                Labor; or
                    ``(B) if the Secretary has not issued a final
                decision within 180 days of the filing of the complaint
                and there is no showing that such delay is due to the
                bad faith of the claimant, bringing an action at law or
                equity for de novo review in the appropriate district
                court of the United States, which shall have
                jurisdiction over such an action without regard to the
                amount in controversy.
            ``(2) Procedure.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A complaint filed with the
                Secretary of Labor under paragraph (1)(A) shall be
                governed under the rules and procedures set forth in
                section 42121(b) of title 49, United States Code.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Notification made under section
                42121(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, shall be
                made to any individual named in the complaint and to
                the employer.
                    ``(C) Burdens of proof.--A complaint filed with the
                Secretary of Labor under paragraph (1)(A) shall be
                governed by the legal burdens of proof set forth in
                section 42121(b) of title 49, United States Code.
                    ``(D) Statute of limitations.--A complaint under
                paragraph (1)(A) shall be filed with the Secretary of
                Labor not later than 180 days after the date on which
                the violation occurs.
                    ``(E) Civil actions to enforce.--If a person fails
                to comply with an order or preliminary order issued by
                the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the procedures in
                section 42121(b), the Secretary of Labor or the person
                on whose behalf the order was issued may bring a civil
                action to enforce the order in the district court of
                the United States for the judicial district in which
                the violation occurred.
    ``(c) Remedies.--
            ``(1) In general.--A covered individual prevailing in any
        action under subsection (b)(1) shall be entitled to all relief
        necessary to make the covered individual whole.
            ``(2) Compensatory damages.--Relief for any action under
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    ``(A) reinstatement with the same seniority status
                that the covered individual would have had, but for the
                discrimination;
                    ``(B) the amount of back pay, with interest; and
                    ``(C) compensation for any special damages
                sustained as a result of the discrimination including
                litigation costs, expert witness fees, and reasonable
                attorney's fees.
    ``(d) Rights Retained by Whistleblowers.--Nothing in this section
shall be deemed to diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any
covered individual under any Federal or State law, or under any
collective bargaining agreement.''.

            Passed the Senate November 4, 2013.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 42

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers.

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 31, 2013.   Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2013 - Amends the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to prohibit an employer from discharging, demoting, suspending, harassing, or in any other manner discriminating against an employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of such employer who: (1) provided information to the employer or the federal government concerning a violation of antitrust law or of another criminal law committed in conjunction with a potential violation of antitrust law or in conjunction with an antitrust investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ); or (2) filed, testified, participated, or otherwise assisted in an investigation relating to such a violation. Excludes from such protection any individual who planned and initiated such a violation or an obstruction to the investigation of such a violation. Authorizes an individual who alleges discharge or other discrimination by an employer in violation of such prohibition to seek relief: (1) by filing a complaint with the Secretary of Labor; or (2) if the Secretary has not issued a final decision within 180 days of such filing, by bringing an action at law or equity in the appropriate U.S. district court. Entitles an individual who prevails in any such action to all relief necessary to make such individual whole, including reinstatement with the same status, back pay plus interest, and compensation for special damages sustained.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Freedom Act''.

               TITLE I--ANTITRUST AND CRIMINAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON ANTICOMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR BY INCUMBENT LOCAL
              EXCHANGE CARRIERS.

    In any civil action based on a claim arising under section 1, 2, or
3 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3), evidence that an incumbent
local exchange carrier that has market power in the broadband service
provider market has willfully and knowingly failed to provide
conditioned unbundled local loops when economically reasonable and
technically feasible under section 715(a) of the Communications Act of
1934, or restrains unreasonably the ability of a carrier to compete in
its provision of broadband services over a local loop, shall be
sufficient to establish a presumption of a violation of such section 1,
2, or 3 of the Sherman Act.

SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON ANTICOMPETITIVE CONTRACTS BY BROADBAND ACCESS
              TRANSPORT PROVIDERS.

    In any civil action based on a claim arising under section 1, 2, or
3 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3), evidence that a broadband
access transport provider that has market power in the broadband
service provider market has offered access to a service provider on
terms and conditions, other than terms justified by demonstrable cost
differentials, that are less favorable than those offered by such
operator to itself, to an affiliated service provider, or to another
service provider, or restrains unreasonably the ability of a service
provider from competing in its provision of broadband services, shall
be sufficient to establish a presumption of a violation of such
section.

SEC. 103. PROHIBITION ON ANTICOMPETITIVE OR DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR BY
              BROADBAND ACCESS TRANSPORT PROVIDERS.

    It shall be unlawful for a broadband access transport provider to
engage in unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or
practices, the purpose or effect of which is to discriminate in favor
of a service provider that is affiliated with a broadband access
transport provider or to restrain unreasonably the ability of a service
provider that is not affiliated with a broadband access transport
provider from competing in its provision of any of the services
provided by a service provider as set forth in section 105(3).

SEC. 104. PROTECTION FROM FRAUDULENT UNSOLICITED E-MAIL.

    Section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(5)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
                (B); and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                following new subparagraphs:
            ``(D) intentionally and without authorization initiates the
        transmission of a bulk unsolicited electronic mail message to a
        protected computer with knowledge that such message falsifies
        an Internet domain, header information, date or time stamp,
        originating e-mail address or other identifier; or
            ``(E) intentionally sells or distributes any computer
        program that--
                    ``(i) is designed or produced primarily for the
                purpose of concealing the source or routing information
                of bulk unsolicited electronic mail messages in a
                manner prohibited by subparagraph (D) of this
                paragraph;
                    ``(ii) has only limited commercially significant
                purpose or use other than to conceal such source or
                routing information; or
                    ``(iii) is marketed by the violator or another
                person acting in concert with the violator and with the
                violator's knowledge for use in concealing the source
                or routing information of such messages;
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``in the case of an
                offense''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``an offense punishable
                under this subparagraph;'' the following: ``; or (ii)
                under subsection (a)(5)(D) or (a)(5)(E) of this section
                which results in damage to a protected computer'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the
        following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) in the case of a violation of subsection (a)(5)(D) or
        (E), actual monetary loss and statutory damages of $15,000 per
        violation or an amount of up to $10 per message per violation
        whichever is greater; and'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (8);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (9); and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraphs:
            ``(10) the term `initiates the transmission' means, in the
        case of an electronic mail message, to originate the electronic
        mail message, and excludes the actions of any interactive
        computer service whose facilities or services are used by
        another person to transmit, relay, or otherwise handle such
        message;
            ``(11) the term `Internet domain' means a specific computer
        system (commonly referred to as a `host') or collection of
        computer systems attached to or able to be referenced from the
        Internet which are assigned a specific reference point on the
        Internet (commonly referred to as an `Internet domain name')
        and registered with an organization recognized by the Internet
        industry as a registrant of Internet domains;
            ``(12) the term `unsolicited electronic mail message' means
        any substantially identical electronic mail message other than
        electronic mail initiated by any person to others with whom
        such person has a prior relationship, including prior business
        relationship, or electronic mail sent by a source to recipients
        where such recipients, or their designees, have at any time
        affirmatively requested to receive communications from that
        source; and
            ``(13) the term `Internet' means all computer and
        telecommunications facilities, including equipment and
        operating software, which comprise the interconnected network
        of networks that employ the Transmission Control Protocol/
        Internet Protocol, or any predecessor or successor protocols to
        such protocol, to communicate information of all kinds by wire
        or radio.''.
            (5) in subsection (g), by inserting ``and reasonable
        attorneys' fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred
        in connection with civil action'' after ``injunctive relief or
        other equitable relief''.

SEC. 105. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this title:
            (1) Broadband.--The term ``broadband'' refers to a
        transmission capability in excess of 200 kilobits per second in
        at least one direction.
            (2) Broadband access transport provider.--The term
        ``broadband access transport provider'' means one who engages
        in the broadband transmission of data between a user and his
        service provider's point of interconnection with the broadband
        access transport provider's facilities. Such term shall also
        include a service provider who provides to itself, over
        facilities owned by it or under its control, the broadband
        transport of services between itself and its users.
            (3) Service provider.--The term ``service provider'' means
        a person who provides a service that enables users to access
        content, information, electronic mail, or other services. The
        term may also include access to proprietary content,
        information, and other services as part of a package of
        services offered to consumers.
            (4) Internet.--The term ``Internet'' means all computer and
        telecommunications facilities, including equipment and
        operating software, which comprise the interconnected network
        of networks that employ the Transmission Control Protocol/
        Internet Protocol, or any predecessor or successor protocols to
        such protocol, to communicate information of all kinds by wire
        or radio.
            (5) Broadband service provider market.--The term
        ``broadband service provider market'' includes the provision of
        broadband services over a single broadband access transport
        provider's facilities.

                    TITLE II--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. ACCELERATED DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND SERVICES.

    Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new section:

``SEC. 715. ACCELERATED DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND SERVICES.

    ``(a) Broadband Services Plans.--
            ``(1) Plan required.--Within 180 days after the effective
        date of this section, each local exchange carrier shall submit
        to the State commission in each State in which such carrier
        does business a plan to provide broadband telecommunications
        service in all local exchange areas in which such carrier has
        telephone exchange service customers as soon as such broadband
        telecommunications service is economically reasonably and
        technically feasible. The plan shall include all terms and
        conditions, including pricing, under which the services shall
        be provided. The test of economic reasonability and technical
        feasibility shall be made separately by the local exchange
        carrier for each local exchange, and the plan shall be
        considered certified 45 days after submission unless the State
        commission rejects the plan within such 45 days. Upon rejection
        of a plan, successive plans shall be submitted until approval
        is obtained. The plan shall be implemented within 180 days of
        the certification of the plan in each local exchange in which
        the provision of the service is both economically reasonable
        and technically feasible. Upon certification of its plan, the
        carrier shall be obligated by terms of the plan (including any
        modifications that it requests that are thereafter certified)
        but shall otherwise provide such services free of Federal and
        State price, rate, rate of return, and profit regulation. Upon
        a determination by the State commission that a local exchange
        is served by another provider of broadband telecommunications
        services, or any broadband Internet access transport provider,
        or upon a determination by such State commission that the local
        exchange carrier makes broadband telecommunications services
        available to 70 percent of the access lines in an exchange, a
        local exchange carrier shall no longer be obligated by the
        terms of any such plan in such local exchange.
            ``(2) State modifications prohibited.--Except upon request
        of the carrier, the State commission shall have no authority to
        modify any plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
            ``(3) No commission authority.--The Commission shall have
        no authority with respect to the terms of any plan and shall
        have no authority with respect to the approval or rejection of
        any such plan.
    ``(b) Supersession of Other Requirements.--An incumbent local
exchange carrier's provision of broadband local telecommunications
services shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 251(c)(3)
and 251(c)(4) of the Act in any State in which that carrier certifies
to the State commission that--
            ``(1) in central offices in which it provides local loops
        that are conditioned for broadband services, it provides such
        loops to other carriers at least as quickly as it provides them
        for its own customers;
            ``(2) in central offices in which it does not currently
        provide local loops that are conditioned for broadband
        services, but in which such service is economically reasonable
        and technically feasible, it will provide such loops within 120
        days of a request for such conditioning from another carrier;
        and
            ``(3) conditioned loops are provided upon such prices and
        other terms and conditions as the parties shall agree, or in
        any event of disagreements, as are determined through
        commercial arbitration, in which the commercial arbitrator
        shall establish the price based upon the cost of the loops and
        the costs for such conditioning that have been incurred by the
        local exchange carrier plus a reasonable profit.''.

 SEC. 202. ACCELERATED DEPLOYMENT OF INTERNET BACKBONE.

    (a) InterLATA Internet Services.--Paragraph (21) of section 3 of
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153(21)), relating to the
definition of interLATA service, is amended by inserting before the
period the following: ``, except that such term shall not include
services that consist of or include the transmission of any data or
information, including any writing, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds
related to the transmission of such data or information, by means of
the Internet or any other network that employs Internet Protocol-based
or other packet-switched technology''.
    (b) Voice InterLATA Internet Services.--Neither a Bell operating
company, nor any affiliate of a Bell operating company, may provide, by
means of the Internet or any other network that employs Internet
Protocol-based or other packet-switched technology, two-way voice-only
interLATA telecommunications services originating in any of its in-
region States until such time as the Federal Communications Commission
approves the application of such company for such State pursuant to
section 271(d) of the Communications Act of 1934. The terms in this
subsection shall have the same respective meanings given such terms in
sections 3 and 271 of such Act.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I: Antitrust and Criminal Provisions
     Title II: Additional Provisions
Internet Freedom Act -
Title I: Antitrust and Criminal Provisions
 - Provides that in any civil action based on antitrust violations, evidence that an incumbent local exchange carrier that has market power in the broadband service provider market area has willfully and knowingly failed to provide conditioned unbundled local loops when economically reasonable and technically feasible, or restrains the ability of another carrier to compete in the provision of such services, shall establish a presumption of an antitrust violation.  Establishes an identical presumption in the case of a broadband access transport provider that has market power in the broadband service provider market who has offered access to a service provider on terms and conditions less favorable than those otherwise offered, or restrains unreasonably the ability of another provider from competing in the provision of such services.  Defines: (1) broadband as a transmission capability in excess of 200 kilobits per second in at least one direction; and (2) a broadband access transport provider as one who engages in the broadband transmission of data between a user and his service provider's point of interconnection with the broadband access transport provider's facilities.
Makes it unlawful for a broadband access transport provider to engage in unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of such services.
Amends the Federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties against anyone who intentionally: (1) and without authorization initiates the transmission of a bulk unsolicited electronic mail message to a protected computer with knowledge that such message falsifies an Internet domain, header information, or other identifier; or (2) sells or distributes any computer program designed primarily to conceal the source or routing information on such mail, has only limited commercially significant purpose or use, or is marketed by the violator or another person acting in concert with the violator with the violator's knowledge of such use.
Title II: Additional Provisions
 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each local exchange carrier to submit to the State communications commission in each State in which such carrier does business a plan to provide broadband telecommunications service in all local exchange areas in which such carrier has telephone exchange service customers, as soon as such service is economically reasonable and technically feasible.  Considers such plan certified unless rejected within 45 days.  Requires plan implementation within 180 days (if reasonable and feasible).  Prohibits State or Federal Communications Commission (FCC) modification of such plans.
Provides that interLATA services shall not include services that consist of or include the transmission of any data or information by means of the Internet or any other network that employs Internet Protocol-based or other packet-switched technology.  Prohibits a Bell operating company or its affiliate from providing, by the Internet or similar network employing such technology, two-way voice only interLATA telecommunications services originating in any of its in-region States until the FCC approves the application of such company for such State.