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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``World Trade Center Zone Tax
Incentive Act''.

SEC. 2. TAX TREATMENT OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS RELOCATING TO WORLD TRADE
              CENTER AREA.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to New York Liberty Zone benefits) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1400M. NO ADDITIONAL CORPORATE INCOME TAXES ON FOREIGN
              CORPORATIONS RELOCATING HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS TO NEW
              YORK LIBERTY ZONE.

    ``(a) General Rule.--If there is a qualified headquarters
relocation of an eligible foreign corporation, any qualified
headquarters activities of the corporation conducted in the New York
Liberty Zone shall be treated as conducted outside the United States
for purposes of determining--
            ``(1) the amount of any tax imposed by this chapter, or the
        amount of withholding tax under chapter 3, on the corporation,
        or
            ``(2) whether the corporation has a permanent establishment
        within the United States for purposes of any applicable income
        tax treaty between the United States and any foreign country.
    ``(b) Qualified Headquarters Relocation.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified headquarters
        relocation' means any relocation of an eligible foreign
        corporation's qualified headquarters activities to the New York
        Liberty Zone but only if the corporation with respect to such
        relocation--
                    ``(A) before September 11, 2007, enters into a
                contract--
                            ``(i) under which the corporation agrees to
                        acquire, lease, sublease, or otherwise occupy
                        office space located in the New York Liberty
                        Zone for use in the conduct of the activities
                        to be relocated, and
                            ``(ii) which requires a substantial
                        financial commitment or provides a substantial
                        cancellation penalty, and
                    ``(B) before September 11, 2009--
                            ``(i) transfers to the New York Liberty
                        Zone qualified headquarters activities meeting
                        the requirements of paragraph (2), and
                            ``(ii) locates employees in the New York
                        Liberty Zone in accordance with the
                        requirements of paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Transfer of qualified headquarters activities.--The
        requirements of this paragraph are met if the transfer of
        qualified headquarters activities includes at least the
        transfer of a substantial part of the following activities
        which the eligible foreign corporation was performing for
        members of its expanded affiliated group immediately before the
        requirement of paragraph (1)(A) is met:
                    ``(A) The activities described in clause (ii) of
                subsection (c)(2)(A).
                    ``(B) High-level activities described in clause
                (iii) of subsection (c)(2)(A).
                    ``(C) The activities described in clause (iv) of
                subsection (c)(2)(A).
            ``(3) Transfer of employees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this
                paragraph are met if the eligible foreign corporation
                locates in the New York Liberty Zone a number of
                employees equal to or greater than the lesser of--
                            ``(i) 200 employees, or
                            ``(ii) the greater of--
                                    ``(I) 10 percent of the employees
                                of the corporation and the members of
                                its expanded affiliated group for which
                                the corporation performs headquarters
                                activities (as of the date the
                                requirements of paragraph (1)(B) are
                                first met), or
                                    ``(II) 50 employees.
                    ``(B) High-level employees.--The requirements of
                this paragraph shall be treated as met only if the
                eligible foreign corporation locates in the New York
                Liberty Zone at least--
                            ``(i) 50 percent of the senior officers of
                        the corporation, and
                            ``(ii) 50 percent of the senior business
                        development personnel of the corporation.
                    ``(C) Current united states employees not
                counted.--For purposes of determining whether the
                requirements of this paragraph are first met, and
                continue to be met during the 2-year period after the
                date on which the requirements are first met, there
                shall not be taken into account any individual who was
                an employee of the eligible foreign corporation or any
                member of its expanded affiliated group who was located
                in the United States at any time during the 1-year
                period ending on the later of--
                            ``(i) the date the requirements of
                        subsection (b)(1)(B) are first met, or
                            ``(ii) the date the employee is first
                        located in the New York Liberty Zone.
                Any period during which an individual was located in
                the New York Liberty Zone solely as part of a qualified
                headquarters relocation shall not be taken into account
                for purposes of the preceding sentence.
                    ``(D) Located.--An employee shall be treated as
                located in the New York Liberty Zone or the United
                States for any period if the services performed by the
                employee during the period are performed primarily in
                the New York Liberty Zone or the United States,
                respectively.
    ``(c) Eligible Foreign Corporation; Qualified Headquarters
Activities.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Eligible foreign corporation.--The term `eligible
        foreign corporation' means a foreign corporation which--
                    ``(A) performs qualified headquarters activities
                for 1 or more members of an expanded affiliated group
                including such corporation, and
                    ``(B) agrees to furnish to the Secretary (at such
                time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe)
                such information as the Secretary may require to carry
                out this section, including the gross revenue of the
                corporation derived from qualified headquarters
                activities.
            ``(2) Qualified headquarters activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified headquarters
                activities' means, with respect to any eligible foreign
                corporation--
                            ``(i) the ownership and management of any
                        member of the expanded affiliated group of
                        which it is a member,
                            ``(ii) the conduct of any treasury function
                        of a member of the expanded affiliated group of
                        which it is a member, including the borrowing
                        of funds, financing of members of the group and
                        related entities, and investment of excess
                        corporate funds, but not including the taking
                        of deposits from, or the making of loans to,
                        the public,
                            ``(iii) marketing and branding functions,
                            ``(iv) senior business management and
                        development, and
                            ``(v) any other activity incidental to any
                        activity described in clauses (i) through (iv).
                    ``(B) Certain activities previously conducted in
                united states not included.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Such term shall not
                        include any activity which the eligible foreign
                        corporation or any member of its expanded
                        affiliated group engaged in through an office
                        or fixed place of business in the United States
                        at any time during the 3-year period ending on
                        the date the requirements of subsection
                        (b)(1)(B) are first met.
                            ``(ii) Exception for relocation
                        activities.--The conduct of any activity as
                        part of a qualified headquarters relocation
                        shall not be taken into account in determining
                        whether clause (i) applies to the activity.
                            ``(iii) Exclusion ceases to apply if
                        activity not conducted in united states for 5
                        years.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Clause (i) shall
                                not apply to any activity conducted in
                                the New York Liberty Zone during the
                                taxable year described in subclause
                                (II) or any succeeding taxable year.
                                    ``(II) Applicable taxable year.--A
                                taxable year is described in this
                                subclause with respect to any activity
                                if such year is the first taxable year
                                in which ends a consecutive 5-year
                                period which begins after the date the
                                requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B)
                                are first met and during which the
                                eligible foreign corporation or any
                                member of its expanded affiliated group
                                did not engage in such activity through
                                an office or fixed place of business
                                within the United States.
                            ``(iv) Special rules for acquired
                        entities.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--If an acquired
                                entity engaged in an activity described
                                in subparagraph (A) through an office
                                or fixed place of business in the
                                United States (other than an activity
                                which was a qualified headquarters
                                activity of the acquired entity for
                                purposes of subsection (a)) at any time
                                during the 1-year period preceding the
                                first date on which the acquired entity
                                became a member of the expanded
                                affiliated group of the eligible
                                foreign corporation, such activity
                                shall be treated as an activity engaged
                                in by the eligible foreign corporation
                                on the day preceding the first day the
                                requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B)
                                are met.
                                    ``(II) Activities not conducted in
                                united states for 5 years.--If
                                subclause (I) applies to an activity,
                                clause (iii) shall be applied to the
                                activity by substituting the date the
                                acquired entity became a member of the
                                expanded affiliated group of the
                                eligible foreign corporation for the
                                first day the requirements of
                                subsection (b)(1)(B) are met.
                                    ``(III) Acquired entity.--The term
                                `acquired entity' means any corporation
                                or partnership which became a member of
                                the eligible foreign corporation's
                                expanded affiliated group after the
first date the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B) are met.
                            ``(v) Predecessor entities.--For purposes
                        of this subparagraph, any activity conducted by
                        a predecessor or related person with respect to
                        a member of an expanded affiliated group shall
                        be treated as conducted by the member.
    ``(d) Termination and Recapture of Tax Benefits.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to any
        qualified headquarters activities of an eligible foreign
        corporation for any taxable year if the corporation at any time
        during the taxable year or any preceding taxable year fails
        to--
                    ``(A) conduct the qualified headquarters activities
                described in subsection (b)(2), or
                    ``(B) meet the requirements of subsection (b)(3).
        The Secretary may waive the application of this paragraph in
        the case of a de minimis or inadvertent failure which is
        corrected within a reasonable period of time after discovery.
            ``(2) Recapture of tax on certain eligible foreign
        corporations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to any tax imposed
                by this chapter for the first taxable year during which
                this section does not apply to an eligible foreign
                corporation by reason of paragraph (1), there is hereby
                imposed on the eligible foreign corporation a tax equal
                to the recapture amount described in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Recapture amount.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The recapture amount
                        described in this subparagraph shall be the sum
                        of the amounts determined for each of the 4
                        taxable years preceding the first taxable year
                        to which this section does not apply by reason
                        of paragraph (1) by multiplying the qualified
                        tax benefits for each such year by the
                        following recapture percentage:

``In the case of--                  The recapture percentage is--
    The immediately preceding taxable year........                 80%
    The second preceding taxable year.............                 60%
    The third preceding taxable year..............                 40%
    The fourth preceding taxable year.............                 20%.
                            ``(ii) Qualified tax benefits.--For
                        purposes of this subparagraph, the term
                        `qualified tax benefits' means, with respect to
                        any taxable year described in clause (i), an
                        amount equal to the excess (if any) of--
                                    ``(I) the amount of the tax
                                liability which a foreign corporation
                                would have had for the taxable year
                                under this chapter and chapter 3 if
                                this section had not applied, over
                                    ``(II) the amount of such tax
                                liability for such corporation for such
                                taxable year without regard to this
                                paragraph.
                    ``(C) Interest.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In addition to the tax
                        imposed by subparagraph (A), an eligible
                        foreign corporation shall pay interest on the
                        recapture amount.
                            ``(ii) Calculation of interest.--The amount
                        of interest under clause (i) shall be
                        determined--
                                    ``(I) at the underpayment rate
                                specified in section 6621,
                                    ``(II) separately for each taxable
                                year, and
                                    ``(III) for the period beginning on
                                the due date for the tax return of the
                                corporation for such taxable year
                                (without regard to extensions) and
                                ending on the due date for the tax
                                return of the corporation for the first
                                taxable year to which this section
                                ceases to apply.
    ``(e) Expanded Affiliated Group.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `expanded affiliated group'
        means an affiliated group as defined in section 1504(a) but
        without regard to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1504(b),
        except that section 1504(a) shall be applied by substituting
        `50 percent' for `80 percent' each place it appears.
            ``(2) Partnerships.--Such term includes any partnership in
        which the eligible foreign corporation or its expanded
        affiliated group owns directly or indirectly more than 50
        percent of the capital or profit interests.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
section, including regulations--
            ``(1) which exclude from qualified headquarters activities
        any activities of a type not ordinarily performed by a
        corporation performing headquarters activities,
            ``(2) to apply this section in the case of eligible foreign
        corporations that conduct activities in the United States other
        than qualified headquarters activities, and
            ``(3) which prevent qualified foreign corporations from
        expanding the benefits available by reason of this paragraph
        through intercompany transactions.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter Y
of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 1400M. No additional corporate income taxes on foreign
                            corporations relocating headquarters
                            operations to New York Liberty Zone.''

Output: World Trade Center Zone Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to state that if there is a qualified headquarters relocation of an eligible foreign corporation, any qualified headquarters activities of the corporation conducted in the New York Liberty Zone shall be treated as conducted outside the United States for purposes of determining: (1) the amount of any tax or withholding tax; or (2) whether the corporation has a permanent establishment within the United States for purposes of any applicable income tax treaty between the United States and any foreign country.Sets forth "qualified headquarters relocation" criteria with respect to transfers of employees and headquarters activities.Provides for termination and recapture of tax benefits for failure to meet such requirements.Defines "expanded affiliated group" for purposes of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rights of the Child Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States is the only Western industrialized
        nation which has neither ratified nor become a party to the
        United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
            (2) During the 1990's, the United States had the worst
        child poverty rate among Western industrialized nations: one-
        quarter of America's children lived in poverty.
            (3) One in 10 infants living in the United States has no
        routine source of health care.
            (4) Forty percent of children in the United States are at
        risk of school failure.
            (5) An estimated 1,800,000 teenagers were victims of
        violent crimes in the United States in the early 1990's.
            (6) 2,600,000 children were reported abused and neglected
        in 1991.
            (7) Approximately 144,000 babies will die in the United
        States, over the next 4 years, before their 1st birthday.

SEC. 3. SUBMISSION OF UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE
              CHILD.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the President should submit
and seek the advice and consent of the Senate by December 31, 1998, to
ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by
the United Nations with the support of the United States on November
29, 1989, and signed by Madeleine Albright acting as United States
Delegate to the United Nations and on behalf of the United States
Government on February 16, 1995.

SEC. 4. CONSULTATION WITH THE STATES.

    Prior to the submission under section 3, the Attorney General of
the United States shall meet with the attorneys general of the States
and territories of the United States for the purpose of determining
their recommendations concerning any limitations in the form of
reservations, declarations, statements, and understandings that should
accompany a proposed resolution of ratification of the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Child.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established an advisory commission
concerning the economic, social, cultural, political, and civil rights
of children.
    (b) Composition.--The commission shall be composed of 11 persons,
appointed as provided under subsection (c), with experience, expertise,
and concerns pertaining to the economic, social, cultural, political,
and civil rights of children as well as individuals who are parents or
legal guardians of children.
    (c) Appointment.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the commission of
shall be appointed as follows:
            (1) 5 persons appointed by the President.
            (2) 1 person appointed by the Speaker of the House of
        Representatives.
            (3) 1 person appointed by the majority leader of the House
        of Representatives.
            (4) 1 person appointed by the majority leader of the
        Senate.
            (5) 1 person appointed by the minority leader of the
        Senate.
            (6) 1 person appointed by the minority leader of the House
        of Representatives.
            (7) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (or a
        designee of the Secretary).
    (d) Chairperson.--The President shall designate a chairperson of
the commission.
    (e) Vacancies.--Vacancies in the commission shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment.
    (f) Compensation.--Members of the commission shall serve without
pay or other compensation.
    (g) Staff.--Such staff and administrative support as are necessary
and appropriate shall be made available to the commission on a non-
reimbursable basis by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
    (h) Report.--Not later than September 1, 1998, the commission shall
submit to the Congress a report with any recommendations agreed to by a
majority of its members stipulating any limitations to the Convention
on the Rights of the Child that are advisable to facilitate
ratification.
    (i) Termination.--Ninety days after the submission of the report
under subsection (h) the commission shall cease to exist.

SEC. 6. INTERIM MEASURES IN SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED
              RIGHTS OF THE CHILD.

    (a) ILO.--In addition to such amounts as are otherwise authorized
to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 for a
United States contribution to the International Labor Organization for
the activities of the International Program on the Elimination of Child
Labor.
    (b) UNCHR.--In addition to such amounts as are otherwise authorized
to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000
for each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 for a
United States contribution to the United Nations Commission on Human
Rights for programs relating to bonded child labor that are carried out
by the Subcommittee and Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery.

SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS MADE BY BONDED CHILD
              LABOR.

    (a) Prohibition.--No product manufactured or mined, in whole or in
part, by bonded child labor shall be imported into the United States.
    (b) Regulation.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in consulation with
the Secretary of Labor, shall prescribe such regulations are are
necessary and appropriate to carry out this section.
    (c) Definitions.--As used in this section the following terms have
the following meanings:
            (1) The term ``bonded child labor'' means work or service
        exacted from a child confined against the child's will, either
        in payment for the debts of a parent, relative, or guardian, or
        drawn under false pretext.
            (2) The term ``child'' means an individual who has not
        attained the age of 18 years.

SEC. 8. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT ALLOW CHILD
              PROSTITUTION AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.

    (a) Prohibition.--United States assistance may not be provided to
the government of a foreign country for a fiscal year unless the
President certifies to the Congress for such fiscal year that such
government has enacted, and is enforcing, laws against child
prostitution and the sexual exploitation of children.
    (b) Waiver.--The prohibition on foreign assistance under subsection
(a) shall not apply with respect to a foreign country if the President
determines and notifies the Congress that providing such assistance for
such country is in the national security interest of the United States.
    (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``United States
assistance'' means assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
    (d) Effective Date.--The prohibition on foreign assistance under
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and
subsequent fiscal years.

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Rights of the Child Act of 1997 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should submit and seek the advice and consent of the Senate by December 31, 1998, to ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Attorney General, before such submission, to meet with the attorneys general of the States and U.S. territories to determine their recommendations concerning any limitations that should accompany a proposed resolution of ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.
(Sec. 5) Establishes an advisory commission concerning the economic, social, cultural, political, and civil rights of children. Directs the commission to report to the Congress any recommendations agreed to by a majority of its members on any limitations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child advisable to facilitate ratification.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes additional appropriations for U.S. contributions to:  (1) the International Labor Organization for the activities of the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor; and (2) the U.N. Commission on Human Rights for programs relating to bonded child labor that are carried out by the Subcommittee and Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery.
(Sec. 7) Prohibits the importation into the United States of any product manufactured or mined, in whole or in part, by bonded child labor.  Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to carry out this prohibition.
(Sec. 8) Prohibits U.S. assistance to the government of a foreign country for any fiscal year unless the President certifies to the Congress for such fiscal year that such government has enacted, and is enforcing, laws against child prostitution and the sexual exploitation of children.  Authorizes waivers of such prohibition in the national security interest of the United States.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Informed P2P User Act''.

SEC. 2. CONDUCT PROHIBITED.

    (a) Notice and Consent Required for File-sharing Software.--
            (1) Notice and consent required prior to installation.--It
        is unlawful for any covered entity to install on a protected
        computer or offer or make available for installation or
        download on a protected computer a covered file-sharing program
        unless such program--
                    (A) immediately prior to the installation or
                downloading of such program--
                            (i) provides clear and conspicuous notice
                        that such program allows files on the protected
                        computer to be made available for searching by
                        and copying to one or more other computers; and
                            (ii) obtains the informed consent to the
                        installation of such program from an owner or
                        authorized user of the protected computer; and
                    (B) immediately prior to initial activation of a
                file-sharing function of such program--
                            (i) provides clear and conspicuous notice
                        of which files on the protected computer are to
                        be made available for searching by and copying
                        to another computer; and
                            (ii) obtains the informed consent from an
                        owner or authorized user of the protected
                        computer for such files to be made available
                        for searching and copying to another computer.
            (2) Non-application to pre-installed software.--Nothing in
        paragraph (1)(A) shall apply to the installation of a covered
        file-sharing program on a computer prior to the first sale of
        such computer to an end user, provided that notice is provided
        to the end user who first purchases the computer that such a
        program has been installed on the computer.
            (3) Non-application to software upgrades.--Once the notice
        and consent requirements of paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) have
        been satisfied with respect to the installation or initial
        activation of a covered file-sharing program on a protected
        computer after the effective date of this Act, the notice and
        consent requirements of paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) do not
        apply to the installation or initial activation of software
        modifications or upgrades to a covered file-sharing program
        installed on that protected computer at the time of the
        software modifications or upgrades so long as those software
        modifications or upgrades do not--
                    (A) make files on the protected computer available
                for searching by and copying to one or more other
                computers that were not already made available by the
                covered file-sharing program for searching by and
                copying to one or more other computers; or
                    (B) add to the types or locations of files that can
                be made available by the covered file-sharing program
                for searching by and copying to one or more other
                computers.
    (b) Preventing the Disabling or Removal of Certain Software.--It is
unlawful for any covered entity--
            (1) to prevent the reasonable efforts of an owner or
        authorized user of a protected computer from blocking the
        installation of a covered file-sharing program or file-sharing
        function thereof; or
            (2) to prevent an owner or authorized user of a protected
        computer from having a reasonable means to either--
                    (A) disable from the protected computer any covered
                file-sharing program; or
                    (B) remove from the protected computer any covered
                file-sharing program that the covered entity caused to
                be installed on that computer or induced another
                individual to install.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices.--A violation of
section 2 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair
or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of
the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
    (b) Federal Trade Commission Enforcement.--The Federal Trade
Commission shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same
means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms
and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated
into and made a part of this Act.
    (c) Preservation of Federal and State Authority.--Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to limit or supersede any other Federal or State
law.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``commercial entity'' means an entity engaged
        in acts or practices in or affecting commerce, as such term is
        defined in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
        U.S.C. 44);
            (2) the term ``covered entity'' means--
                    (A) a commercial entity that develops a covered
                file-sharing program; and
                    (B) a commercial entity that disseminates or
                distributes a covered file-sharing program and is owned
                or operated by the commercial entity that developed the
                covered file-sharing program;
            (3) the term ``protected computer'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 1030(e)(2) of title 18, United States
        Code; and
            (4) the term ``covered file-sharing program''--
                    (A) means a program, application, or software that
                is commercially marketed or distributed to the public
                and that enables--
                            (i) a file or files on the protected
                        computer on which such program is installed to
                        be designated as available for searching by and
                        copying to one or more other computers owned by
                        another person;
                            (ii) the searching of files on the
                        protected computer on which such program is
                        installed and the copying of any such file to a
                        computer owned by another person--
                                    (I) at the initiative of such other
                                computer and without requiring any
                                action by an owner or authorized user
                                of the protected computer on which such
                                program is installed; and
                                    (II) without requiring an owner or
                                authorized user of the protected
                                computer on which such program is
                                installed to have selected or
                                designated a computer owned by another
                                person as the recipient of any such
                                file; and
                            (iii) the protected computer on which such
                        program is installed to search files on one or
                        more other computers owned by another person
                        using the same or a compatible program,
                        application, or software, and to copy files
                        from the other computer to such protected
                        computer; and
                    (B) does not include a program, application, or
                software designed primarily to--
                            (i) operate as a server that is accessible
                        over the Internet using the Internet Domain
                        Name system;
                            (ii) transmit or receive email messages,
                        instant messaging, real-time audio or video
                        communications, or real-time voice
                        communications; or
                            (iii) provide network or computer security,
                        network management, hosting and backup
                        services, maintenance, diagnostics, technical
                        support or repair, or to detect or prevent
                        fraudulent activities; and
            (5) the term ``initial activation of a file-sharing
        function'' means--
                    (A) the first time the file sharing function of a
                covered file-sharing program is activated on a
                protected computer; and
                    (B) does not include subsequent uses of the program
                on that protected computer.

SEC. 5. RULEMAKING.

    The Federal Trade Commission may promulgate regulations under
section 553 of title 5, United States Code to accomplish the purposes
of this Act. In promulgating rules under this Act, the Federal Trade
Commission shall not require the deployment or use of any specific
products or technologies.

SEC. 6. NONAPPLICATION TO GOVERNMENT.

    The prohibition in section 2 of this Act shall not apply to the
Federal Government or any instrumentality of the Federal Government,
nor to any State government or government of a subdivision of a State.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Informed P2P User Act - (Sec. 2) Makes it unlawful for any commercial entity that developed a file sharing program or distributed such a program (if the distributor is owned by the developing entity) to install, make available for installation, or download a file sharing program without: (1) immediately before program installation or downloading, providing conspicuous notice that the program allows files to be searched and copied by one or more other computers and obtaining informed consent to the installation from an owner; and (2) immediately before initial activation of a file sharing function of the program, providing conspicuous notice of which files will be made available and obtaining the owner's informed consent.

Exempts: (1) modifications or upgrades of a program that was originally installed in compliance with this Act, provided certain requirements are met; and (2) pre-installed software.

Makes it unlawful for such an entity to prevent the reasonable efforts of an owner or authorized user to block the installation of such a program or to prevent such a user from having a reasonable way to disable or remove the program.

(Sec. 3) Treats a violation of this Act as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Prohibits construing this Act to limit or supersede any other federal or state law.

(Sec. 4) Defines "protected computer" to include a computer used by a financial institution or the federal government or which is used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or communication, including a computer located outside the United States that is used in a way that affects U.S. interstate or foreign commerce.

(Sec. 6) Makes this Act inapplicable to the federal or any state government or subdivision.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-
Existing Conditions Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS.

    (a) Group Market.--Subpart 1 of part A of title XXVII of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is amended by striking
section 2701 and inserting the following:

``SEC. 2701. PROHIBITION OF PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--A group health plan or a health insurance issuer
offering group health insurance coverage may not impose any preexisting
condition exclusion with respect to such plan or coverage.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Preexisting condition exclusion.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `preexisting condition
                exclusion' means, with respect to a group health plan
                or health insurance coverage, a limitation or exclusion
                of benefits relating to a condition based on the fact
                that the condition was present before the date of
                enrollment in such plan or for such coverage, whether
                or not any medical advice, diagnosis, care, or
                treatment was recommended or received before such date.
                    ``(B) Treatment of genetic information.--Genetic
                information shall not be treated as a preexisting
                condition in the absence of a diagnosis of the
                condition related to such information.
            ``(2) Date of enrollment.--The term `date of enrollment'
        means, with respect to an individual covered under a group
        health plan or health insurance coverage, the date of
        enrollment of the individual in the plan or coverage or, if
        earlier, the first day of the waiting period for such
        enrollment.
            ``(3) Waiting period.--The term `waiting period' means,
        with respect to a group health plan and an individual who is a
        potential participant or beneficiary in the plan, the period
        that must pass with respect to the individual before the
        individual is eligible to be covered for benefits under the
        terms of the plan.''.
    (b) Individual Market.--Subpart 1 of part B of title XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-41 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 2746. PROHIBITION OF PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS OR OTHER
              DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HEALTH STATUS.

    ``The provisions of section 2701 shall apply to health insurance
coverage offered to individuals by a health insurance issuer in the
individual market in the same manner as it applies to health insurance
coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the group market.''.

SEC. 3. GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY OF COVERAGE.

    (a) Group Market.--Subpart 3 of part A of title XXVII of the Public
Health Service Act is amended by striking section 2711 (42 U.S.C.
300gg-11) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 2711. GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY OF COVERAGE.

    ``(a) Guaranteed Issuance of Coverage in the Group Market.--Subject
to subsection (b), each health insurance issuer that offers health
insurance coverage in the group market in a State shall accept every
employer and every individual in a group in the State that applies for
such coverage.
    ``(b) Enrollment.--
            ``(1) Restriction.--A health insurance issuer described in
        subsection (a) may restrict enrollment in coverage described in
        such subsection to open or special enrollment periods.
            ``(2) Establishment.--A health insurance issuer described
        in subsection (a) shall establish special enrollment periods
        for qualifying events (as such term is defined in section 603
        of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974).''.
    (b) Individual Market.--Subpart 1 of part B of title XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act is amended by striking section 2741 of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-41) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 2741. GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY OF COVERAGE.

    ``The provisions of section 2711 shall apply to health insurance
coverage offered to individuals by a health insurance issuer in the
individual market in the same manner as such provisions apply to health
insurance coverage offered to employers by a health insurance issuer in
connection with health insurance coverage in the group market. For
purposes of this section, the Secretary shall treat any reference of
the word `employer' in such section as a reference to the term
`individual'.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE CONTINGENT ON REPEAL OF PPACA.

    (a) In General.--Sections 2 and 3 and the amendments made by such
section shall take effect upon the enactment of PPACA repeal
legislation described in subsection (b) and such sections and
amendments shall have no force or effect if such PPACA repeal
legislation is not enacted.
    (b) PPACA Repeal Legislation Described.--For purposes of subsection
(a), PPACA repeal legislation described in this subsection is
legislation that--
            (1) repeals Public Law 111-148, and restores or revives the
        provisions of law amended or repealed, respectively, by such
        Act as if such Act had not been enacted and without further
        amendment to such provisions of law; and
            (2) repeals title I and subtitle B of title II of the
        Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public
        Law 111-152), and restores or revives the provisions of law
        amended or repealed, respectively, by such title or subtitle,
        respectively, as if such title and subtitle had not been
        enacted and without further amendment to such provisions of
        law.

Output: Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to maintain, upon repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, the requirements that: (1) health insurance includes coverage for preexisting conditions; and (2) health insurers accept every employer and every individual in a group that applies for coverage in the group market and every individual that applies for coverage in the individual market.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) safe and clean drinking water is essential to the
        health, well-being, comfort, and standard of living of every
        person of the United States;
            (2) emerging contaminants in drinking water systems are
        increasingly being detected at low levels;
            (3) prolonged exposure to unregulated drinking water
        contaminants, including emerging contaminants, may pose human
        health risks, particularly to vulnerable populations;
            (4) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.),
        requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
        Agency--
                    (A) to periodically make regulatory determinations
                with respect to unregulated contaminants; and
                    (B) not less frequently than once every 5 years, to
                identify and publish a description of unregulated
                contaminants that may require regulation;
            (5) in a 2011 report of the Government Accountability
        Office, the Comptroller General of the United States found,
        with respect to unregulated drinking water contaminants, that--
                    (A) the Administrator has made limited progress in
                prioritizing drinking water contaminants based on
                greatest public health concern;
                    (B) the lack of data relating to the exposure of
                the public to potentially harmful drinking water
                contaminants and the related health effects of that
                exposure continues to limit the ability of the
                Administrator to make regulatory determinations; and
                    (C) in many cases, gathering sufficient data to
                address contaminants awaiting regulatory determinations
                by the Administrator has taken the Administrator more
                than 10 years, and obtaining data on other contaminants
                that are currently awaiting regulatory determinations
                may take decades;
            (6) in the 2016 Drinking Water Action Plan of the
        Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator recommended
        that the Government and key water stakeholders strengthen the
        effectiveness of drinking water health advisories through
        enhanced collaboration and increased focus on risk management
        and risk communication approaches; and
            (7) it is vital that legislators, regulatory officials,
        public water system owners and operators, scientists, and
        environmental advocacy groups continue to work to ensure that
        the public water systems of the United States are among the
        safest in the world.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Contaminant.--The term ``contaminant'' means any
        physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or
        matter in water.
            (3) Contaminant of emerging concern; emerging
        contaminant.--The terms ``contaminant of emerging concern'' and
        ``emerging contaminant'' mean a contaminant--
                    (A) for which the Administrator has not promulgated
                a national primary drinking water regulation; and
                    (B) that may have an adverse effect on the health
                of individuals.
            (4) Federal research strategy.--The term ``Federal research
        strategy'' means the interagency Federal research strategy
        developed under section 4(c)(1)(A)(i).
            (5) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' means the
        Working Group established under section 4(b)(1).

SEC. 4. RESEARCH AND COORDINATION PLAN FOR ENHANCED RESPONSE ON
              EMERGING CONTAMINANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
            (1) review Federal efforts--
                    (A) to identify, monitor, and assist in the
                development of treatment methods for emerging
                contaminants; and
                    (B) to assist States in responding to the human
                health challenges posed by contaminants of emerging
                concern; and
            (2) in collaboration with owners and operators of public
        water systems, States, and other interested stakeholders,
        establish a strategic plan for improving the Federal efforts
        referred to in paragraph (1).
    (b) Interagency Working Group on Emerging Contaminants.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services shall jointly establish a Working
        Group to coordinate the activities of the Federal Government to
        identify and analyze the public health effects of drinking
        water contaminants of emerging concern.
            (2) Membership.--The Working Group shall include
        representatives of the following:
                    (A) The Environmental Protection Agency, appointed
                by the Administrator.
                    (B) The following agencies, appointed by the
                Secretary of Health and Human Services:
                            (i) The National Institutes of Health.
                            (ii) The Centers for Disease Control and
                        Prevention.
                            (iii) The Agency for Toxic Substances and
                        Disease Registry.
                    (C) The United States Geological Survey, appointed
                by the Secretary of the Interior.
                    (D) Any other Federal agency the assistance of
                which the Administrator determines to be necessary to
                carry out this subsection, appointed by the head of the
                respective agency.
            (3) Existing working group.--The Administrator may expand
        or modify the duties of an existing working group to perform
        the duties of the Working Group under this subsection.
    (c) National Emerging Contaminant Research Initiative.--
            (1) Federal research strategy.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
                date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the
                Office of Science and Technology Policy (referred to in
                this subsection as the ``Director'') shall coordinate
                with the heads of the agencies described in
                subparagraph (C) to establish a National Emerging
                Contaminant Research Initiative that shall develop--
                            (i) an interagency Federal research
                        strategy that specifies and prioritizes the
                        short-term and long-term research necessary to
                        improve the identification, analysis,
                        monitoring, and treatment methods of
                        contaminants of emerging concern; and
                            (ii) any necessary program, policy, or
                        budget to support the implementation of the
                        Federal research strategy, including mechanisms
                        for joint agency review of research proposals,
                        for interagency cofunding of research
                        activities, and for information sharing across
                        agencies.
                    (B) Research on emerging contaminants.--In carrying
                out subparagraph (A), the Director shall--
                            (i) take into consideration consensus
                        conclusions from peer-reviewed, pertinent
                        research on emerging contaminants; and
                            (ii) in consultation with the
                        Administrator, identify priority emerging
                        contaminants for research emphasis.
                    (C) Federal participation.--The agencies described
                in this subparagraph include--
                            (i) the National Science Foundation;
                            (ii) the National Institutes of Health;
                            (iii) the Environmental Protection Agency;
                            (iv) the National Institute of Standards
                        and Technology;
                            (v) the United States Geological Survey;
                        and
                            (vi) any other Federal agency that
                        contributes to research in water quality,
                        environmental exposures, and public health, as
                        determined by the Director.
                    (D) Nongovernmental participation.--In carrying out
                subparagraph (A), the Director shall consult with
                nongovernmental organizations and science and research
                institutions determined by the Director to have
                scientific or material interest in the National
                Emerging Contaminant Research Initiative.
            (2) Implementation of research recommendations.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                date on which the Director completes the Federal
                research strategy, the head of each agency described in
                paragraph (1)(C) shall--
                            (i) issue a solicitation for research
                        proposals consistent with the Federal research
                        strategy; and
                            (ii) make grants to applicants that submit
                        research proposals selected by the National
                        Emerging Contaminant Research Initiative in
                        accordance with subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Selection of research proposals.--The National
                Emerging Contaminant Research Initiative shall select
                research proposals to receive grants under this
                paragraph on the basis of merit, using criteria
                identified by the Director, including the likelihood
                that the proposed research will result in significant
                progress toward achieving the objectives identified in
                the Federal research strategy.
                    (C) Eligible entities.--Any entity or group of two
                or more entities may submit to the head of each agency
                described in paragraph (1)(C) a research proposal in
                response to the solicitation for research proposals
                described in subparagraph (A), including--
                            (i) State and local agencies;
                            (ii) public institutions, including public
                        institutions of higher education;
                            (iii) private corporations; and
                            (iv) nonprofit organizations.
    (d) Federal Assistance and Support for States.--
            (1) Study.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
                date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
                conduct a study on actions the Administrator can take
                to increase assistance and support for States that
                require testing facilities for emerging contaminants in
                drinking water samples.
                    (B) Contents of study.--In carrying out the study
                described in subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall
                identify--
                            (i) methods to increase technical
                        assistance on emerging contaminants to States,
                        including identifying opportunities for States
                        to improve communication with various audiences
                        about the risks associated with emerging
                        contaminants;
                            (ii) means to facilitate access to
                        qualified contract testing laboratory
                        facilities that conduct analyses for emerging
                        contaminants; and
                            (iii) actions to be carried out at existing
                        Federal laboratory facilities, including the
                        research facilities of the Administrator, to
                        provide analytical support for States that
                        require testing facilities for emerging
                        contaminants.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to
        Congress a report describing the results of the study described
        in paragraph (1).
            (3) Program to provide federal assistance to states.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the
                date of enactment of this Act, based on the findings in
                the report described in paragraph (2), the
                Administrator shall develop a program to provide
                assistance to eligible States for the testing and
                analysis of emerging contaminants.
                    (B) Application.--
                            (i) In general.--To be eligible for
                        assistance under this paragraph, a State shall
                        submit to the Administrator an application at
                        such time, in such manner, and containing such
                        information as the Administrator may require.
                            (ii) Criteria.--The Administrator shall
                        evaluate an application for assistance under
                        this paragraph on the basis of merit using
                        criteria identified by the Administrator,
                        including--
                                    (I) the laboratory facilities
                                available to the State;
                                    (II) the availability and
                                applicability of existing analytical
                                methodologies;
                                    (III) the potency and severity of
                                the emerging contaminant, if known; and
                                    (IV) the prevalence and magnitude
                                of the emerging contaminant.
                            (iii) Prioritization.--In selecting States
                        to receive assistance under this paragraph, the
                        Administrator--
                                    (I) shall give priority to States
                                with affected areas primarily in
                                financially distressed communities; and
                                    (II) may--
                                            (aa) waive the application
                                        process in an emergency
                                        situation; and
                                            (bb) require an abbreviated
                                        application process for the
                                        continuation of past monitoring
                                        support.
                    (C) Database of available resources.--The
                Administrator shall establish and maintain a database
                of resources available through the program developed
                under subparagraph (A) to assist States with testing
                for emerging contaminants that--
                            (i) is--
                                    (I) available to States and
                                stakeholder groups determined by the
                                Administrator to have scientific or
                                material interest in emerging
                                contaminants, including--
                                            (aa) drinking water and
                                        wastewater utilities;
                                            (bb) laboratories;
                                            (cc) Federal and State
                                        emergency responders;
                                            (dd) State primacy
                                        agencies;
                                            (ee) public health
                                        agencies; and
                                            (ff) water associations;
                                    (II) searchable; and
                                    (III) accessible through the
                                website of the Administrator; and
                            (ii) includes a description of--
                                    (I) qualified contract testing
                                laboratory facilities that conduct
                                analyses for emerging contaminants; and
                                    (II) the resources available in
                                Federal laboratory facilities to test
                                for emerging contaminants.
                    (D) Water contaminant information tool.--The
                Administrator shall integrate the database established
                under subparagraph (C) into the Water Contaminant
                Information Tool of the Environmental Protection
                Agency.
            (4) Funding.--The Administrator may request funding as
        necessary to carry out this subsection, but in no case shall
        funding to carry out this subsection exceed $15,000,000 in any
        fiscal year.
    (e) Report.--Not less frequently than biannually, the Administrator
shall submit to Congress a report that describes the progress made in
carrying out this Act.
    (f) Effect.--Nothing in this section modifies any obligation of a
State, local government, or Indian tribe with respect to treatment
methods for, or testing or monitoring of, drinking water.

Output: Safe Drinking Water Assistance Act of 2017 This bill addresses contaminants of emerging concern (emerging contaminants), which are not regulated under a national primary drinking water regulation and may have an adverse effect on human health. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must review federal efforts to: (1) identify, monitor, and assist in the development of treatment methods for emerging contaminants; and (2) assist states in responding to the human health challenges posed by those contaminants. In addition, the EPA must establish a strategic plan for improving those efforts. The EPA and the Department of Health and Human Services must jointly establish an interagency working group to coordinate federal activities that identify and analyze the public health effects of emerging contaminants. The Office of Science and Technology Policy must establish a National Emerging Contaminant Research Initiative for developing an interagency federal research strategy that specifies and prioritizes the research necessary to improve the identification, analysis, monitoring, and treatment methods of emerging contaminants. Specified federal agencies must make grants for research proposals selected by the initiative as likely to result in significant progress toward achieving the strategy's objectives. The EPA must: (1) report on actions it may take to increase support for states that require testing facilities for emerging contaminants in drinking water samples; and (2) develop a program, based on the report's findings, to provide assistance to eligible states for the testing and analysis of emerging contaminants.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workplace Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS RELATING TO THE USE OF OFFICIAL TIME BY FEDERAL
              EMPLOYEES.

    Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 7131. Official time
    ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an employee may
not be granted official time in connection with any matter covered by
this chapter.
    ``(b)(1) Subject to subsection (c), official time may be granted--
            ``(A) to an employee representing an exclusive
        representative, but only for a purpose allowable under
        paragraph (2); or
            ``(B) to an employee in a unit represented by an exclusive
        representative (in a circumstance not covered by subparagraph
        (A)), but only for a purpose allowable under paragraph (3).
    ``(2) Official time may not be granted under paragraph (1)(A) to
any employee, except--
            ``(A) to allow such employee--
                    ``(i) to present or process a grievance on behalf
                of an employee in a unit represented by the exclusive
                representative; or
                    ``(ii) to be present during a grievance proceeding
                involving an employee in a unit represented by the
                exclusive representative; or
            ``(B) in connection with any consultation or meeting with
        management officials officially requested or approved by the
        agency.
    ``(3) Official time may not be granted under paragraph (1)(B) to
any employee, except--
            ``(A) to allow such employee to present a grievance on the
        employee's own behalf under a negotiated grievance procedure;
        or
            ``(B) in connection with any consultation or meeting with
        management officials officially requested or approved by the
        agency.
    ``(c)(1) Official time under subsection (b) may be granted in any
amount that the agency and the exclusive representative involved agree
to be reasonable, necessary, and in the public interest, but only to
the extent that, with respect to any employee, it would not cause the
ratio of--
            ``(A) the total amount of official time granted to such
        employee under subsection (b) for use during any period
        (specified under paragraph (2)), over
            ``(B) the total amount of time such employee would
        otherwise normally be in duty status during that same period
        (determined as if no official time had been granted for use
        during such period),
to exceed 50 percent.
    ``(2) In order to carry out this subsection, the Authority shall by
regulation specify an appropriate period of time, which--
            ``(A) shall not exceed 12 months in duration; and
            ``(B) shall be uniformly applied by all agencies.
    ``(d) The Authority shall determine whether any employee
participating for, or on behalf of, a labor organization in any phase
of proceedings before the Authority shall be authorized official time
for such purpose during the time the employee otherwise would be in a
duty status.
    ``(e) Nothing in this section shall be considered to constitute
authority for any official time to be granted to an employee for
purposes of allowing such employee--
            ``(1) to represent an exclusive representative in the
        negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement under this
        chapter, including to attend an impasse proceeding; or
            ``(2) to engage in any activity relating to the internal
        business of a labor organization, including the solicitation of
        membership, elections of labor organization officials, and
        collection of dues.
Any activities described in paragraph (1) or (2) shall be performed
during the time the employee is in a non-duty status.
    ``(f)(1) The Office of Personnel Management shall submit to the
President and each House of the Congress, before March 1st of each
calendar year, a report on the use of official time under this section.
Each such report shall include, in the aggregate and by agency, with
respect to the fiscal year last ending before the start of such
calendar year--
            ``(A) the total number of employees to whom official time
        was granted under this section;
            ``(B) the total number of employee-hours of official time
        granted under this section; and
            ``(C) the total costs attributable to official time granted
        under this section.
    ``(2) Agencies shall submit to the Office such data as the Office
may by regulation require in connection with any report under this
subsection.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect as of
the first day of the first fiscal year beginning at least 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that, whether or
not this Act is enacted earlier than 6 months before the first day of a
fiscal year--
            (1) reports shall be required, in accordance with the
        provisions of section 7131(f) of title 5, United States Code
        (as set forth in section 2), beginning with the report next due
        under such provisions before the March 1st next occurring at
        least 5 months after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) for purposes of any report under paragraph (1) covering
        a fiscal year preceding the first fiscal year covered by
        subsections (a) through (e) of section 7131 of such title 5 (as
        amended by this Act)--
                    (A) section 7131(f) of such title (as set forth in
                section 2) shall be treated as if in effect as of the
                date of the enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) any reference in such section 7131(f) to ``this
                section'' shall be treated as a reference to section
                7131 of such title, as in effect before the effective
                date of this Act.

Output:
Workplace Integrity Act - Amends Federal law to:  (1) limit the amount of official time which may be used by Federal employees in connection with a grievance procedure; and (2) prohibit the use of official time by Federal employees in connection with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement.
Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to submit to the President and each House of the Congress, before March 1 of each calendar year, a specified report on the use of official time under this Act.  Requires that agencies shall submit to OPM such data as OPM may by regulation require in connection with any such report.


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SECTION 1. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF ALTERNATIVE MOTOR VEHICLE
              FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 142 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (14),
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and
        inserting ``, or'', and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(16) alternative motor vehicle facility.''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 142 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) Alternative Motor Vehicle Facility.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(16), the
        term `alternative motor vehicle facility' means an automobile
        development and production facility which was built before 1981
        and which through financing by the net proceeds of the issue is
        retrofitted or reconstructed to make such facility compatible
        for the development and production of qualified alternative
        motor vehicles or of qualified alternative motor vehicles and
        component parts for such vehicles.
            ``(2) Qualified alternative motor vehicles.--For purposes
        of paragraph (1), the term `qualified alternative motor
        vehicle' means any vehicle described in section 30B or 30D.
            ``(3) National limitation on amount of bonds.--
                    ``(A) National limitation.--The aggregate amount
                allocated by the Secretary under subparagraph (C) shall
                not exceed $12,000,000,000, of which not more than
                $4,000,000,000 may be allocated to any single taxpayer
                (determined under rules similar to the rules in
                paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) of section 179(d)).
                    ``(B) Enforcement of national limitation.--An issue
                shall not be treated as an issue described in
                subsection (a)(16) if the aggregate face amount of
                bonds issued pursuant to such issue for any alternative
                motor vehicle facility (when added to the aggregate
                face amount of bonds previously so issued for such
                facility) exceeds the amount allocated to such facility
                under subparagraph (C).
                    ``(C) Allocation by secretary.--The Secretary shall
                allocate the amount described in subparagraph (A) among
                State or local governments to finance alternative motor
                vehicle facilities located within the jurisdictions of
                such governments in such manner as the Secretary
                determines appropriate.
            ``(4) Special rules relating to expenditures.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An issue shall not be treated as
                an issue described in subsection (a)(16) unless at
                least 95 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the
                issue are to be spent for 1 or more facilities within
                the 5-year period beginning on the date of issuance.
                    ``(B) Extension of period.--Upon submission of a
                request prior to the expiration of the period described
                in subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary may extend such
                period if the issuer establishes that the failure to
                satisfy the 5-year requirement is due to reasonable
                cause and the related facilities will continue to
                proceed with due diligence.
                    ``(C) Failure to spend required amount of bond
                proceeds within 5 years.--To the extent that less than
                95 percent of the proceeds of such issue are expended
                by the close of the 5-year period beginning on the date
                of issuance (or if an extension has been obtained under
                subparagraph (B), by the close of the extended period),
                the issuer shall use all unspent proceeds of such issue
                to redeem bonds of the issue within 90 days after the
                end of such period.
            ``(5) Exception for current refunding bonds.--Paragraph (3)
        shall not apply to any bond (or series of bonds) issued to
        refund a bond issued under subsection (a)(16) if--
                    ``(A) the average maturity date of the issue of
                which the refunding bond is a part is not later than
                the average maturity date of the bonds to be refunded
                by such issue,
                    ``(B) the amount of the refunding bond does not
                exceed the outstanding amount of the refunded bond, and
                    ``(C) the refunded bond is redeemed not later than
                90 days after the date of the issuance of the refunding
                bond.
        For purposes of subparagraph (A), average maturity shall be
        determined in accordance with section 147(b)(2)(A).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 146(g)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or (15)'' and inserting
``(15), or (16)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to bonds issued after December 31, 2007, and before
January 1, 2013.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds through 2012 to make automobile development and production facilities built before 1981 compatible for the development and production of qualified alternative motor vehicles and component parts.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Families Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF
              ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney
General shall adjust the status of an alien described in subsection (b)
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the
alien--
            (1) applies for such adjustment;
            (2) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant,
        except as provided in subsection (d);
            (3) pays a fee in an amount determined by the Secretary for
        the processing of such application (unless such fee is waived
        by the Secretary); and
            (4) is physically present in the United States.
    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits
provided under subsection (a) shall only apply to an alien who is--
            (1) a parent, spouse, child, son, or daughter (and their
        spouse, child, son, or daughter, if any) of--
                    (A) a living Armed Forces member described in
                subsection (c); or
                    (B) a deceased Armed Forces member described in
                subsection (c) if--
                            (i) the Armed Forces member died as a
                        result of injury or disease incurred in or
                        aggravated by the Armed Forces member's
                        service; and
                            (ii) the alien applies for such
                        adjustment--
                                    (I) if the death of the Armed
                                Forces member occurred prior to the
                                date of the enactment of this Act, not
                                later than 2 years after the date of
                                such enactment; or
                                    (II) if the death of the Armed
                                Forces member occurred after the date
                                of the enactment of this Act, not later
                                than 2 years after the death of the
                                Armed Forces member; or
            (2) a son or daughter described in paragraph (1) or (3) of
        section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
        1153(a)) who has a Filipino parent who was naturalized pursuant
        to section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (8 U.S.C. 1440
        note).
    (c) Armed Forces Member Defined.--In this section, the term ``Armed
Forces member'' means any person who--
            (1) is, or was at the time of the person's death described
        in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), a United States citizen or lawfully
        admitted for permanent residence;
            (2) is serving, or has served honorably on or after October
        7, 2001, as a member of the National Guard or the Selected
        Reserve of the Ready Reserve, or in an active-duty status in
        the military, air, or naval forces of the United States; and
            (3) if separated from the service described in paragraph
        (2), was separated under honorable conditions.
    (d) Waiver of Certain Grounds of Inadmissibility.--
            (1) In general.--The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5),
        (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) of the Immigration
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) shall not apply to
        adjustment of status under this Act.
            (2) Additional waivers.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
        or the Attorney General may waive any other provision of
        section 212(a) of such Act (other than paragraph (2)(C) and
        subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (E), and (F) of paragraph (3))
        with respect to an adjustment of status under this Act--
                    (A) for humanitarian purposes;
                    (B) to assure family unity; or
                    (C) if such waiver is otherwise in the public
                interest.
    (e) Record of Adjustment.--Upon the approval of an application for
adjustment of status under this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall create a record of the alien's admission as an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence.
    (f) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--
            (1) In general.--If an alien is lawfully admitted for
        permanent residence under this Act, the Secretary of State
        shall not reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be
        issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101
        et seq.).
            (2) Exemption from direct numerical limitations.--Section
        201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
        1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) Aliens who are described in paragraph (1) or (3) of
        section 203(a) and have a Filipino parent who was naturalized
        pursuant to section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (8
        U.S.C. 1440 note).''.

Output:
Military Families Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General to adjust the status of an eligible alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien: (1) applies for adjustment (with a time limit for an alien applying as a family member of a deceased Armed Forces member); (2) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant; (3) pays the application fee (unless waived); and (4) is physically present in the United States.

Applies such provision to an alien who is: (1) a parent, spouse, child, son, or daughter (and their spouse, child, son, or daughter, if any) of a living Armed Forces member or of a deceased Armed Forces member who died as a result of service-incurred injury or disease; or (2) a son or daughter of a Filipino parent who was naturalized based upon active duty World War II service in the Philippine Army, Philippine Scouts, or a recognized guerilla unit.

Defines "Armed Forces member" as a person who: (1) is, or was at the time of the person's death, a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted permanent resident; (2) is serving, or has served honorably on or after October 7, 2001, as a member of the National Guard or the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, or in an active-duty status in the U.S. military; and (3) if separated from service was separated under honorable conditions.

Waives specified grounds of inadmissibility and authorizes the waiver of additional grounds of inadmissibility.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing a Government Shutdown
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1310 the following new section:
``Sec. 1311. Continuing appropriations
    ``(a)(1) If any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year (or,
if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) does not become law
before the beginning of such fiscal year or a joint resolution making
continuing appropriations is not in effect, there are appropriated, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of
applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, excluding
any budget authority designated as an emergency or temporary funding
for projects or activities that are not part of ongoing operations, to
such sums as may be necessary to continue any project or activity for
which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year--
            ``(A) in the corresponding regular appropriation Act for
        such preceding fiscal year; or
            ``(B) if the corresponding regular appropriation bill for
        such preceding fiscal year did not become law, then in a joint
        resolution making continuing appropriations for such preceding
        fiscal year.
    ``(2) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority
granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal year pursuant to this
section shall be at a rate of operations not in excess of the lower
of--
            ``(A) the rate of operations provided for in the regular
        appropriation Act providing for such project or activity for
        the preceding fiscal year; or
            ``(B) in the absence of such an Act, the rate of operations
        provided for such project or activity pursuant to a joint
        resolution making continuing appropriations for such preceding
        fiscal year.
    ``(3) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority
granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this section for a project or
activity shall be available for the period beginning with the first day
of a lapse in appropriations and ending with the earlier of--
            ``(A) the date on which the applicable regular
        appropriation bill for such fiscal year becomes law (whether or
        not such law provides for such project or activity) or a
        continuing resolution making appropriations becomes law, as the
        case may be; or
            ``(B) the last day of such fiscal year.
    ``(4) This section shall not provide funding for a new fiscal year
to continue any project or activity which is funded under the
provisions of this section at the end of the preceding fiscal year
until the enactment of a regular appropriation Act or joint resolution
making continuing appropriations for such project or activity during
such new fiscal year.
    ``(b) An appropriation or funds made available, or authority
granted, for a project or activity for any fiscal year pursuant to this
section shall be subject to the terms and conditions imposed with
respect to the appropriation made or funds made available for the
preceding fiscal year, or authority granted for such project or
activity under current law.
    ``(c) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority
granted, for any project or activity for any fiscal year pursuant to
this section shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for
such project or activity during the portion of such fiscal year for
which this section applies to such project or activity.
    ``(d) Expenditures made for a project or activity for any fiscal
year pursuant to this section shall be charged to the applicable
appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a regular appropriation
bill or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations until the
end of a fiscal year providing for such project or activity for such
period becomes law.
    ``(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during
a fiscal year if any other provision of law (other than an
authorization of appropriations)--
            ``(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or
        grants authority for such project or activity to continue for
        such period; or
            ``(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be
        made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall
        be granted for such project or activity to continue for such
        period.
    ``(f) For purposes of this section, the term `regular appropriation
bill' means any annual appropriation bill making appropriations,
otherwise making funds available, or granting authority, for any of the
following categories of projects and activities:
            ``(1) Agriculture, rural development, Food and Drug
        Administration, and related agencies programs.
            ``(2) The Department of Defense.
            ``(3) Energy and water development, and related agencies.
            ``(4) State, foreign operations, and related programs.
            ``(5) The Department of Homeland Security.
            ``(6) The Department of the Interior, Environmental
        Protection Agency, and related agencies.
            ``(7) The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
        and Education, and related agencies.
            ``(8) Military construction, veterans affairs, and related
        agencies.
            ``(9) Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and
        Commerce, and related agencies.
            ``(10) The Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban
        Development, and related agencies.
            ``(11) The Legislative Branch.
            ``(12) Financial services and general Government.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 13 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1310 the following new item:

``1311. Continuing appropriations.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to fiscal years beginning fiscal year 2011.

Output: Preventing a Government Shutdown Act - Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if a regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year (or if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) does not become law or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect.