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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pueblo of Isleta Settlement and
Natural Resources Restoration Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) there is pending before the United States Court of
        Federal Claims a civil action filed by the Pueblo against the
        United States in which the Pueblo seeks to recover damages
        pursuant to the Isleta Jurisdictional Act;
            (2) the Pueblo and the United States, after a diligent
        investigation of the Pueblo claims, have negotiated a
        Settlement Agreement, the validity and effectiveness of which
        is contingent on the enactment of enabling legislation;
            (3) certain land of the Pueblo is waterlogged, and it would
        be to the benefit of the Pueblo and other water users to drain
        the land and return water to the Rio Grande River; and
            (4) there is Pueblo forest land in need of remediation in
        order to improve timber yields, reduce the threat of fire,
        reduce erosion, and improve grazing conditions.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to improve the drainage of the irrigated land, the
        health of the forest land, and other natural resources of the
        Pueblo; and
            (2) to settle all claims that were raised or could have
        been raised by the Pueblo against the United States under the
        Isleta Jurisdictional Act in accordance with section 5.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Isleta jurisdictional act.--The term ``Isleta
        Jurisdictional Act'' means Public Law 104-198 (110 Stat. 2418).
            (2) Pueblo.--The term ``Pueblo'' means the Pueblo of
        Isleta, a federally-recognized Indian tribe.
            (3) Restoration fund.--The term ``Restoration Fund'' means
        the Pueblo of Isleta Natural Resources Restoration Fund
        established by section 4(a).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (5) Settlement agreement.--The term ``Settlement
        Agreement'' means the Agreement of Compromise and Settlement
        entered into between the United States and the Pueblo dated
        July 12, 2005, as modified by the Extension and Modification
        Agreement executed by the United States and the Pueblo on June
        22, 2006, to settle the claims of the Pueblo in Docket No. 98-
        166L, a case pending in the United States Court of Federal
        Claims.

SEC. 4. PUEBLO OF ISLETA NATURAL RESOURCES RESTORATION TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a trust fund, to be known as the ``Pueblo of Isleta
Natural Resources Restoration Fund'', consisting of--
            (1) such amounts as are transferred to the Restoration Fund
        under subsection (b); and
            (2) any interest earned on investment of amounts in the
        Restoration Fund under subsection (d).
    (b) Transfers to Restoration Fund.--Upon entry of the final
judgment described in section 5(b), there shall be transferred to the
Restoration Fund, in accordance with conditions specified in the
Settlement Agreement and this Act--
            (1) $32,838,750 from the permanent judgment appropriation
        established pursuant to section 1304 of title 31, United States
        Code; and
            (2) in addition to the amounts transferred under paragraph
        (1), at such times and in such amounts as are specified for
        that purpose in the annual budget of the Department of the
        Interior, authorized to be appropriated by subsection (f), and
        made available by an Act of appropriation, a total of
        $7,200,000.
    (c) Distribution of Amounts From Restoration Fund.--
            (1) Appropriated amounts.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), upon the
                request of the Pueblo, the Secretary shall distribute
                amounts deposited in the Restoration Fund pursuant to
                section V of the Settlement Agreement and subsection
                (b)(2), in accordance with the terms and conditions of
                the Settlement Agreement and this Act, on the condition
                that the Secretary, before any such distribution,
                receives from the Pueblo such assurances as are
                satisfactory to the Secretary that--
                            (i) the Pueblo shall deliver funds in the
                        amount of $7,100,000 toward drainage and
                        remediation of the agricultural land and
                        rehabilitation of forest and range land of the
                        Pueblo in accordance with section IV(C) and
                        IV(D) of the Settlement Agreement; and
                            (ii) those funds shall be available for
                        expenditure for drainage and remediation
                        expenses as provided in sections IV(C) and
                        IV(D) of the Settlement Agreement on the dates
                        on which the Secretary makes distributions, and
                        in amounts equal to the amounts so distributed,
                        in accordance with sections IV(A) and IV(B) of
                        the Settlement Agreement.
                    (B) Use of funds.--Of the amounts distributed by
                the Secretary from the Restoration Fund under
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) $5,700,000 shall be available to the
                        Pueblo for use in carrying out the drainage and
                        remediation of approximately 1,081 acres of
                        waterlogged agricultural land, as described in
                        section IV(A) of the Settlement Agreement; and
                            (ii) $1,500,000 shall be available to the
                        Pueblo for use in carrying out the
                        rehabilitation and remediation of forest and
                        range land, as described in section IV(B) of
                        the Settlement Agreement.
                    (C) Federal consultation.--Restoration work carried
                out using funds distributed under this paragraph shall
                be planned and performed in consultation with--
                            (i) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and
                            (ii) such other Federal agencies as are
                        necessary.
                    (D) Unused funds.--Any funds, including any
                interest income, that are distributed under this
                paragraph but that are not needed to carry out this
                paragraph shall be available for use in accordance with
                paragraph (2)(A).
            (2) Amounts from judgment fund.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the
                amount paid into the Restoration Fund under subsection
                (b)(1), and interest income resulting from investment
                of that amount, shall be available to the Pueblo for--
                            (i) the acquisition, restoration,
                        improvement, development, and protection of
                        land, natural resources, and cultural resources
                        within the exterior boundaries of the Pueblo,
                        including improvements to the water supply and
                        sewage treatment facilities of the Pueblo; and
                            (ii) for the payment and reimbursement of
                        attorney and expert witness fees and expenses
                        incurred in connection with Docket No. 98-166L
                        of the United States Court of Federal Claims,
                        as provided in the Settlement Agreement.
                    (B) No contingency on provision of funds by
                pueblo.--The receipt and use of funds by the Pueblo
                under this paragraph shall not be contingent upon the
                provision by the Pueblo of the funds described in
                paragraph (1)(A)(i).
            (3) Expenditures and withdrawal.--
                    (A) Tribal management plan.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
                        the Pueblo may withdraw all or part of the
                        Restoration Fund on approval by the Secretary
                        of a tribal management plan in accordance with
                        section 202 of the American Indian Trust Fund
                        Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4022).
                            (ii) Requirements.--In addition to the
                        requirements under the American Indian Trust
                        Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C.
                        4001 et seq.), a tribal management plan
                        described in clause (i) shall require that the
                        Pueblo shall expend any funds withdrawn from
                        the Restoration Fund under this paragraph in a
                        manner consistent with the purposes described
                        in the Settlement Agreement.
                    (B) Enforcement.--The Secretary may take judicial
                or administrative action to enforce the provisions of
                any tribal management plan described in subparagraph
                (A)(i) to ensure that any funds withdrawn from the
                Restoration Fund under this paragraph are used in
                accordance with this Act.
                    (C) Liability.--If the Pueblo exercises the right
                to withdraw funds from the Restoration Fund under this
                paragraph, neither the Secretary nor the Secretary of
                the Treasury shall retain any liability for the
                accounting, disbursement, or investment of the funds
                withdrawn.
                    (D) Expenditure plan.--
                            (i) In general.--The Pueblo shall submit to
                        the Secretary for approval an expenditure plan
                        for any portion of the funds in the Restoration
                        Fund made available under this Act that the
                        Pueblo does not withdraw under this paragraph.
                            (ii) Description.--The expenditure plan
                        shall describe the manner in which, and the
                        purposes for which, funds of the Pueblo
                        remaining in the Restoration Fund will be used.
                            (iii) Approval.--On receipt of an
                        expenditure plan under clause (i), the
                        Secretary shall approve the plan if the
                        Secretary determines that the plan is
                        reasonable and consistent with this Act and the
                        Settlement Agreement.
                    (E) Annual report.--The Pueblo shall submit to the
                Secretary an annual report that describes expenditures
                from the Restoration Fund during the year covered by
                the report.
    (d) Maintenance and Investment of Restoration Fund.--
            (1) In general.--The Restoration Fund and amounts in the
        Restoration Fund shall be maintained and invested by the
        Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the first section of the
        Act of June 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 1037, chapter 648).
            (2) Credits to restoration fund.--The interest on, and the
        proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held
        in the Restoration Fund shall be credited to, and form a part
        of, the Restoration Fund.
    (e) Prohibition on Per-Capita Payments.--No portion of the amounts
in the Restoration Fund shall be available for payment on a per-capita
basis to members of the Pueblo.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Restoration Fund $7,200,000.

SEC. 5. RATIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT, DISMISSAL OF LITIGATION, AND
              COMPENSATION TO PUEBLO.

    (a) Ratification of Settlement Agreement.--The Settlement Agreement
is ratified.
    (b) Dismissal.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Pueblo and the United States shall execute and file a
joint stipulation for entry of final judgment in the case of Pueblo of
Isleta v. United States, Docket 98-166L, in the United States Court of
Federal Claims in such form and such manner as are acceptable to the
Attorney General and the Pueblo.
    (c) Compensation.--After the date of enactment of this Act, in
accordance with the Settlement Agreement, and upon entry of the final
judgment described in subsection (b)--
            (1) compensation to the Pueblo shall be paid from the
        permanent judgment appropriation established pursuant to
        section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, in the total
        amount of $32,838,750 for all monetary damages and attorney
        fees, interest, and any other fees and costs of any kind that
        were or could have been presented in connection with Docket No.
        98-166L of the United States Court of Federal Claims; but
            (2) the Pueblo shall retain all rights, including the right
        to bring civil actions based on causes of action, relating to
        the removal of ordnance under--
                    (A) the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
                Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601
                et seq.);
                    (B) the Defense Environmental Restoration Program
                under section 2701 of title 10, United States Code; and
                    (C) any contract entered into by the Pueblo for the
                removal of ordnance.
    (d) Other Limitations on Use of Funds.--The Indian Tribal Judgment
Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) shall not apply
to funds distributed or withdrawn from the Restoration Fund under this
Act.
    (e) No Effect on Land, Resources, or Water Rights.--Nothing in this
Act affects the status of land and natural resources of the Pueblo or
any water right of the Pueblo.

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Pueblo of Isleta Settlement and Natural Resources Restoration Act of 2006 - Establishes in the Treasury the Pueblo of Isleta Natural Resources Restoration Fund for: (1) settlement of the claims of the Pueblo of Isleta; and (2) the acquisition, restoration, improvement, development, and protection of land, natural resources, and cultural resources within the exterior boundaries of the Pueblo. Provides for the maintenance and investment of the restoration fund.

Ratifies the Agreement of Compromise and Settlement entered into between the United States and the Pueblo on July 12, 2005, as modified by the Extension and Modification Agreement executed by the United States and the Pueblo on June 22, 2006, to settle the claims in the case of Pueblo of Isleta v. United States, Docket No. 98-166L, pending in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Directs the Pueblo and the United States to execute and file a joint stipulation for entry of final judgment in dismissal of such case.

Provides for the payment of compensation to the Pueblo from the permanent judgment appropriation for all monetary damages and attorney fees, interest, and other fees and costs of any kind that were or could have been presented in connection with Docket No. 98-166L.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Security for Investors and
Providing Closure Act of 2013'' or the ``Improving SIPC Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. CUSTOMER PAYMENT DURING PENDING ACTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 11 of the Securities Investor Protection
Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78ggg) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
        (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Customer Payment During Pending Action.--
            ``(1) One-time payment permitted.--
                    ``(A) In general.--At the time that an action is
                initiated under subsection (b), SIPC may choose to
                allow all customers of the debtor to elect to receive a
                one-time payment from the SIPC Fund.
                    ``(B) Customer election.--If SIPC allows customers
                to make the election described under subparagraph (A),
                each customer choosing to make such election must make
                such election during the action brought under
                subsection (b), but in no case later than the 180-day
                period beginning on the date that SIPC chooses to allow
                such election.
            ``(2) Method of payment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To the extent practicable, one-
                time payments made under this subsection shall be made
                in the same manner as payments of net equity claims of
                customers of a debtor are made under the other
                provisions of this Act.
                    ``(B) Payment amount limited to claims.--The amount
                paid to a customer under this subsection shall be equal
                to the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the customer's net equity claim
                        against the debtor; and
                            ``(ii) the cap set under paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Cap on one-time payments.--At the time the action is
        initiated under subsection (b), SIPC shall set a cap on the
        amount of one-time payments that can be made under this
        subsection, and such cap--
                    ``(A) shall not exceed $500,000; and
                    ``(B) shall apply equally to all customers of the
                debtor.
            ``(4) Effect of election.--
                    ``(A) No sipc advance.--Section 9(a) shall not
                apply with respect to any customer who receives a one-
                time payment under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Subrogation.--With respect to any customer
                who receives a one-time payment under this subsection,
                SIPC shall be subrogated to all rights of such customer
                against the debtor once the customer recovers an amount
                equal to the customer's net equity claim against the
                debtor.
            ``(5) Notice; technical assistance.--If SIPC allows
        customers to make the election described under paragraph
        (1)(A), SIPC shall--
                    ``(A) promptly notify each customer of the debtor
                of their rights under this subsection; and
                    ``(B) provide technical assistance to such
                customers to determine if they should make an election
                under paragraph (1)(B).
            ``(6) Treatment of certificates of deposit.--For purposes
        of this subsection, a certificate of deposit purchased by a
        person through an account with the debtor shall be treated as
        cash deposited and held by the debtor in an amount equal to the
        amount the person paid for the certificate of deposit, less any
        amounts paid to such person on the certificate of deposit.
            ``(7) Judicial review of certain sipc determinations.--With
        respect to any person who is not permitted to make an election
        under this subsection because SIPC does not identify them as a
        customer of the debtor, such person may commence an action
        against SIPC in the appropriate United States district court to
        challenge the determination by SIPC that they are not a
        customer of the debtor.
            ``(8) Rulemaking.--SIPC may issue such regulations as may
        be necessary to carry out this subsection.
            ``(9) Debtor defined.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        term `debtor' means the broker or dealer that is the subject of
        the action brought under subsection (b).''.
    (b) Application.--With respect to an ongoing action brought under
section 11(b) of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15
U.S.C. 78ggg(b)) before the date of the enactment of this Act, the
customer election available under section 11(c) of such Act may be made
during the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--A person's qualification as a customer
for purposes of section 11(c) of the Securities Investor Protection Act
of 1970 shall have no effect on whether such person qualifies as a
customer under any other provision of such Act.

Output: Improving Security for Investors and Providing Closure Act of 2013 or Improving SIPC Act of 2013 - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 with respect to any action in a U.S. district court by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) in the event that SIPC refuses to commit funds or otherwise act for the protection of customers of any SIPC member (debtor broker or dealer). Authorizes SIPC, at the time the SEC action initiates such action, to allow all customers of the debtor broker or dealer to elect to receive a one-time payment from the SIPC Fund. Prescribes procedures for such customer election. Limits the amount paid to a customer under such election to the lesser of: (1) the customer's net equity claim against the debtor, and (2) a $500,000 cap on one-time payments. Subrogates SIPC to all rights of the customer receiving a one-time payment against the debtor once the customer recovers an amount equal to the customer's net equity claim against the debtor.  Treats a certificate of deposit (CD) purchased by a person through an account with the debtor as cash deposited and held by the debtor in an amount equal to the amount the person paid for the CD, less any amounts paid to such person on the CD. Permits a person prevented from making an election under this Act because SIPC does not identify such person as a customer of the debtor to challenge that determination in federal district court.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Amendments Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.

    (a) Public Accommodations.--(1) Section 201(a) of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a(a)) is amended by striking ``religion,''
and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (2) Section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000a-1) is amended by
striking ``religion,'' and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual
orientation,''.
    (b) Public Facilities.--Section 301(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
2000b(a)) is amended by striking ``religion,'' and inserting
``religion, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (c) Federally Assisted Programs.--Section 601 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 2000d) is amended by striking ``color,'' and inserting ``color,
affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (d) Equal Employment Opportunities.--(1) Sections 703(a), 703(b),
703(c), 703(d), 703(e), 703(h), 703(j), 704(b), 706(g), and 717(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(a), 2000e-2(b), 2000e-2(c), 2000e-2(d),
2000e-2(e), 2000e-2(h), 2000e-2(j), 2000e-3(b), 2000e-5(g), and 2000e-
16(a)) are amended by striking ``sex,'' each place it appears and
inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (2) Section 717(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16(c)) is amended
by striking ``sex'' and inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual
orientation,''.
    (3) Section 703(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(h)) is amended by
striking ``sex'' the first place it appears and inserting ``sex,
affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (4) The heading of section 703 of such Act is amended by striking
``sex,'' and inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (e) Intervention by Attorney General in Civil Rights Cases.--
Section 902 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000h-2) is amended by striking
``sex'' and inserting ``sex, affectional or sexual orientation,''.
    (f) Definition; Rules of Interpretation.--Title XI of such Act (42
U.S.C. 2000h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

                  ``affectional or sexual orientation

    ``Sec. 1107. (a) Definition.--For purposes of titles II, III, VI,
VII, and IX of this Act, the term `affectional or sexual orientation'
means male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality, and bisexuality by
orientation or practice, by and between consenting adults.
    ``(b) Rules of Interpretation.--(1) Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to permit or require--
            ``(A) that a finding of discrimination on the basis of
        affectional or sexual orientation be based on any statistical
        differences in the incidence of persons of a particular
        affectional or sexual orientation in the general population as
        opposed to the incidence of such persons in the activity
        concerned; or
            ``(B) the use of any quota as a remedy for discrimination
        on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation.
    ``(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require any person
to disclose a personal affectional or sexual orientation.''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING ACT.

    (a) Housing Sale and Rental, Residential Real-Estate-Related
Transactions, and Brokerage Services.--(1) Section 804 of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended by striking
``religion,'' each place it appears and inserting ``religion,
affectional or sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section
802(p)),''.
    (2) Section 805 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is amended by striking
``religion,'' each place it appears and inserting ``religion,
affectional or sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section
802(p)),''.
    (3) Section 806 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is amended by striking
``religion,'' and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual
orientation (as such term is defined in section 802(p)),''.
    (b) Prevention of Intimidation.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by striking ``religion,'' each
place it appears and inserting ``religion, affectional or sexual
orientation (as such term is defined in section 802(p)),''.
    (c) Definition.--Section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3602) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(p) `Affectional or sexual orientation' means male or female
homosexuality, heterosexuality, and bisexuality by orientation or
practice, by and between consenting adults.''.
    (d) Rules of Interpretation.--(1) Title VIII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:

 ``rules of interpretation regarding affectional or sexual orientation

    ``Sec. 821. (a) Findings of Discrimination; Quotas.--Nothing in
this Act shall be construed to permit or require--
            ``(1) that a finding of discrimination on the basis of
        affectional or sexual orientation be based on any statistical
        differences in the incidence of persons of a particular
        affectional or sexual orientation in the general population as
        opposed to the incidence of such persons in the activity
        concerned; or
            ``(2) the use of any quota as a remedy for discrimination
        on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation.
    ``(b) Protection of Privacy Rights.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to require any person to disclose a personal affectional or
sexual orientation.''.
    (2) Title IX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3631 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

   ``application of rules of interpretation regarding affectional or
                           sexual orientation

    ``Sec. 902. The provisions of this title are subject to the rules
of interpretation described in section 821 of this Act.''.

Output: Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1993 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation.  Provides that this Act shall not be construed to permit a finding of discrimination based on statistical differences or the fashioning of any remedy requiring a quota.


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SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY REDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN COTTON SHIRTING
              FABRIC.

    (a) Certain Cotton Shirting Fabrics.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the
        Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by
        inserting in numerical sequence the following new headings:

``      9902.52.08       Woven fabrics of     Free       No change        No change        On or before 12/
                          cotton, of a type                                                 31/2008
                          described in
                          subheading
                          5208.21, 5208.22,
                          5208.29, 5208.31,
                          5208.32, 5208.39,
                          5208.41, 5208.42,
                          5208.49, 5208.51,
                          5208.52, or
                          5208.59 of average
                          yarn number
                          exceeding 135
                          metric, other than
                          fabrics provided
                          for in heading
                          9902.52.09,
                          certified by the
                          importer to be
                          suitable for use
                          in men's and boys'
                          shirts, the
                          foregoing imported
                          by or for the
                          benefit of a
                          manufacturer of
                          men's and boys'
                          shirts under the
                          terms of U.S.
                          Notes 18 and 19 of
                          this subchapter...
        9902.52.09       Woven fabrics of     Free       No change        No change        On or before 12/
                          cotton of a type                                                  31/2008           ''
                          described in                                                                         .
                          subheading
                          5208.21, 5208.22,
                          5208.29, 5208.31,
                          5208.32, 5208.39,
                          5208.41, 5208.42,
                          5208.49, 5208.51,
                          5208.52, or
                          5208.59 of average
                          yarn number
                          exceeding 135
                          metric, certified
                          by the importer to
                          be wholly of pima
                          cotton grown in
                          the United States
                          and to be suitable
                          for use in men's
                          and boys' shirts,
                          the foregoing
                          imported by or for
                          the benefit of a
                          manufacturer of
                          men's and boys'
                          shirts under the
                          terms of U.S. Note
                          18 of this
                          subchapter........

            (2) Definitions and limitation on quantity of imports.--The
        U.S. Notes to subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
        Tariff Schedule of the United States are amended by adding at
        the end the following:
``18. For purposes of headings 9902.52.08 and 9902.52.09, the term
        ``manufacturer'' means a person or entity that cuts and sews
        men's and boys' shirts in the United States.
``19. The aggregate quantity of fabrics entered under heading
        9902.52.08 from January 1 to December 31 of each year,
        inclusive, by or on behalf of each manufacturer of men's and
        boys' shirts shall be limited to 85 percent of the total square
        meter equivalents of all imported woven fabrics of cotton
        containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton used by such
        manufacturer in cutting and sewing men's and boys' cotton
        shirts in the United States and purchased by such manufacturer
        during calendar year 2000.''.
    (b) Determination of Tariff-Rate Quotas.--
            (1) Authority to issue licenses and license use.--In order
        to implement the limitation on the quantity of cotton woven
        fabrics that may be entered under heading 9902.52.08 of the
        Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as required by
        U.S. Note 19 to subchapter II of chapter 99 of such Schedule,
        the Secretary of Commerce shall issue licenses to eligible
        manufacturers under such heading 9902.52.08, specifying the
        restrictions under each such license on the quantity of cotton
        woven fabrics that may be entered each year by or on behalf of
        the manufacturer. A licensee may assign the authority (in whole
        or in part) under the license to import fabric under subheading
        9902.52.08 of such Schedule.
            (2) Licenses under u.s. note 19.--For purposes of U.S. Note
        19 to subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
        Schedule of the United States, the Secretary of Commerce shall
        issue a license to a manufacturer within 60 days after the
        manufacturer files with the Secretary of Commerce an
        application containing a notarized affidavit from an officer of
        the manufacturer that the manufacturer is eligible to receive a
        license and stating the quantity of imported woven fabrics of
        cotton containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton
        purchased during calendar year 2000 for use in the cutting and
        sewing of men's and boys' shirts in the United States.
            (3) Affidavits.--For purposes of an affidavit described in
        this subsection, the date of purchase shall be--
                    (A) the invoice date if the manufacturer is not the
                importer of record; and
                    (B) the date of entry if the manufacturer is the
                importer of record.

SEC. 2. COTTON TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment of Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of
        the United States a trust fund to be known as the ``Pima Cotton
        Trust Fund'' (in this section referred to as the ``Trust
        Fund''), consisting of such amounts as may be transferred to
        the Trust Fund under paragraph (2).
            (2) Transfer of amounts.--
                    (A) In general.--Beginning October 1, 2006, the
                Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Trust
                Fund, from the general fund of the Treasury, amounts
                determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be
                equivalent to the amounts received in the general fund
                that are attributable to duties received since January
                1, 1994, on articles under subheadings 5208.21.60,
                5208.22.80, 5208.29.80, 5208.31.80, 5208.32.50,
                5208.39.80, 5208.41.80, 5208.42.50, 5208.49.80,
                5208.51.80, 5208.52.50, 5208.59.80, 5210.21.80, and
                5210.31.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
                United States, subject to the limitation in
                subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Limitation.--The Secretary may not transfer
                more than $16,000,000 to the Trust fund in any fiscal
                year, and may not transfer any amount beginning on or
                after October 1, 2008.
            (3) Distribution of funds.--From amounts in the Trust Fund,
        the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
        shall make the following payments annually beginning in fiscal
        year 2007:
                    (A) 25 percent of the amounts in the Trust Fund
                shall be paid annually to a nationally recognized
                association established for the promotion of pima
                cotton grown in the United States for the use in
                textile and apparel goods.
                    (B) 25 percent of the amounts in the Trust Fund
                shall be paid annually to yarn spinners of pima cotton
                grown in the United States, and shall be allocated to
                each spinner in an amount that bears the same ratio
                as--
                            (i) the spinner's production of ring spun
                        cotton yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex
                        (exceeding 120 metric number) from pima cotton
                        grown in the United States in single and plied
                        form during calendar year 2002 (as evidenced by
                        an affidavit provided by the spinner) bears
                        to--
                            (ii) the production of the yarns described
                        in clause (i) during calendar year 2002 for all
                        spinners who qualify under this subparagraph.
                    (C) 50 percent of the amounts in the Trust Fund
                shall be paid annually to those manufacturers who cut
                and sew cotton shirts in the United States who certify
                that they used imported cotton fabric during the period
                January 1, 1998, through July 1, 2003, and shall be
                allocated to each such manufacturer in an amount that
                bears the same ratio as--
                            (i) the dollar value (excluding duty,
                        shipping, and related costs) of imported woven
                        cotton shirting fabric of 80s or higher count
                        and 2-ply in warp purchased by the manufacturer
                        during calendar year 2002 (as evidenced by an
                        affidavit from the manufacturer that meets the
                        requirements of paragraph (4)) used in the
                        manufacturing of men's and boys' cotton shirts,
                        bears to--
                            (ii) the dollar value (excluding duty,
                        shipping, and related costs) of the fabric
                        described in clause (i) purchased during
                        calendar year 2002 by all manufacturers who
                        qualify under this subparagraph.
            (4) Affidavit of shirting manufacturers.--The affidavit
        required by paragraph (3)(C) is a notarized affidavit provided
        by an officer of the manufacturer of men's and boys' shirts
        concerned that affirms--
                    (A) that the manufacturer used imported cotton
                fabric during the period January 1, 1998, through July
                1, 2003, to cut and sew men's and boys' woven cotton
                shirts in the United States;
                    (B) the dollar value of imported woven cotton
                shirting fabric of 80s or higher count and 2-ply in
                warp purchased during calendar year 2002;
                    (C) that the manufacturer maintains invoices along
                with other supporting documentation (such as price
                lists and other technical descriptions of the fabric
                qualities) showing the dollar value of such fabric
                purchased, the date of purchase, and evidencing the
                fabric as woven cotton fabric of 80s or higher count
                and 2-ply in warp; and
                    (D) that the fabric was suitable for use in the
                manufacturing of men's and boys' cotton shirts.
            (5) Date of purchase.--For purposes of the affidavit under
        paragraph (4), the date of purchase shall be the invoice date,
        and the dollar value shall be determined excluding duty,
        shipping, and related costs.
            (6) Affidavit of yarn spinners.--The affidavit required by
        paragraph (3)(B) is a notarized affidavit provided by an
        officer of the producer of ring spun yarns that affirms--
                    (A) that the producer used pima cotton grown in the
                United States during the period January 1, 2002,
                through December 31, 2002, to produce ring spun cotton
                yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120
                metric number), in single and plied form during 2002;
                    (B) the quantity, measured in pounds, of ring spun
                cotton yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex
                (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and plied form
                during calendar year 2002; and
                    (C) that the producer maintains supporting
                documentation showing the quantity of such yarns
                produced, and evidencing the yarns as ring spun cotton
                yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120
                metric number), in single and plied form during
                calendar year 2002.
            (7) No appeal.--Any amount paid by the Commissioner of the
        Bureau of Customs and Border Protection under this section
        shall be final and not subject to appeal or protest.

Output:
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to reduce, through December 31, 2008 , the duty on certain cotton shirting fabrics.

Limits the quantity of imported cotton woven fabric entered by or on behalf of each manufacturer of men's and boy's shirts. Provides for the issuance of import licenses subject to such limitation.

Establishes the Pima Cotton Trust Fund within the Treasury, consisting of transfers from the general fund in amounts attributable to the duty received since January 1, 1994, on woven fabrics of cotten under specified HTSUS headings.

Provides for annual distribution of amounts from such Fund to a nationally recognized association of shirting manufacturers for the promotion of U.S.-grown pima cotton, and to yarn spinners of such cotton.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Esther Martinez Native American
Languages Preservation Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL AND CONTINUING
VITALITY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES.
    Section 803C of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
2991b-3) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end,
            (B) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and'', and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(7)(A) Native American language nests, which are site-based
    educational programs that--
                ``(i) provide instruction and child care through the
            use of a Native American language for at least 10 children
            under the age of 7 for an average of at least 500 hours per
            year per student;
                ``(ii) provide classes in a Native American language
            for parents (or legal guardians) of students enrolled in a
            Native American language nest (including Native American
            language-speaking parents); and
                ``(iii) ensure that a Native American language is the
            dominant medium of instruction in the Native American
            language nest;
            ``(B) Native American language survival schools, which are
        site-based educational programs for school-age students that--
                ``(i) provide an average of at least 500 hours of
            instruction through the use of 1 or more Native American
            languages for at least 15 students for whom a Native
            American language survival school is their principal place
            of instruction;
                ``(ii) develop instructional courses and materials for
            learning Native American languages and for instruction
            through the use of Native American languages;
                ``(iii) provide for teacher training;
                ``(iv) work toward a goal of all students achieving--

                    ``(I) fluency in a Native American language; and
                    ``(II) academic proficiency in mathematics, reading
                (or language arts), and science; and

                ``(v) are located in areas that have high numbers or
            percentages of Native American students; and
            ``(C) Native American language restoration programs, which
        are educational programs that--
                ``(i) operate at least 1 Native American language
            program for the community in which it serves;
                ``(ii) provide training programs for teachers of Native
            American languages;
                ``(iii) develop instructional materials for the
            programs;
                ``(iv) work toward a goal of increasing proficiency and
            fluency in at least 1 Native American language;
                ``(v) provide instruction in at least 1 Native American
            language; and
                ``(vi) may use funds received under this section for--

                    ``(I) Native American language programs, such as
                Native American language immersion programs, Native
                American language and culture camps, Native American
                language programs provided in coordination and
                cooperation with educational entities, Native American
                language programs provided in coordination and
                cooperation with local universities and colleges,
                Native American language programs that use a master-
                apprentice model of learning languages, and Native
                American language programs provided through a regional
                program to better serve geographically dispersed
                students;
                    ``(II) Native American language teacher training
                programs, such as training programs in Native American
                language translation for fluent speakers, training
                programs for Native American language teachers,
                training programs for teachers in schools to utilize
                Native American language materials, tools, and
                interactive media to teach Native American language;
                and
                    ``(III) the development of Native American language
                materials, such as books, audio and visual tools, and
                interactive media programs.'',

        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end,
            (B) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and'', and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(7) in the case of an application for a grant to carry out
    any purpose specified in subsection (b)(7)(B), a certification by
    the applicant that the applicant has not less than 3 years of
    experience in operating and administering a Native American
    language survival school, a Native American language nest, or any
    other educational program in which instruction is conducted in a
    Native American language.'', and
        (3) in subsection (e)(2) by inserting before the period the
    following: ``, except that grants made under such subsection for
    any purpose specified in subsection (b)(7) may be made only on a 3-
    year basis''.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
    Section 815 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
2992c) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as paragraphs
    (2) through (7), respectively, and
        (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the
    following:
        ``(1) `average' means the aggregate number of hours of
    instruction through the use of a Native American language to all
    students enrolled in a native language immersion program during a
    school year divided by the total number of students enrolled in the
    immersion program;''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE
SURVIVAL AND CONTINUING VITALITY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES.
    Section 816(e) of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 2992d(e)) is amended by striking ``1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002''
and inserting ``2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output:
Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006 - Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as part of the Native American languages grant program, to make three-year grants for educational Native American language nests, survival schools, and restoration programs.

Requires that Native American language nests: (1) provide instruction and child care through the use of a Native American language for at least 10 children under the age of seven for an average of at least 500 hours per year per student; (2) provide classes in such language for the parents of such students; and (3) use such language as the dominant medium of instruction in the nest.

Requires that Native American language survival schools: (1) provide an average of at least 500 hours of instruction per year per student through the use of at least one Native American language for at least 15 students for whom the school is their principal school; (2) develop instructional courses and materials that service the goal of making all students fluent in such a language and proficient in mathematics, reading, and science; (3) provide teacher training; and (4) be located in areas having high concentrations of Native American students. Requires applicants for language survival school funding to have at least three years of experience in running such a school, a Native American language nest, or any other educational program in which instruction is conducted in a Native American language.

Requires that Native American language restoration programs: (1) operate at least one Native American language program for the community they serve; (2) train teachers of such languages; and (3) develop Native American language instructional materials.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Producers Value-Added
Investment Tax Credit Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR FARMER INVESTMENT IN VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL
              PROPERTY.

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

``SEC. 45G. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT CREDIT.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of a
taxpayer who is--
            ``(1) an eligible person, or
            ``(2) a farmer-owned entity,
the value-added agricultural property investment credit determined
under this section for any taxable year is 50 percent of the basis of
any qualified value-added agricultural property placed in service
during the taxable year. In the case of a farmer-owned entity, such
credit shall be allocated on a pro rata basis among eligible persons
holding qualified interests in such entity as of the last day of such
taxable year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
            ``(1) Property placed in service by eligible person.--In
        the case of property placed in service during a taxable year by
        an eligible person, the credit determined under this section
        for such year shall not exceed $30,000, reduced by the amount
        of the creditable investments allowed for the taxable year
        under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Property placed in service by farmer-owned entity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of property placed
                in service by a farmer-owned entity, the credit
                determined under this section shall not exceed the sum
                of the eligible person's creditable investments in such
                entity as of the date such property is placed in
                service.
                    ``(B) Creditable investments.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term `creditable investments'
                means, with respect to any property placed in service
                by a farmer-owned entity, the aggregate qualified
                investments made by the eligible person in such entity,
                reduced (but not below zero) by the sum of--
                            ``(i) the amount of the aggregate qualified
                        investments made by such person in such entity
                        which were taken into account under this
                        section with respect to property previously
                        placed in service by such entity, and
                            ``(ii) the amount of the aggregate
                        qualified investments made by such person in
                        all other farmer-owned entities which were
                        taken into account under this section with
                        respect to property previously placed in
                        service by such other entities.
                    ``(C) Limitation.--For purposes of this paragraph,
                the aggregate qualified investments made by the
                eligible person which may be taken into account for any
                taxable year shall not exceed $30,000.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualified value-added agricultural property.--The
        term `qualified value-added agricultural property' means
        property--
                    ``(A) which is used to add value to a good or
                product, suitable for food or nonfood use, derived in
                whole or in part from organic matter which is available
                on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops and
                agricultural wastes and residues, wood wastes and
                residues, and domesticated animal wastes,
                    ``(B)(i) to which section 168 applies without
                regard to any useful life, or
                    ``(ii) with respect to which depreciation (or
                amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable and
                having a useful life (determined as of the time such
                property is placed in service) of 3 years or more, and
                    ``(C) which is owned and operated by an eligible
                person or a farmer-owned entity.
            ``(2) Eligible person.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible person' means
                a person who materially participates during the taxable
                year in an eligible farming business.
                    ``(B) Material participation.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the determination of whether a person
                materially participates in the trade or business of
                farming shall be made in a manner similar to the manner
                in which such determination is made under section
                2032A(e)(6). In the case that the person is a
                corporation, cooperative, partnership, estate, or
                trust, such determination shall be made at the
                shareholder, partner, or beneficial interests level (as
                the case may be).
                    ``(C) Eligible farming business.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term `eligible farming business'
                means a farming business (as defined in section
                263A(e)(4)) which is not a passive activity (within the
                meaning of section 469(c)).
            ``(3) Farmer-owned entity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `farmer-owned entity'
                means--
                            ``(i) a corporation (including an S
                        corporation) in which eligible persons own 50
                        percent or more of the total voting power of
                        the stock and 50 percent or more (in value) of
                        the stock,
                            ``(ii) a partnership in which eligible
                        persons own 50 percent or more of the total
                        voting power of the profits interest and 50
                        percent or more (in value) of the profits
                        interest, and
                            ``(iii) a cooperative in which eligible
                        persons own 50 percent or more of the total
                        voting power of the member patronage interests
                        and 50 percent or more (in value) of the member
                        patronage interests.
                    ``(B) Constructive ownership rules.--For purposes
                of subparagraph (A), rules similar to the rules of
                section 263A(e)(2)(B) shall apply; except that, in
                applying such rules, the members of an individual's
                family shall be the individuals described in
                subparagraph (C).
                    ``(C) Members of family.--The family of any
                individual shall include only his spouse and children,
                grandchildren, and great grandchildren (whether by the
                whole or half blood), and the spouses of his children,
                grandchildren, and great grandchildren, who reside in
                the same household or jointly operate farming
                businesses (as defined in section 263A(e)(4)). For
                purposes of the preceding sentence, a child who is
                legally adopted, or who is placed with the taxpayer by
                an authorized placement agency for adoption by the
                taxpayer, shall be treated as a child by blood.
            ``(4) Qualified investments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified investments'
                means a payment of cash for the purchase of a qualified
                equity interest in a farmer-owned entity.
                    ``(B) Qualified equity interest.--The term
                `qualified equity interest' means--
                            ``(i) any stock in a domestic corporation
                        if such stock is acquired by the taxpayer after
                        December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 2011,
                        at its original issue (directly or through an
                        underwriter) from the corporation solely in
                        exchange for cash,
                            ``(ii) any capital or profits interest in a
                        domestic partnership if such interest is
                        acquired by the taxpayer after December 31,
                        2004, and before January 1, 2011, and
                            ``(iii) any patronage interest in a
                        cooperative if such interest is acquired by the
                        taxpayer after December 31, 2004, and before
                        January 1, 2011.
                Rules similar to the rules of section 1202(c)(3) shall
                apply for purposes of this paragraph.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Treatment of married individuals.--In the case of a
        separate return by a married individual (as defined in section
        7703), subsection (b)(3)(A) shall be applied by substituting
        `$15,000' for `$30,000'.
            ``(2) Applicable rules.--Under regulations prescribed by
        the Secretary--
                    ``(A) Allocation of credit in the case of estates
                and trusts.--Rules similar to the rules of subsection
                (d) of section 52 shall apply.
                    ``(B) Certain property not eligible.--Rules similar
                to the rules of section 50(b) shall apply.
            ``(3) Basis adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if
        a credit is allowed under this section to any eligible person
        with respect to qualified value-added agricultural property,
        the basis of such property shall be reduced by the amount of
        the credit so allowed and increased by the amount of recapture
        under subsection (e).
    ``(e) Recapture in the Case of Certain Dispositions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Under regulations prescribed by the
        Secretary, rules similar to the rules of section 50(a) shall
        apply with respect to an eligible person if, within the 5-year
        period beginning on the date qualified value-added agricultural
        property with respect to which such person was allowed a credit
        under subsection (a) is originally placed in service--
                    ``(A) such property ceases to be qualified for
                purposes of this section,
                    ``(B) the eligible person or the farmer-owned
                entity (as the case may be) disposes of all or part of
                such property, or
                    ``(C) the eligible person or the farmer-owned
                entity (as the case may be) ceases to be an eligible
                person or farmer-owned entity for purposes of this
                section.
            ``(2) Special rules in event of death.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The period in paragraph (1)
                shall be suspended with respect to an eligible person
                for the 2-year period beginning on the date of death of
                such person.
                    ``(B) Heirs who are eligible persons.--In the case
                that an heir of an eligible person is also an eligible
                person, neither paragraph (1) nor subparagraph (A) of
                this paragraph (unless elected by such heir) shall
                apply with respect to the transfer of property to such
                heir.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
    ``(g) Termination.--This section shall not apply to property placed
in service after December 31, 2010.''.
    (b) Credit Allowed as Part of General Business Credit.--Section
38(b) of such Code (defining current year business credit) is amended
by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (14), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ``, plus'', and by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(16) in the case of an eligible person (as defined in
        section 45G(c)), the value-added agricultural property
        investment credit determined under section 45G(a).''.
    (c) Credit Allowable Against Minimum Tax.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 38 of such Code
        is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and value-added agricultural
                property credit'' after ``employee credit'' in the
                heading,
                    (B) by inserting ``and the value-added agricultural
                property credit'' after ``employee credit'' each place
                it appears in subparagraph (A), and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Value-added agricultural property credit.--
                For purposes of this subsection, the term `value-added
                agricultural property credit' means the credit
                determined under section 45G.''
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subclause (II) of section
        38(c)(2)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by inserting ``or the
        value-added agricultural property credit'' after ``employment
        credit''.
    (d) Limitation on Carryback.--Subsection (d) of section 39 of such
Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
            ``(10) No carryback of value-added agricultural property
        investment credit before effective date.--No portion of the
        unused business credit for any taxable year which is
        attributable to the credit determined under section 45G may be
        carried back to any taxable year ending before the date of the
        enactment of section 45G.''.
    (e) Deduction for Certain Unused Business Credits.--Subsection (c)
of section 196 of such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10)
and inserting ``, and'', and by adding after paragraph (10) the
following new paragraph:
            ``(11) the value-added agricultural property investment
        credit determined under section 45G.''.
    (f) Basis Adjustment.--Subsection (a) of section 1016 of such Code
is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and inserting ``;
and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(29) to the extent provided in section 45G(d)(3), in the
        case of payments with respect to which a credit has been
        allowed under section 38.''.
    (g) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new section:

                              ``Sec. 45G. Value-added agricultural
                                        property investment credit.''.
    (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to qualified investments (as defined in section 45G(c)(5) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) made, and
property placed in service, after December 31, 2004.

Output: Agricultural Producers Value-Added Investment Tax Credit Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals who materially participate in a farming business and certain farmer-owned entities a business tax credit up to $30,000 for investment in qualified value-added agricultural property. Defines "qualified value-added agricultural property" as depreciable property which is used to add value to a good or product, suitable for food or nonfood use, derived in whole or in part from organic matter which is available on a renewable basis, including agricultural crops and agricultural wastes and residues, wood wastes and residues, and domesticated animal wastes. Terminates the credit after 2010.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Enhancement Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

    Section 25 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3720) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 25. OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish an Office of
Innovation and Entrepreneurship with a Director and full-time staff to
foster innovation and the commercialization of new technologies,
products, processes, and services with the goal of promoting
productivity and economic growth in the United States.
    ``(b) Duties.--The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship shall
be responsible for--
            ``(1) developing policies to accelerate innovation and
        advance the commercialization of research and development,
        including federally funded research and development;
            ``(2) identifying existing barriers to innovation and
        commercialization, including access to capital and other
        resources, and ways to overcome those barriers, particularly in
        States participating in the Experimental Program to Stimulate
        Competitive Research;
            ``(3) providing access to relevant data, research, and
        technical assistance on innovation and commercialization,
        including best practices for university-based incubators and
        accelerators;
            ``(4) overseeing the implementation of the loan guarantee
        programs and the Regional Innovation Program established under
        sections 26 and 27, respectively;
            ``(5) developing, within 180 days after the date of
        enactment of the Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship
        Enhancement Act of 2014, and updating at least every 5 years, a
        strategic plan to guide the activities of the Office of
        Innovation and Entrepreneurship that shall--
                    ``(A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-
                term goals, objectives, and policies to accelerate
                innovation and advance the commercialization of
                research and development, including federally funded
                research and development, set forth the anticipated
                time for achieving the objectives, and identify metrics
                for use in assessing progress toward such objectives;
                    ``(B) describe how the Department of Commerce is
                working in conjunction with other Federal agencies to
                foster innovation and commercialization across the
                United States; and
                    ``(C) provide a summary of the activities,
                including the development of metrics to evaluate
                regional innovation strategies undertaken through the
                Regional Innovation Research and Information Program
                established under section 27(c);
            ``(6) strengthening collaboration on and coordination of
        policies relating to innovation and commercialization,
        including those focused on the needs of small businesses and
        rural communities, within the Department of Commerce, between
        the Department of Commerce and other Federal agencies, and
        between the Department of Commerce and appropriate State
        government agencies and institutions, as appropriate; and
            ``(7) any other duties as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish or
        designate an advisory committee, which shall meet at least
        twice each fiscal year, to provide advice to the Secretary on
        carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Office of
        Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
            ``(2) Report to congress.--The advisory committee shall
        prepare a report, to be submitted to the Committee on Science,
        Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate every 3 years. The first report shall be submitted not
        later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Regional
        Innovation and Entrepreneurship Enhancement Act of 2014 and
        shall include--
                    ``(A) an assessment of the strategic plan developed
                under subsection (b)(5) and the progress made in
                implementing the plan and the duties of the Office of
                Innovation and Entrepreneurship;
                    ``(B) an assessment of how the Office of Innovation
                and Entrepreneurship is working with other Federal
                agencies to meet the goals and duties of the office;
                and
                    ``(C) any recommendations for how the Office of
                Innovation and Entrepreneurship could be improved.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018 to carry out this section.''.

SEC. 3. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM.

    Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 27. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a regional
innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional
innovation strategies, including regional innovation clusters.
    ``(b) Cluster Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--As part of the program established under
        subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a competitive
        basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the
        formation and development of regional innovation clusters.
            ``(2) Permissible activities.--Grants awarded under this
        subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate by
        the Secretary, including the following:
                    ``(A) Feasibility studies.
                    ``(B) Planning activities.
                    ``(C) Technical assistance.
                    ``(D) Developing or strengthening communication and
                collaboration between and among participants of a
                regional innovation cluster.
                    ``(E) Attracting additional participants to a
                regional innovation cluster.
                    ``(F) Facilitating market development of products
                and services developed by a regional innovation
                cluster, including through demonstration, deployment,
                technology transfer, and commercialization activities.
                    ``(G) Developing relationships between a regional
                innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other
                regions.
                    ``(H) Interacting with the public and State and
                local governments to meet the goals of the cluster.
            ``(3) Eligible recipient defined.--In this subsection, the
        term `eligible recipient' means--
                    ``(A) a State;
                    ``(B) an Indian tribe;
                    ``(C) a city or other political subdivision of a
                State;
                    ``(D) an entity that--
                            ``(i) is a nonprofit organization, an
                        institution of higher education, a public-
                        private partnership, a science or research
                        park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic
                        development organization or similar entity; and
                            ``(ii) has an application that is supported
                        by a State or a political subdivision of a
                        State; or
                    ``(E) a consortium of any of the entities described
                in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
            ``(4) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An eligible recipient shall
                submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in
                such manner, and containing such information and
                assurances as the Secretary may require.
                    ``(B) Components.--The application shall include,
                at a minimum, a description of the regional innovation
                cluster supported by the proposed activity, including a
                description of--
                            ``(i) whether the regional innovation
                        cluster is supported by the private sector,
                        State and local governments, and other relevant
                        stakeholders;
                            ``(ii) how the existing participants in the
                        regional innovation cluster will encourage and
                        solicit participation by all types of entities
                        that might benefit from participation,
                        including newly formed entities and those rival
                        existing participants;
                            ``(iii) the extent to which the regional
                        innovation cluster is likely to stimulate
                        innovation and have a positive impact on
                        regional economic growth and development;
                            ``(iv) whether the participants in the
                        regional innovation cluster have access to, or
                        contribute to, a well-trained workforce;
                            ``(v) whether the participants in the
                        regional innovation cluster are capable of
                        attracting additional funds from non-Federal
                        sources; and
                            ``(vi) the likelihood that the participants
                        in the regional innovation cluster will be able
                        to sustain activities once grant funds under
                        this subsection have been expended.
                    ``(C) Special consideration.--The Secretary shall
                give special consideration to applications from regions
                that contain communities negatively impacted by trade.
            ``(5) Special consideration.--The Secretary shall give
        special consideration to an eligible recipient who agrees to
        collaborate with local workforce investment area boards.
            ``(6) Cost share.--The Secretary may not provide more than
        50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under this
        subsection.
            ``(7) Outreach to rural communities.--The Secretary shall
        conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural
        communities to encourage those entities to participate in
        regional innovation cluster activities under this subsection.
            ``(8) Funding.--The Secretary may accept funds from other
        Federal agencies to support grants and activities under this
        subsection.
    ``(c) Regional Innovation Research and Information Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--As part of the program established under
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a regional
        innovation research and information program--
                    ``(A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate
                information on best practices for regional innovation
                strategies (including regional innovation clusters),
                including information relating to how innovation,
                productivity, and economic development can be maximized
                through such strategies;
                    ``(B) to provide technical assistance, including
                through the development of technical assistance guides,
                for the development and implementation of regional
                innovation strategies (including regional innovation
                clusters);
                    ``(C) to support the development of relevant
                metrics and measurement standards to evaluate regional
                innovation strategies (including regional innovation
                clusters), including the extent to which such
                strategies stimulate innovation, productivity, and
                economic development; and
                    ``(D) to collect and make available data on
                regional innovation cluster activity in the United
                States, including data on--
                            ``(i) the size, specialization, and
                        competitiveness of regional innovation
                        clusters;
                            ``(ii) the regional domestic product
                        contribution, total jobs and earnings by key
                        occupations, establishment size, nature of
                        specialization, patents, Federal research and
                        development spending, and other relevant
                        information for regional innovation clusters;
                        and
                            ``(iii) supply chain product and service
                        flows within and between regional innovation
                        clusters.
            ``(2) Research grants.--The Secretary may award research
        grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals
        of the program established under this subsection.
            ``(3) Dissemination of information.--Data and analysis
        compiled by the Secretary under the program established in this
        subsection shall be made available to other Federal agencies,
        State and local governments, and nonprofit and for-profit
        entities.
            ``(4) Regional innovation grant program.--The Secretary
        shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant under
        subsection (b) into the program established under this
        subsection.
    ``(d) Interagency Coordination.--
            ``(1) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
        Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under
        this section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the
        efforts of, other programs at the Department of Commerce or
        other Federal agencies.
            ``(2) Collaboration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall explore and
                pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies,
                including through multiagency funding opportunities, on
                regional innovation strategies.
                    ``(B) Small businesses.--The Secretary shall ensure
                that such collaboration with Federal agencies
                prioritizes the needs and challenges of small
                businesses.
    ``(e) Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
        enactment of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010,
        the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent
        entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences, to conduct an
        evaluation of the program established under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Requirements.--The evaluation shall include--
                    ``(A) whether the program is achieving its goals;
                    ``(B) any recommendations for how the program may
                be improved; and
                    ``(C) a recommendation as to whether the program
                should be continued or terminated.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Regional innovation cluster.--The term `regional
        innovation cluster' means a geographically bounded network of
        similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that--
                    ``(A) are engaged in or with a particular industry
                sector;
                    ``(B) have active channels for business
                transactions and communication;
                    ``(C) share specialized infrastructure, labor
                markets, and services; and
                    ``(D) leverage the region's unique competitive
                strengths to stimulate innovation and create jobs.
            ``(2) State.--The term `State' means one of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other
        territory or possession of the United States.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to
carry out this section.''.

Output: Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Enhancement Act of 2014 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to: (1) expand the duties and reporting requirements of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, including by requiring the development of a strategic plan to guide the activities of the Office; (2) authorize appropriations for such Office for FY2014-FY2018; and (3) modify the Regional Innovation Program established by such Act to eliminate provisions relating to science and research parks and require outreach to public and private sector entities in rural communities to encourage participation in Program activities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Home Health Documentation and
Program Improvement Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. INFORMATION TO SATISFY DOCUMENTATION OF MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY
              FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.

    (a) Part A.--Section 1814(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395f(a)) is amended by inserting before ``For purposes of paragraph
(2)(C),'' the following new sentence: ``For purposes of documentation
for physician certification and recertification made under paragraph
(2) on or after January 1, 2018, and made with respect to home health
services furnished by a home health agency, in addition to using
documentation in the medical record of the physician who so certifies
or the medical record of the acute or post-acute care facility (in the
case that home health services were furnished to an individual who was
directly admitted to the home health agency from such a facility), the
Secretary shall use documentation in the medical record of the home
health agency as supporting material, as appropriate to the case
involved.''.
    (b) Part B.--Section 1835(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395n(a)) is amended by inserting before ``For purposes of paragraph
(2)(A),'' the following new sentence: ``For purposes of documentation
for physician certification and recertification made under paragraph
(2) on or after January 1, 2018, and made with respect to home health
services furnished by a home health agency, in addition to using
documentation in the medical record of the physician who so certifies
or the medical record of the acute or post-acute care facility (in the
case that home health services were furnished to an individual who was
directly admitted to the home health agency from such a facility), the
Secretary shall use documentation in the medical record of the home
health agency as supporting material, as appropriate to the case
involved.''.

SEC. 3. VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT OF HOME HEALTH CLAIMS.

    (a) Settlement Process for Home Health Claims.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
        Services shall establish a settlement process under which a
        home health agency entitled to an eligible administrative
        appeal has the option to enter into a settlement with the
        Secretary that is reached in a manner consistent with the
        succeeding paragraphs of this subsection.
            (2) Process and consideration of home health claims.--A
        settlement under paragraph (1) with a home health agency that
        is with respect to an eligible administrative appeal may only
        be reached in accordance with the following process:
                    (A) A settlement under such paragraph with the home
                health agency shall be with respect to all claims by
                such agency, subject to paragraph (4), that, as of the
                date of such settlement, are under an eligible
                administrative appeal.
                    (B) For the duration of the settlement process with
                such agency, an eligible administrative appeal that is
                with respect to any such claim by such agency shall be
                suspended.
                    (C) Under the settlement process, the Secretary
                shall determine an aggregate amount to be paid to the
                home health agency with respect to all claims by such
                agency that are under an eligible administrative appeal
                in the following manner:
                            (i) The Secretary shall, for purposes of
                        applying clause (ii) with respect to all
                        settlements under paragraph (1), select a
                        percentage. In selecting such percentage, the
                        Secretary shall consider the percentage used
                        under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
                        Services hospital appeals settlement that began
                        on October 31, 2014.
                            (ii) The Secretary shall, with respect to
                        each denied claim for such agency that is under
                        an eligible administrative appeal, calculate an
                        amount (referred to in this subparagraph as an
                        ``individual claim amount'') by multiplying the
                        net payable amount for such claim by the
                        percentage selected under clause (i).
                            (iii) Such aggregate amount with respect to
                        such agency shall be determined by calculating
                        the total sum of all the individual claim
                        amounts calculated under clause (ii) with
                        respect to such agency.
            (3) Effect of process.--
                    (A) Effect of settlement.--
                            (i) Further appeal.--As part of any
                        settlement under paragraph (1) between a home
                        health agency and the Secretary, such home
                        health agency shall be required to forego the
                        right to an administrative appeal under section
                        1869 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
                        1395ff) or section 1878 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
                        1395oo) (including any redetermination,
                        reconsideration, hearing, or review) with
                        respect to any claims for home health services
                        that are subject to the settlement.
                            (ii) Judicial review.--There shall be no
                        administrative or judicial review under such
                        section 1869 or otherwise of a settlement under
                        paragraph (1) and the claims covered by the
                        settlement.
                    (B) Effect of no settlement.--In the event that the
                process described in paragraph (2) does not, with
                respect to a home health agency, result in a settlement
                under paragraph (1) with such agency, any appeal under
                such section 1869 that is with respect to a claim by
                such agency that was suspended pursuant to paragraph
                (2)(B) shall resume under such section.
            (4) Coordination with law enforcement.--The Secretary of
        Health and Human Services shall establish a process under which
        individuals in the Department of Health and Human Services
        responsible for executing a settlement under paragraph (1) may,
        in order to avoid the inadvertent settlement of cases that
        involve fraud or other criminal activity, coordinate with
        appropriate law enforcement agencies.
    (b) No Entitlement to Settlement Process.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed as creating an entitlement to enter into a
settlement process established pursuant to subsection (a).
    (c) Eligible Administrative Appeal Defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``eligible administrative appeal'' means an appeal
under section 1869 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ff)
(including any redetermination, reconsideration, hearing, or review)--
            (1) that is with respect to one or more claims that--
                    (A) are for home health services that--
                            (i) were furnished on or after January 1,
                        2011, and before January 1, 2015; and
                            (ii) were reasonable and necessary under
                        section 1862(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
                        1395y(a)(1)(A)); and
                    (B) were timely filed consistent with section
                1814(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(1)) or
                sections 1835(a)(1) and 1842(b)(3) of such Act (42
                U.S.C. 1395n(a)(1), 1395u(b)(3)); and
            (2) either--
                    (A) was timely filed consistent with section 1869
                of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ff) and is pending; or
                    (B) for which the applicable time frame to file an
                appeal has not expired.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1869 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ff) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(j) Application With Respect to Certain Home Health Claims.--For
the application of the provisions of this section with respect to
certain claims for home health services that were furnished on or after
January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2015, see section 3 of the Home
Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2017.''.

Output: Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to use an individual's medical record from a home-health agency, as appropriate, to support certification of such individual's Medicare eligibility for home-health services. The bill requires the CMS to establish a process for home-health agencies that are entitled to an administrative appeal after being denied eligibility for Medicare reimbursement to, instead, enter into a settlement with the CMS.