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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access to High Standards Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) far too many students are not being provided sufficient
        academic preparation in secondary school, which results in
        limited employment opportunities, college dropout rates of over
        25 percent for the first year of college, and remediation for
        almost one-third of incoming college freshmen;
            (2) there is a growing consensus that raising academic
        standards, establishing high academic expectations, and showing
        concrete results are at the core of improving public education;
            (3) modeling academic standards on the well-known program
        of advanced placement courses is an approach that many
        education leaders and almost half of all States have endorsed;
            (4) advanced placement programs already are providing 30
        different college-level courses, serving almost 60 percent of
        all secondary schools, reaching over 1,000,000 students (of
        whom 80 percent attend public schools, 55 percent are females,
        and 30 percent are minorities), and providing test scores that
        are accepted for college credit at over 3,000 colleges and
        universities, every university in Germany, France, and Austria,
        and most institutions in Canada and the United Kingdom;
            (5) 24 States are now funding programs to increase
        participation in advanced placement programs, including 19
        States that provide funds for advanced placement teacher
        professional development, 3 States that require that all public
        secondary schools offer advanced placement courses, 10 States
        that pay the fees for advanced placement tests for some or all
        students, and 4 States that require that their public
        universities grant uniform academic credit for scores of 3 or
        better on advanced placement tests; and
            (6) the State programs described in paragraph (5) have
        shown the responsiveness of schools and students to such
        programs, raised the academic standards for both students
        participating in such programs and other children taught by
        teachers who are involved in advanced placement courses, and
        shown tremendous success in increasing enrollment, achievement,
        and minority participation in advanced placement programs.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to encourage more of the 600,000 students who take
        advanced placement courses but do not take advanced placement
        exams each year to demonstrate their achievements through
        taking the exams;
            (2) to build on the many benefits of advanced placement
        programs for students, which benefits may include the
        acquisition of skills that are important to many employers,
        Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) scores that are 100 points
        above the national averages, and the achievement of better
        grades in secondary school and in college than the grades of
        students who have not participated in the programs;
            (3) to support State and local efforts to raise academic
        standards through advanced placement programs, and thus further
        increase the number of students who participate and succeed in
        advanced placement programs;
            (4) to increase the availability and broaden the range of
        schools that have advanced placement programs, which programs
        are still often distributed unevenly among regions, States, and
        even secondary schools within the same school district, while
        also increasing and diversifying student participation in the
        programs;
            (5) to build on the State programs described in subsection
        (a)(5) and demonstrate that larger and more diverse groups of
        students can participate and succeed in advanced placement
        programs;
            (6) to provide greater access to advanced placement courses
        for low-income and other disadvantaged students; and
            (7) to provide access to advanced placement courses for
        secondary school juniors at schools that do not offer advanced
        placement programs, increase the rate of secondary school
        juniors and seniors who participate in advanced placement
        courses to 25 percent of the secondary school student
        population, and increase the numbers of students who receive
advanced placement test scores for which college academic credit is
awarded.

SEC. 3. ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM GRANTS.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under the
        authority of subsection (f) for a fiscal year, the Secretary
        shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible
        entities to enable the eligible entities to carry out the
        authorized activities described in subsection (c).
            (2) Duration and payments.--
                    (A) Duration.--The Secretary shall award a grant
                under this section for a period of 3 years.
                    (B) Payments.--The Secretary shall make grant
                payments under this section on an annual basis.
            (3) Definition of eligible entity.--In this section, the
        term ``eligible entity'' means a State educational agency, or a
        local educational agency, in the State.
    (b) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section the Secretary
shall give priority to eligible entities submitting applications under
subsection (d) that demonstrate--
            (1) a pervasive need for access to advanced placement
        incentive programs;
            (2) the involvement of business and community organizations
        in the activities to be assisted;
            (3) the availability of matching funds from State or local
        sources to pay for the cost of activities to be assisted;
            (4) a focus on developing or expanding advanced placement
        programs and participation in the core academic areas of
        English, mathematics, and science; and
            (5)(A) in the case of an eligible entity that is a State
        educational agency, the State educational agency carries out
        programs in the State that target--
                    (i) local educational agencies serving schools with
                a high concentration of low-income students; or
                    (ii) schools with a high concentration of low-
                income students; or
            (B) in the case of an eligible entity that is a local
        educational agency, the local educational agency serves schools
        with a high concentration of low-income students.
    (c) Authorized Activities.--An eligible entity may use grant funds
under this section to expand access for low-income individuals to
advanced placement incentive programs that involve--
            (1) teacher training;
            (2) preadvanced placement course development;
            (3) curriculum coordination and articulation between grade
        levels that prepares students for advanced placement courses;
            (4) curriculum development;
            (5) books and supplies; and
            (6) any other activity directly related to expanding access
        to and participation in advanced placement incentive programs
        particularly for low-income individuals.
    (d) Application.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in
such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
require.
    (e) Data Collection and Reporting.--
            (1) Data collection.--Each eligible entity receiving a
        grant under this section shall annually report to the
        Secretary--
                    (A) the number of students taking advanced
                placement courses who are served by the eligible
                entity;
                    (B) the number of advanced placement tests taken by
                students served by the eligible entity;
                    (C) the scores on the advanced placement tests; and
                    (D) demographic information regarding individuals
                taking the advanced placement courses and tests
                disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, English
                proficiency status, and socioeconomic status.
            (2) Report.--The Secretary shall annually compile the
        information received from each eligible entity under paragraph
        (1) and report to Congress regarding the information.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year
2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding
fiscal years.

SEC. 4. ON-LINE ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--From amounts appropriated under subsection
(f) the Secretary shall award grants to local educational agencies to
enable the local educational agencies to provide students with on-line
advanced placement courses.
    (b) Contracts.--A local educational agency that receives a grant
under this section may enter into a contract with a nonprofit or for-
profit organization to provide the on-line advanced placement courses,
including contracting for necessary support services.
    (c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section the Secretary
shall give priority to local educational agencies that--
            (1) serve high concentrations of low-income students;
            (2) serve rural areas; and
            (3) the Secretary determines would not have access to on-
        line advanced placement courses without assistance provided
        under this section.
    (d) Uses.--Grant funds provided under this section may be used to
purchase the on-line curriculum, to train teachers with respect to the
use of on-line curriculum, or to purchase course materials.
    (e) Applications.--Each local educational agency desiring a grant
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may require.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal
years.

SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT.

    (a) Dissemination of Advanced Placement Information.--Each
institution of higher education receiving Federal funds for research or
for programs assisted under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001 et seq.)--
            (1) shall distribute to secondary school counselors or
        advanced placement coordinators in the State information with
        respect to the amount and type of academic credit provided to
students at the institution of higher education for advanced placement
test scores; and
            (2) shall standardize, not later than 4 years after the
        date of enactment of this Act, the form and manner in which the
        information described in paragraph (1) is disseminated by the
        various departments, offices, or other divisions of the
        institution of higher education.
    (b) State and Local Initiatives.--
            (1) Javits gifted and talented students.--Section 10205(a)
        of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 8035(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the
                semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) to programs and projects for gifted and talented
        students that build on or otherwise incorporate advanced
        placement courses and tests.''.
            (2) Upward bound program.--Section 402C of the Higher
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-13) is amended by adding
        at the end the following:
    ``(f) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority in awarding
grants under this section to upward bound projects that focus on
increasing secondary school student participation and success in
advanced placement courses.''.
            (3) Eisenhower professional development.--
                    (A) Federal activities.--Section 2101 of the
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
                U.S.C. 6621) is amended by adding at the end the
                following:
    ``(c) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority in awarding
grants and entering into contracts and cooperative agreements under
this part to activities that involve training in advanced placement
instruction.''.
                    (B) State and local activities.--Section 2207 of
                the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
                U.S.C. 6647) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and''
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in paragraph (13), by striking the
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) providing professional development activities
        involving training in advanced placement instruction.''.
            (4) Technology.--
                    (A) Star schools.--Section 3204 of the Elementary
                and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6894) is
                amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Advanced Placement Instruction.--Each eligible entity
receiving funds under this part is encouraged to deliver advanced
placement instruction to underserved communities.''.
                    (B) Education technology grants.--Subpart 2 of part
                A of title III of the Elementary and Secondary
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6841 et seq.) is
                amended--
                            (i) in section 3134 (20 U.S.C. 6844)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (5), by striking
                                ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (II) in paragraph (6), by striking
                                the period and inserting ``; and''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the
                                following:
            ``(7) providing education technology for advanced placement
        instruction.''; and
                            (ii) in section 3136(c) (20 U.S.C.
                        6846(c))--
                                    (I) in paragraph (4), by striking
                                ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (II) in paragraph (5), by striking
                                the period and inserting ``; and''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the
                                following:
            ``(6) the project will use education technology for
        advanced placement instruction.''.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Advanced placement incentive program.--The term
        ``advanced placement incentive program'' means a program that
        provides advanced placement activities and services to low-
        income individuals.
            (2) Advanced placement test.--The term ``advanced placement
        test'' means an advanced placement test administered by the
        College Board or approved by the Secretary.
            (3) High concentration of low-income students.--The term
        ``high concentration of low-income students'', used with
        respect to a State educational agency, local educational agency
        or school, means an agency or school, as the case may be, that
        serves a student population 40 percent or more of whom are from
        families with incomes below the poverty level, as determined in
        the same manner as the determination is made under section
        1124(c)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)(2)).
            (4) Low-income individual.--The term ``low-income
        individual'' means a low-income individual (as defined in
        section 402A(g)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1070a-11(g)(2)) who is academically prepared to
        successfully take an advanced placement test as determined by a
        school teacher or advanced placement coordinator taking into
        consideration factors such as enrollment and performance in an
        advanced placement course or superior academic ability.
            (5) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1001(a)).
            (6) Local educational agency; secondary school; and state
        educational agency.--The terms ``local educational agency'',
        ``secondary school'', and ``State educational agency'' have the
        meanings given the terms in section 14101 of the Elementary and
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Education.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United
        States Virgin Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
        the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

Output: Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to make AP programs a priority for Javits Gifted and Talented Students, Upward Bound, Eisenhower professional development, Star Schools, and education technology grants. Requires each institution of higher learning receiving HEA assistance to distribute to secondary school counselors or AP coordinators in the State information on academic credit given to students at the institution for AP test scores.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Continued Dumping or Subsidy Offset
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS OF CONGRESS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Consistent with the rights of the United States under
        the World Trade Organization, injurious dumping is to be
        condemned and actionable subsidies which cause injury to
        domestic industries must be effectively neutralized.
            (2) United States unfair trade laws have as their purpose
        the restoration of conditions of fair trade so that jobs and
        investment that should be in the United States are not lost
        through false market signals.
            (3) The continued dumping or subsidization of imported
        product after the issuance of antidumping orders or findings or
        countervailing duty orders can frustrate the remedial purpose
        of the laws by preventing market prices from returning to fair
        levels.
            (4) Where dumping or subsidization continues, domestic
        producers will be reluctant to reinvest or rehire and may be
        unable to maintain pension and health care benefits that
        conditions of fair trade would permit. Similarly, small
        businesses and America's farmers and ranchers may be unable to
        pay down accumulated debt, to obtain working capital or
        otherwise remain viable.
            (5) United States trade laws should be strengthened to see
        that the remedial purpose of the laws is achieved in fact.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of subtitle C of title VII of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:

``SEC. 754. CONTINUED DUMPING OR SUBSIDY OFFSET.

    ``(a) In General.--Whenever continued dumping or subsidization is
found to exist by the administering authority under section 751(a) of
this Act or by operation of law, any duties assessed shall be
distributed to the affected domestic producers for qualifying
expenditures on an annual basis. Such disbursement shall be known as
the `continued dumping or subsidy offset'.
    ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `affected domestic producer' means any
        manufacturer, producer, farmer, rancher or worker
        representative, including associations of such individuals and
        entities, that was a petitioner or interested party in support
        of the petition with respect to which an antidumping duty
        finding or order or countervailing duty order has been entered
        and remains in operation. Companies or businesses that have
        ceased the production of the product covered by the order or
        finding or who have been acquired by a company or business that
        is related to a company that opposed the investigation shall
        not be an affected domestic producer.
            ``(2) The term `Commissioner' means the Commissioner of the
        United States Customs Service.
            ``(3) The term `Commission' means the United States
        International Trade Commission.
            ``(4) The term `qualifying expenditure' means an
        expenditure incurred after the issuance of the antidumping duty
        finding or order or countervailing duty order in any of the
        following categories:
                    ``(A) plant;
                    ``(B) equipment;
                    ``(C) research and development;
                    ``(D) personnel training;
                    ``(E) acquisition of technology;
                    ``(F) health care benefits to employees paid for by
                the employer;
                    ``(G) pension benefits to employees paid for by the
                employer;
                    ``(H) environmental equipment, training, or
                technology;
                    ``(I) acquisition of raw materials and other
                inputs; and
                    ``(J) borrowed working capital or other funds
                needed to maintain production.
    ``(c) Disbursement Procedures.--The Commissioner shall prescribe
procedures for disbursing the continued dumping or subsidies offset
required by this section provided that disbursement shall occur for
monies assessed during a fiscal year not later than sixty days after
the beginning of the following fiscal year.
    ``(d) Parties Eligible for Distribution of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duties Assessed.--
            ``(1) The Commission shall forward to the Commissioner
        within sixty days of the effective date of this section or
        within sixty days of an antidumping or countervailing duty
        order issued after the effective date of this section a list of
        petitioners and companies that indicate support of the petition
        by inclusion in the petition or supplements thereto, by letter
        or through questionnaire response. Where no injury test was
        required or where the Commission's records do not permit an
        identification of those in support of a petition the Commission
        shall consult with the Department of Commerce to determine the
        identity of the petitioner and those domestic parties who have
        entered appearances during administrative reviews conducted by
        Commerce and sought vigorous enforcement of United States law.
            ``(2) The Commissioner shall publish in the Federal
        Register at least thirty days prior to the issuance of
        payments, a notice of intention to distribute duty assessments,
        the list of companies eligible based on the list obtained from
        the Commission, and shall request a certification from each
        recipient as to--
                    ``(A) desire to receive distribution,
                    ``(B) continued eligibility as an affected domestic
                producer, and
                    ``(C) the qualifying expenditures incurred since
                the issuance of the order for which distribution under
                this section has not previously been made.
            ``(3) The Commissioner shall distribute all funds
        (including all interest earned) from assessments received in
        the completed fiscal year to affected domestic producers based
        on the affirmative responses to paragraph (2) on a pro rata
        basis based on new and remaining qualifying expenditures.
    ``(e) Special Accounts.--
            ``(1) Within fourteen days of the effective date of this
        provision for outstanding antidumping orders and findings or
        for outstanding countervailing duty orders or within fourteen
        days of the date an antidumping or countervailing duty order
        takes effect, the Commissioner shall establish in the Treasury
        a special account with respect to that order or finding.
            ``(2) The Commissioner shall have deposited into the
        special accounts all antidumping or countervailing duties,
        including interest on such duties, that are assessed under the
        antidumping order or finding or the countervailing duty order
        with respect to which the account was established since the
        effective date of this section.
            ``(3) The monies in a special account shall be available
        for distribution to the extent of actual assessment (including
        interest).
            ``(4) Consistent with the requirements of subsection (c),
        the Commissioner shall by regulation prescribe the time and
        manner in which distribution of funds from special accounts
        will be made.
            ``(5) The special accounts shall remain in existence until
        all entries relating to an order which has been terminated are
        liquidated and duties assessed collected and the Commissioner
        has provided one last notice of opportunity to obtain
        distribution pursuant to subsection (c). Amounts not claimed
        within 90 days of the time of such final distribution shall be
        returned to the general fund of the Treasury.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for title VII of
the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting the following new item
after the item relating to section 753:

``Sec. 754. Continued dumping or subsidy offset.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The continued antidumping or subsidy offset
shall apply with regard to all assessments made on or after October 1,
1996, on outstanding antidumping findings or orders or countervailing
duty orders.

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Limits qualifying expenditures to expenditures incurred since the issuance of the antidumping duty finding or order or countervailing duty order in any or all of the categories of plant, equipment, research and development, personnel training, acquisition of technology, employer-paid employee health care and pension benefits, environmental equipment, training or technology, acquisition of raw materials and other inputs, and borrowed working capital or other funds needed to maintain production.
Directs the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service to prescribe offset disbursement procedures.  Sets forth general procedures for notification of eligible parties.
Requires the Commissioner to establish a special account in the Treasury to receive all antidumping or countervailing duties, including interest, for distribution according to this Act, within 14 days after an antidumping or countervailing duty order takes effect.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Care Corps Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Corps.--The term ``Corps'' means the National Care
        Corps established under section 3 of this Act.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
        the Corps appointed under section 3(b)(1) of this Act.
            (3) Local care corps program.--The term ``local Care Corps
        program'' means a program funded with a grant awarded under
        section 10(b) of this Act that hosts Corps members and arranges
        for them to provide approved services to individuals in need.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CARE CORPS.

    (a) In General.--There is established in the Department of Health
and Human Services a program to be known as the ``National Care Corps''
through which Corps members provide approved services to individuals in
need via participation in local Care Corps programs.
    (b) Staff.--
            (1) Appointment of director.--The Secretary, acting through
        the Administrator for Community Living, shall appoint a
        Director of the Corps.
            (2) Duties of director.--The Director shall--
                    (A) design, develop, and administer Corps programs;
                    (B) manage the daily operations of the Corps; and
                    (C) report to the Administrator for Community
                Living.
            (3) Authority to employ staff.--The Director may employ
        such staff as is necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 4. SELECTION AND ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Selection.--The Director shall select eligible
        individuals for membership in the Corps.
            (2) Nondiscrimination.--In selecting Corps members, the
        Director shall comply with all applicable provisions of State
        and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to
        nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity.
    (b) Eligible Individuals.--To be eligible for membership in the
Corps, an individual shall--
            (1) be at least 18 years of age on or before December 31 of
        the calendar year in which the individual begins participation
        in the Corps;
            (2) agree to participate in the Corps for a period of not
        more than 24 months;
            (3) submit an application to the Director at such time, in
        such manner, and containing such information as the Director
        may require;
            (4) pass a criminal background check as described in
        subsection (c); and
            (5) agree to comply with such terms and conditions as the
        Director may require.
    (c) Criminal Background Check.--
            (1) In general.--Before selecting any individual for
        membership in the Corps, the Director shall request a criminal
        background check of such individual.
            (2) Membership prohibitions.--An individual shall be
        ineligible to be a Corps member if--
                    (A) such individual refuses to consent to the
                criminal background check; or
                    (B) the criminal background check does not
                demonstrate to the Director's satisfaction that such
                individual is fit for Corps service.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZED BENEFITS FOR CORPS MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--The Director shall provide for members of the
Corps to receive allowances, health insurance, and post-service
educational awards authorized by this section.
    (b) Allowances.--The Director shall provide each Corps member with
such living, travel, and leave allowances, and such housing
transportation, supplies, equipment, and subsistence as the Director
may determine to be necessary for the member's maintenance and to
ensure the member's health and capacity to serve effectively.
    (c) Health Insurance.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall provide for each Corps
        member to receive health insurance coverage.
            (2) Minimum essential coverage.--The health insurance
        coverage described paragraph (1) shall meet the requirements of
        section 5000A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (d) Post-Service Educational Award.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall establish an
        educational award for Corps members.
            (2) Amounts.--
                    (A) Amount for full-time service.--In the case of a
                Corps member who completes a 12-month term of full-time
                service as determined by the Director, such member
                shall receive an educational award having a value equal
                to the maximum amount of a Federal Pell Grant under
                section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
                U.S.C. 1070a) that a student eligible for such grant
                may receive in the aggregate (without regard to whether
                the funds are provided through discretionary or
                mandatory appropriations) for the award year. A Corps
                member may receive up to 2 such awards.
                    (B) Amount for other periods of service.--In the
                case of a Corps member who completes less than a 12-
                month term of full-time service as determined by the
                Director, such member may receive a portion of the
                educational award described in subparagraph (A) that
                corresponds to the quantity of service actually
                completed by the member.
            (3) Uses of award.--An educational award shall be used to
        pay--
                    (A) costs of attendance at an institution of higher
                education; or
                    (B) government or commercial loans received by an
                individual for costs of attendance at an institution of
                higher education.
            (4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        following definitions shall apply:
                    (A) Cost of attendance.--The term ``cost of
                attendance'' has the meaning given such term by section
                472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                1087ll).
                    (B) Institution of higher education.--The term
                ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning
                given such term by section 101(a) of the Higher
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
    (e) Regulations.--The Director shall issue any regulations that the
Director determines to be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 6. ASSIGNMENT OF CORPS MEMBERS TO SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH
              DISABILITIES.

    (a) Assignment of Corps Members.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall assign each Corps
        member to participate in a local Care Corps program.
            (2) Priority of assignment.--In assigning Corps members to
        local Care Corps programs, the Director shall assign not less
        than 20 percent of members to programs that serve geographic
        areas in which the Director determines there is a shortage of
        approved services available to individuals in need, with
        consideration given to low-income and minority populations.
    (b) Services Provided by Corps Members.--
            (1) In general.--Corps members may only provide approved
        services to individuals in need through participation in local
        Care Corps programs.
            (2) Approved services.--Approved services are services
        provided directly to individuals in need in home-based settings
        that--
                    (A) result in person-to-person, supportive
                relationships with each individual served;
                    (B) support the achievement and maintenance of the
                highest level of independent living for each individual
                in need;
                    (C) are meaningful to the Corps member; and
                    (D) are supported by appropriate orientation,
                training, and supervision.
            (3) Prohibited services.--In performing duties as a Corps
        member, no member shall provide--
                    (A) professional medical services;
                    (B) administrative support services to a local
                Corps program;
                    (C) care in an institutional setting;
                    (D) care prohibited under State law; or
                    (E) any other services determined by the director
                to be inconsistent with the purposes of the Corps.
            (4) Guidance regarding scope of services.--The Director may
        issue guidance describing the scope of services that may be
        provided by Corps members. In issuing such guidance, the
        Director shall provide for a public notice and comment period
        of not less than 30 days before issuing the guidance in final
        form.
    (c) Individual in Need.--The term ``individual in need'' means an
individual who--
            (1) is at least 65 years of age or has a disability as
        defined in section 3 of the Americans With Disabilities Act of
        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102);
            (2) has difficulty with self-care; and
            (3) meets such other criteria as the Director determines to
        be appropriate.

SEC. 7. TRAINING AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

    (a) Pre-Assignment Training Program.--The Director shall develop a
training program that provides Corps members with instruction in the
skills necessary to carry out an assignment in a local Care Corps
program. Such training program shall include--
            (1) at least 20 hours of instruction for each Corps member;
        and
            (2) any other requirements the Director determines to be
        appropriate.
    (b) Standards of Conduct.--The Director shall establish and enforce
standards to promote proper conduct and discipline within the Corps.

SEC. 8. STATUS OF CORPS MEMBERS UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section,
members of the Corps shall not, by reason of their status as members,
be treated as Federal employees or be subject to the provisions of law
relating to Federal employment.
    (b) Work-Related Injuries.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81
        of title 5, United States Code, relating to the compensation of
        Federal employees for work injuries, members of the Corps shall
        be treated as employees of the United States within the meaning
        of the term ``employee'', as defined in section 8101 of such
        title.
            (2) Special rule.--In the application of the provisions of
        subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to a
        member of the Corps, the member shall not be treated to be in
        the performance of duty while absent from the member's assigned
        post of duty unless the absence is authorized in accordance
        with procedures prescribed by the Director.
    (c) Tort Claims Procedure.--A member of the Corps shall be treated
as an employee of the United States for purposes of chapter 171 of
title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims liability and
procedure.

SEC. 9. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the
Administrator for Community Living, shall transmit to Congress at least
once in each fiscal year a report on the Corps. At minimum, such report
shall include--
            (1) a description of the population served by the Corps
        during the preceding fiscal year;
            (2) an evaluation of Corps operations; and
            (3) recommendations, if any, for improving Corps
        operations.

SEC. 10. LOCAL CARE CORPS PROGRAMS.

    (a) Functions of Local Care Corps Programs.--Local Care Corps
programs shall--
            (1) conduct in-person orientation and training for Corps
        members;
            (2) develop and monitor member assignments, which shall
        include selecting the individuals in need to be served by Corps
        members, matching members to assignments, and supervising
        members;
            (3) maintain records and prepare reports as required by the
        Director; and
            (4) carry out any other activities determined to be
        appropriate by the Director.
    (b) Grants for Local Care Corps Programs.--The Director may award
grants to qualified entities for the operation of local Care Corps
programs.
            (1) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' means
        a public or private nonprofit entity that is--
                    (A) part of an aging network, as defined by section
                102(5) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
                3002(5));
                    (B) a time-banking or volunteer organizing agency;
                    (C) a State, county, or local government; or
                    (D) any other entity determined to be appropriate
                by the Director.
            (2) Application process.--To be eligible for a grant under
        this subsection, a qualified entity shall--
                    (A) submit an application to the Director at such
                time, in such manner, and containing such information
                as the Director may require; and
                    (B) abide by such terms and conditions as the
                Director determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated
$350,000,000 for each of the fiscal years beginning after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Continued Availability of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year are authorized to
remain available for that fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year.

Output: National Care Corps Act of 2014 - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Care Corps through which Corps Members provide certain services to individuals in need who are age 65 or older or have a disability and have difficulty with self-care.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Gang Activity Act of
2004''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18.

    Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' after the
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) who participates in a criminal street gang as
        described in subsection (z);''.

SEC. 3. CRIMINAL STREET GANGS.

    Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following:
    ``(z) As used in subsection (g)(10):
            ``(1) The term `criminal street gang' means a formal or
        informal group, club, organization, or association of 3 or more
        individuals, who act in concert, or agree to act in concert,
        with a purpose that any of these persons alone, or in any
        combination, commit or will commit, 2 or more predicate gang
        crimes, 1 of which occurs after the date of enactment of this
        subsection and the last of which occurs not later than 10 years
        (excluding any period of imprisonment) after the commission of
        a prior predicate gang crime, provided that the activities of
        the criminal street gang affect interstate or foreign commerce.
            ``(2) The term `predicate gang crime' means--
                    ``(A) any act or threat, or attempted act or
                threat, which is chargeable under Federal or State law
                and punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year,
                involving murder, attempted murder, manslaughter,
gambling, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, arson, obstruction of
justice, tampering with or retaliating against a witness, victim, or
informant, burglary, sexual assault, carjacking, or manufacturing,
importing, distributing, possessing with intent to distribute, or
otherwise dealing in a controlled substance or listed chemicals (as
those terms are defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 802));
                    ``(B) any act punishable by imprisonment for more
                than 1 year under section 844 (relating to explosive
                materials), section 922(g)(1) (where the underlying
                conviction is a serious violent felony (as defined in
                section 3559(c)(2)(F) of this title) or is a serious
                drug offense (as defined in section 942(e)(2)(A) of
                this title), or subsection (a)(2), (b), (c), (g), or
                (h) of section 924 (relating to receipt, possession,
                and transfer of firearms), sections 1028 and 1029
                (relating to fraud and related activity in connection
                with identification documents or access devices),
                section 1503 (relating to obstruction of justice),
                section 1510 (relating to obstruction of criminal
                investigations), section 1512 (relating to tampering
                with a witness, victim, or informant), or section 1513
                (relating to retaliating against a witness, victim, or
                informant), section 1951 (relating to interference with
                commerce, robbery or extortion), section 1952 (relating
                to racketeering), section 1956 (relating to the
                laundering of monetary instruments), section 1957
                (relating to engaging in monetary transactions in
                property derived from specified unlawful activity),
                section 1958 (relating to use of interstate commerce
                facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire),
                sections 2312 through 2315 (relating to interstate
                transportation of stolen motor vehicles or stolen
                property); or
                    ``(C) any act involving the Immigration and
                Nationality Act, section 274 (relating to brining in
                and harboring certain aliens), section 277 (relating to
                aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter the United
                States), or section 278 (relating to importation of
                alien for immoral purpose).
            ``(3) The term `State' means each of the several States of
        the United States, the District of Columbia, and any
        commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
            ``(4) The term `participates in a criminal street gang'
        means--
                    ``(A) to participate in a criminal street gang by
                committing, or conspiring or attempting to commit, 2 or
                more predicate gang crimes--
                            ``(i) in furtherance or in aid of the
                        activities of a criminal street gang; or
                            ``(ii) for the purpose of gaining entrance
                        to or maintaining or increasing position in
                        such a gang; or
                    ``(B) to employ, use, command, counsel, persuade,
                induce, entice, or coerce any individual to commit,
                cause to commit, or facilitate the commission of, a
                predicate gang crime--
                            ``(i) in furtherance or in aid of the
                        activities of a criminal street gang; or
                            ``(ii) for the purpose of gaining entrance
                        to or maintaining or increasing position in
                        such a gang.''.

Output: Criminal Gang Activity Act of 2004 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit anyone who participates in a criminal street gang from possessing firearms or ammunition. Defines such participation as committing, or conspiring or attempting to commit, two or more predicate gang crimes, or inducing or facilitating the commission of a predicate gang crime, in furtherance of gang activities or for the purpose of gang membership or position.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ANTI-STRAW PURCHASING AND FIREARMS TRAFFICKING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 932. Straw purchasing of firearms
    ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `crime of violence'--
                    ``(A) has the meaning given that term in section
                924(c)(3); and
                    ``(B) includes a felony offense under the laws of a
                State that meets the criteria described in subparagraph
                (A) or (B) of such section 924(c)(3);
            ``(2) the term `drug trafficking crime'--
                    ``(A) has the meaning given that term in section
                924(c)(2); and
                    ``(B) includes a felony punishable under the law of
                a State for which the conduct constituting the offense
                would constitute a felony punishable under the
                Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the
                Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C.
                951 et seq.), or chapter 705 of title 46;
            ``(3) the term `Federal crime of terrorism' has the meaning
        given that term in section 2332b(g)(5); and
            ``(4) the term `purchase' includes the receipt of any
        firearm by a person who does not own the firearm--
                    ``(A) by way of pledge or pawn as security for the
                payment or repayment of money; or
                    ``(B) on consignment.
    ``(b) Violation.--It shall be unlawful for any person (other than a
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed collector, or
licensed dealer) to knowingly purchase, or attempt or conspire to
purchase, any firearm in or otherwise affecting interstate or foreign
commerce--
            ``(1) from a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer,
        licensed collector, or licensed dealer for, on behalf of, or at
        the request or demand of any other person, known or unknown; or
            ``(2) from any person who is not a licensed importer,
        licensed manufacturer, licensed collector, or licensed dealer
        for, on behalf of, or at the request or demand of any other
        person, known or unknown, knowing or having reasonable cause to
        believe that such other person--
                    ``(A) is under indictment for, or has been
                convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by
                imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year;
                    ``(B) is a fugitive from justice;
                    ``(C) is an unlawful user of or addicted to any
                controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the
                Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802));
                    ``(D) has been adjudicated as a mental defective or
                has been committed to any mental institution;
                    ``(E) is an alien who--
                            ``(i) is illegally or unlawfully in the
                        United States; or
                            ``(ii) except as provided in section
                        922(y)(2), has been admitted to the United
                        States under a nonimmigrant visa (as that term
                        is defined in section 101(a)(26) of the
                        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
                        1101(a)(26)));
                    ``(F) has been discharged from the Armed Forces
                under dishonorable conditions;
                    ``(G) having been a citizen of the United States,
                has renounced his or her citizenship;
                    ``(H) is subject to a court order that restrains
                such person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an
                intimate partner of such person or child of such
                intimate partner or person, or engaging in other
                conduct that would place an intimate partner in
                reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or
                child, except that this subparagraph shall only apply
                to a court order that--
                            ``(i) was issued after a hearing of which
                        such person received actual notice, and at
                        which such person had the opportunity to
                        participate; and
                            ``(ii)(I) includes a finding that such
                        person represents a credible threat to the
                        physical safety of such intimate partner or
                        child; or
                            ``(II) by its terms explicitly prohibits
                        the use, attempted use, or threatened use of
                        physical force against such intimate partner or
                        child that would reasonably be expected to
                        cause bodily injury;
                    ``(I) has been convicted in any court of a
                misdemeanor crime of domestic violence;
                    ``(J)(i) does not reside in any State; and
                    ``(ii) is not a citizen or lawful permanent
                resident of the United States;
                    ``(K) intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the
                firearm to a person described in any of subparagraphs
                (A) through (J); or
                    ``(L) intends to--
                            ``(i) use, carry, possess, or sell or
                        otherwise dispose of the firearm in furtherance
                        of a Federal crime of terrorism, a crime of
                        violence, or a drug trafficking crime; or
                            ``(ii) export the firearm in violation of
                        law.
    ``(c) Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any
        person who violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this
        title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.
            ``(2) Use in crimes of violence.--If a violation of
        subsection (b) is committed knowing or with reasonable cause to
        believe that any firearm involved will be used to commit a
        crime of violence, the person shall be sentenced to a term of
        imprisonment of not more than 25 years.
    ``(d) Exceptions.--Subsection (b)(1) shall not apply to any firearm
that is lawfully purchased by a person--
            ``(1) to be given as a bona fide gift to a recipient who
        provided no service or tangible thing of value to acquire the
        firearm;
            ``(2) to be given to a bona fide winner of an organized
        raffle, contest, or auction conducted in accordance with law
        and sponsored by a national, State, or local organization or
        association;
            ``(3) to be given as a bona fide gratuity to a hunting
        guide;
            ``(4) to be given as a bona fide bonus to an employee as
        the result of lawful services performed in the course of an
        employment relationship; or
            ``(5) to be given as a bona fide commemorative award or
        honorarium,
unless the purchaser knows or has reasonable cause to believe the
recipient of the firearm is prohibited by Federal law from possessing,
receiving, selling, shipping, transporting, transferring, or otherwise
disposing of the firearm.
``Sec. 933. Trafficking in firearms
    ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to--
            ``(1) ship, transport, transfer, cause to be transported,
        or otherwise dispose of any firearm to another person in or
        otherwise affecting interstate or foreign commerce, if such
        person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the use,
        carrying, or possession of a firearm by the recipient would be
        in violation of any Federal or State law punishable by a term
        of imprisonment exceeding 1 year;
            ``(2) receive from another person any firearm in or
        otherwise affecting interstate or foreign commerce, if the
        recipient knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such
        receipt would be in violation of any Federal or State law
        punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding 1 year; or
            ``(3) attempt or conspire to commit the conduct described
        in paragraph (1) or (2).
    ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be
fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.
``Sec. 934. Forfeiture and fines
    ``(a) Forfeiture.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person convicted of a violation of
        section 932 or 933 shall forfeit to the United States,
        irrespective of any provision of State law--
                    ``(A) any property constituting, or derived from,
                any proceeds the person obtained, directly or
                indirectly, as the result of such violation; and
                    ``(B) any of the person's property used, or
                intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit,
                or to facilitate the commission of, such violation,
                except that for any forfeiture of any firearm or
                ammunition pursuant to this section, section 924(d)
                shall apply.
            ``(2) Imposition.--The court, in imposing sentence on a
        person convicted of a violation of section 932 or 933, shall
        order, in addition to any other sentence imposed pursuant to
        section 932 or 933, that the person forfeit to the United
        States all property described in paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Fines.--A defendant who derives profits or other proceeds
from an offense under section 932 or 933 may be fined not more than the
greater of--
            ``(1) the fine otherwise authorized by this part; or
            ``(2) the amount equal to twice the gross profits or other
        proceeds of the offense under section 932 or 933.''.
    (b) Title III Authorization.--Section 2516(1)(n) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``sections 922 and 924'' and
inserting ``section 922, 924, 932, or 933''.
    (c) Racketeering Amendment.--Section 1961(1)(B) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 932 (relating to straw
purchasing), section 933 (relating to trafficking in firearms),''
before ``section 1028''.
    (d) Money Laundering Amendment.--Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 924(n)'' and
inserting ``section 924(n), 932, or 933''.
    (e) Directive to Sentencing Commission.--Pursuant to its authority
under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance
with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review
and amend its guidelines and policy statements to ensure that persons
convicted of an offense under section 932 or 933 of title 18, United
States Code, and other offenses applicable to the straw purchases and
firearms trafficking of firearms are subject to increased penalties in
comparison to those currently provided by the guidelines and policy
statements for such straw purchasing and firearms trafficking offenses.
In its review, the Commission shall consider, in particular, an
appropriate amendment to reflect the intent of Congress that straw
purchasers without significant criminal histories receive sentences
that are sufficient to deter participation in such activities. The
Commission shall also review and amend its guidelines and policy
statements to reflect the intent of Congress that a person convicted of
an offense under section 932 or 933 of title 18, United States Code,
who is affiliated with a gang, cartel, organized crime ring, or other
such enterprise should be subject to higher penalties than an otherwise
unaffiliated individual.
    (f) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:

``932. Straw purchasing of firearms.
``933. Trafficking in firearms.
``934. Forfeiture and fines.''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 922(D).

    Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by striking the matter following paragraph (9) and
        inserting the following:
            ``(10) intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm
        or ammunition to a person described in any of paragraphs (1)
        through (9); or
            ``(11) intends--
                    ``(A) to sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm
                or ammunition in furtherance of a Federal crime of
                terrorism, a crime of violence, or a drug trafficking
                offense, as such terms are defined in section 932(a);
                or
                    ``(B) to export the firearm or ammunition in
                violation of law.
This subsection shall not apply with respect to the sale or disposition
of a firearm or ammunition to a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector who pursuant to
subsection (b) of section 925 is not precluded from dealing in firearms
or ammunition, or to a person who has been granted relief from
disabilities pursuant to subsection (c) of section 925.''.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 924(A).

    Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(d), (g),''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (d) or (g) of section
922 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15
years, or both.''.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 924(D).

    Section 924(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``932, or 933,'' after
        ``section 924,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(G) any offense under section 932 or 933.''.

SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 924(H).

    Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
subsection (h) and inserting the following:
    ``(h)(1) Whoever knowingly receives or transfers a firearm or
ammunition, or attempts or conspires to do so, knowing or having
reasonable cause to believe that such firearm or ammunition will be
used to commit a Federal crime of terrorism, a crime of violence, or a
drug trafficking crime (as such terms are defined in section 932(a)),
or a crime under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.),
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.), or the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901
et seq.), shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than
15 years, or both.
    ``(2) No term of imprisonment imposed on a person under this
subsection shall run concurrently with any term of imprisonment imposed
on the person under section 932.''.

SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 924(K).

    Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
subsection (k) and inserting the following:
    ``(k)(1) A person who smuggles or knowingly brings into the United
States a firearm or ammunition, or attempts or conspires to do so, with
intent to engage in or to promote conduct that--
            ``(A) is punishable under the Controlled Substances Import
        and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or chapter 705 of title
        46; or
            ``(B) constitutes a Federal crime of terrorism, a crime of
        violence, or a drug trafficking crime (as such terms are
        defined in section 932(a)),
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years,
or both.
    ``(2) A person who smuggles or knowingly takes out of the United
States a firearm or ammunition, or attempts or conspires to do so, with
intent to engage in or to promote conduct that--
            ``(A) would be punishable under the Controlled Substances
        Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or chapter 705
        of title 46, if the conduct had occurred within the United
        States; or
            ``(B) would constitute a Federal crime of terrorism or a
        crime of violence (as such terms are defined in section 932(a))
        for which the person may be prosecuted in a court of the United
        States, if the conduct had occurred within the United States,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years,
or both.''.

SEC. 8. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS TRANSFERS TO AGENTS OF DRUG CARTELS.

    The Department of Justice, and any of its law enforcement
coordinate agencies, shall not conduct or otherwise facilitate the
transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if any law enforcement
officer employed by the Department of Justice involved with the
transfer knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the recipient of
the firearm is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement
personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the
firearm at all times.

SEC. 9. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be
construed to allow the establishment of a Federal system of
registration of firearms, firearms ownership, or firearms transactions
or dispositions.

Output: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms. The bill expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to include persons who intend: (1) to sell or transfer a firearm or ammunition to a prohibited person; (2) to sell or transfer a firearm to further a crime of violence, a federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking offense; or (3) to unlawfully export. It increases the maximum prison term for the sale or transfer of a firearm to or the receipt or possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The bill revises existing prohibitions on: (1) transferring a firearm knowing that it will be used to commit a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense; and (2) smuggling a firearm into the United States with the intent to unlawfully import or to promote a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense. It broadens the scope of and increases the maximum prison term for violating the prohibitions. The bill also makes it a crime to smuggle a firearm or ammunition out of the United States, or to conspire or attempt to do so, with the intent to unlawfully export or to promote a crime of violence, a federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking offense.  Finally, the bill prohibits the Department of Justice, or its law enforcement coordinate agencies, from facilitating the transfer of an operable firearm to a known or suspected agent of drug cartel, unless U.S. law enforcement personnel continuously monitor or control the firearm.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Affordability Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.

    (a) National Drinking Water Regulations.--Section 1412(b)(9) of the
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(9)) is amended by striking
the last sentence and inserting ``Any revision of a national primary
drinking water regulation shall be promulgated in accordance with this
section, including paragraphs (3) through (6) of this subsection.''
    (b) Enforcement of Drinking Water Regulations.--Section
1414(h)(1)(C) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-
3(h)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting ``or management'' after ``the
transfer of ownership''.
    (c) State Revolving Loan Funds.--
            (1) Assistance for disadvantaged communities.--Section
        1452(d)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-
        12(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``30'' and inserting ``35''.
            (2) Types of assistance.--Section 1452(f)(1) of the Safe
        Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(f)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
                subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) each loan will be fully amortized not later
                than 30 years after the completion of the project,
                except that in the case of a disadvantaged community
                (as defined in subsection (d)(3)) a State may provide
                an extended term for a loan, if the extended term--
                            ``(i) terminates not later than the date
                        that is 40 years after the date of project
                        completion; and
                            ``(ii) does not exceed the expected design
                        life of the project;''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``1 year after
                completion of the project for which the loan was made''
                and all that follows through ``design life of the
                project;'' and inserting ``18 months after completion
                of the project for which the loan was made;''.
            (3) Administration of state loan funds.--Section 1452(g)(2)
        of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(g)(2)) is
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking the comma and
                inserting a period; and
                    (B) in the matter following subparagraph (D), by
                striking ``if the State matches'' through ``fiscal year
                1993.''.
            (4) Other authorized activities.--Section 1452(k)(1)(C) of
        the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(k)(1)(C)) is
        amended by striking ``for fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and all
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``for
        fiscal years 2018 through 2024 to delineate, assess, update
        assessments, and undertake implementation activities with
        respect to source water protection areas in accordance with the
        requirements of a program approved under section 1453,
        excluding any activity required to be conducted under the
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
        seq.).''.
    (d) Exemption From Federal Cross-Cutting Requirements.--Part E of
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1459A. EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL CROSS-CUTTING REQUIREMENTS.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator
shall exempt a public water system that receives financial assistance
pursuant to section 1452 from a Federal cross-cutting requirement if
the Administrator determines that the State in which the public water
system is located has in effect a requirement which is as stringent as
the Federal cross-cutting requirement.''.
    (e) Definition of Federal Cross-Cutting Requirement.--Section 1401
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(17) Federal cross-cutting requirement.--The term
        `Federal cross-cutting requirement' means a requirement of a
        Federal law or regulation, compliance with which is a condition
        on receipt of a loan or grant under this title, that, if
        applied to projects and activities receiving such financial
        assistance, would be redundant with a requirement of an
        applicable State or local law.''.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit
to Congress a report containing--
            (1) the results of a study of cost-effective and
        economically feasible rehabilitation or replacement of drinking
        water infrastructure to meet the goals of the Safe Drinking
        Water Act; and
            (2) an assessment of barriers that preclude communities
        from using materials and technologies studied pursuant to
        paragraph (1).

Output: Drinking Water Affordability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise requirements concerning national primary drinking water regulations, including by:  removing a requirement that the Environmental Protection Agency maintain, or provide greater, protection of human health when revising those regulations; extending the repayment schedule for loans from the drinking water state revolving funds (SRF); removing certain SRF matching fund requirement for states;  authorizing states to protect public drinking water source areas; and  removing federal reporting requirements if state or local requirements are at least equally stringent as federal requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States supports the people of the Russian
        Federation in their efforts to realize their full economic
        potential and to advance democracy, human rights, and the rule
        of law.
            (2) The Russian Federation--
                    (A) is a member of the United Nations, the
                Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
                and the International Monetary Fund;
                    (B) has ratified the Convention against Torture and
                Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
                Punishment, the International Covenant on Civil and
                Political Rights, the International Covenant on
                Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the United
                Nations Convention against Corruption; and
                    (C) is bound by the legal obligations set forth in
                the European Convention on Human Rights.
            (3) States voluntarily commit themselves to respect
        obligations and responsibilities through the adoption of
        international agreements and treaties, which must be observed
        in good faith in order to maintain the stability of the
        international order. Human rights are an integral part of
        international law, and lie at the foundation of the
        international order. The protection of human rights, therefore,
        particularly in the case of a country that has incurred
        obligations to protect human rights under an international
        agreement to which it is a party, is not left exclusively to
        the internal affairs of that country.
            (4) Good governance and anti-corruption measures are
        instrumental in the protection of human rights and in achieving
        sustainable economic growth, which benefits both the people of
        the Russian Federation and the international community through
        the creation of open and transparent markets.
            (5) Systemic corruption erodes trust and confidence in
        democratic institutions, the rule of law, and human rights
        protections. This is the case when public officials are allowed
        to abuse their authority with impunity for political or
        financial gains in collusion with private entities.
            (6) The President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry
        Medvedev, has addressed corruption in many public speeches,
        including stating in his 2009 address to Russia's Federal
        Assembly, ``[Z]ero tolerance of corruption should become part
        of our national culture. . . . In Russia we often say that
        there are few cases in which corrupt officials are prosecuted.
        . . . [S]imply incarcerating a few will not resolve the
        problem. But incarcerated they must be.''. President Medvedev
        went on to say, ``We shall overcome underdevelopment and
        corruption because we are a strong and free people, and deserve
        a normal life in a modern, prosperous democratic society.''.
        Furthermore, President Medvedev has acknowledged Russia's
        disregard for the rule of law and used the term ``legal
        nihilism'' to describe a criminal justice system that continues
        to imprison innocent people.
            (7) The systematic abuse of Sergei Magnitsky, including his
        repressive arrest and torture in custody by the same officers
        of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation that
        Mr. Magnitsky had implicated in the embezzlement of funds from
        the Russian Treasury and the misappropriation of 3 companies
        from his client, Hermitage, reflects how deeply the protection
        of human rights is affected by corruption.
            (8) The denial by all state bodies of the Russian
        Federation of any justice or legal remedies to Mr. Magnitsky
        during the nearly 12 full months he was kept without trial in
        detention, and the impunity of state officials he testified
        against for their involvement in corruption and the carrying
        out of his repressive persecution since his death, shows the
        politically motivated nature of the persecution of Mr.
        Magnitsky.
            (9) Mr. Magnitsky died on November 16, 2009, at the age of
        37, in Matrosskaya Tishina Prison in Moscow, Russia, and is
        survived by a mother, a wife, and 2 sons.
            (10) There is extensive evidence that public officials from
        the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation, the
        Russian federal tax authorities, the Prosecutor General's
        Office of the Russian Federation, and the Russian Federal
        Security Service, as well as regional courts and the prison
        system of the Russian Federation, have abused their powers and
        positions to commit serious human rights violations, embezzled
        funds from the Russian Treasury, and retaliated against
        whistleblowers.
            (11) While he was in detention, Sergei Magnitsky called
        himself a hostage of officials who misappropriated companies
        from his client, the Hermitage Fund, and embezzled funds from
        the Russian Treasury. He said that his criminal prosecution,
        arrest, and detention were organized as a retribution by police
        officers who had the full knowledge of his innocence.
            (12) The Public Oversight Commission of the City of Moscow
        for the Control of the Observance of Human Rights in Places of
        Forced Detention, an organization empowered by Russian law to
        independently monitor prison conditions, concluded, ``A man who
        is kept in custody and is being detained is not capable of
        using all the necessary means to protect either his life or his
        health. This is a responsibility of a state which holds him
        captive. Therefore, the case of Sergei Magnitsky can be
        described as a breach of the right to life. The members of the
        civic supervisory commission have reached the conclusion that
        Magnitsky had been experiencing both psychological and physical
        pressure in custody, and the conditions in some of the wards of
        Butyrka can be justifiably called torturous. The people
        responsible for this must be punished.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Admitted; alien; spouse.--The terms ``admitted'',
        ``alien'', and ``spouse'' have the meanings given those terms
        in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
        U.S.C. 1101(a)).
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
                Committee on Financial Services of the House of
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
                Senate.
            (3) Financial institution; domestic financial agency;
        domestic financial institution.--The terms ``financial
        institution'', ``domestic financial agency'', and ``domestic
        financial institution'' have the meanings given those terms in
        section 5312 of title 31, United States Code.
            (4) Parent.--The term ``parent'' has the meaning given that
        term in section 101(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
        (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)).
            (5) United states person.--The term ``United States
        person'' means--
                    (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully
                admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
                or
                    (B) an entity organized under the laws of the
                United States or of any jurisdiction within the United
                States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DETENTION,
              ABUSE, AND DEATH OF SERGEI MAGNITSKY AND FOR THE
              CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF TAXES ON
              CERTAIN CORPORATE PROFITS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall publish a list of each individual the
Secretary has reason to believe--
            (1) is responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of
        Sergei Magnitsky;
            (2) conspired to defraud the Russian Federation of taxes on
        corporate profits through fraudulent transactions and lawsuits
        against the foreign investment company known as Hermitage and
        to misappropriate entities owned or controlled by Hermitage; or
            (3) participated in efforts to conceal the detention,
        abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky described in paragraph (1)
        or the existence of the conspiracy described in paragraph (2).
    (b) Updates.--The Secretary of State shall update the list required
by subsection (a) as new information becomes available.
    (c) Notice.--The Secretary of State shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing to an
individual before the individual is placed on the list required by
subsection (a).

SEC. 5. INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Ineligibility for Visas.--An alien is ineligible to receive a
visa to enter the United States and ineligible to be admitted to the
United States if the alien--
            (1) is an individual on the list required by section 4(a);
        or
            (2) is the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of an
        individual on that list.
    (b) Current Visas Revoked.--The Secretary of State shall revoke, in
accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), the visa or other documentation of any alien who
would be ineligible to receive such a visa or documentation under
subsection (a).
    (c) Waiver for National Interests.--The Secretary of State may
waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) in the case of an alien
if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national
interests of the United States. Upon granting such a waiver, the
Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees
notice of, and a justification for, the waiver.

SEC. 6. FINANCIAL MEASURES.

    (a) Special Measures.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
domestic financial institutions and domestic financial agencies to take
1 or more special measures described in section 5318A(b) of title 31,
United States Code, if the Secretary of the Treasury makes a
determination under section 5318A of such title with respect to money
laundering relating to the conspiracy described in section 4(a)(2).
    (b) Freezing of Assets.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall freeze
and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property
of an individual that are in the United States, that come within the
United States, or that are or come within the possession or control of
a United States person if the individual--
            (1) is on the list required by section 4(a); or
            (2) acts as an agent of or on behalf of an individual on
        the list in a matter relating to an act described in paragraph
        (1), (2), or (3) of section 4(a).
    (c) Waiver for National Interests.--The Secretary of the Treasury
may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) if the Secretary
determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the
United States. Upon granting such a waiver, the Secretary shall provide
to the appropriate congressional committees notice of, and a
justification for, the waiver.
    (d) Regulatory Authority.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry
out this section.
    (e) Enforcement.--A person that violates, attempts to violate,
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this section or any
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out this section shall be
subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of
section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful
act described in subsection (a) of such section.

SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the actions taken to carry out this Act.
    (b) Updates.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall submit an updated version of the report required by
subsection (a) as new information becomes available.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The provisions of this Act shall cease to be effective on the date
on which the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury
certify to the appropriate congressional committees that--
            (1) the Government of the Russian Federation has conducted
        a thorough and impartial investigation into--
                    (A) the detention, abuse, and resulting death in
                custody of Sergei Magnitsky; and
                    (B) the conspiracy (described in section 4(a)(2))
                to defraud the Russian Federation of taxes on corporate
                profits and to misappropriate entities owned or
                controlled by Hermitage;
            (2) the investigation described in paragraph (1) was
        properly conducted, transparent, and free of political
        influence;
            (3) the individuals responsible for the detention, abuse,
        or resulting death of Sergei Magnitsky or for the conspiracy
        referred to in paragraph (1)(B) have been brought to justice
        according to the laws of the Russian Federation and pursuant to
        the international legal obligations of the Russian Federation;
        and
            (4) the Government of the Russian Federation--
                    (A) has taken significant steps to bring the
                criminal justice system and penal system of the Russian
                Federation into compliance with applicable
                international legal standards;
                    (B) has substantially strengthened statutory
                protections for individuals who disclose evidence of
                illegal government activities; and
                    (C) has recognized the contribution of Sergei
                Magnitsky to the fight against corruption and for the
                rule of law.

Output:
Justice for Sergei Magnitsky Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State to publish a list of each individual the Secretary believes: (1) is responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky; (2) conspired to defraud the Russian Federation of taxes on corporate profits through fraudulent transactions and lawsuits against the foreign investment company known as Hermitage and to misappropriate Hermitage-owned entities; or (3) participated in efforts to conceal Mr. Magnitsky's detention, abuse, or death, or the existence of such conspiracy.

Makes an alien on such list or a family member ineligible to enter or be admitted to the United States. Revokes any visa issued for such person. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such prohibition if in the U.S. national interest.

 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) instruct domestic financial institutions and agencies to take specified measures if the Secretary makes a money laundering determination relating to such conspiracy; and (2) freeze and prohibit U.S. property transactions of an individual who is on such list or acts as an agent for an individual on the list. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such actions if in the U.S. national interest.

States that this Act shall cease to be effective when the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury certify to Congress that: (1) the government of the Russian Federation has conducted a thorough and transparent investigation into Mr. Magnitsky's detention and death, and the related conspiracy: (2) the responsible individuals have been brought to justice according to the Russian Federation's laws and pursuant to its international legal obligations; and (3) the government of the Russian Federation has taken steps to bring its criminal justice and penal systems into compliance with international legal standards, has strengthened statutory protections for individuals who disclose evidence of illegal government activities, and has recognized Sergei Magnitsky's contribution to the fight against corruption and for the rule of law.