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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Truth and Accountability
in Campaign Communications Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.

    Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Additional Statements on Electioneering Communications.--
            ``(1) Statement required.--Every person who makes a
        disbursement for electioneering communications in an aggregate
        amount in excess of $10,000 during any calendar year shall,
        within 24 hours of each disclosure date, file with the
        Commission a statement containing the information described in
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Contents of statement.--Each statement required to be
        filed under this subsection shall be made under penalty of
        perjury and shall contain the following information:
                    ``(A) The identification of--
                            ``(i) the person making the disbursement;
                            ``(ii) any entity sharing or exercising
                        direction or control over the activities of
                        such person; and
                            ``(iii) the custodian of the books and
                        accounts of the person making the disbursement.
                    ``(B) The State of incorporation and the principal
                place of business of the person making the
                disbursement.
                    ``(C) The amount of each disbursement during the
                period covered by the statement and the identification
                of the person to whom the disbursement was made.
                    ``(D) The elections to which the electioneering
                communications pertain and the names (if known) of the
                candidates identified or to be identified.
                    ``(E) If the disbursements were paid out of a
                segregated account to which only individuals could
                contribute, the names and addresses of all contributors
                who contributed an aggregate amount of $500 or more to
                that account during the period beginning on the first
                day of the preceding calendar year and ending on the
                disclosure date.
                    ``(F) If the disbursements were paid out of funds
                not described in subparagraph (E), the names and
                addresses of all contributors who contributed an
                aggregate amount of $500 or more to the organization or
                any related entity during the period beginning on the
                first day of the preceding calendar year and ending on
                the disclosure date.
                    ``(G) Whether or not any electioneering
                communication is made in coordination, cooperation,
                consultation, or concert with, or at the request or
                suggestion of, any candidate or any authorized
                committee, any political party or committee, or any
                agent of the candidate, political party, or committee
                and if so, the identification of any candidate, party,
                committee, or agent involved.
            ``(3) Electioneering communication defined.--For purposes
        of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `electioneering
                communication' means any broadcast from a television or
                radio broadcast station that--
                            ``(i) refers to a clearly identified
                        candidate for Federal office;
                            ``(ii) is made (or scheduled to be made)
                        within--
                                    ``(I) 60 days before a general,
                                special, or runoff election for such
                                Federal office; or
                                    ``(II) 30 days before a primary or
                                preference election, or a convention or
                                caucus of a political party that has
                                authority to nominate a candidate, for
                                such Federal office; and
                            ``(iii) is broadcast from a television or
                        radio broadcast station whose audience includes
                        the electorate for such election, convention,
                        or caucus.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--Such term shall not include--
                            ``(i) communications appearing in a news
                        story, commentary, or editorial distributed
                        through the facilities of any broadcasting
                        station, unless such facilities are owned or
                        controlled by any political party, political
                        committee, or candidate; or
                            ``(ii) communications which constitute
                        expenditures or independent expenditures under
                        this Act.
            ``(4) Disclosure date defined.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `disclosure date' means--
                    ``(A) the first date during any calendar year by
                which a person has made disbursements for
                electioneering communications aggregating in excess of
                $10,000; and
                    ``(B) any other date during such calendar year by
                which a person has made disbursements for
                electioneering communications aggregating in excess of
                $10,000 since the most recent disclosure date for such
                calendar year.
            ``(5) Contracts to disburse.--For purposes of this
        subsection, a person shall be treated as having made a
        disbursement if the person has contracted to make the
        disbursement.
            ``(6) Coordination with other requirements.--Any
        requirement to report under this subsection shall be in
        addition to any other reporting requirement under this Act.''.

SEC. 3. COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS AS CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 315(a)(7)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(7)(B)) is amended by inserting after clause (ii) the
following:
                            ``(iii) if--
                                    ``(I) any person makes, or
                                contracts to make, any payment for any
                                electioneering communication (as
                                defined in section 304(e)(3)); and
                                    ``(II) such payment is coordinated
                                with a candidate for Federal office or
                                an authorized committee of such
                                candidate, a Federal, State, or local
                                political party or committee thereof,
                                or an agent or official of any such
                                candidate, party, or committee,
                        such payment or contracting shall be treated as
                        a contribution to such candidate and as an
                        expenditure by such candidate; and''.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF CORPORATE AND LABOR DISBURSEMENTS FOR
              ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``or for any
applicable electioneering communication'' before ``, but shall not
include''.
    (b) Applicable Electioneering Communication.--Section 316 of such
Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Rules Relating to Electioneering Communications.--
            ``(1) Applicable electioneering communication.--For
        purposes of this section, the term `applicable electioneering
        communication' means an electioneering communication (as
        defined in section 304(e)(3)) that is made by--
                    ``(A) any entity to which subsection (a) applies
                other than a section 501(c)(4) organization; or
                    ``(B) a section 501(c)(4) organization if such
                communication is paid for using amounts derived from
                the conduct of a trade or business or from an entity
                described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Special operating rules.--For purposes of paragraph
        (1), the following rules shall apply:
                    ``(A) An electioneering communication shall be
                treated as made by an entity described in paragraph
                (1)(A) if--
                            ``(i) the entity described in paragraph
                        (1)(A) directly or indirectly disburses any
                        amount for any of the costs of the
                        communication; or
                            ``(ii) any amount is disbursed for the
                        communication by a corporation or organization
                        or a State or local political party or
                        committee thereof that receives anything of
                        value from the entity described in paragraph
                        (1)(A), except that this clause shall not apply
                        to any communication the costs of which are
                        defrayed entirely out of a segregated account
                        to which only individuals can contribute.
                    ``(B) A section 501(c)(4) organization that derives
                amounts from business activities or from any entity
                described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to
                have paid for any communication out of such amounts
                unless such organization paid for the communication out
                of a segregated account to which only individuals can
                contribute.
            ``(3) Definitions and rules.--For purposes of this
        subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `section 501(c)(4) organization'
                means--
                            ``(i) an organization described in section
                        501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
                        and exempt from taxation under section 501(a)
                        of such Code; or
                            ``(ii) an organization which has submitted
                        an application to the Internal Revenue Service
                        for determination of its status as an
                        organization described in clause (i); and
                    ``(B) a person shall be treated as having made a
                disbursement if the person has contracted to make the
                disbursement.
            ``(4) Coordination with internal revenue code.--Nothing in
        this subsection shall be construed to authorize an organization
        exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986 from carrying out any activity which is
        prohibited under such Code.''.

Output: Advancing Truth and Accountability in Campaign Communications Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the filing of a report with the Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission within 24 hours of each date during a calendar year (disclosure date) on which disbursements for electioneering communications exceed an aggregate of $10,000. Defines "electioneering communications" as certain communications broadcast from either a television or radio station that refer to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office.Provides that if any person makes, or contracts to make, any payment for any electioneering communication, and such payment is coordinated with a candidate for Federal office or an authorized committee of such candidate, a Federal, State, or local political party or committee thereof, or an agent or official of any such candidate, party, or committee, then such payment or contracting shall be treated as a contribution to and an expenditure by such candidate.Prohibits, in general, corporate and labor disbursements for applicable electioneering communications.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FBI Counterintelligence Act of
1994''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND CONSUMER REPORTS TO FBI FOR
              COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et
seq.) is amended by adding after section 623 the following new section:
``Sec. 624. Disclosures to FBI for counterintelligence purposes
    ``(a) Identity of Financial Institutions.--Notwithstanding section
604 or any other provision of this title, a consumer reporting agency
shall furnish to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the names and
addresses of all financial institutions (as that term is defined in
section 1101 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978) at which a
consumer maintains or has maintained an account, to the extent that
information is in the files of the agency, when presented with a
written request for that information, signed by the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the Director's designee, which
certifies compliance with this section. The Director or the Director's
designee may make such a certification only if the Director or the
Director's designee has determined in writing that--
            ``(1) such information is necessary for the conduct of an
        authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation; and
            ``(2) there are specific and articulable facts giving
        reason to believe that the consumer--
                    ``(A) is a foreign power (as defined in section 101
                of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978)
                or a person who is not a United States person (as
                defined in such section 101) and is an official of a
                foreign power; or
                    ``(B) is an agent of a foreign power and is
                engaging or has engaged in international terrorism (as
                that term is defined in section 101(c) of the Foreign
                Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978) or clandestine
                intelligence activities that involve or may involve a
                violation of criminal statutes of the United States.
    ``(b) Identifying Information.--Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 604 or any other provision of this title, a consumer reporting
agency shall furnish identifying information respecting a consumer,
limited to name, address, former addresses, places of employment, or
former places of employment, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
when presented with a written request, signed by the Director or the
Director's designee, which certifies compliance with this subsection.
The Director or the Director's designee may make such a certification
only if the Director or the Director's designee has determined in
writing that--
            ``(1) such information is necessary to the conduct of an
        authorized counterintelligence investigation; and
            ``(2) there is information giving reason to believe that
        the consumer has been, or is about to be, in contact with a
        foreign power or an agent of a foreign power (as defined in
        section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
        1978).
    ``(c) Court Order for Disclosure of Consumer Reports.--
Notwithstanding section 604 or any other provision of this title, if
requested in writing by the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, or a designee of the Director, a court may issue an
order ex parte directing a consumer reporting agency to furnish a
consumer report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, upon a showing
in camera that--
            ``(1) the consumer report is necessary for the conduct of
        an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation; and
            ``(2) there are specific and articulable facts giving
        reason to believe that the consumer whose consumer report is
        sought--
                    ``(A) is an agent of a foreign power; and
                    ``(B) is engaging or has engaged in international
                terrorism (as that term is defined in section 101(c) of
                the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978) or
                clandestine intelligence activities that involve or may
                involve a violation of criminal statutes of the United
                States.
The terms of an order issued under this subsection shall not disclose
that the order is issued for purposes of a counterintelligence
investigation.
    ``(d) Confidentiality.--No consumer reporting agency or officer,
employee, or agent of a consumer reporting agency shall disclose to any
person, other than those officers, employees, or agents of a consumer
reporting agency necessary to fulfill the requirement to disclose
information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation under this section,
that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained the
identity of financial institutions or a consumer report respecting any
consumer under subsection (a), (b), or (c) and no consumer reporting
agency or officer, employee, or agent of a consumer reporting agency
shall include in any consumer report any information that would
indicate that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or
obtained such information or a consumer report.
    ``(e) Payment of Fees.--The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall,
subject to the availability of appropriations, pay to the consumer
reporting agency assembling or providing reports or information in
accordance with procedures established under this section, a fee for
reimbursement for such costs as are reasonably necessary and which have
been directly incurred in searching, reproducing, or transporting
books, papers, records, or other data required or requested to be
produced under this section.
    ``(f) Limit on Dissemination.--The Federal Bureau of Investigation
may not disseminate information obtained pursuant to this section
outside of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, except to the
Department of Justice as may be necessary for the approval or conduct
of a foreign counterintelligence investigation, or, where the
information concerns a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military
Justice, to appropriate investigative authorities within the military
department concerned as may be necessary for the conduct of a joint
foreign counterintelligence investigation.
    ``(g) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit information from being furnished by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation pursuant to a subpoena or court order, or in
connection with a judicial or administrative proceeding to enforce the
provisions of this Act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
authorize or permit the withholding or information from the Congress.
    ``(h) Reports to Congress.--On a semiannual basis, the Attorney
General of the United States shall fully inform the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Banking, Finance and
Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee
on Intelligence and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate concerning all requests made pursuant to
subsections (a), (b), and (c).
    ``(i) Damages.--Any agency or department of the United States
obtaining or disclosing any consumer reports, records, or information
contained therein in violation of this section is liable to the
consumer to whom such consumer reports, records, or information relate
in an amount equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) $100, without regard to the volume of consumer
        reports, records, or information involved;
            ``(2) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a
        result of the disclosure;
            ``(3) if the violation is found to have been willful or
        intentional, such punitive damages as a court may allow; and
            ``(4) in the case of any successful action to enforce
        liability under this subsection, the costs of the action,
        together with reasonable attorney fees, as determined by the
        court.
    ``(j) Disciplinary Actions for Violations.--If a court determines
that any agency or department of the United States has violated any
provision of this section and the court finds that the circumstances
surrounding the violation raise questions of whether or not an officer
or employee of the agency or department acted willfully or
intentionally with respect to the violation, the agency or department
shall promptly initiate a proceeding to determine whether or not
disciplinary action is warranted against the officer or employee who
was responsible for the violation.
    ``(k) Good-Faith Exception.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title, any consumer reporting agency or agent or employee thereof
making disclosure of consumer reports or identifying information
pursuant to this subsection in good-faith reliance upon a certification
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to provisions of this
section shall not be liable to any person for such disclosure under
this title, the constitution of any State, or any law or regulation of
any State or any political subdivision of any State.
    ``(l) Limitation of Remedies.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of this title, the remedies and sanctions set forth in this section
shall be the only judicial remedies and sanctions for violation of this
section.
    ``(m) Injunctive Relief.--In addition to any other remedy contained
in this section, injunctive relief shall be available to require
compliance with the procedures of this section. In the event of any
successful action under this subsection, costs together with reasonable
attorney fees, as determined by the court, may be recovered.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a et seq.) is amended by
adding after the item relating to section 623 the following:

``624. Disclosures to FBI for counterintelligence purposes.''.
    (c) Repeal of Provisions.--
            (1) Repeal.--The following provisions of the Fair Credit
        Reporting Act, as added by this section, are repealed:
                    (A) Section 624.
                    (B) In the table of contents at the beginning of
                the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the item relating to
                section 624.
            (2) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on the
        date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
        Act.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF SECTION 2 AND REPEAL OF ANY
              AMENDMENTS MADE.

    Section 2 shall not have any legal effect after the date of the
enactment of the Consumer Reporting Reform Act of 1994. Any provisions
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act that were added to that Act by the
amendments made by section 2 of this Act are repealed effective on the
date of the enactment of the Consumer Reporting Reform Act of 1994.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 5, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

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FBI Counterintelligence Act of 1994 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer reporting agency (agency) to furnish to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) the names and addresses of all financial institutions at which a consumer maintains or has maintained an account, to the extent that such information is in the agency's files, when presented with a written request signed by the Director of the FBI which certifies compliance with this Act.
Permits the Director to make such certification only upon determining in writing that:  (1) such information is necessary for the conduct of an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation; and (2) there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the consumer is a foreign power or an official of a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power engaging in international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities involving a violation of U.S. criminal statutes (clandestine activities).
Requires an agency to furnish certain identifying information respecting a consumer to the FBI when presented with such a written request.
Authorizes a court to issue an order ex parte directing an agency to furnish a consumer report to the FBI if requested in writing by the Director upon a showing in camera that:  (1) the consumer report is necessary for the conduct of an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation; and (2) there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the consumer whose consumer report is sought is an agent of a foreign power and is engaging or has engaged in international terrorism or clandestine activities.
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) confidentiality; (2) payment of fees; (3) limits on dissemination; (4) reporting requirements; (5) damages; (6) disciplinary actions for violations; (7) a good-faith exception (for an agency relying upon an FBI certification); (8) limitation of remedies; and (9) injunctive relief and costs.
Terminates this Act five years after its enactment.


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SECTION 1. RURAL AND MOUNTAINOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,
not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation shall establish in the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration a Rural and Mountainous Advisory Council
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Council'').
    (b) Membership.--Members of the Council shall include a diverse
group representative of business, academia and independent researchers,
State and local authorities, safety and consumer advocates, engineers,
labor organizations, environmental experts, a representative of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and other members
determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. The Council shall be
composed of not less than 15 and not more than 30 members appointed by
the Secretary.
    (c) Terms.--Members of the Council shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Transportation and shall serve for a term of three years.
    (d) Vacancies.--Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the
Council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment
for the position being vacated. The vacancy shall not affect the power
of the remaining members to execute the duties of the Council.
    (e) Duties.--The Council shall undertake information gathering
activities, develop technical advice, and present best practices or
recommendations to the Secretary regarding the testing and deployment
of highly automated vehicles and automated driving systems in areas
that are rural, remote, mountainous, insular, or unmapped to evaluate
operational limitations caused by natural geographical or man-made
features, or adverse weather conditions, and to enhance the safety and
reliability of highly automated vehicles and automated driving systems
used in such areas with such features or conditions.
    (f) Report to Congress.--The recommendations of the Council shall
also be reported to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
    (g) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The establishment and
operation of the Council shall conform to the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
    (h) Technical Assistance.--On request of the Council, the Secretary
shall provide such technical assistance to the Council as the Secretary
determines to be necessary to carry out the Council's duties.
    (i) Detail of Federal Employees.--On the request of the Council,
the Secretary may detail, with or without reimbursement, any of the
personnel of the Department of Transportation to the Council to assist
the Council in carrying out its duties. Any detail shall not interrupt
or otherwise affect the civil service status or privileges of the
Federal employee.
    (j) Payment and Expenses.--Members of the Council shall serve
without pay, except travel and per diem will be paid each member for
meetings called by the Secretary.
    (k) Termination.--The Council shall terminate 6 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.
    (l) Definitions.--
            (1) In general.--In this section--
                    (A) the term ``automated driving system'' means the
                hardware and software that are collectively capable of
                performing the entire dynamic driving task on a
                sustained basis, regardless of whether such system is
                limited to a specific operational design domain;
                    (B) the term ``dynamic driving task'' means all of
                the real time operational and tactical functions
                required to operate a vehicle in on-road traffic,
                excluding the strategic functions such as trip
                scheduling and selection of destinations and waypoints,
                and including--
                            (i) lateral vehicle motion control via
                        steering;
                            (ii) longitudinal vehicle motion control
                        via acceleration and deceleration;
                            (iii) monitoring the driving environment
                        via object and event detection, recognition,
                        classification, and response preparation;
                            (iv) object and event response execution;
                            (v) maneuver planning; and
                            (vi) enhancing conspicuity via lighting,
                        signaling, and gesturing;
                    (C) the term ``highly automated vehicle''--
                            (i) means a motor vehicle equipped with an
                        automated driving system; and
                            (ii) does not include a commercial motor
                        vehicle (as defined in section 31101 of title
                        49, United States Code); and
                    (D) the term ``operational design domain'' means
                the specific conditions under which a given driving
                automation system or feature thereof is designed to
                function.
            (2) Revisions to certain definitions.--
                    (A) If SAE International (or its successor
                organization) revises the definition of any of the
                terms defined in subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of
                paragraph (1) in Recommended Practice Report J3016, it
                shall notify the Secretary of the revision. The
                Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal
                Register to inform the public of the new definition
                unless, within 90 days after receiving notice of the
                new definition and after opening a period for public
                comment on the new definition, the Secretary notifies
                SAE International (or its successor organization) that
                the Secretary has determined that the new definition
                does not meet the need for motor vehicle safety, or is
                otherwise inconsistent with the purposes of chapter 301
                of title 49, United States Code. If the Secretary so
                notifies SAE International (or its successor
                organization), the existing definition in paragraph (1)
                shall remain in effect.
                    (B) If the Secretary does not reject a definition
                revised by SAE International (or its successor
                organization) as described in subparagraph (A), the
                Secretary shall promptly make any conforming amendments
                to the regulations and standards of the Secretary that
                are necessary. The revised definition shall apply for
                purposes of this section. The requirements of section
                553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to
                the making of any such conforming amendments.
                    (C) Pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United
                States Code, the Secretary may update any of the
                definitions in subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of
                paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that
                materially changed circumstances regarding highly
                automated vehicles have impacted motor vehicle safety
                such that the definitions need to be updated to reflect
                such circumstances.

Output: This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration a Rural and Mountainous Advisory Council. The council shall undertake information gathering activities, develop technical advice, and present best practices or recommendations to DOT regarding the testing and deployment of highly automated vehicles and automated driving systems in rural, remote, mountainous, insular, or unmapped areas to evaluate operational limitations caused by natural geographical or man-made features or adverse weather conditions and to enhance the safety and reliability of such vehicles and systems in such areas or conditions. A "highly automated vehicle" is defined as a motor vehicle (excluding a commercial motor vehicle) equipped with an automated driving system.  An "automated driving system" is defined as the hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether such system is limited to a specific operational design domain.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Restoration Tax Credit Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN RESTORING AND PROTECTING
              COASTAL LANDS.

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

``SEC. 30B. CREDIT FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN RESTORING AND PROTECTING
              COASTAL LANDS.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount
equal to the qualified expenditures of the taxpayer for the taxable
year.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum credit.--The credit allowed under subsection
        (a) for a taxable year shall not exceed $2,000,000.
            ``(2) Limitation based on amount of tax.--The credit
        allowed under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not
        exceed the excess of--
                    ``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as
                defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by
                section 55, over
                    ``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under
                subpart A and sections 27 and 30A for the taxable year.
    ``(c) Qualified Expenditures.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified expenditures' means
        amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer for an approved
        project.
            ``(2) Approved project.--The term `approved project' means
        any project approved by the Natural Resources Conservation
        Service to restore or protect coastal lands located in the
        United States.
    ``(d) Carryovers Allowed.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the credit amount allowable under
        subsection (a) for a taxable year exceeds the amount of the
        limitation under subsection (c) for such taxable year (referred
        to as the `unused credit year' in this paragraph), such excess
        shall be allowed as a credit carryforward for each of the
        taxable years following the unused credit year or as a credit
        carryback for each of the taxable years preceeding the unused
        credit year.
            ``(2) Rules.--For purposes of paragraph (1), rules similar
        to the rules of section 39 shall apply, except that--
                    ``(A) subsection (a)(1) shall be applied--
                            ``(i) by substituting `3 taxable years' for
                        `1 taxable years' in subparagraph (A) thereof,
                        and
                            ``(ii) by substituting `5 taxable years'
                        for `20 taxable years' in subparagraph (B)
                        thereof, and
                    ``(B) subsection (a)(2) shall be applied--
                            ``(i) by substituting `8 taxable years' for
                        `21 taxable years' in subparagraph (A) thereof,
                        and
                            ``(ii) by substituting `7 taxable years'
                        for `20 taxable years' in subparagraph (B).
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Basis reduction.--The basis of any property for which
        a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by
        the amount of such credit (determined without regard to
        subsection (b)(2)).
            ``(2) No double benefit.--The amount of any deduction or
        credit allowable under this chapter (other than the credit
        allowable under subsection (a)), shall be reduced by the amount
        of credit allowed under subsection (a) (determined without
        regard to subsection (b)(2)) for the taxable year.
            ``(3) Reduction for assistance.--The amount taken into
        account under subsection (a) with respect to any project shall
        be reduced by the amount of any Federal, State, or local grant
        or other assistance received by the taxpayer during such
        taxable year or any prior taxable year which was used to make
        qualified expenditures and which was not included in the gross
        income of such taxpayer.''.
    (b) Basis Adjustment.--Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (30), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(32) to the extent provided in section 30B(e)(1).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart B of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 30A the following new
item:

``Sec. 30B. Credit for expenses incurred in restoring and protecting
                            coastal lands.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

Output: Coastal Restoration Tax Credit Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for expenditures related to any project approved by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to restore or protect coastal lands in the United States.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dam Safety and
Security Act of 2002''.
    (b) Amendment of National Dam Safety Program Act.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a section or other provision of the National Dam Safety Program
Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.).

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON DAM SAFETY.

    Section 7(b) (33 U.S.C. 467e(b)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Federal and State programs'' and inserting
    ``Federal programs''; and
        (2) by striking ``through--'' and all that follows through the
    period at the end and inserting ``through coordination and
    information exchange among Federal agencies concerning
    implementation of the Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety.''.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 8(a)(3) (33 U.S.C. 467f(a)(3)) is
amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``implementation plan
    described in subsection (e)'' and inserting ``strategic plan
    described in subsection (b)''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``subsection (f)'' and
    inserting ``subsection (e)''.
    (b) Duties.--Section 8(b) (33 U.S.C. 467f(b)) is amended to read as
follows:
    ``(b) Duties.--The Director shall prepare a strategic plan--
        ``(1) to establish goals, priorities, and target dates to
    improve the safety of dams in the United States; and
        ``(2) to the extent feasible, to establish cooperation and
    coordination with, and assistance to, interested governmental
    entities in all States.''.
    (c) Objectives.--Section 8(c) (33 U.S.C. 467f(c)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (2) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the end and
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(7) develop technical assistance materials, seminars, and
    guidelines to improve security for dams in the United States.''.
    (d) Functional Activities.--Section 8(d)(3)(A) (33 U.S.C.
467f(d)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``and shall be'' and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting ``and shall be
exercised by chairing the Board to coordinate national efforts to
improve the safety of the dams in the United States.''.
    (e) Implementation Plan; Dam Safety Training.--
        (1) In general.--Section 8 (33 U.S.C. 467f) is amended by
    striking subsections (e) and (g) and redesignating subsections (f)
    and (h) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.
        (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 2 (33 U.S.C. 467) is
    amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``section 8(h)'' and
        inserting ``section 8(f)''; and
            (B) in paragraph (12) by striking ``section 8(f)'' and
        inserting ``section 8(e)''.
    (f) Assistance for State Dam Safety Programs.--Section 8(e) (as
redesignated by subsection (e) of this section) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the Director shall provide
    assistance'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
    inserting ``the Director shall provide assistance with amounts made
    available under section 13 to assist States in establishing,
    maintaining, and improving dam safety programs in accordance with
    the criteria specified in paragraph (2).'';
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                (i) by striking ``primary''; and
                (ii) by striking ``, and for a State to be eligible''
            and all that follows before the colon;
            (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking
            ``For a State to be eligible for assistance under this
            subsection, a State'' and inserting ``A State''; and
                (ii) in clause (vi) by inserting ``improve security,''
            before ``revise operating procedures,''; and
        (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``contract'' each place it
    appears and inserting ``agreement''.
    (g) Board.--
        (1) Establishment.--Section 8(f)(1) (as redesignated by
    subsection (e) of this section) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``The Director may establish'' and
        inserting ``The Director shall establish''; and
            (B) by striking ``to monitor'' and all that follows through
        the period at the end and inserting ``to monitor the safety of
        dams in the United States, to monitor State implementation of
        this section, and to advise the Director on national dam safety
        policy.''.
        (2) Voting membership.--Section 8(f)(3) (as redesignated by
    subsection (e) of this section) is amended--
            (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Membership'' and
        inserting ``Voting membership'';
            (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking
        ``11 members'' and inserting ``11 voting members''; and
            (C) by striking subparagraphs (F) and (G) and inserting the
        following:
            ``(F) 5 members shall be selected by the Director from
        among State dam safety officials; and
            ``(G) 1 member shall be selected by the Director to
        represent the private sector.''.
        (3) Nonvoting membership; duties; work groups.--Section 8(f)
    (as redesignated by subsection (e) of this section) is amended--
            (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as
        paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and
            (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
        ``(4) Nonvoting membership.--The Director, in consultation with
    the Board, may invite a representative of the National Laboratories
    of the Department of Energy and may invite representatives from
    Federal or State agencies or dam safety experts, as needed, to
    participate in meetings of the Board.
        ``(5) Duties.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Board shall encourage the
        establishment and maintenance of effective programs, policies,
        and guidelines to enhance dam safety for the protection of
        human life and property throughout the United States.
            ``(B) Coordination and information exchange among
        agencies.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Board shall
        encourage coordination and information exchange among Federal
        and State dam safety agencies that share common problems and
        responsibilities for dam safety, including planning, design,
        construction, operation, emergency action planning,
        inspections, maintenance, regulation or licensing, technical or
        financial assistance, research, and data management.
        ``(6) Work groups.--The Director may establish work groups
    under the Board to assist the Board in accomplishing its goals. The
    work groups shall consist of members of the Board and other
    individuals selected by the Director.''.
        (4) Travel expenses.--Section 8(f) (as redesignated by
    subsection (e) of this section) is amended by striking paragraph
    (8) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)(A) of this subsection) and
    inserting the following:
        ``(8) Travel expenses.--
            ``(A) Representatives of federal agencies.--To the extent
        amounts are madeavailable in advance in appropriations Acts,
each member of the Board who represents a Federal agency shall be
reimbursed of appropriations for travel expenses by his or her agency,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an
employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code, while away from the home or regular place of
business of the member in the performance of services for the Board.
            ``(B) Other individuals.--To the extent amounts are made
        available in advance in appropriations Acts, each member of the
        Board who represents a State agency, the member of the Board
        who represents the private sector, and each member of a work
        group created under paragraph (1) shall be reimbursed for
        travel expenses by FEMA, including per diem in lieu of
        subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
        Code, while away from home or regular place of business of the
        member in performance of services for the Board.''.

SEC. 4. RESEARCH.

    Section 9(a) (33 U.S.C. 467g) is amended--
        (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking ``in cooperation with ICODS'' and inserting
        ``in cooperation with the Board''; and
            (B) by inserting ``and support'' after ``develop'';
        (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (3) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and
    inserting a semicolon; and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) development and maintenance of information resources
    systems needed to support managing the safety of dams; and
        ``(4) initiatives to guide the formulation of effective public
    policy and advance improvements in dam safety engineering,
    security, and management.''.

SEC. 5. DAM SAFETY TRAINING.

    The Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating sections 10, 11, and 12 as sections 11,
    12, and 13, respectively; and
        (2) by inserting after section 9 the following:

``SEC. 10. DAM SAFETY TRAINING.

    ``At the request of any State that has or intends to develop a
State dam safety program, the Director shall provide training for State
dam safety staff and inspectors.''.

SEC. 6. REPORTS.

    Section 11 (as redesignated by section 5 of this Act) is amended by
striking subsection (a) and all that follows through ``(b) Biennial
Reports.--''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Annual Amounts.--Section 13(a)(1) (as redesignated by section 5
of this Act) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``sections 7, 8, and 10'' and inserting
    ``sections 7, 8, and 11''; and
        (2) by striking ``$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998,'' and all
    that follows through the period at the end and inserting
    ``$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006, to remain
    available until expended.''.
    (b) Allocation.--Section 13(a)(2) (as redesignated by section 5 of
this Act) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``section 8(f)'' each place
    it appears and inserting ``section 8(e)''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``needing primary
    assistance and States needing advanced assistance under section
    8(f)''.
    (c) Research; Dam Safety Training; Staff.--Section 13 (as
redesignated by section 5 of this Act) is amended by striking
subsections (c) through (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Research.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out section 9 $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006, to
remain until expended.
    ``(d) Dam Safety Training.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out section 10 $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through
2006.
    ``(e) Staff.--There is authorized to be appropriated to FEMA for
the employment of such additional staff personnel as are necessary to
carry out sections 8 through 10 $600,000 for each of fiscal years 2003
through 2006.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output: Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002 - Amends the National Dam Safety Program Act to direct the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety to encourage the establishment and maintenance of effective Federal (currently, Federal and State) programs, policies, and guidelines intended to enhance dam safety.(Sec. 3) Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a strategic plan to establish: (1) goals, priorities, and target dates to improve dam safety; and (2) cooperation and coordination with, and assistance to, interested State governmental entities.Requires the Director to: (1) provide assistance to assist States in establishing, maintaining, and improving dam safety programs; and (2) establish the National Dam Safety Review Board to monitor State implementation (authorized under current law), to monitor the safety of dams in the United States, and to advise the Director on national dam safety policy. Provides for participation of representatives from Federal or State agencies or dam safety experts as nonvoting members in Board meetings.(Sec. 4) Requires technical and archival research to support: (1) development and maintenance of information resources systems needed to support managing dam safety; and (2) initiatives to guide the formulation of effective public policy and advance improvements in dam safety engineering, security, and management.(Sec. 5) Requires the Director, at the request of any State that has or intends to develop a State dam safety program, to provide training for State dam safety staff and inspectors.(Sec. 7) Increases and extends through FY 2006 the authorization of appropriations for the national dam safety program, national dam research, and dam safety training and staffing requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Central American Security Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS FROM EL SALVADOR,
              GUATEMALA, AND HONDURAS.

    Section 202 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American
Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``nicaraguans and
        cubans'' and inserting ``nicaraguans, cubans, salvadorans,
        guatemalans, and hondurans'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``April 1, 2000''
        and inserting ``two years after the promulgation of a final
        rule implementing the Central American Security Act'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Nicaragua or Cuba''
        and inserting ``Nicaragua, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, or
        Honduras''; and
            (4) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by striking ``April 1, 2000''
        and inserting ``two years after the promulgation of a final
        rule implementing the Central American Security Act''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATIONS PENDING UNDER AMENDMENTS MADE BY SECTION 203 OF
              THE NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RELIEF
              ACT.

    An application for relief properly filed by a national of Guatemala
or El Salvador under the amendments made by section 203 of the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act which was filed
on or before the date of the enactment of this Act, and on which a
final administrative determination has not been made, shall, at the
election of the applicant, be considered to be an application for
adjustment of status under the provisions of section 202 of the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, as amended by
this Act, upon the payment of any fees, and in accordance with
procedures, that the Attorney General shall prescribe by regulation.
The Attorney General may not refund any fees paid in connection with an
application filed by a national of Guatemala or El Salvador under the
amendments made by section 203 of that Act.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND CENTRAL
              AMERICAN RELIEF ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 202 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and
Central American Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting before the period at the end of
                paragraph (1)(B) the following: ``, and the Attorney
                General may waive the grounds of inadmissibility
                specified in subparagraphs (A)(i) and (6)(C) of section
                212(a)(1) of such Act for humanitarian purposes, to
                assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the
                public interest''; and
                    (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Relationship of application to certain orders.--An
        alien present in the United States who has been ordered
        excluded, deported, or removed, or ordered to depart
        voluntarily from the United States under any provision of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such
        order, apply for adjustment of status under paragraph (1). Such
        an alien may not be required, as a condition of submitting or
        granting such application, to file a separate motion to reopen,
        reconsider, or vacate such order. Such an alien may be required
        to seek a stay of such an order in accordance with subsection
        (c) to prevent the execution of the order pending the
        adjudication of the application for adjustment of status. If
        the Attorney General denies a stay of a final order of
        exclusion, deportation, or removal, or if the Attorney General
        renders a final administrative determination to deny the
        application for adjustment of status, the order shall be
        effective and enforceable to the same extent as if the
        application had not been made. If the Attorney General grants
        the application for adjustment of status, the Attorney General
        shall cancel the order.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the
        following: ``Subsection (a) shall not apply to an alien
        lawfully admitted for permanent residence, unless the alien is
        applying for relief under that subsection in deportation or
        removal proceedings.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the
        following: ``Nothing in this section requires the Attorney
        General to stay the removal of an alien who is ineligible for
        adjustment of status under this section.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as
                follows:
    ``(d) Spouses, Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters.--'';
                    (B) by amending the heading of paragraph (1) to
                read as follows:
    ``(1) Adjustment of status.--'';
                    (C) by amending paragraph (1)(A) to read as
                follows:
                    ``(A) the alien entered the United States on or
                before the date of the enactment of the Central
                American Security Act;'';
                    (D) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as
                follows:
                    ``(B) the alien--
                            ``(i) is the spouse, child, or unmarried
                        son or daughter of an alien whose status is
                        adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted
                        for permanent residence under subsection (a) or
                        pursuant to the amendments made by section 203,
                        except that--
                                    ``(I) any determination of whether
                                the alien satisfies the age requirement
                                in the matter preceding subparagraph
                                (A) of section 101(b)(1) shall be made
                                using the age of the alien on the date
                                on which the principal alien filed for
                                adjustment under  subsection (a) or
pursuant to the amendments made by section 203;
                                    ``(II) in the case of such a
                                spouse, stepchild, or unmarried stepson
                                or stepdaughter, the spouse, stepchild,
                                stepson, or stepdaughter shall be
                                required to establish that the
                                qualifying marriage was entered into
                                before the date of the enactment of the
                                Central American Security Act; and
                                    ``(III) in the case of such an
                                unmarried son or daughter, the son or
                                daughter shall be required to establish
                                that the son or daughter has been
                                physically present in the United States
                                for a continuous period beginning not
                                later than December 1, 1995, and ending
                                not earlier than the date on which the
                                application for adjustment under this
                                subsection is filed; or
                            ``(ii) was, at the time at which a
                        principal alien filed for adjustment under
                        subsection (a) or pursuant to the amendments
                        made by section 203, the spouse or child of
                        such principal alien, the status of such
                        principal alien is adjusted to that of an alien
                        lawfully admitted for permanent residence under
                        subsection (a) or pursuant to the amendments
                        made by section 203, and the spouse, child, or
                        child of the spouse has been battered or
                        subjected to extreme cruelty by such principal
                        alien;''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(3) Eligibility of certain spouses and children for
        issuance of immigrant visas.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In accordance with regulations
                to be promulgated by the Attorney General and the
                Secretary of State, upon approval of an application for
                adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully
                admitted for permanent residence under subsection (a)
                or pursuant to the amendments made by section 203, an
                alien who is the spouse or child of the alien being
                granted such status may be issued a visa for admission
                to the United States as an immigrant following to join
                the principal applicant, if the spouse or child--
                            ``(i) satisfies the requirements in
                        paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(D); and
                            ``(ii) applies for such a visa within a
                        time period to be established by such
                        regulations.
                    ``(B) Retention of fees for processing
                applications.--The Secretary of State may retain fees
                to recover the cost of immigrant visa application
                processing and issuance for certain spouses and
                children of aliens whose applications for adjustment of
                status under subsection (a) have been approved. Such
                fees--
                            ``(i) shall be deposited as an offsetting
                        collection to any Department of State
                        appropriation to recover the cost of such
                        processing and issuance; and
                            ``(ii) shall be available until expended
                        for the same purposes of such appropriation to
                        support consular activities.'';
            (5) in subsection (g), by inserting ``, or an immigrant
        classification,'' after ``for permanent residence''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section authorizes
any alien to apply for admission to, be admitted to, be paroled into,
or otherwise lawfully return to the United States, to apply for, or to
pursue an application for adjustment of status under this section
without the express authorization of the Attorney General.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1)(B), (2),
and (6) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act. The amendments
made by paragraphs (1)(A), (3), (4), and (5) shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. SECURITY AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no applicant for relief
under this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, is eligible to
receive a waiver from any security or criminal background investigation
required to process an application under section 202 of the Nicaraguan
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 note). All
applicants seeking relief under this Act, or the amendments made by
this Act, shall submit fingerprints to the appropriate government
agency in order to facilitate such processing.

SEC. 6. MOTIONS TO REOPEN.

    Notwithstanding any time and number limitations imposed by law on
motions to reopen, a national of Cuba or Nicaragua who, on the date of
the enactment of the Act, has a final administrative denial of an
application for adjustment of status under the Nicaraguan Adjustment
and Central American Relief Act, and who is made eligible for
adjustment of status under that Act by the amendments made by this Act,
may file one motion to reopen an exclusion, deportation, or removal
proceeding to have the application reconsidered. Any such motion shall
be filed within 180 days of the date of the enactment of this Act. The
scope of any proceeding reopened on this basis shall be limited to a
determination of the alien's eligibility for adjustment of status under
the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.

Output: Central American Security Act - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Honduran nationals; and (2) revise the application filing deadline.Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act.Amends the Act to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility; and (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children.States that applicants for relief: (1) shall not be granted a waiver from any security or criminal background investigation required by the Act; and (2) shall submit fingerprints to the appropriate Federal agencies.Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iranian Nuclear Trade Prohibition
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Iran has pursued a nuclear program with assistance from
        foreign entities and foreign governments.
            (2) It is important that Iran not seek to develop nuclear
        weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear power program.
            (3) The Government of Iran has asserted that its nuclear
        program is for peaceful purposes, however, that Government has
        supported terrorist organizations and uses harsh rhetoric
        towards allies of the United States in the Middle East, and the
        United States has expressed great concern with Iran's nuclear
        ambitions and has worked with United States allies to end
        Iran's nuclear program.
            (4) In October 2003, the Government of Iran promised it
        would suspend uranium enrichment activities, but broke that
        promise less than a year later.
            (5) In November 2004, the Government of Iran, in concert
        with talks with representatives of the Governments of Britain,
        France, and Germany (the ``EU-3'') agreed to suspend all
        uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities related to
        Iran's nuclear program under the terms of the agreement made
        between the Islamic Republic of Iran and France, Germany and
        the United Kingdom, with the support of the High Representative
        of the European Union (the ``Paris Agreement'').
            (6) The EU-3 agreed to support the United States in taking
        Iran's nuclear program to the United Nations Security Council
        if Iran resumed its nuclear activities.
            (7) In concert with the Paris Agreement, the President
        announced that the United States will drop its opposition to
        Iran's application to join the World Trade Organization and
        permit, on a case-by-case basis, the licensing of spare parts
        for Iranian commercial aircraft.
            (8) Iran's uranium enrichment program is likely to be
        dispersed throughout the country, protected in hardened
        infrastructure, and highly mobile.
            (9) The Parliament of Iran passed a nonbinding resolution
        insisting that the Government of Iran resume developing nuclear
        fuel.
            (10) That resolution stated that Iran should develop enough
        nuclear fuel to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity.
            (11) In February 2005, the Atomic Energy Agency of Russia
        announced that Russia would ship nuclear fuel to Iran's
        Busheher nuclear reactor.
            (12) Russia pledged to provide fuel to this facility for 10
        years and, under the commitment, Iran has pledged to return
        spent fuel to Russia for storage.
            (13) Russia remains the only major nuclear fuel market
        closed to outside competition and 100 percent of Russia's
        nuclear fuel industry is owned by the Government of Russia.
            (14) Iran is the fourth-largest oil producer in the world.
            (15) Iran has a wealth of natural gas and crude oil
        reserves and it is estimated that Iran plans to invest
        $104,000,000,000 by 2015 in natural gas production and that
        Iran plans to increase crude oil production to 7,000,000
        barrels a day by 2020.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRADE RELATIONS WITH STATE SPONSORS OF
              TERRORISM.

    It is the sense of Congress that the countries of the world should
choose between trading with state sponsors of terrorism or maintaining
good trade relations with the United States.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF ENTRY OF NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES.

    The Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended by inserting after section 10 the following new section:

``SEC. 10A. PROHIBITION OF ENTRY TO NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES TO THE
              UNITED STATES.

    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the President shall
prohibit the United States, or any entity of the United States, from
purchasing nuclear fuel assemblies from any person or government
entity, or any entity affiliated with such person or entity, that sells
nuclear fuel assemblies to Iran.
    ``(b) Waiver.--The President may waive the prohibition in
subsection (a) if the President--
            ``(1) determines that the waiver is in the national
        security interest of the United States; and
            ``(2) at least 7 days before the waiver takes effect,
        notifies the required congressional committees of the
        President's intention to exercise the waiver.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Nuclear fuel assemblies.--The term `nuclear fuel
        assemblies' does not include low-enriched uranium (LEU). For
        the purpose of the preceding sentence the term `low-enriched
        uranium' means a product produced using blended down weapons-
        grade and highly-enriched uranium (HEU) that is provided by the
        Russian entity Techsnabexport (also known as TENEX) in
        cooperation with the U.S. Enrichment Corporation, a subsidiary
        of USEC, Inc.
            ``(2) Required congressional committees.--The term
        `required congressional committees' means the Committee on
        Armed Services, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
        Services, the Committee on International Relations, and the
        Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.''.

Output:
Iranian Nuclear Trade Prohibition Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that countries should choose between trading with state sponsors of terrorism or maintaining good trade relations with the United States.

Amends the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 to direct the President to prohibit the United States or any U.S. entity from purchasing nuclear fuel assemblies (not including low-enriched uranium) from any person or government or affiliated entity that sells nuclear fuel assemblies to Iran. Authorizes the President, with congressional notification, to waive such prohibition for national security purposes.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Payment Improvement Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. VALUE INDEX UNDER THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1848(e)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-4(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(6) Value index.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall determine a
                value index for each hospital referral area (as defined
                by the Secretary). The value index shall be the ratio
                of the quality component under subparagraph (B) to the
                cost component under subparagraph (C) for that hospital
                referral area.
                    ``(B) Quality component.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The quality component
                        shall be based on a composite score that
                        reflects quality measures available on a State
                        or hospital referral area (as so defined)
                        basis. The measures shall reflect health
                        outcomes and health status for the Medicare
                        population, patient safety, and patient
                        satisfaction. The Secretary shall use the best
                        data available, after consultation with the
                        Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and
                        with private entities that compile quality
                        data.
                            ``(ii) Advisory group.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Not later than
                                60 days after the date of enactment of
                                the Medicare Payment Improvement Act of
                                2009, the Secretary shall establish a
                                group of experts and stakeholders to
                                make consensus recommendations to the
                                Secretary regarding development of the
                                quality component. The membership of
                                the advisory group shall at least
                                reflect providers, purchasers, health
                                plans, researchers, relevant Federal
                                agencies, and individuals with
                                technical expertise on health care
                                quality.
                                    ``(II) Duties.--In the development
                                of recommendations with respect to the
                                quality component, the group
                                established under subclause (I) shall
                                consider at least the following areas:
                                            ``(aa) High variation and
                                        high cost per capita
                                        utilization of resources,
                                        including rates of
                                        hospitalizations, number of
                                        visits and subspecialty
                                        referrals, and number of
                                        procedures (as determined by
                                        data under this title).
                                            ``(bb) Health outcomes and
                                        functional status of patients.
                                            ``(cc) The continuity,
                                        management, and coordination of
                                        health care and care
                                        transitions, including episodes
                                        of care, for patients across
                                        the continuum of providers,
                                        health care settings, and
                                        health plans.
                                            ``(dd) Patient, caregiver,
                                        and authorized representative
                                        experience, quality and
                                        relevance of information
                                        provided to patients,
                                        caregivers, and authorized
                                        representatives, and use of
                                        information by patients,
                                        caregivers, and authorized
                                        representatives to inform
                                        decision making.
                                            ``(ee) The safety,
                                        effectiveness, and timeliness
                                        of care.
                                            ``(ff) The appropriate use
                                        of health care resources and
                                        services.
                                            ``(gg) Other items
                                        determined appropriate by the
                                        Secretary.
                            ``(iii) Requirement.--In establishing the
                        quality component under this subparagraph, the
                        Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) take into account the
                                recommendations of the group
                                established under clause (ii)(I); and
                                    ``(II) provide for an open and
                                transparent process for the activities
                                conducted pursuant to the convening of
                                such group with respect to the
                                development of the quality component.
                            ``(iv) Establishment.--The quality
                        component for each hospital referral area (as
                        so defined) shall be the ratio of the quality
                        score for such area to the national average
                        quality score.
                            ``(v) Quality baseline.--If the quality
                        component for a hospital referral area (as so
                        defined) does not rank in the top 25th
                        percentile as compared to the national average
                        (as determined by the Secretary) and the amount
                        of reimbursement for services under this
                        section is greater than the amount of
                        reimbursement for such services that would have
                        applied under this section if the amendments
                        made by section 2 of the Medicare Payment
                        Improvement Act of 2009 had not been enacted,
                        this section shall be applied as if such
                        amendments had not been enacted.
                            ``(vi) Application.--In the case of a
                        hospital referral area (as so defined) that is
                        less than an entire State, if available quality
                        data is not sufficient to measure quality at
                        the sub-State level, the quality component for
                        a sub-State hospital referral area shall be the
                        quality component for the entire State.
                    ``(C) Cost component.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The cost component shall
                        be total annual per beneficiary Medicare
                        expenditures under part A and this part for the
                        hospital referral area (as so defined). The
                        Secretary may use total per beneficiary
                        expenditures under such parts in the last two
                        years of life as an alternative measure if the
                        Secretary determines that such measure better
                        takes into account severity differences among
                        hospital referral areas.
                            ``(ii) Establishment.--The cost component
                        for a hospital referral area (as so defined)
                        shall be the ratio of the cost per beneficiary
                        for such area to the national average cost per
                        beneficiary.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1848 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-4) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking ``geographic'' and
        inserting ``geographic and value''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the heading, by inserting ``and
                        value'' after ``geographic'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                        clause (iii) and inserting the following new
                        clause:
                            ``(iii) a value index (as defined in
                        paragraph (6)) applicable to physician work.'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting
                        ``and value'' after ``geographic'' in the first
                        sentence;
                            (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking
                        ``physician work effort'' and inserting
                        ``value'';
                            (v) by striking subparagraph (E); and
                            (vi) by striking subparagraph (G);
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Computation of geographic and value adjustment
        factor.--For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(C), for all
        physicians' services for each hospital referral area (as
        defined by the Secretary) the Secretary shall establish a
        geographic and value adjustment factor equal to the sum of the
        geographic cost-of-practice adjustment factor (specified in
        paragraph (3)), the geographic malpractice adjustment factor
        (specified in paragraph (4)), and the value adjustment factor
        (specified in paragraph (5)) for the service and the area.'';
        and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
                following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Physician work value adjustment factor.--For purposes
        of paragraph (2), the `physician work value adjustment factor'
        for a service for a hospital referral area (as defined by the
        Secretary), is the product of--
                    ``(A) the proportion of the total relative value
                for the service that reflects the relative value units
                for the work component; and
                    ``(B) the value index score for the area, based on
                the value index established under paragraph (6).''.
    (c) Availability of Quality Component Prior to Implementation.--The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make the quality component
described in section 1848(c)(6)(B) of the Social Security Act, as added
by subsection (a), for each hospital referral area (as defined by the
Secretary) available to the public by not later than July 1, 2011.
    (d) Effective Date.--Subject to subsection (e), the amendments made
by this section shall apply to the Medicare physician fee schedule for
2012 and each subsequent year.
    (e) Transition.--Notwithstanding the amendments made by the
preceding provisions of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall provide for an appropriate transition to the amendments
made by this section. Under such transition, in the case of payments
under such fee schedule for services furnished during--
            (1) 2012, 25 percent of such payments shall be based on the
        amount of payment that would have applied to the services if
        such amendments had not been enacted and 75 percent of such
        payment shall be based on the amount of payment that would have
        applied to the services if such amendments had been fully
        implemented;
            (2) 2013, 50 percent of such payment shall be based on the
        amount of payment that would have applied to the services if
        such amendments had not been enacted and 50 percent of such
        payment shall be based on the amount of payment that would have
        applied to the services if such amendments had been fully
        implemented; and
            (3) 2014 and subsequent years, 100 percent of such payment
        shall be based on the amount of payment that is applicable
        under such amendments.

Output: Medicare Payment Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine a value index for the physician work component for each Medicare hospital referral area.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Opioid Use Treatment Help Act
of 2017'' or the ``YOUTH Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR
              CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS.

    Section 514 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-7) is
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``children and
        adolescents'' and inserting ``children, adolescents, and young
        adults'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``children,
        including'' and inserting ``children, adolescents, and young
        adults, including''; and
            (3) by striking ``children and adolescents'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``children, adolescents, and young
        adults''.

SEC. 3. ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS AND
              YOUNG ADULTS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(in this section referred to as the ``Director''), shall award grants
to eligible entities to establish demonstration programs to--
            (1) expand access to medication-assisted treatment for
        opioid use disorders among adolescents and young adults;
            (2) identify and test solutions for overcoming barriers to
        implementation of medication-assisted treatment for adolescents
        and young adults; or
            (3) create and distribute resources on medication-assisted
        treatment training and implementation for providers of health
        care to children, adolescents, and young adults.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), an entity shall--
            (1) be a State, political subdivision of a State, Indian
        tribe, or tribal organization, professional family medicine
        provider organization, professional pediatric provider
        organization or other organization representing providers of
        health care to children, adolescents, and young adults,
        professional addiction medicine provider organization,
        hospital, an institution of higher education, or other
        appropriate public or nonprofit institution; and
            (2) certify that it is in compliance with all applicable
        registration and licensing requirements.
    (c) Application.--To seek a grant under this section, an entity
shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Director may require.
    (d) Duration.--An eligible entity may receive funds under this
section to carry out a demonstration program described in this section
for a period of not greater than 3 years. After the first year for
which funding is provided to an eligible entity for a demonstration
program, funding may be provided under this section for a subsequent
year for such program only upon review of such program by the Director
and approval by the Director of such subsequent year of funding.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) By grant recipients.--Each eligible entity awarded a
        grant under this section for a demonstration program shall
        submit to the Director progress reports on such demonstration
        program at such times, in such manner, and containing such
        information as the Director may require.
            (2) By director.--Not later than one year after the date on
        which all demonstration programs funded under this section have
        been completed, the Director shall submit to the Committee on
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the
        Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
        Representatives a report that--
                    (A) describes the availability of medication-
                assisted treatment for adolescents and young adults
                with opioid use disorders in the United States,
                including barriers to such treatment;
                    (B) describes the specific demonstration programs
                carried out pursuant to this section;
                    (C) evaluates the effectiveness of such programs;
                    (D) evaluates any unintended consequences of such
                programs; and
                    (E) provides recommendations for ensuring that
                medication-assisted treatment is accessible to
                adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorders.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The phrase ``adolescents and young adults'' means
        individuals who have attained 10 years of age and not yet
        attained 26 years of age.
            (2) The term ``medication-assisted treatment'' means the
        combination of pharmacological treatments approved by the Food
        and Drug Administration, and counseling and behavioral
        therapies, for the treatment of substance use disorders.
            (3) The term ``opioid use disorder'' means a problematic
        pattern of opioid use leading to clinically significant
        impairment or distress occurring within a 12-month period.
            (4) The term ``pediatric health care provider'' means a
        provider of health care to individuals who have attained 10
        years of age and not yet attained 26 years of age.
            (5) The term ``professional family medicine provider
        organization'' means a national organization whose members
        consist primarily of family medicine providers.
            (6) The term ``professional pediatric provider
        organization'' means a national organization whose members
        consist primarily of pediatric health care providers.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this section.

Output: Youth Opioid Use Treatment Help Act of 2017 or the YOUTH Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the grant program for substance abuse treatment services for children and adolescents to cover young adults. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) must award grants for demonstration programs to: (1) expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders among adolescents and young adults, or (2) create and distribute resources on medication-assisted treatment training and implementation for health care providers of children, adolescents, and young adults.  AHRQ must report on the demonstration programs and the availability of medication-assisted treatment for adolescents and young adults. The report must include recommendations for ensuring such treatment is accessible.