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That this Act may be
cited as the ``Handgun Control Act of 1993''.
    Section 1. The Congress hereby finds and declares--
            (a) that the estimated total number of handguns in private
        hands has more than doubled since 1978, bringing the total to
        sixty-six million;
            (b) that handguns play a major role, and a role
        disproportionate to their number in comparison with long guns,
        in the commission of homicide, aggravated assault, and armed
        robbery, and that the percentage of violent crimes in which
        handguns are used is increasing;
            (c) that more than one-half of all handguns are acquired
        secondhand and that licensing and restrictions on sale of new
        handguns will not significantly reduce handgun crime and
        handgun violence;
            (d) that with few exceptions handguns are not used for
        sporting or recreational purposes and that such purposes do not
        require keeping of handguns in private homes;
            (e) that handguns in the home are of less value than is
        commonly thought in defending against intruders and that such
        defensive purposes can be adequately accomplished by other
        means;
            (f) that violent crimes perpetrated with handguns
        constitute a burden upon and interfere with interstate and
        foreign commerce and threaten the internal security and
        domestic tranquillity of the Nation; and
            (g) that a national firearms policy which restricts the
        availability of handguns for nonlaw enforcement and nonmilitary
        purposes will significantly reduce violent crime, reduce deaths
        from handguns, and reduce other handgun violence in the United
        States.
    Sec. 2. Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
immediately after chapter 50 thereof the following new chapter:

                        ``CHAPTER 50A.--HANDGUNS

``Sec.
``1091. Unlawful acts.
``1092. Licensing.
``1093. Penalties.
``1094. Exceptions.
``1095. Voluntary delivery to law enforcement agency; reimbursement.
``1096. Rules and regulations.
``1097. Effect on State law.
``1098. Separability clause.
``1099. Appropriations.
``1100. Definitions.
``Sec. 1091. Unlawful acts
    ``(a) Except as provided in section 1094 of this chapter and in
subsection (b) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to
import, manufacture, sell, buy, transfer, receive, or transport any
handgun.
    ``(b) The Secretary may, consistent with public safety and
necessity, exempt from the operation of subsection (a) of this section
such importation, manufacture, sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, or
transportation of handguns by importers, manufacturers, or dealers,
licensed under chapter 44 of this title, and by pistol clubs licensed
under this chapter, as may in his judgment be required for the
operation of such pistol clubs or for purposes described in section
1094 of this chapter.
``Sec. 1092. Licensing
    ``(a) A pistol club desiring to be licensed under this chapter
shall file an application for such license with the Secretary. The
application shall be in such form and contain such information as the
Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. The fee for such license shall
be $25 per year.
    ``(b) Any importer, manufacturer, or dealer desiring to be licensed
under this chapter shall apply as provided in chapter 44 of this title.
    ``(c) Any application submitted under subsection (a) shall be
approved if--
            ``(1) all members of the pistol club are twenty-one years
        of age or older;
            ``(2) no member of the pistol club is prohibited from
        transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms or ammunition in
        interstate or foreign commerce under section 922 (g) or (h) of
        this title or under the law of the State in which the club will
        be located or of the State in which the member is domiciled;
            ``(3) no member of the pistol club has willfully violated
        any of the provisions of this chapter or of chapter 44 of this
        title or any regulations issued thereunder;
            ``(4) the pistol club has not willfully failed to disclose
        any material information required, or has not made any false
        statement as to any material fact, in connection with his
        application; and
            ``(5) the pistol club has premises from which it operates
        and--
                    ``(A) maintains possession and control of the
                handguns used by its members, and
                    ``(B) has procedures and facilities for keeping
                such handguns in a secure place, under the control of
                the club's chief officer, at all times when they are
                not being used for target shooting or other sporting or
                recreational purposes.
    ``(d)(1) The Secretary must approve or deny an application for a
license within the forty-five-day period beginning on the date it is
received. If the Secretary fails to act within such period, the
applicant may file an action under section 1361 of title 28 to compel
the Secretary to act. If the Secretary approves an applicant's
application, such applicant shall be issued a license upon payment of
the prescribed fee.
    ``(2) The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for hearing,
revoke any license issued under this section if the holder of such
license has violated any provision of this chapter or of chapter 44 of
this title or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Secretary under
such chapters. The Secretary's action under this paragraph may be
reviewed only as provided in subsection (e) of this section.
    ``(e)(1) Any person whose application for a license is denied and
any holder of a license which is revoked shall receive a written notice
from the Secretary stating specifically the grounds upon which the
application was denied or upon which the license was revoked. Any
notice of revocation of a license shall be given to the holder of such
license before the effective date of the revocation.
    ``(2) If the Secretary denies an application for, or revokes, a
license, he shall, upon request by the aggrieved party, promptly hold a
hearing to review his denial or revocation. In the case of a revocation
of a license, the Secretary shall upon the request of the holder of the
license stay the effective date of the revocation. A hearing held under
this paragraph shall be held at a location convenient to the aggrieved
party.
    ``(3) If after a hearing held under paragraph (2) the Secretary
decides not to reverse his decision to deny an application or revoke a
license, the Secretary shall give notice of his decision to the
aggrieved party. The aggrieved party may at any time within sixty days
after the date notice was given under this paragraph file a petition
with the United States District Court for the district in which he
resides or has his principal place of business for a judicial review of
such denial or revocation. In a proceeding conducted under this
subsection, the court may consider any evidence submitted by the
parties to the proceeding. If the court decides that the Secretary was
not authorized to deny the application or to revoke the license, the
court shall order the Secretary to take such action as may be necessary
to comply with the judgment of the court.
    ``(f) Each licensed pistol club shall maintain such records of
receipt, sale, or other disposition, of handguns at such place, for
such period, and in such form as the Secretary may by regulations
prescribe. Such pistol clubs shall make such records available for
inspection at all reasonable times, and shall submit to the Secretary
such reports and information with respect to such records and the
contents thereof as he shall by regulations prescribe. The Secretary
may enter at reasonable times the premises (including places of
storage) of any pistol club for the purpose of inspecting or examining
(1) any records of documents required to be kept by such pistol club
under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 44 of this title and
regulations issued under such chapters, and (2) any handguns or
ammunition kept or stored by such pistol club at such premises. Upon
the request of any State or any political subdivision thereof, the
Secretary may make available to such State or any political subdivision
thereof any information which he may obtain by reason of the provisions
of this chapter with respect to the identification of persons who are
members of pistol clubs within such State or political subdivision
thereof, together with a description of the handguns included in such
pistol club's license.
    ``(g) Licenses issued under the provisions of subsection (c) of
this section shall be kept posted and kept available for inspection on
the premises covered by the license.
``Sec. 1093. Penalties
    ``(a) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter or knowingly
makes any false statement or representation with respect to the
information required by the provisions of this chapter to be kept in
the records of a pistol club licensed under this chapter, or in
applying for any license under the provisions of this chapter, shall be
fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or
both, and shall become eligible for parole as the board of parole shall
determine.
    ``(b) Any handgun involved or used in, or intended to be used in,
any violation of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 44 of this
title or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or any
violation of any other criminal law of the United States, shall be
subject to seizure and forfeiture and all provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954 relating to the seizure, forfeiture, and
disposition of firearms shall, so far as applicable, extend to seizures
and forfeitures under the provisions of this chapter.
``Sec. 1094. exceptions
    ``(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect
to the importation, manufacture, sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, or
transportation of any handgun which the Secretary determines is being
imported or manufactured for, sold, or transferred to, purchased,
received, or transported by, or issued for the use of, the United
States or any department or agency thereof or any State or any
department, agency, or political subdivision thereof.
    ``(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect
to the importation, manufacture, sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, or
transportation of a handgun which the Secretary determines is
unserviceable, not restorable to firing condition, and intended for use
as a curio, museum piece, or collectors' item.
``Sec. 1095. Voluntary delivery to law enforcement agency;
              reimbursement
    ``(a) A person may at any time deliver to any Federal, State, or
local law enforcement agency designated by the Secretary a handgun
owned or possessed by such person. The Secretary shall arrange with
each agency designated to receive handguns for the transfer,
destruction, or other disposition of all handguns delivered under this
section.
    ``(b) Upon proof of lawful acquisition and ownership by a person
delivering a handgun to a law enforcement agency under this section,
the owner of the handgun shall be entitled to receive from the United
States a payment equal to the fair market value of the handgun or $25,
whichever is more. The Secretary shall provide for the payment,
directly or indirectly, through Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies, of the amounts to which owners of handguns
delivered under this section are entitled.
    ``(c) The amounts authorized in subsection (b) of this section
shall be paid out of the fees collected under section 1092(a) of this
chapter to the extent that such fees are sufficient for this purpose.
The remainder of amounts authorized in subsection (b) of this section
shall be paid out of general revenues.
``Sec. 1096. Rules and regulations
    ``(a) The Secretary may prescribe such rules and regulations as he
deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter,
including--
            ``(1) regulations providing that a person licensed under
        this chapter, when dealing with another person so licensed or
        with a person licensed under chapter 44 of this title, shall
        provide such other licensed person a certified copy of his
        license; and
            ``(2) regulations providing for the issuance, at a
        reasonable cost, to a person licensed under this chapter, of
        certified copies of his license for use as provided under
        regulations issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
    ``(b) The Secretary shall give reasonable public notice, and afford
to interested parties opportunity for hearing, prior to prescribing
rules and regulations authorized by this section.
``Sec. 1097. Effect on State law
    ``No provision of this chapter shall be construed as indicating an
intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which such
provision operates to the exclusion of the law of any State on the same
subject, unless there is a direct and positive conflict between such
provision and the law of the State so that the two cannot be reconciled
or consistently stand together.
``Sec. 1098. Separability
    ``If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the
chapter and the application of such provision to other persons not
similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected
thereby.
``Sec. 1099. Appropriations
    ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
``Sec. 1100. Definitions
    ``As used in this chapter--
            ``(1) The term `person' and the term `whoever' include any
        individual, corporation, company, association, firm,
        partnership, club, society, or joint-stock company.
            ``(2) The term `importer' means any person engaged in the
        business of importing or bringing handguns into the United
        States for purposes of sale or distribution; and the term
        `licensed importer' means any such person licensed under the
        provisions of chapter 44 of this title.
            ``(3) The term `manufacturer' means any person engaged in
        the manufacture or assembly of handguns for the purposes of
        sale or distribution; and the term `licensed manufacturer'
        means any such person licensed under the provisions of chapter
        44 of this title.
            ``(4) The term `dealer' means (A) any person engaged in the
        business of selling handguns at wholesale or retail, (B) any
        person engaged in the business of repairing handguns or of
        making or fitting special barrels, or trigger mechanisms to
        handguns, or (C) any person who is a pawnbroker. The term
        `licensed dealer' means any dealer who is licensed under the
        provisions of chapter 44 of this title.
            ``(5) The term `collector' means any person who acquires,
        holds, or disposes of handguns as curios, or relics, as the
        Secretary shall by regulation define, and the term `licensed
        collector' means any such person licensed under the provisions
        of chapter 44 of this title.
            ``(6) The term `Secretary' or `Secretary of the Treasury'
        means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.
            ``(7) The term `handgun' means any weapon--
                    ``(A) designed or redesigned, or made, or remade,
                and intended to be fired while held in one hand;
                    ``(B) having a barrel less than ten inches in
                length; and
                    ``(C) designed or redesigned, or made or remade, to
                use the energy of an explosive to expel a projectile or
                projectiles through a smooth or rifled bore.
            ``(8) The term `pistol club' means a club organized for
        target shooting with handguns or to use handguns for sporting
        or other recreational purposes and which--
                    ``(A) maintains possession and control of the
                handguns used by its members, and
                    ``(B) has procedures and facilities for keeping
                such handguns in a secure place, under the control of
                the club's chief officer, at all times when they are
                not being used for target shooting, sporting, or other
                recreational purposes.
        The term `licensed pistol club' means any pistol club which is
        licensed under this chapter.''.
    Sec. 3. The enforcement and administration of the amendment made by
this Act shall be vested in the Secretary of the Treasury.
    Sec. 4. Nothing in this Act or the amendment made thereby shall be
construed as modifying or affecting any provision of--
            (a) the National Firearms Act (chapter 53 of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1954);
            (b) section 414 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22
        U.S.C. 1934), as amended, relating to munitions control; or
            (c) section 1715 of title 18, United States Code, relating
        to nonmailable firearms.
    Sec. 5. The provisions of this Act shall take effect one year from
the date of enactment.

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Handgun Control Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful to import, manufacture, sell, buy, transfer, receive, or transport any handgun.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to exempt from such prohibition such activities involving handguns by licensed importers, manufacturers, or dealers or licensed pistol clubs as required for the operation of such clubs, for the use of Federal or State agencies, or for curio, museum, or collection purposes.
Sets forth requirements for the licensing of pistol clubs. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violation of licensing and recordkeeping requirements.
Authorizes voluntary delivery of handguns to Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies and provides for compensation to persons who establish proof of lawful acquisition and ownership.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``A Better Chance to Learn Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to encourage and assist local school
districts and communities to develop, expand, or operate innovative
home-based parent and early childhood education programs in an effort
to--
            (1) empower parents to be the primary educators of their
        children;
            (2) provide children with school-readiness skills;
            (3) develop positive attitudes toward education on the part
        of parents and children; and
            (4) enhance the role of parents in the transition of their
        children from preschool to kindergarten.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Community-based organizations.--The term ``community-
        based organizations'' means private nonprofit organizations
        that are located within a community and that are not affiliated
        with any specific religion.
            (2) Developmentally appropriate.--The term
        ``developmentally appropriate'' as applied to a home-based
        program implemented by parents means those activities for the
        general population of 3- to 5-year-old children that are
        meaningful to parents and that will result in successful
        parent-child interactions.
            (3) Home-based.--The term ``home-based'' means that the
        program provides parent and early childhood education services
        in the private residence of the child receiving such services.
            (4) Limited or unsuccessful formal schooling.--The term
        ``limited or unsuccessful formal schooling'' means the--
                    (A) completion of high school with low achievement
                during enrollment;
                    (B) noncompletion of high school with low
                achievement during enrollment; or
                    (C) lack of a general education degree.
            (5) Local educational agencies.--The term ``local
        educational agencies'' has the meaning given to the term
        ``local educational agency'' by section 1471(12) of the
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        2891).
            (6) Near poor families.--The term ``near poor families''
        means families that have an income that is approximately 130
        percent of the poverty line (as defined by the Office of
        Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with
        section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42
        U.S.C. 9902(2)).
            (7) Parent education.--The term ``parent education''
        includes parent support activities, the provision of resource
        materials on child development and parent and child learning
        activities, private and group educational guidance, individual
        and group learning experiences for the parent and child, and
        other activities that enable the parent to improve learning in
        the home.
            (8) Working poor families.--The term ``working poor
        families'' means families that--
                    (A) have family members--
                            (i) who are working; or
                            (ii) who were looking for work during at
                        least the last 6 months of the year prior to
                        the year in which a grantee determines such
                        families' eligibility for services under this
                        Act; and
                    (B) earn an income not in excess of 150 percent of
                the poverty line as described in paragraph (5).
            (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Education.

SEC. 4. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to award grants to
local educational agencies and community-based organizations to pay the
Federal share of the cost of the activities described in section 5.
    (b) Grant Allocations.--The Secretary shall award--
            (1) 50 percent of the total grants awarded under this
        section to applicants that are establishing new home-based
        parent and early childhood education programs; and
            (2) 50 percent of the total grants awarded under this
        section to applicants that are operating or expanding existing
        home-based parent and early childhood education programs.
    (c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary
shall give priority to an applicant that describes in an application
submitted under section 6 that such applicant's program targets--
            (1) working poor families or near poor families that do not
        qualify for assistance under the early childhood programs under
        the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) or chapter 1 of
        title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
        (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.);
            (2) families that qualify for assistance under the Federal
        programs described in paragraph (1), but that are not served by
        such programs; or
            (3) parents who have limited or unsuccessful formal
        schooling.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.

    A grantee may use funds received under this Act for establishing,
operating or expanding home-based parent and early childhood education
programs.

SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY.

    To be eligible for a grant under this Act, an entity, as described
in section 4(a), shall prepare and submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

SEC. 7. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    A grantee under this Act shall conduct a home-based parent and
early childhood education program that--
            (1) enhances parents' awareness of their strengths and
        potential as the primary educators of their children;
            (2) provides support, training and developmentally
        appropriate educational materials that are necessary for
        parents to implement a school-readiness, home instruction
        program for their children;
            (3) conducts group meetings with parents to provide support
        activities related to parenting skills and other topics of
        interest to participating parents; and
            (4) to the maximum extent possible, provides opportunities
        for field trips to local sites of educational and cultural
        benefit.

SEC. 8. ELIGIBLE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

    (a) In General.--To be eligible to participate in a parent and
early childhood service program conducted under this Act, an individual
shall be a parent with one or more children who are age 3, 4, or 5.
    (b) Special Rules.--
            (1) Participation.--No school system or parents shall be
        required to participate in programs funded under this Act.
            (2) Program actions.--A program receiving grant funds under
        this Act may not take action that infringes on the right of
        parents to direct the education of their children.

SEC. 9. PAYMENTS AND FEDERAL SHARE.

    (a) Federal Share.--The Federal share described in section 4(a)
shall be 80 percent.
    (b) Non-Federal Share.--
            (1) In general.--A grantee under this Act shall make
        available non-Federal contributions toward the cost of carrying
        out the program established, operated, or expanded with amounts
        received under the grant in an amount equal to at least 20
        percent of the amount of funds provided under the grant.
            (2) In kind contributions.--The non-Federal contributions
        described in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind fairly
        evaluated, including planned equipment or services.

SEC. 10. SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.

    Funds appropriated pursuant to the authority of this Act shall be
used to supplement and not supplant other local public funds expended
to provide services for individuals eligible to participate in a
program under this Act.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1998.

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A Better Chance to Learn Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies and community-based organizations to pay 80 percent of the cost of home-based parent and early childhood education programs.
Allocates one-half of such grants to new programs and one-half to existing programs.  Gives priority to programs that target:  (1) early childhood program assistance under the Head Start Act or chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) families that qualify for such assistance, but are not served by such programs; or (3) parents who have limited or unsuccessful formal schooling.  Makes an individual eligible to participate if he or she is a parent with one or more children age three, four, or five.  Sets forth application and other program requirements.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``NAFTA Worker
Adjustment Assistance Act''.
    (b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in
terms of an amendment to a section, subsection, or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section, subsection, or
other provision of the Trade Act of 1974.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF WORKERS AFFECTED BY NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE
              AGREEMENT.

    (a) Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--
            (1) In general.--Section 222 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended by
        adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Special Rule for Workers Affected by North American Free
Trade Agreement.--
            ``(1) In the case of a group of workers affected by the
        North American Free Trade Agreement (including workers in any
        agricultural firm or subdivision thereof), the Secretary shall
        certify such group as eligible for adjustment assistance under
        this chapter, if--
                    ``(A) the Secretary makes the determination under
                paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and
                    ``(B) the Secretary determines that--
                            ``(i) increases of imports of articles like
                        or directly competitive with articles which are
                        produced by such workers' firm or appropriate
                        subdivision thereof, contributed importantly to
                        such total or partial separation, or threat
                        thereof, and to such decline in sales,
                            ``(ii) the North American Free Trade
                        Agreement contributed importantly to a shift in
                        production to Mexico of articles like or
                        directly competitive with articles which are
                        produced by such workers' firm or appropriate
                        subdivision thereof, or
                            ``(iii) the group of workers is employed in
                        the manufacture of motor vehicles in the United
                        States.
            ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `North
        American Free Trade Agreement' means an agreement between the
        United States and Mexico (without regard to whether Canada is a
        party to all or part of such agreement) which provides for the
        establishment of a free trade area between the two nations
        through the reduction and elimination of barriers to trade.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 222
        (19 U.S.C. 2272(b)) is amended by inserting ``and subsection
        (c)'' after ``subsection (a)(3)''.
    (b) Determinations by Secretary of Labor.--Section 223 (19 U.S.C.
2273) is amended by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a)(1)'', and by
adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) As soon as possible after the date a notice is
        received under section 239(a)(5), but in no event later than 10
        working days after that date, the Secretary shall determine
        if--
                    ``(A) the group of workers is described in section
                222(c)(1)(B)(iii), or
                    ``(B)(i) there has been a shift in production to
                Mexico of articles like or directly competitive with
                articles which are produced by such workers' firm or
                appropriate subdivision thereof, and
                    ``(ii) the North American Free Trade Agreement
                contributed importantly to such shift, and
        shall issue a certification of eligibility to apply for
        assistance under this chapter covering workers in any group
        with respect to which such determination has been made.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the day a bill implementing the North American Free Trade
Agreement is enacted into law and shall terminate on the date on which
such Agreement is fully phased in.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974.

    (a) Reemployment Services.--Section 235 (19 U.S.C. 2295) is amended
to read as follows:

``SEC. 235. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall ensure that adversely
affected workers covered by a certification under subchapter A of this
chapter are provided early and effective reemployment assistance. Such
assistance should include--
            ``(1) counseling,
            ``(2) testing,
            ``(3) labor market information,
            ``(4) job development,
            ``(5) job search and placement services, and
            ``(6) other supportive services provided for under any
        other Federal law, including services provided by a State
        pursuant to title III of the Job Training Partnership Act.
    ``(b) Agreements With States.--The Secretary shall, whenever
appropriate, procure the services described in subsection (a) by
entering into agreements with States, and shall make available to
States such funds as may be necessary to provide such services.''.
    (b) Training.--
            (1) In general.--Section 236(a)(2)(A) of such Act (19
        U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``$80,000,000''
        and inserting ``$120,000,000''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
        shall apply to the first fiscal year after the fiscal year in
        which the United States enters into the North American Free
        Trade Agreement, and to each fiscal year thereafter.
    (c) Agreements With States.--
            (1) Section 239(a) (19 U.S.C. 2311(a)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and (4)'' and inserting ``(4)'',
                and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end thereof and
                inserting ``, and (5) will notify the Employment and
                Training Administration of any notice received under
                the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
                within 5 working days after receiving such notice.''.
            (2) Section 239 (19 U.S.C. 2311) is amended by adding at
        the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Reporting.--
            ``(1) Any agreement entered into under this section shall
        provide for the establishment of a standardized system for
        reporting the operation and effectiveness of the State program
        during the preceding year.
            ``(2) Reports under this subsection shall be submitted by
        the States to the Secretary on an annual basis.''.

SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR NAFTA WORKER ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Temporary Imposition of De Minimus Worker Adjustment Fee.--The
President shall make a determination of the amount necessary to fund
worker assistance programs under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act
of 1974 for workers described in section 222(c) of such Act and shall
negotiate an agreement as part of the supplemental agreements to the
North American Free Trade Agreement for the imposition by the United
States of a de minimus uniform fee on all articles imported into the
United States from Mexico. Such fee shall--
            (1) be used to fund programs which assist United States
        workers experiencing dislocation as a result of the
        implementation and operation of the North American Free Trade
        Agreement,
            (2) take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date
        a bill implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement is
        enacted into law, and
            (3) expire on the date which is 30 days after the date on
        which such Agreement is fully phased in.
    (b) Part of Revenues To Fund Trade Adjustment Assistance.--If the
President is unable to negotiate the imposition of a de minimus uniform
fee pursuant to subsection (a), the President shall determine the
amount necessary to fund the programs described in such subsection and
shall designate a portion of the tariffs imposed on articles imported
from Mexico sufficient to fund such programs. Such amount shall be
transferred to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Trust Fund (established
under section 286 of the Trade Act of 1974). In negotiating the
elimination of tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement,
the President shall assure revenues from such tariffs are adequate to
provide assistance to United States workers who are dislocated as a
result of such Agreement.
    (c) Special Safeguard Provisions.--Any increase in duties under any
special safeguard provision in the North American Free Trade Agreement,
which are imposed to remedy injury to United States industries
resulting from increased imports, shall be transferred to the Trade
Adjustment Assistance Trust Fund.

SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TRUST
              FUND.

    (a) In General.--Section 286(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2396(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``the duty imposed by section
287'' and inserting ``any fees imposed or duties collected pursuant to
section 4 of the NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act.''.
    (b) Availability of Amounts in Trust Fund; Authorization.--
Subsections (d) and (e) of section 286 (19 U.S.C. 2396) are amended to
read as follows:
    ``(d) Availability of Amounts in Treasury.--
            ``(1) Amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available as
        provided in appropriation Acts for expenditures that are
        required to carry out the provisions of chapter 2 with respect
        to workers described in section 222(c) (including
        administrative costs) and for payments required under
        subsection (e)(2).
            ``(2)(A) If the total amount of funds expended in any
        fiscal year to carry out chapter 2 with respect to such workers
        (including administrative costs) exceeds the amount collected
        under section 4 of the NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act
        during the preceding 1-year period, the Secretary of Labor and
        the Secretary of Commerce (in consultation with the Secretary
        of the Treasury) shall make a pro rata reduction in the amount
        of trade adjustment allowances that are paid under sections 231
        through 234 to such workers.
            ``(B) The reduction shall be--
                    ``(i) based on estimates of the amount of funds
                that will be necessary to carry out chapter 2 and the
                amount of revenue that will be raised by section 4 of
                the NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act during the
                remainder of such fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal
                year,
                    ``(ii) made in a manner that ensures that all
                workers eligible for assistance under section 222(c)
                receive some assistance under such chapter 2, and
                    ``(iii) made in a manner that ensures that the
                expenditures for such assistance during the remainder
                of the fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year do
                not exceed the amount of funds available in the Trust
                Fund.
            ``(C) No reduction may be made under this paragraph in the
        amount of trade readjustment allowance payable under sections
        231 through 234 to a worker who--
                    ``(i) is described in section 222(c), and
                    ``(ii) received a trade readjustment allowance
                under sections 231 through 234 for the week preceding
                the first week for which a reduction is otherwise being
                made under this paragraph.
            ``(D) If a pro rata reduction is in effect at the close of
        a fiscal year, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
        Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury,
        may adjust or modify such reduction at the beginning of the
        fiscal year succeeding such fiscal year, based on estimates of
        the amount of funds that will be necessary to carry out chapter
        2 with respect to workers described in section 222(c), and of
        the amount of revenue that will be raised by section 4 of the
        NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act during the succeeding
        fiscal year.
            ``(E) Any pro rata reduction made under subparagraph (A),
        and any pro rata reduction which is adjusted or modified under
        subparagraph (D), shall cease to apply after the week in
        which--
                    ``(i) a 1-year period ends during which the total
                amount of funds that would have been expended to carry
                out chapter 2 with respect to workers described in
                section 222(c) (including administrative costs), if
                such reduction were not in effect, did not exceed an
                amount equal to the total amount collected under
                section 4 of the NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act
                during such 1-year period, or
                    ``(ii) the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
                Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the
                Treasury, determine that the amount of funds available
                in the Trust Fund are sufficient to carry out chapter 2
                with respect to workers described in section 222(c)
                without such reduction.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations; Repayable Advances.--
            ``(1)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
        Trust Fund, as repayable advances, such sums as may from time
        to time be necessary to make the expenditures described in
        subsection (d)(1).
            ``(B) Any advance appropriated to the Trust Fund under
        subparagraph (A) may be paid to the Trust Fund only to the
        extent that the total amount of advances paid during the fiscal
        year to the Trust Fund from any appropriation authorized under
        subparagraph (A) that are outstanding after such advance is
        paid to the Trust Fund does not exceed the lesser of--
                    ``(i) the excess of--
                            ``(I) the total amount of funds that the
                        Secretary of the Treasury (in consultation with
                        the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
                        Commerce) estimates will be necessary for the
                        payments and expenditures described in
                        subsection (d)(1) for such fiscal year, over
                            ``(II) the total amount of funds that the
                        Secretary of the Treasury estimates will be
                        available in the Trust Fund during the fiscal
                        year (determined without regard to any advances
                        made under this subsection during such fiscal
                        year), or
                    ``(ii) the excess of--
                            ``(I) an amount equal to the total amount
                        the Secretary of the Treasury estimates will be
                        collected under section 4 of the NAFTA Worker
                        Adjustment Assistance Act during such fiscal
                        year, over
                            ``(II) the amount described in clause
                        (i)(II).
            ``(2) Advances made to the Trust Fund from appropriations
        authorized under paragraph (1)(A) shall be repaid, and interest
        on such advances shall be paid, to the general fund of the
        Treasury of the United States when the Secretary of the
        Treasury determines that sufficient funds are available in the
        Trust Fund for such purposes.
            ``(3) Interest on advances made from appropriations
        authorized under paragraph (1)(A) shall be at a rate determined
        by the Secretary of the Treasury (as of the close of the
        calendar month preceding the month in which the advance is
        made) to be equal to the current average market yield on
        outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with
        remaining periods to maturity comparable to the anticipated
        period during which the advance will be outstanding.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 1430(c) of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2397 note) is amended by
striking ``the first date'' and all that follows through the end period
and inserting ``the day on which a bill implementing the North American
Free Trade Agreement is enacted into law.''.

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF SUNSET.

    Subsection (b) of section 285 (19 U.S.C. 2271, preceding note) is
amended by striking ``no duty shall be imposed under section 287, after
September 30, 1993'' and inserting ``no fee shall be imposed under
section 4 of the NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act after September
30, 1998''.

Output:
NAFTA Worker Adjustment Assistance Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to provide trade adjustment assistance to workers adversely affected by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States and Mexico.  Makes such workers eligible for assistance if the Secretary of Labor determines that:  (1) increases of imports like or directly competitive with imports produced by such workers' firm contributed importantly to a separation and decline in sales; (2) NAFTA contributed importantly to a shift in U.S. production in Mexico; or (3) the workers are employed in the manufacture of motor vehicles in the United States.  Makes such assistance available during the phase-in period of the Agreement.
Revises provisions under the trade adjustment assistance program concerning reemployment assistance to include labor market information, job development, and job search and placement services.  Makes funds available to States to provide such services. Increases the funds available for training under such program. Requires the establishment of a standardized reporting system to determine the effectiveness of State-run programs.
Directs the President to negotiate an agreement for the temporary imposition of a de minimis uniform fee on all articles imported into the United States from Mexico to fund trade adjustment assistance programs needed as a result of NAFTA.  Requires, if the President is unable to negotiate such an agreement, that a certain portion of tariffs imposed on Mexican imports be used to fund such programs. Transfers any increase in duties to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Trust Fund.  Authorizes appropriations to such Fund as necessary.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Essential Access Community Hospital
(EACH) Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL ACCESS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (EACH) AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Increasing Number of Participating States.--Section 1820(a)(1)
(42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``7'' and inserting
``9''.
    (b) Treatment of Inpatient Hospital Services Provided in Rural
Primary Care Hospitals.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1820(f)(1)(F) (42 U.S.C. 1395i-
        4(f)(1)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(F) subject to paragraph (4), provides not more
                than 6 inpatient beds (meeting such conditions as the
                Secretary may establish) for providing inpatient care
                to patients requiring stabilization before discharge or
                transfer to a hospital, except that the facility may
                not provide any inpatient hospital services--
                            ``(i) to any patient whose attending
                        physician does not certify that the patient may
                        reasonably be expected to be discharged or
                        transferred to a hospital within 72 hours of
                        admission to the facility; or
                            ``(ii) consisting of surgery or any other
                        service requiring the use of general anesthesia
                        (other than surgical procedures specified by
                        the Secretary under section 1833(i)(1)(A)),
                        unless the attending physician certifies that
                        the risk associated with transferring the
                        patient to a hospital for such services
                        outweighs the benefits of transferring the
                        patient to a hospital for such services.''.
            (2) Limitation on average length of stay.--Section 1820(f)
        (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(f)) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Limitation on average length of inpatient stays.--The
        Secretary may terminate a designation of a rural primary care
        hospital under paragraph (1) if the Secretary finds that the
        average length of stay for inpatients at the facility during
        the previous year in which the designation was in effect
        exceeded 72 hours. In determining the compliance of a facility
        with the requirement of the previous sentence, there shall not
        be taken into account periods of duty of inpatients in excess
        of 72 hours to the extent such periods exceed 72 hours because
        transfer to a hospital is precluded because of inclement
        weather or other emergency conditions.''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1814(a)(8) (42 U.S.C.
        1395f(a)(8)) is amended by striking ``such services'' and all
        that follows and inserting ``the individual may reasonably be
        expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within
        72 hours after admission to the rural primary care hospital.''.
            (4) GAO reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
        reports to Congress on--
                    (A) the application of the requirements under
                section 1820(f) of the Social Security Act (as amended
                by this subsection) that rural primary care hospitals
                provide inpatient care only to those individuals whose
                attending physicians certify may reasonably be expected
                to be discharged within 72 hours after admission and
                maintain an average length of inpatient stay during a
                year that does not exceed 72 hours; and
                    (B) the extent to which such requirements have
                resulted in such hospitals providing inpatient care
                beyond their capabilities or have limited the ability
                of such hospitals to provide needed services.
    (c) Designation of Hospitals.--
            (1) Permitting designation of hospitals located in urban
        areas.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1820 (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4)
                is amended--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection
                        (e) and redesignating paragraphs (2) through
                        (6) as paragraphs (1) through (5); and
                            (ii) in subsection (e)(1)(A) (as
                        redesignated by subparagraph (A))--
                                    (I) by striking ``is located'' and
                                inserting ``except in the case of a
                                hospital located in an urban area, is
                                located'',
                                    (II) by striking ``, (ii)'' and
                                inserting ``or (ii)'',
                                    (III) by striking ``or (iii)'' and
                                all that follows through ``section,'',
                                and
                                    (IV) in subsection (i)(1)(B), by
                                striking ``paragraph (3)'' and
                                inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
                    (B) No change in medicare prospective payment.--
                Section 1886(d)(5)(D) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(D)) is
                amended--
                            (i) in clause (iii)(III), by inserting
                        ``located in a rural area and'' after ``that
                        is'', and
                            (ii) in clause (v), by inserting ``located
                        in a rural area and'' after ``in the case of a
                        hospital''.
            (2) Permitting hospitals located in adjoining states to
        participate in state program.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1820 (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4)
                is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating subsection (k) as
                        subsection (l); and
                            (ii) by inserting after subsection (j) the
                        following new subsection:
    ``(k) Eligibility of Hospitals Not Located in Participating
States.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section--
            ``(1) for purposes of including a hospital or facility as a
        member institution of a rural health network, a State may
        designate a hospital or facility that is not located in the
        State as an essential access community hospital or a rural
        primary care hospital if the hospital or facility is located in
        an adjoining State and is otherwise eligible for designation as
        such a hospital;
            ``(2) the Secretary may designate a hospital or facility
        that is not located in a State receiving a grant under
        subsection (a)(1) as an essential access community hospital or
        a rural primary care hospital if the hospital or facility is a
        member institution of a rural health network of a State
        receiving a grant under such subsection; and
            ``(3) a hospital or facility designated pursuant to this
        subsection shall be eligible to receive a grant under
        subsection (a)(2).''.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--(i) Section 1820(c)(1)
                (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(1)) is amended by striking
                ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3) or
                subsection (k)''.
                    (ii) Paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section
                1820(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(i)) are each amended--
                            (I) in clause (i), by striking ``(a)(1)''
                        and inserting ``(a)(1) (except as provided in
                        subsection (k))'', and
                            (II) in clause (ii), by striking
                        ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting
                        ``subparagraph (B) or subsection (k)''.
    (d) Skilled Nursing Services in Rural Primary Care Hospitals.--
Section 1820(f)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(f)(3)) is amended by striking
``because the facility'' and all that follows and inserting the
following: ``because, at the time the facility applies to the State for
designation as a rural primary care hospital, there is in effect an
agreement between the facility and the Secretary under section 1883
under which the facility's inpatient hospital facilities are used for
the furnishing of extended care services, except that the number of
beds used for the furnishing of such services may not exceed the total
number of licensed inpatient beds at the time the facility applies to
the State for such designation (minus the number of inpatient beds used
for providing inpatient care pursuant to paragraph (1)(F)). For
purposes of the previous sentence, the number of beds of the facility
used for the furnishing of extended care services shall not include any
beds of a unit of the facility that is licensed as a distinct-part
skilled nursing facility at the time the facility applies to the State
for designation as a rural primary care hospital.''.
    (e) Payment for Outpatient Rural Primary Care Hospital Services.--
Section 1834(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(g)(1)) is amended by adding at the
end the following: ``The amount of payment shall be determined under
either method without regard to the amount of the customary or other
charge.''.
    (f) Clarification of Physician Staffing Requirement for Rural
Primary Care Hospitals.--Section 1820(f)(1)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1395i-
4(f)(1)(H)) is amended by striking the period and inserting the
following: ``, except that in determining whether a facility meets the
requirements of this subparagraph, subparagraphs (E) and (F) of that
paragraph shall be applied as if any reference to a `physician' is a
reference to a physician as defined in section 1861(r)(1).''.
    (g) Technical Amendments Relating to Part A Deductible,
Coinsurance, and Spell of Illness.--(1) Section 1812(a)(1) (42 U.S.C.
1395d(a)(1)) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``inpatient hospital services'' the first
        place it appears and inserting ``inpatient hospital services or
        inpatient rural primary care hospital services'';
            (B) by striking ``inpatient hospital services'' the second
        place it appears and inserting ``such services''; and
            (C) by striking ``and inpatient rural primary care hospital
        services''.
    (2) Sections 1813(a) and 1813(b)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395e(a),
1395e(b)(3)(A)) are each amended by striking ``inpatient hospital
services'' each place it appears and inserting ``inpatient hospital
services or inpatient rural primary care hospital services''.
    (3) Section 1813(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395e(b)(3)(B)) is amended by
striking ``inpatient hospital services'' and inserting ``inpatient
hospital services, inpatient rural primary care hospital services''.
    (4) Section 1861(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(a)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``inpatient hospital
        services'' and inserting ``inpatient hospital services,
        inpatient rural primary care hospital services''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``hospital'' and
        inserting ``hospital or rural primary care hospital''.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1820(k) (42 U.S.C.
1395i-4(k)) is amended by striking ``1990, 1991, and 1992'' and
inserting ``1990 through 1995''.
    (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Essential Access Community Hospital (EACH) Amendments of 1993 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make miscellaneous and technical changes with respect to Medicare's Essential Access Community Hospital Program and other Medicare provisions, including those relating to Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) deductibles and co-payments.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Sexual Trauma Treatment
Act''.

SEC. 2. COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR VETERANS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
              SEXUAL TRAUMA.

    (a) Duration of Program.--Section 1720D of title 38, United States
Code, is amended in subsection (a)--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``During the period
        through December 31, 2001, the'' and inserting ``The'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``During the period
        referred to in paragraph (1), the'' and inserting ``The''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, during the period
        through December 31, 2001,''.
    (b) Mandatory Nature of Program.--Subsection (a) of such section is
further amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ``may'' and
inserting ``shall''.
    (c) Provision of Treatment for Sexual Trauma.--Such subsection is
further amended in paragraphs (1) and (3) by inserting ``and
treatment'' after ``counseling'' each place it appears.
    (d) Determinations To Be Made by Mental Health Professionals.--Such
subsection is further amended in paragraph (1) by striking ``the
Secretary determines'' and inserting ``a mental health professional
employed by the Department determines''.
    (e) Outreach Efforts.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and treatment'' in the first sentence
        and in paragraph (2) after ``counseling'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
        paragraph (2):
            ``(2) shall ensure that information about the counseling
        and treatment available to veterans under this section (which
        information shall be revised and updated not less often than
        every two years)--
                    ``(A) is made available and visibly posted at each
                facility of the Department; and
                    ``(B) is advertised through public service
                announcements, pamphlets, billboards, and other
                appropriate means of communication; and''.
    (f) Persons Eligible for Counseling and Treatment.--Such section is
further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection (d):
    ``(d)(1) A veteran shall be eligible for counseling and treatment
under this section without regard to the provisions of section 5303A of
this title.
    ``(2) An individual who is a member of a reserve component shall be
eligible for counseling and treatment under this section in the same
manner as a veteran and without regard to the provisions of section
5303A of this title.
    ``(3) An individual who is a former member of a reserve component
(but who is not a veteran within the meaning of section 101 of this
title) and who was discharged or released from service as a member of a
reserve component under conditions other than dishonorable shall be
eligible for counseling and treatment under this section in the same
manner as a veteran and without regard to the provisions of section
5303A of this title.''.
    (g) Oversight of Outreach Activities.--Not later than four months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall complete the design and updating of public service
announcements, pamphlets, billboards, and other appropriate means of
communication as required for implementation of paragraph (2) of
section 1720D(c) of title 38, United States Code, as added by
subsection (e)(3). Not later than six months after that date, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and House of Representatives examples of the documents and other
means of communication developed for compliance with that paragraph.
    (h) Report on Implementation of Sexual Trauma Treatment Program.--
Not later than 14 months after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report
on the use made of the authority provided under section 1720D of title
38, United States Code, as amended by this section. The report shall
include the following with respect to activities under such section
1720D since the enactment of such section 1720D:
            (1) The number of persons who have sought counseling under
        such section 1720D.
            (2) The number of veterans who have received counseling
        under such section.
            (3) The number of veterans who have been referred to non-
        Department mental health facilities and providers in connection
        with sexual trauma counseling and treatment.
            (4) The number of veterans who have been determined by the
        Secretary to have a service-connected disease or disability
        resulting from sexual trauma.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PROVIDE VETERANS WITH INFORMATION
              CONCERNING SEXUAL TRAUMA COUNSELING AND TREATMENT
              SERVICES.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 14 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional committees
specified in subsection (b) a joint report describing in detail the
collaborative efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Defense to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, upon
separation from active military, naval, or air service, are provided
appropriate and current information about programs of the Department of
Veterans Affairs to provide counseling and treatment for sexual trauma
that may have been experienced by those members while in the active
military, naval, or air service, including information about
eligibility requirements for, and procedures for applying for, such
counseling and treatment. The report shall include proposed
recommendations from both the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Defense for the improvement of their collaborative efforts
to provide such information.
    (b) Specified Committees.--The committees referred to in subsection
(a) are the following:
            (1) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on
        Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on
        Armed Services of the Senate.

Output:
Veterans Sexual Trauma Treatment Act - Makes permanent a program to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide counseling to veterans to overcome psychological trauma which resulted from a physical assault or battery of a sexual nature, or from sexual harassment, which occurred during active miliary service (under current law the program authorizing such counseling expires in 2001). Allows such program to include appropriate treatment.  Requires a Department of Veterans Affairs mental health professional (currently, the Secretary) to determine when such counseling and treatment is necessary.  Requires the dissemination of information concerning the availability of such services to affected veterans.  Includes as eligible for such care and services certain current and former reserve personnel.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) complete the design and updating of public service announcements and other appropriate means of communication concerning the availability of such services and to submit to the congressional veterans' committees examples of such communications; and (2) report to such committees on program implementation.
Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense to report jointly to the congressional veterans' and defense committees describing their collaborative efforts to ensure that military personnel are informed upon their separation from service about sexual trauma counseling and treatment programs available through the Department.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Accountability for Nuclear
Waste Storage Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DRY CASK STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
(42 U.S.C. 10121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

          ``Subtitle I--Dry Cask Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel

``SEC. 185. DRY CASK STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means a person
        that holds a contract under section 302(a) and is licensed by
        the Commission to possess spent nuclear power reactor fuel.
            ``(2) Spent nuclear fuel dry cask.--The term `spent nuclear
        fuel dry cask' means the container (and all the components and
        systems associated with the container)--
                    ``(A) in which spent nuclear fuel is stored and
                naturally cooled at an independent spent fuel storage
                installation that is licensed by the Commission and
                located at the power reactor site; and
                    ``(B) with a design that is approved by the
                Commission by license or rule.
            ``(3) Spent nuclear fuel pool.--The term `spent nuclear
        fuel pool' means a water-filled container on a nuclear power
        reactor site in which spent nuclear fuel rods are stored.
    ``(b) Transfer of Spent Nuclear Fuel.--
            ``(1) In general.--A contractor shall transfer spent
        nuclear fuel from spent nuclear fuel pools to spent nuclear
        fuel dry casks at an independent spent fuel storage
        installation that is licensed by the Commission and located at
        the power reactor site in accordance with this section.
            ``(2) Spent nuclear fuel stored as of date of enactment.--
        Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this
        section, a contractor shall complete the transfer of all spent
        nuclear fuel that is stored in spent nuclear fuel pools as of
        the date of enactment of this section.
            ``(3) Spent nuclear fuel stored after date of enactment.--
        Not later than 6 years after the date on which spent nuclear
        fuel is discharged from a reactor, a contractor shall complete
        the transfer of any spent nuclear fuel that is stored in a
        spent nuclear fuel pool after the date of enactment of this
        section.
            ``(4) Inadequate funds or availability.--If funds are not
        available to complete a transfer under paragraph (2) or (3), or
        if spent nuclear fuel dry casks suitable for the particular
        fuel are not available on reasonable terms and conditions, the
        contractor may apply to the Commission to extend the deadline
        for the transfer to be completed.
            ``(5) Commission licensing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The transfer under paragraph (2)
                or (3) shall be to spent nuclear fuel dry casks
                generally licensed by the Commission.
                    ``(B) Generally licensed spent nuclear fuel dry
                casks unavailable.--If generally licensed spent nuclear
                fuel dry casks described in subparagraph (A) are not
                available, the deadlines established in paragraphs (2)
                and (3) may be met by the good faith filing of an
                application to the Commission for a specific
                independent spent fuel storage installation license.
                    ``(C) Expedited review.--The Commission shall
                expedite the review and decision of the Commission on
                an application received under subparagraph (B) in a
                manner that is consistent with public health and
                safety, common defense and security, and the right of
                an interested person to a hearing under the Atomic
                Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
    ``(c) Funding.--The Secretary shall make grants to compensate a
contractor for expenses incurred in carrying out subsection (b),
including costs associated with--
            ``(1) licensing and construction of an independent spent
        fuel storage installation located at the power reactor site;
            ``(2) fabrication and delivery of spent nuclear fuel dry
        casks;
            ``(3) transfers of spent nuclear fuel;
            ``(4) documentation relating to the transfers;
            ``(5) security; and
            ``(6) hardening and other safety or security improvements.
    ``(d) Conveyance of Title.--
            ``(1) Certification and conveyance of title.--
                    ``(A) Certification.--The Commission shall certify
                to the Secretary when safe and secure transfer of spent
                nuclear fuel has been carried out under paragraph (2)
                or (3) of subsection (b).
                    ``(B) Acceptance of title.--On receipt of the
                certification, the Secretary shall accept the
                conveyance of title to the spent nuclear fuel dry cask
                (including the contents of the spent nuclear fuel dry
                cask) from the contractor.
            ``(2) Responsibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A conveyance of title under
                paragraph (1)(B) shall confer on the Secretary full
                responsibility (including safety, security, and
                financial responsibility) for the subsequent
                possession, stewardship, maintenance, monitoring, and
                ultimate disposition of all spent nuclear fuel
                transferred to the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Licenses.--On conveyance of title--
                            ``(i) the general or specific Commission
                        license held by the contractor for the spent
                        nuclear fuel dry cask shall be terminated; and
                            ``(ii) a general license for the spent
                        nuclear fuel dry cask under sections 53 and 81
                        of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
                        2073, 2111) shall be issued to the Secretary.
                    ``(C) Regulations.--Not later than 5 years after
                the date of enactment of this section, the Commission
                shall promulgate regulations that establish the terms
                and conditions for licenses described in subparagraph
                (B)(ii).
    ``(e) Administration.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish the
        capability to carry out subsection (d)(2) in a manner that
        protects the public health and safety and common defense and
        security, and complies with all applicable laws.
            ``(2) Contracts with licensees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                Secretary may contract with a holder of the operating
                license issued by the Commission for 1 or more of the
                power reactors located on or adjacent to the spent
                nuclear fuel dry cask for the performance of all or
                part of the tasks required to carry out subsection
                (d)(2).
                    ``(B) Effect of contract.--A contract described in
                subparagraph (A) shall not relieve the Secretary of the
                ultimate responsibility of the Secretary under
                subsection (d)(2) and as a licensee of the
                Commission.''.
    (b) Use of Waste Fund.--Section 302(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy
Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(d)) 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) the costs incurred in carrying out subsections (c)
        and (e) of section 185.''.

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Federal Accountability for Nuclear Waste Storage Act of 2007 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require commercial nuclear power plant operators to transfer, within six years after enactment of this Act, spent nuclear fuel from spent nuclear fuel pools into spent nuclear fuel dry casks at an independent spent fuel storage facility generally licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and located at the power reactor site.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) make grants to compensate a contractor for expenses incurred in carrying out such transfer; and (2) accept conveyance of title to a spent nuclear fuel dry cask (including its contents) from the contractor following certification of compliance by the NRC.

States that conveyance of title confers upon the Secretary full responsibility for the possession, stewardship, maintenance, monitoring, and ultimate disposition of all transferred spent nuclear fuel. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with the holder of an NRC operating license for power reactors located on or adjacent to the spent nuclear fuel dry cask for the performance of such tasks.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer Protection Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
            (1) the willingness of volunteers to offer their services
        is deterred by potential for liability actions against them and
        the organizations they serve;
            (2) as a result, many nonprofit public and private
        organizations and governmental entities, including voluntary
        associations, social service agencies, educational
        institutions, and other civic programs, have been adversely
        affected by the withdrawal of volunteers from boards of
        directors and service in other capacities;
            (3) the contribution of these programs to their communities
        is thereby diminished, resulting in fewer and higher cost
        programs than would be obtainable if volunteers were
        participating; and
            (4) because Federal funds are expended on useful and cost-
        effective social service programs, many of which are national
        in scope, depend heavily on volunteer participation, and
        represent some of the most successful public-private
        partnerships, protection of volunteerism through clarification
        and limitation of the personal liability risks assumed by the
        volunteer in connection with such participation is an
        appropriate subject for Federal legislation.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to promote the interests
of social service program beneficiaries and taxpayers and to sustain
the availability of programs, nonprofit organizations, and governmental
entities that depend on volunteer contributions by reforming the laws
to provide protection from personal financial liability to volunteers
serving nonprofit organizations and governmental entities for actions
undertaken in good faith on behalf of such organizations.

SEC. 3. PREEMPTION.

    This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such
laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act shall not
preempt any State law that provides additional incentives or
protections to volunteers, or category of volunteers.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEERS.

    (a) Liability Protection for Volunteers.--Except as provided in
subsections (b) and (d), no volunteer of a nonprofit organization or
governmental entity shall be liable for harm caused by an act or
omission of the volunteer on behalf of the organization or entity if--
            (1) the volunteer was acting within the scope of his or her
        responsibilities in the nonprofit organization or governmental
        entity at the time of the act or omission;
            (2) if appropriate or required, the volunteer was properly
        licensed, certified, or authorized by the appropriate
        authorities for the activities or practice in the State
        undertaken within the scope of his or her responsibilities in
        the nonprofit organization or governmental entity; and
            (3) the harm was not caused by willful and wanton
        misconduct by the volunteer.
    (b) Concerning Responsibility of Volunteers With Respect to
Organizations.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect
any civil action brought by any nonprofit organization or any
governmental entity against any volunteer of such organization or
entity.
    (c) No Effect on Liability of Organization.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed to affect the liability of any nonprofit
organization or governmental entity with respect to harm caused to any
person.
    (d) Exceptions to Volunteer Liability Protection.--If the laws of a
State limit volunteer liability subject to one or more of the following
conditions, such conditions shall not be construed as inconsistent with
this Act:
            (1) A State law that requires the organization or entity to
        adhere to risk management procedures, including mandatory
        training of volunteers.
            (2) A State law that makes the organization or entity
        liable for the acts or omissions of its volunteers to the same
        extent as an employer is liable for the acts or omissions of
        its employees.
            (3) A State law that the limitation of liability does not
        apply if the volunteer was operating a motor vehicle, vessel,
        aircraft, or other vehicle for which the State requires the
        operator or vehicle owner to possess an operator's license or
        to maintain insurance.
            (4) A State law that the limitation of liability does not
        apply if the civil action was brought by an officer of a State
        or local government pursuant to State or local law.
            (5) A State law that the limitation of liability shall
        apply only if the nonprofit organization or governmental entity
        provides a financially secure source of recovery for
        individuals who suffer harm as a result of actions taken by a
        volunteer on behalf of the organization or entity. A
        financially secure source of recovery may be an insurance
        policy within specified limits, comparable coverage from a risk
        pooling mechanism, equivalent assets, or alternative
        arrangements that satisfy the State that the entity will be
        able to pay for losses up to a specified amount. Separate
        standards for different types of liability exposure may be
        specified.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``economic losses'' means objectively
        verifiable monetary losses, including past and future medical
        expenses, loss of past and future earnings, cost of obtaining
        replacement services in the home (including child care,
        transportation, food preparation, and household care), cost of
        making reasonable accommodations to a personal residence, loss
        of employment, and loss of business or employment
        opportunities;
            (2) the term ``harm'' includes physical, nonphysical,
        economic, and noneconomic losses;
            (3) the term ``noneconomic losses'' means losses for
        physical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical
        impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of
        life, loss of society and companionship, loss of consortium
        (other than loss of domestic service), hedonic damages, injury
        to reputation and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or
        nature;
            (4) the term ``nonprofit organization'' means any
        organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a)
        of such Code;
            (5) the term ``State'' means each of the several States,
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
        Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana
        Islands, any other territory or possession of the United
        States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
        territory, or possession; and
            (6) the term ``volunteer'' means an individual performing
        services for a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity
        who does not receive--
                    (A) compensation (other than reimbursement or
                allowance for expenses actually incurred); or
                    (B) any other thing of value in lieu of
                compensation,
        in excess of $300 per year, and such term includes a volunteer
        serving as a director, officer, trustee, or direct service
        volunteer.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act applies to any claim for harm caused by an act or omission
of a volunteer filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act,
without regard to whether the harm that is the subject of the claim or
the conduct that caused the harm occurred before such date of
enactment.

Output: Volunteer Protection Act of 1995 - Prescribes circumstances under which volunteers working for nonprofit organizations or government entities shall be immune from personal financial liability for acts on behalf of the organization or entity.  Sets forth exceptions and conditions that a State may impose on the granting of such immunity.