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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Infrastructure Resiliency and
Sustainability Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Hydrologic condition.--The term ``hydrologic
        condition'' means the quality, quantity, or reliability of the
        water resources of a region of the United States.
            (3) Owner or operator of a water system.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``owner or operator of a
                water system'' means an entity (including a regional,
                State, tribal, local, municipal, or private entity)
                that owns or operates a water system.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``owner or operator of a
                water system'' includes--
                            (i) a non-Federal entity that has
                        operational responsibilities for a federally,
                        tribally, or State-owned water system; and
                            (ii) an entity established by an agreement
                        between--
                                    (I) an entity that owns or operates
                                a water system; and
                                    (II) at least 1 other entity.
            (4) Water system.--The term ``water system'' means--
                    (A) a community water system (as defined in section
                1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f));
                    (B) a treatment works (as defined in section 212 of
                the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
                1292)), including a municipal separate storm sewer
                system (as such term is used in that Act (33 U.S.C.
                1251 et seq.));
                    (C) a decentralized wastewater treatment system for
                domestic sewage;
                    (D) a groundwater storage and replenishment system;
                    (E) a system for transport and delivery of water
                for irrigation or conservation; or
                    (F) a natural or engineered system that manages
                floodwater.

SEC. 3. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

    (a) Program.--The Administrator shall establish and implement a
program, to be known as the ``Water Infrastructure Resiliency and
Sustainability Program'', under which the Administrator shall award
grants for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 to owners or
operators of water systems for the purpose of increasing the resiliency
or adaptability of the water systems to any ongoing or forecasted
changes (based on the best available research and data) to the
hydrologic conditions of a region of the United States.
    (b) Use of Funds.--As a condition on receipt of a grant under this
Act, an owner or operator of a water system shall agree to use the
grant funds exclusively to assist in the planning, design,
construction, implementation, operation, or maintenance of a program or
project that meets the purpose described in subsection (a) by--
            (1) conserving water or enhancing water use efficiency,
        including through the use of water metering and electronic
        sensing and control systems to measure the effectiveness of a
        water efficiency program;
            (2) modifying or relocating existing water system
        infrastructure made or projected to be significantly impaired
        by changing hydrologic conditions;
            (3) preserving or improving water quality, including
        through measures to manage, reduce, treat, or reuse municipal
        stormwater, wastewater, or drinking water;
            (4) investigating, designing, or constructing groundwater
        remediation, recycled water, or desalination facilities or
        systems to serve existing communities;
            (5) enhancing water management by increasing watershed
        preservation and protection, such as through the use of natural
        or engineered green infrastructure in the management,
        conveyance, or treatment of water, wastewater, or stormwater;
            (6) enhancing energy efficiency or the use and generation
        of renewable energy in the management, conveyance, or treatment
        of water, wastewater, or stormwater;
            (7) supporting the adoption and use of advanced water
        treatment, water supply management (such as reservoir
        reoperation and water banking), or water demand management
        technologies, projects, or processes (such as water reuse and
        recycling, adaptive conservation pricing, and groundwater
        banking) that maintain or increase water supply or improve
        water quality;
            (8) modifying or replacing existing systems or constructing
        new systems for existing communities or land that is being used
        for agricultural production to improve water supply,
        reliability, storage, or conveyance in a manner that--
                    (A) promotes conservation or improves the
                efficiency of use of available water supplies; and
                    (B) does not further exacerbate stresses on
                ecosystems or cause redirected impacts by degrading
                water quality or increasing net greenhouse gas
                emissions;
            (9) supporting practices and projects, such as improved
        irrigation systems, water banking and other forms of water
        transactions, groundwater recharge, stormwater capture,
        groundwater conjunctive use, and reuse or recycling of drainage
        water, to improve water quality or promote more efficient water
        use on land that is being used for agricultural production;
            (10) reducing flood damage, risk, and vulnerability by--
                    (A) restoring floodplains, wetland, and upland
                integral to flood management, protection, prevention,
                and response;
                    (B) modifying levees, floodwalls, and other
                structures through setbacks, notches, gates, removal,
                or similar means to facilitate reconnection of rivers
                to floodplains, reduce flood stage height, and reduce
                damage to properties and populations;
                    (C) providing for acquisition and easement of
                flood-prone land and properties in order to reduce
                damage to property and risk to populations; or
                    (D) promoting land use planning that prevents
                future floodplain development;
            (11) conducting and completing studies or assessments to
        project how changing hydrologic conditions may impact the
        future operations and sustainability of water systems; or
            (12) developing and implementing measures to increase the
        resilience of water systems and regional and hydrological
        basins, including the Colorado River Basin, to rapid hydrologic
        change or a natural disaster (such as tsunami, earthquake,
        flood, or volcanic eruption).
    (c) Application.--To seek a grant under this Act, the owner or
operator of a water system shall submit to the Administrator an
application that--
            (1) includes a proposal for the program, strategy, or
        infrastructure improvement to be planned, designed,
        constructed, implemented, or maintained by the water system;
            (2) provides the best available research or data that
        demonstrate--
                    (A) the risk to the water resources or
                infrastructure of the water system as a result of
                ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrological
                system of a region, including rising sea levels and
                changes in precipitation patterns; and
                    (B) the manner in which the proposed program,
                strategy, or infrastructure improvement would perform
                under the anticipated hydrologic conditions;
            (3) describes the manner in which the proposed program,
        strategy, or infrastructure improvement is expected--
                    (A) to enhance the resiliency of the water system,
                including source water protection for community water
                systems, to the anticipated hydrologic conditions; or
                    (B) to increase efficiency in the use of energy or
                water of the water system; and
            (4) describes the manner in which the proposed program,
        strategy, or infrastructure improvement is consistent with an
        applicable State, tribal, or local climate adaptation plan, if
        any.
    (d) Priority.--
            (1) Water systems at greatest and most immediate risk.--In
        selecting grantees under this Act, subject to section 4(b), the
        Administrator shall give priority to owners or operators of
        water systems that are, based on the best available research
        and data, at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing
        significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic
        conditions.
            (2) Goals.--In selecting among applicants described in
        paragraph (1), the Administrator shall ensure that, to the
        maximum extent practicable, the final list of applications
        funded for each year includes a substantial number that propose
        to use innovative approaches to meet 1 or more of the following
        goals:
                    (A) Promoting more efficient water use, water
                conservation, water reuse, or recycling.
                    (B) Using decentralized, low-impact development
                technologies and nonstructural approaches, including
                practices that use, enhance, or mimic the natural
                hydrological cycle or protect natural flows.
                    (C) Reducing stormwater runoff or flooding by
                protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions.
                    (D) Modifying, upgrading, enhancing, or replacing
                existing water system infrastructure in response to
                changing hydrologic conditions.
                    (E) Improving water quality or quantity for
                agricultural and municipal uses, including through
                salinity reduction.
                    (F) Providing multiple benefits, including to water
                supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality
                protection or improvement, increased flood protection,
                and ecosystem protection or improvement.
    (e) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--
            (1) Federal share.--The share of the cost of any program,
        strategy, or infrastructure improvement that is the subject of
        a grant awarded by the Administrator to the owner or operator
        of a water system under subsection (a) paid through funds
        distributed under this Act shall not exceed 50 percent of the
        cost of the program, strategy, or infrastructure improvement.
            (2) Calculation of non-federal share.--In calculating the
        non-Federal share of the cost of a program, strategy, or
        infrastructure improvement proposed by a water system in an
        application submitted under subsection (c), the Administrator
        shall--
                    (A) include the value of any in-kind services that
                are integral to the completion of the program,
                strategy, or infrastructure improvement, including
                reasonable administrative and overhead costs; and
                    (B) not include any other amount that the water
                system involved receives from the Federal Government.
    (f) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator
shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the progress in implementing this Act; and
            (2) includes information on project applications received
        and funded annually under this Act.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.
    (b) Reduction of Flood Damage, Risk, and Vulnerability.--Of the
amount made available to carry out this Act for a fiscal year, not more
than 20 percent may be made available to grantees for activities
described in subsection (b)(10).

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Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2011 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants to owners or operators of water systems for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of the systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a U.S. region; and (2) give priority to owners or operators of water systems that are at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic conditions.

Requires the Administrator to ensure that the list of grant applications funded include a substantial number that propose to use innovative approaches that: (1) promote more efficient water use, water conservation, water reuse, or recycling; (2) use decentralized, low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches, including practices that use, enhance, or mimic the natural hydrological cycle or protect natural flows; (3) reduce stormwater runoff or flooding by protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions; (4) modify, upgrade, enhance, or replace existing water system infrastructure in response to changing hydrologic conditions; (5) improve water quality or quantity for agricultural and municipal uses, including through salinity reduction; and (6) provide multiple benefits, including to water supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality protection or improvement, increased flood protection, and ecosystem protection or improvement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Maternity and Obstetric
Medicine Act'' or the ``Healthy MOM Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Pregnancy is a significant life event for millions of
        women in the United States each year.
            (2) For more than 30 years, our Nation, through the
        Medicaid program, has recognized that pregnant women need
        immediate access to affordable care, and has allowed women who
        meet income-eligibility requirements to enroll in Medicaid
        coverage when they become pregnant.
            (3) Congress recognized the central importance of maternity
        coverage by classifying maternity and newborn care as one of
        the ten essential health benefits that must now be covered on
        most individual and small group health insurance plans under
        section 1302(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable
        Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18022(b)(1)).
            (4) Access to comprehensive maternity coverage allows women
        to access important pregnancy-related care, which is
        demonstrated to improve health outcomes for women and newborns
        and reduce financial costs for both consumers and insurers.
            (5) Uninsured women, women with grandfathered and
        transitional health plans, self-funded student health plans,
        and catastrophic and high-deductible health plans may lack
        access to comprehensive and affordable maternity coverage.
            (6) A special enrollment period is especially important for
        young adults, who are at high risk for unintended pregnancies,
        yet young adults are frequently enrolled in catastrophic
        coverage, which often has fewer benefits, more restrictions,
        and higher deductibles.
            (7) Timely maternity care improves the health of pregnant
        women, as well as birth outcomes and the health of babies
        throughout their lifetimes. Pregnancy-related maternal
        mortality is three to four times higher among women who receive
        no maternity care compared to women who do. Regular maternity
        care can detect or mitigate serious pregnancy-related health
        complications, including preeclampsia, placental abruption,
        complications from diabetes, complications from heart disease,
        and Graves' disease, all of which can result in morbidity or
        mortality for the mother or newborn.
            (8) Regular maternity care can reduce preterm births and
        the health complications associated with preterm births.
            (9) Timely maternity care can reduce short- and long-term
        health care costs. If a woman does not have access to
        affordable maternity care during her pregnancy, and she or her
        newborn experiences pregnancy complications that result in
        health problems after birth, their insurer may end up paying
        much higher costs than if the insurer had covered the woman's
        maternity care during her pregnancy. Intensive maternity care
        can reduce hospital and neonatal intensive care unit admissions
        among infants, resulting in cost savings of $1,768 to $5,560
        per birth. For women with high-risk pregnancies, intensive
        maternity care saves $1.37 for every $1 invested in maternity
        care.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to protect the health of
women and newborns by ensuring that all women eligible for coverage
through the Exchanges established under title I of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) can access
affordable health coverage during their pregnancy.

SEC. 3. PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR PREGNANT WOMEN.

    (a) Public Health Service Act.--Section 2702(b)(2) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-1(b)(2)) is amended by inserting
``including a special enrollment period for pregnant women, beginning
on the date on which the pregnancy is reported to the health insurance
issuer'' before the period at the end.
    (b) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.--Section 1311(c)(6)
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C.
18031(c)(6)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(D) a special enrollment period for pregnant
                women, beginning on the date on which the pregnancy is
                reported to the Exchange; and''.
    (c) Special Enrollment Periods.--Section 9801(f) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9801(f)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) For pregnant women.--
                    ``(A) A group health plan shall permit an employee
                who is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage under
                the terms of the plan (or a dependent of such an
                employee if the dependent is eligible, but not
                enrolled, for coverage under such terms) to enroll for
                coverage under the terms of the plan upon pregnancy,
                with the special enrollment period beginning on the
                date on which the pregnancy is reported to the group
                health plan.
                    ``(B) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
                with respect to the special enrollment period under
                subparagraph (A), including establishing a time period
                for pregnant women to enroll in coverage and effective
                date of such coverage.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to plan years beginning after the 2016 plan year.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Personnel Management
shall issue such regulations as are necessary to ensure that pregnancy
is considered a change in family status and a qualifying life event for
an individual who is eligible to enroll, but is not enrolled, in a
health benefit plan under chapter 89 title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Effective Date.--The requirement in subsection (a) shall apply
with respect to any contract entered into under section 8902 of such
title beginning 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act or the Healthy MOM Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and Internal Revenue Code to require health insurers, health insurance exchanges, and group health plans to offer a special enrollment period to pregnant women beginning when the pregnancy is reported to the issuer, exchange, or plan. The Office of Personnel Management must ensure that eligible pregnant women are allowed to enroll in federal employee health benefit plans outside of the open enrollment period.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``PAC Limitation Act of 1999''.

                TITLE I--REFORMING CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS

SEC. 101. BAN ON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES
              IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

    Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

  ``ban on contributions to candidates by political action committees

    ``Sec. 323. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, no political action committee may make any contribution to
any candidate or any authorized committee of the candidate with respect
to any election for Federal office.
    ``(b) Political Action Committee Defined.--In this section, the
term `political action committee' means any political committee which
is not--
            ``(1) an authorized committee of a candidate; or
            ``(2) a national, State, local, or district committee of a
        political party, including any subordinate committee
        thereof.''.

SEC. 102. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS
              FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not, with respect to a
reporting period for an election, accept contributions from all sources
outside the congressional district involved totaling in excess of the
total of contributions accepted from individual residents of the
congressional district involved.''.

SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF SOFT MONEY BY NATIONAL AND
              CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

    Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.), as amended by section 101, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:

``limitation on acceptance of soft money by national and congressional
                    committees of political parties

    ``Sec. 324. A national committee of a political party and the
congressional campaign committees of a political party may not, in any
calendar year, accept more than $25,000 from any single person in
contributions or transfers that are not otherwise subject to the
limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.''.

SEC. 104. REPORTS ON FEDERAL POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS CARRIED BY RADIO
              STATIONS, TELEVISION STATIONS, AND CABLE SYSTEMS.

    Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101 and 103, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

    ``reports on federal political advertisements carried by radio
            stations, television stations, and cable systems

    ``Sec. 325. At such times and in such manner as the Commission
shall prescribe by regulation, each operator of a radio broadcasting
station, television broadcasting station, or cable system shall report
to the Commission the identity of each advertiser, the cost, the
duration, and other appropriate information with respect to each
Federal political advertisement carried by the station or system,
including any advertisement advocating the passage or defeat of Federal
legislation, any advertisement advocating the election or defeat of a
candidate for Federal office, and any advertisement characterizing the
positions taken by such a candidate.''.

SEC. 105. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect on January 1,
2000.

                   TITLE II--WORKER PAYCHECK FAIRNESS

SEC. 201. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Workers who pay dues or fees to a labor organization
        may not, as a matter of law, be required to pay to that
        organization any dues or fees supporting activities that are
        not necessary to performing the duties of the exclusive
        representative of the employees in dealing with the employer on
        labor-management issues.
            (2) Many labor organizations use portions of the dues or
        fees they collect from the workers they represent for
        activities that are not necessary to performing the duties of
        the exclusive representative of the employees in dealing with
        the employer on labor-management issues. These dues may be used
        to support political, social, or charitable causes or many
        other noncollective bargaining activities. Unfortunately, many
        workers who pay such dues or fees have insufficient information
        both about their rights regarding the payment of dues or fees
        to a labor organization and about how labor organizations spend
        employee dues or fees.
            (3) It is a fundamental tenet of this Nation that all men
        and women have a right to make individual and informed choices
        about the political, social, or charitable causes they support,
        and the law should protect that right to the greatest extent
        possible.

SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to ensure that all workers have
sufficient information about their rights regarding the payment of dues
or fees to labor organizations and the uses of employee dues and fees
by labor organizations and that the right of all workers to make
individual and informed choices about the political, social, or
charitable causes they support is protected to the greatest extent
possible.

SEC. 203. WRITTEN CONSENT.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Authorization.--A labor organization accepting payment
        of any dues or fees from an employee as a condition of
        employment pursuant to an agreement authorized by Federal law
        must secure from each employee prior, voluntary, written
        authorization for any portion of such dues or fees which will
be used for activities not necessary to performing the duties of the
exclusive representative of the employees in dealing with the employer
on labor-management issues.
            (2) Requirements.--Such written authorization shall clearly
        state that an employee may not be required to provide such
        authorization and that if such authorization is provided, the
        employee agrees to allow any dues or fees paid to the labor
        organization to be used for activities which are not necessary
        to performing the duties of exclusive representation and which
        may be political, social, or charitable in nature.
    (b) Revocation.--An authorization described in subsection (a) shall
remain in effect until revoked. Such revocation shall be effective upon
30 days written notice.
    (c) Civil Action by Employees.--
            (1) Liability.--Any labor organization which violates this
        section or section 206 shall be liable to the affected
        employee--
                    (A) for damages equal to--
                            (i) the amount of the dues or fees accepted
                        in violation of this section;
                            (ii) the interest on the amount described
                        in clause (i) calculated at the prevailing
                        rate; and
                            (iii) an additional amount as liquidated
                        damages equal to the sum of the amount
                        described in clause (i) and the interest
                        described in clause (ii); and
                    (B) for such equitable relief as may be
                appropriate.
            (2) Right of action.--An action to recover the damages or
        equitable relief prescribed in paragraph (1) may be maintained
        against any labor organization in any Federal or State court of
        competent jurisdiction by any one or more employees for and in
        behalf of--
                    (A) the employees; or
                    (B) the employees and other employees similarly
                situated.
            (3) Fees and costs.--The court in such action shall, in
        addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow a
        reasonable attorney's fee, reasonable expert witness fees, and
        other costs of the action to be paid by the defendant.
            (4) Limitation.--An action may be brought under this
        subsection not later than 2 years after the date the employee
        knew or should have known that dues or fees were accepted or
        spent by a labor organization in violation of this title,
        except that such period shall be extended to 3 years in the
        case of a willful violation.

SEC. 204. NOTICE.

    An employer whose employees are represented by a collective
bargaining representative shall be required to post a notice, of such
size and in such form as the Department of Labor shall prescribe, in
conspicuous places in and about its plants and offices, including all
places where notices to employees are customarily posted, informing
employees that any labor organization accepting payment of any dues or
fees from an employee as a condition of employment pursuant to an
agreement authorized by Federal law must secure from each employee
prior, written authorization if any portion of such dues or fees will
be used for activities not necessary to performing the duties of the
exclusive representative of the employees in dealing with the employer
on labor-management issues.

SEC. 205. DISCLOSURE TO WORKERS.

    (a) Expenses Reporting.--Section 201(b) of the Labor-Management
Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence: ``Every labor organization shall be
required to attribute and report expenses in such detail as necessary
to allow members to determine whether such expenses were necessary to
performing the duties of the exclusive representative of the employees
in dealing with the employer on labor-management issues.''
    (b) Disclosure.--Section 201(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting
and Disclosure Act of 1959 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and employees required to pay any dues
        or fees to such organization'' after ``members''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or employee required to pay any dues or
        fees to such organization'' after ``member'' each place it
        appears.
    (c) Written Requests.--Section 205(b) of the Labor-Management
Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence: ``Upon written request, the Secretary shall
make available complete copies of any report or other document filed
pursuant to section 201.''.

SEC. 206. RETALIATION AND COERCION PROHIBITED.

    It shall be unlawful for any labor organization to coerce,
intimidate, threaten, interfere with, or retaliate against any employee
in the exercise of, or on account of having exercised, any right
granted or protected by this title.

SEC. 207. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe such regulations as are
necessary to carry out section 204 not later than 60 days after the
enactment of this title and shall prescribe such regulations as are
necessary to carry out the amendments made by section 205 not later
than 120 days after the enactment of this title.

SEC. 208. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.

    This title shall be effective immediately upon enactment, except
that sections 203 and 204 pertaining to worker consent and notice shall
take effect 90 days after enactment and section 205 pertaining to
disclosure shall take effect 150 days after enactment.

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Title II: Worker Paycheck Fairness
 - Outlines worker rights with regard to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations, requiring the following: (1) prior, voluntary written authorization for any portion of such dues or fees used for activities not necessary to performing the duties of the employee's exclusive representative in dealing with the employer on labor management issues; and (2) posting of notices to that effect by an employer with employees represented by a collective bargaining representative. Provides for civil actions by employees against labor organizations for violations involving written consent and for retaliation and coercion with regard to any employee who exercises any such right under this title.
Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to do the following: (1) require certain expense reporting by labor organizations to allow members to determine the necessity of such expenses in the performance of the duties of the employee's exclusive representative in dealing with the employer on labor-management issues; and (2) require the Secretary of Labor to make available complete copies of reports by labor organizations, including annual financial reports or other related documents upon written request.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Continuity of Congress Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. FILLING OF VACANCIES AND INCAPACITIES IN CONGRESS FOLLOWING A
              CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT.

    (a) House of Representatives.--
            (1) In general.--In the event that one-fourth of the
        members of the House of Representatives are killed or
        incapacitated, the legislature of each State may enact such
        laws declaring who shall serve in the place of such members as
        the State determines necessary.
            (2) Options.--Any law enacted under paragraph (1) by the
        legislature of a State may provide for--
                    (A) special elections in cases of vacancy;
                    (B) appointment by the governor or legislature of
                the State, which in cases of vacancy shall be
                accompanied by a subsequent special election;
                    (C) appointment pursuant to a list of successors
                created by the incumbent member of the House of
                Representatives, which in cases of vacancy shall be
                accompanied by a subsequent special election; or
                    (D) such other procedures as the legislature of the
                State determines appropriate, which in cases of vacancy
                shall be accompanied by a subsequent special election.
            (3) Incapacity.--A member that has been incapacitated may
        reclaim his or her office at any time after such member
        determines that he or she is no longer incapacitated.
            (4) Vacancy.--In the case of vacancy under paragraph (1),
        the executive authority of the relevant State shall issue writs
        of election, which shall be held not later than 120 days after
        any such vacancy occurs. A general election occurring within
        such 120 day period shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements
        of this section.
            (5) Determination.--One-fourth of the members of the House
        of Representatives shall be considered to have been killed or
        incapacitated if--
                    (A) the Speaker of the House (or that person's
                designee) makes a joint declaration with the leader of
                the minority party in the House (or that person's
                designee) that one-fourth of such members have been
                killed or incapacitated; or
                    (B) if--
                            (i) the governors of the several States
                        individually certify that one or more of the
                        members representing their respective States
                        have been killed or incapacitated; and
                            (ii) the President certifies, based upon
                        the certifications made under clause (i), that,
                        in the aggregate, one-fourth of the members of
                        the House of Representatives have been killed
                        or incapacitated.
    (b) Senate.--
            (1) In general.--In the event that one-fourth of the
        members of the Senate are killed or incapacitated, the
        legislature of each State may enact such laws declaring who
        shall serve in the place of incapacitated members as the State
        determines necessary.
            (2) Options.--Any law enacted under paragraph (1) by the
        legislature of a State may provide for--
                    (A) appointment by the governor or legislature of
                the State;
                    (B) appointment pursuant to a list of successors
                created by the incumbent member of the Senate; or
                    (C) such other procedures as the legislature of the
                State determines appropriate.
            (3) Incapacity.--A member that has been incapacitated may
        reclaim his or her office at any time after such member
        determines that he or she is no longer incapacitated.
            (4) Determination.--One-fourth of the members of the Senate
        shall be considered to have been killed or incapacitated if--
                    (A) the Majority Leader of the Senate (or that
                person's designee) makes a joint declaration with the
                Minority Leader of the Senate (or that person's
                designee) that one-fourth of such members have been
                killed or incapacitated; or
                    (B) if--
                            (i) the governors of the several States
                        individually certify that one or more of the
                        members representing their respective States
                        have been killed or incapacitated; and
                            (ii) the President certifies, based upon
                        the certifications made under clause (i), that,
                        in the aggregate, one-fourth of the members of
                        the Senate have been killed or incapacitated.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION.

    Nothing in this Act shall limit the authority of any State under
the Constitution of the United States to fill a vacancy in the House of
Representatives or the Senate.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect upon the date of ratification of the
related amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing
this Act.

Output: Continuity of Congress Act of 2003 - Authorizes the legislature of each State to enact laws declaring who shall serve in the place of members of the House of Representatives and/or the Senate in the event that one-fourth of either or both Houses of Congress are killed or incapacitated.


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SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF RULES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory
Oversight Act of 1995''.
    (b) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 553 the following new section:
``Sec. 553a. Congressional review of rules
    ``(a) For purposes of this section the term `significant rule'
means any rule that may have an annual effect on the economy of
$100,000,000 or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy,
a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the
environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal
governments or communities.
    ``(b)(1) Before a rule takes effect as a final rule, the agency
promulgating such rule shall submit to the Congress a report
containing--
            ``(A) a copy of the rule;
            ``(B) a concise general statement relating to the rule;
            ``(C) the proposed effective date of the rule; and
            ``(D) a complete copy of the cost benefit analysis of the
        rule, if any.
    ``(2) A significant rule relating to a report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall take effect as a final rule, the latest of--
            ``(A) the later of the date occurring 45 days after the
        date on which--
                    ``(i) the Congress receives the report submitted
                under paragraph (1); or
                    ``(ii) the rule is published in the Federal
                Register;
            ``(B) if the Congress passes a joint resolution of
        disapproval described under subsection (h) relating to the
        rule, and the President signs a veto of such resolution, the
        earlier date--
                    ``(i) on which either House of Congress votes and
                fails to override the veto of the President; or
                    ``(ii) occurring 30 session days after the date on
                which the Congress received the veto and objections of
                the President; or
            ``(C) the date the rule would have otherwise taken effect,
        if not for this section (unless a joint resolution of
        disapproval under subsection (h) is enacted).
    ``(3) Except for a significant rule, a rule shall take effect as
otherwise provided by law after submission to Congress under paragraph
(1).
    ``(c) A rule shall not take effect as a final rule, if the Congress
passes a joint resolution of disapproval described under subsection
(h).
    ``(d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section
(except subject to paragraph (3)), a rule that would not take effect by
reason of this section may take effect, if the President makes a
determination under paragraph (2) and submits written notice of such
determination to the Congress.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made by the
President by Executive order that the rule should take effect because
such rule is--
            ``(A) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or
        safety or other emergency;
            ``(B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws; or
            ``(C) necessary for national security.
    ``(3) An exercise by the President of the authority under this
subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under subsection (h)
or the effect of a joint resolution of disapproval under this section.
    ``(4) This subsection and an Executive order issued by the
President under this subsection shall not be subject to judicial review
by a court of the United States.
    ``(e)(1) The provisions of subsection (h) shall apply to any rule
that is published in the Federal Register (as a rule that shall take
effect as a final rule) during the period beginning on the date
occurring 60 days before the date the Congress adjourns sine die
through the date on which the succeeding Congress first convenes.
    ``(2) For purposes of subsection (h), a rule described under
paragraph (1) shall be treated as though such rule were published in
the Federal Register (as a rule that shall take effect as a final rule)
on the date the succeeding Congress first convenes.
    ``(3) During the period beginning on the date the Congress adjourns
sine die through the date on which the succeeding Congress first
convenes, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as a
final rule as otherwise provided by law.
    ``(f) Any rule that takes effect and later is made of no force or
effect by the enactment of a joint resolution under subsection (h)
shall be treated as though such rule had never taken effect.
    ``(g) If the Congress does not enact a joint resolution of
disapproval under subsection (h), no court or agency may infer any
intent of the Congress from any action or inaction of the Congress with
regard to such rule, related statute, or joint resolution of
disapproval.
    ``(h)(1) For purposes of this subsection, the term `joint
resolution' means only a joint resolution introduced after the date on
which the report referred to in subsection (b) is received by Congress
the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: `That
Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the ________ relating to
________, and such rule shall have no force or effect. (The blank
spaces being appropriately filled in.)'.
    ``(2)(A) A resolution described in paragraph (1) shall be referred
to the committees in each House of Congress with jurisdiction. Such a
resolution may not be reported before the eighth day after its
submission or publication date.
    ``(B) For purposes of this subsection the term `submission or
publication date' means the later of the date on which--
            ``(i) the Congress receives the report submitted under
        subsection (b)(1); or
            ``(ii) the rule is published in the Federal Register.
    ``(3) If the committee to which is referred a resolution described
in paragraph (1) has not reported such resolution (or an identical
resolution) at the end of 20 calendar days after the submission or
publication date defined under paragraph (2)(B), such committee may be
discharged by the Majority Leader of the Senate or the Majority Leader
of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, from further
consideration of such resolution and such resolution shall be placed on
the appropriate calendar of the House involved.
    ``(4)(A) When the committee to which a resolution is referred has
reported, or when a committee is discharged (under paragraph (3)) from
further consideration of, a resolution described in paragraph (1), it
is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to
the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the respective
House to move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution, and
all points of order against the resolution (and against consideration
of the resolution) are waived. The motion is highly privileged in the
House of Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and is not
debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to
postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed
to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the
consideration of the resolution is agreed to, the resolution shall
remain the unfinished business of the respective House until disposed
of.
    ``(B) Debate on the resolution, and on all debatable motions and
appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10
hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those
opposing the resolution. A motion further to limit debate is in order
and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a
motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion
to recommit the resolution is not in order. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution is agreed to or disagreed to is not in
order.
    ``(C) Immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a
resolution described in paragraph (1), and a single quorum call at the
conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of
the appropriate House, the vote on final passage of the resolution
shall occur.
    ``(D) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives,
as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a resolution described
in paragraph (1) shall be decided without debate.
    ``(5) If, before the passage by one House of a resolution of that
House described in paragraph (1), that House receives from the other
House a resolution described in paragraph (1), then the following
procedures shall apply:
            ``(A) The resolution of the other House shall not be
        referred to a committee.
            ``(B) With respect to a resolution described in paragraph
        (1) of the House receiving the resolution--
                    ``(i) the procedure in that House shall be the same
                as if no resolution had been received from the other
                House; but
                    ``(ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the
                resolution of the other House.
    ``(6) This subsection is enacted by Congress--
            ``(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in
        that House in the case of a resolution described in paragraph
        (1), and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it
        is inconsistent with such rules; and
            ``(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
        House.''.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 553 the following:

``553a. Congressional review of rules.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act and shall apply to any significant rule that
takes effect as a final rule on or after such effective date.

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Regulatory Oversight Act of 1995 - Provides for a review by the Congress of rules promulgated by Federal agencies, before such rules take effect as final rules.
Requires Federal agencies to submit rules and reports on them, including any cost-benefit analyses, to the Congress.  Allows the Congress to stop final implementation of significant rules through a joint resolution of disapproval (and override of any Presidential veto of such resolution).  Defines a significant rule as any rule that may have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more, or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or communities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Earmark Reform and Federal Spending
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS BY EARMARK BENEFICIARIES TO CERTAIN
              CANDIDATES.

    (a) Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--Section 315(a) of the Federal Election
        Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by
        redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (5)
        through (9), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (3)
        the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) Limitation on Contributions by Earmark Beneficiaries.--
            ``(A) In general.--During the period which begins on
        January 1 of an odd-numbered year and ends on December 31 of
        the next even-numbered year, no earmark beneficiary shall make
        contributions aggregating more than $5,000 to any requesting
        candidate with respect to such earmark beneficiary.
            ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph:
                    ``(i) Earmark beneficiary.--The term `earmark
                beneficiary' means any person who specifically requests
                and benefits from a congressionally directed spending
                item, a limited tax benefit, or a limited tariff
                benefit (as such terms are defined in paragraph 5 of
                rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate,
                determined by substituting `Senator or Member' for
                `Senator' in such paragraph) which was enacted into law
                during the period described in subparagraph (A) or any
                person who is hired to represent the interests of the
                person making the request.
                    ``(ii) Requesting candidate; requesting
                individual.--The terms `requesting candidate' and
                `requesting individual' mean, with respect to any
                earmark beneficiary, any Senator or Member who
                requested the congressionally directed spending item,
                limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit (as so
                defined) which benefits the earmark beneficiary.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 315(a)
        of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by striking
        ``subsection (i) and section 315A'' and inserting ``paragraph
        (4), subsection (i), and section 315(A)''.
    (b) Inflation Adjustment.--
            (1) In general.--Section 315(c)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
        441a(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ``(a)(4),'' after
        ``(a)(3)'' each place it appears in subparagraphs (B)(i) and
        (C).
            (2) Base period.--Section 315(c)(2)(B) of such Act (2
        U.S.C. 441(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
        of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii)
        and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the following
        new clause:
                            ``(iii) for purposes of subsection (a)(4),
                        calendar year 2010.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to contributions made on and after January 1, 2011.

SEC. 3. LIMITS ON STAFF ATTENDANCE OF MEMBER FUND RAISERS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an employee
of the personal staff of a Member of Congress shall not attend a
political fund raiser held on behalf of the Member of Congress for whom
they are employed.
    (b) Exception.--A Member of Congress may designate 1 employee who
shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (a).

SEC. 4. EARMARK PUBLIC DATABASE.

    Not later than July 1, 2011, the Secretary of the Senate and the
Clerk of the House of Representatives shall post on the public website
of their respective Houses a link to the earmark database maintained by
the Office of Management and Budget.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL EXPENDITURE PUBLIC DATABASE.

    Not later than July 1, 2011, the head of each department and agency
of the Federal Government shall post on the public website of that
department or agency a link to a searchable database that lists each
contract, grant, cooperative agreement, and other expenditure made by
the department or agency listing with respect to the expenditure the
amount, purpose, term, and office making such expenditure.

SEC. 6. VOUCHING FOR EARMARK REQUESTS.

    Paragraph 6(a)(4) of rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate
is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and a
certification that the recipient is qualified to handle the project, if
applicable''.

SEC. 7. GAO AUDITS.

    Not later than December 31, 2011, and each year thereafter, the
Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress that uses the OMB
database--
            (1) to randomly select a percentage of each of the programs
        and projects funded through earmarks in the preceding fiscal
        year;
            (2) to conduct an audit on each selected program or project
        reporting on the amount, purpose, term, requesting Member, and
        the present state of completion of the program or project; and
            (3) if the earmark contributes to an already existing
        program or project, to provide a detailed accounting of how the
        earmark contributed to each program or project.

Output:
Earmark Reform and Federal Spending Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit, between January 1 of an odd-numbered year and December 31 of the next even-numbered year, an earmark beneficiary from making contributions aggregating more than $5,000 to any requesting candidate with respect to such earmark beneficiary. Defines "requesting candidate" as any Senator or Member who requested a congressionally directed spending item, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit (earmark) which benefits the earmark beneficiary.

Prohibits the employees of the personal staff of a Member of Congress, except for one designee, from attending a political fund raiser held on the Member's behalf.

Requires the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives each to post on the respective public website a link to the earmark database maintained by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Requires the head of each federal department and agency to post on the respective public website a link to a searchable database that lists each contract, grant, cooperative agreement, and other expenditure made by the department or agency.

Amends Rule XLIV (Congressionally Directed Spending and Related Items) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a Senator requesting an earmark in any legislation or an accompanying joint statement of managers to certify in the required written statement to the chairman and ranking member of the committee of jurisdiction that the earmark recipient is qualified to handle the project.

Requires the Comptroller General, in an annual report to Congress, to use the OMB database to: (1) randomly select a percentage of each of the programs and projects funded through earmarks in the preceding fiscal year; (2) audit each selected one; and (3) provide a detailed accounting of how, if it does so, the earmark contributes to an already existing program or project.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Private Wireless Spectrum Use Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Competent management of the electromagnetic radio
        spectrum includes continued availability of spectrum for
        private wireless entities because of such entitiesD23/' unique
        ability to achieve substantial efficiencies in their use of
        this important and finite public resource. A private wireless
        system licensee or entity is able to customize communications
        systems to meet the individual needs of that licensee or end
        user while using engineering solutions and other cooperative
        arrangements to share spectrum with other private system
        licensees and entities without causing harmful interference or
        other degradation of quality or reliability to such other
        licensees or entities. Accordingly, spectrum allocations for
        the shared use of private wireless systems achieve a high level
        of spectrum use efficiency and contribute to the economic and
        social welfare of the United States.
            (2) Wireless communication systems dedicated to the
        internal communication needs of America's industrial, land
        transportation, energy (including utilities and pipelines), and
        other business enterprises are critical to the competitiveness
        of American industry and business in international commerce;
        increase corporate productivity; enhance the safety and welfare
        of employees; and improve the delivery of products and services
        to consumers in the United States and abroad.
            (3) During the past decade, the Federal Communications
        Commission allocation and licensing policies have led to
        dramatic increases in spectrum available for commercial mobile
        radio services while the spectrum available for private mobile
        radio systems has decreased, even though the Commission
        recognizes the spectrum use efficiencies and other public
        benefits of such private systems and the substantial increases
        in the use of such systems.
            (4) Spectrum auctions are designed to select among
        competing applications for spectrum licenses when engineering
        solutions, negotiation, threshold qualifications, service
        regulations, and other cooperative means employed by the
        Commission are not able to prevent mutual exclusivity among
        such applications. Private wireless systems, on the other hand,
        avoid mutual exclusivity through cooperative, multiple uses
        generally achieved by the Commission, the users, or the
        frequency advisory committees. Accordingly, the requirements of
        such private wireless systems are accommodated within the
        spectrum bands allocated for private uses. Since there is no
        mutual exclusivity among private wireless system applications,
        there is no need for the Commission to employ a mechanism, such
        as auctions, to select among applications. Auction valuation
        principles also do not apply to the private wireless licensing
        process because the private wireless spectrum is not used on a
        commercial, interconnected basis. Rather, such private
        allocations are used for internal communications applications
        to enhance safety, efficiency and productivity. Nonetheless,
        there should be some payment associated with the assignment of
        new private wireless spectrum, and the Commission can and
        should develop a payment mechanism for this purpose.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (33) through (52) as
        paragraph (35) through (54); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (32) the following:
            ``(33) Private Wireless System.--The term `private wireless
        system' means an infrastructure of telecommunications equipment
        and customer premises equipment that is owned by, and operated
        solely to meet the internal wireless communication needs of, an
        industrial, business, transportation, education, or energy
        (including utilities and pipelines) entity, or other licensee.
            ``(34) Private Wireless Provider.--The term `private
        wireless provider' means an entity that owns, operates, or
        manages an infrastructure of telecommunications equipment and
        customer premises equipment that is--
                    ``(A) used solely for the purpose of meeting the
                internal communications needs of another entity that is
                an industrial, business, transportation, education, or
                energy (including utilities and pipelines) entity, or
                similar end-user;
                    ``(B) neither a commercial mobile service (as
                defined in section 332(d)(1)) nor used to provide
                public safety services (as defined in section
                337(f)(1)); and
                    ``(C) not interconnected with the public switched
                network.''.

SEC. 4. ALLOCATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM.

    Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
301) is amended by inserting after section 337 the following:

``SEC. 338. ALLOCATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF SPECTRUM FOR PRIVATE WIRELESS
              USES.

    ``(a) Rulemaking Required.--Within 120 days after the date of
enactment of the Private Wireless Spectrum Use Act, the Commission
shall initiate a rulemaking designed to identify and allocate at least
12 megahertz of electromagnetic spectrum located between 150 and 2,000
megahertz for use by private wireless licensees on a shared-use basis.
The new spectrum proposed to be reallocated shall be available and
appropriate for use by private wireless communications systems and
shall accommodate the need for paired allocations and for proximity to
existing private wireless spectrum allocations. In accommodating the
various private wireless system needs in this rulemaking, the
Commission shall reserve at least 50 percent of the reallocated
spectrum for the use of private wireless systems. The remaining
reallocated spectrum shall be available for use by private wireless
providers solely for the purpose described in section 3(34)(A).
    ``(b) Order Required.--Within 180 days after the Commission
initiates the rulemaking required by subsection (a), the Commission, in
consultation with its frequency advisory committees, shall--
            ``(1) issue an order reallocating spectrum in accordance
        with subsection (a); and
            ``(2) issue licenses for the reallocated spectrum in a
        timely manner.''.

SEC. 5. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM ALLOCATED FOR PRIVATE
              WIRELESS SYSTEM USE.

    Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309
(j)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
            ``(15) Spectrum efficiency for shared spectrum.--
                    ``(A) Within 120 days after the date of enactment
                of the Private Wireless Spectrum Use Act, the
                Commission shall initiate a rulemaking to devise a
                schedule of payment to the Treasury by private wireless
                systems, and by private wireless providers for the
                purpose described in section 3(34)(A), in return for a
                license or other ability to use a portion of the
                spectrum reallocated under section 338. The schedule
                shall be designed to promote the efficient use of those
                frequencies.
                    ``(B) Within 180 days after the Commission
                initiates the rulemaking required by subparagraph (A),
                the Commission, after consultation with its frequency
                advisory committees and after opportunity for comment,
                shall adopt a schedule of payment in accordance with
                subparagraph (A) and which it determines to be in the
                public interest.
                    ``(C) In adopting the schedule of payments referred
                to in subparagraph (A), the Commission--
                            ``(i) may not base a finding of public
                        interest, convenience, and necessity on the
                        expectation of Federal revenues for the use of
                        such schedule of payment; and
                            ``(ii) shall take into account the private
                        nature of the systems, the safety and
                        efficiencies realized by the public as a result
                        of these private uses, the amount of bandwidth
                        and coverage area and geographic location of
                        the license, and the degree of frequency-
                        sharing.''.

SEC. 6. SPECTRUM SHARING

    Section 309(j)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
309(j)(6)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (G);
            (2) by striking ``Act.'' in subparagraph (H) and inserting
        ``Act; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) be construed to permit the Commission to take
                any action to create mutual exclusivity where it does
                not already exist.''.

SEC. 7. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Private Mobile Service.--Section 332(d) of the Communications
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon in paragraph
        (1);
            (2) by striking ``(c)(1)(B); and'' in paragraph (2) and
        inserting ``(c)(1)(B).''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Application of Spectrum-use Payment Schedule to New Licenses.--
Section 337(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
337(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ``or spectrum use payment schedule''
after ``competitive bidding''.
    (c) Exemption From Competitive Bidding.--Section 309(j)(2) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (2) by striking ``Act.'' in subparagraph (C) and inserting
        ``Act; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end thereof the following:
                    ``(D) for private wireless systems, and for private
                wireless providers for the purpose described in section
                3(34)(A), that--
                            ``(i) are used to enhance the productivity
                        or safety of business or industry; and
                            ``(ii) are not made commercially available
                        to the public, except for that purpose.''.
    (d) Technical Amendment.--Section 271(c)(1)(A) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 271(c)(1)(A)) is amended by
striking ``3(47)(A),'' and inserting ``3(49)(A),''.

Output:
Requires the FCC to: (1) devise a schedule for payments to the Treasury for shared-use spectrum used by private wireless systems; and (2) adopt a payment schedule determined to be in the public interest.
Prohibits competitive bidding requirements from being construed to permit the FCC to take any action to create mutual exclusivity where it does not already exist.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unfunded Mandates Information and
Transparency Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) before acting on proposed Federal mandates, Congress
        should carefully consider their effects on consumers, workers,
        and small businesses;
            (2) Congress has often acted without adequate information
        concerning the costs of Federal mandates, instead focusing only
        on their benefits;
            (3) the implementation of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
        of 1995 has resulted in increased awareness of
        intergovernmental mandates without impacting existing
        environmental, public health, or safety laws or regulations;
            (4) the implementation of this Act will enhance public
        awareness of prospective Federal mandates on the private
        sector, State, local, and tribal governments without adversely
        affecting the environment, public health, or safety laws or
        regulations;
            (5) the costs of private sector mandates are often borne in
        part by consumers, in the form of higher prices and reduced
        availability of goods and services;
            (6) the costs of private sector mandates are often borne in
        part by workers, in the form of lower wages, reduced benefits,
        and fewer job opportunities; and
            (7) the costs of private sector mandates are often borne in
        part by small businesses, in the form of hiring disincentives
        and stunted economic growth.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is--
            (1) to improve the quality of Congress' deliberation with
        respect to proposed mandates on the private sector, by--
                    (A) providing Congress and the public with more
                complete information about the effects of such
                mandates; and
                    (B) ensuring that Congress acts on such mandates
                only after focused deliberation on their effects; and
            (2) to enhance the ability of Congress and the public to
        distinguish between Federal mandates that harm consumers,
        workers, small businesses, State, local, and tribal governments
        and mandates that help those groups.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO POLICIES INVOLVING
              CHANGES IN CONDITIONS OF GRANT AID.

    Section 423(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended
by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period
and inserting ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (3), and by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) an assessment of the authorized level of funding to
        determine if the prospective costs of carrying out changes to a
        condition of Federal assistance being imposed on participating
        State, local, or tribal governments, and how these costs
        compare with the funds being authorized or, for
        reauthorizations, of the additional costs of changes in those
        conditions and how they compare with the changes in funding
        being authorized; and in cases where a bill or joint resolution
        provides such sums as are necessary, the assessment shall
        contain an estimate of that amount.''.

SEC. 5. EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF LEGISLATIVE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO
              INCLUDE INDIRECT COSTS.

    (a) Indirect Costs.--Section 423(c) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 (as amended by section 4) is further amended--
            (1) in its side heading, by inserting ``and Other Costs''
        after ``Mandates'' ; and
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), by
        striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at the end of
        paragraph (4), and by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(5) an identification and description of any reasonably
        foreseeable indirect costs to State, local, or tribal
        governments, or by the private sector, incurred as a result of
        implementing the Federal mandate in the bill or joint
        resolution.''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 421 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (13) as
paragraphs (11) through (14), respectively and by adding after
paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) Reasonably foreseeable indirect costs.--The term
        `reasonably foreseeable indirect costs' means costs to the
        affected entities resulting from implementation of a Federal
        mandate other than their own direct costs to carry out any such
        mandate. Such costs include lost income and secondary monetary
        costs resulting from the Federal mandate.''.

SEC. 6. EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF REGULATORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO
              INCLUDE INDIRECT COSTS.

    Section 202(a) of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 is
amended by striking ``the expenditure by'' and inserting ``direct or
reasonably foreseeable indirect costs to''.

SEC. 7. APPLICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO INCLUDE REGULATIONS
              IMPOSED BY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES.

    Paragraph (1) of section 421 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 is amended by striking ``, but does not include independent
regulatory agencies''.

SEC. 8. CLARIFICATION TO ENSURE REGULATORY AGENCY REPORTING
              REQUIREMENTS APPLIES TO ALL RESPECTIVE REGULATORY
              ACTIONS.

    Section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 is amended
by inserting ``expressly'' after ``otherwise''.

SEC. 9. CLOSE LEGAL LOOPHOLE ALLOWING FOR DISREGARDING OF REPORTING
              REQUIREMENTS BY REGULATORY AGENCIES.

    Section 202(a) of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 is
amended by--
            (1) striking ``Unless'' and all that follows through
        ``private sector,'' the first place it appears and inserting
        the following: ``Unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law,
        before promulgating any general notice of proposed rulemaking
        or final rule that includes a Federal mandate that may result
        in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect costs to State,
        local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or to the
        private sector,''; and
            (2) striking ``and before promulgating'' and all that
        follows through ``containing--'' and inserting the following:
        ``or within six months after promulgating any final rule that
        was not preceded by a general notice of proposed rulemaking
        that includes a Federal mandate that may result in direct or
        reasonably foreseeable indirect costs by State, local, and
        tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector,
        of such amount or more (adjusted annually for inflation) in any
        one year; the agency shall prepare a written statement
        containing--''.

Output:
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2008 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require reports on federal mandates to include: (1) an assessment of the prospective costs of carrying out changes to a condition of federal assistance being imposed on participating state, local, or tribal governments and how these costs compare with the funds being authorized; (2) for reauthorizations, an assessment of the additional costs of changes in those conditions compared with the changes in funding being authorized; (3) in cases where a bill or joint resolution provides necessary sums, an estimate of that amount; and (4) an identification and description of any reasonably foreseeable indirect costs to such governments or the private sector from implementing the federal mandate.

Repeals a provision excluding independent regulatory agencies from reporting requirements.

 Makes requirements under this Act applicable to general notice of any final rule that includes such a mandate.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Deceptive Practices and Voter
Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DECEPTIVE PRACTICES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 618. Deceptive practices in Federal elections
    ``(a) Whoever, before or during a Federal election knowingly
communicates election-related information about that election, knowing
that information to be false, with the intent to prevent another person
from exercising the right to vote in that election, or attempts to do
so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5
years, or both.
    ``(b) As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `Federal election' means any general,
        primary, run-off, or special election for the office of
        President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the
        Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, or Delegate or
        Commissioner from a territory or possession; and
            ``(2) the term `election related information' means
        information regarding--
                    ``(A) the time, place, or manner of conducting the
                election;
                    ``(B) the qualifications for or restrictions on
                voter eligibility for the election, including--
                            ``(i) any criminal penalties associated
                        with voting in the election; or
                            ``(ii) information regarding a voter's
                        registration status or eligibility;
                    ``(C) with respect to a closed primary election,
                the political party affiliation of any candidate for
                office, if the communication of the information also
                contains false information described in subparagraph
                (A) or (B); or
                    ``(D) the explicit endorsement by any person or
                organization of a candidate running for any office
                voted on in the election.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 29 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

``618. Deceptive practices in Federal elections.''.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF PENALTY FOR VOTER INTIMIDATION.

    Section 594 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
``one year'' and inserting ``5 years''.

SEC. 4. SENTENCING GUIDELINES.

    (a) Review and Amendment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the United States Sentencing Commission,
pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States
Code, and in accordance with this section, shall review and, if
appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy
statements applicable to persons convicted of any offense under
sections of title 18, United States Code, that are added or modified by
this Act.
    (b) Authorization.--The United States Sentencing Commission may,
for the purposes of the amendments made pursuant to this section, amend
the Federal sentencing guidelines in accordance with the procedures set
forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987 (28 U.S.C. 994
note) as though the authority under that section had not expired.

SEC. 5. REPORTING VIOLATIONS AND REMEDIAL ACTION.

    (a) Reporting.--Any person may report to the Attorney General any
violation or possible violation of section 594 or 618 of title 18,
United States Code.
    (b) Corrective Action.--
            (1) In general.--Immediately after receiving a report under
        subsection (a), the Attorney General shall consider and review
        such report and, if the Attorney General determines that there
        is a reasonable basis to find that a violation has occurred,
        the Attorney General shall--
                    (A) undertake all effective measures necessary to
                provide correct information to voters affected by the
                false information; and
                    (B) refer the matter to the appropriate Federal and
                State authorities for criminal prosecution or civil
                action after the election.
            (2) Regulations.--
                    (A) In general.--The Attorney General shall
                promulgate regulations regarding the methods and means
                of corrective actions to be taken under paragraph (1).
                Such regulations shall be developed in consultation
                with the Election Assistance Commission, civil rights
                organizations, voting rights groups, State and local
                election officials, voter protection groups, and other
                interested community organizations.
                    (B) Study.--
                            (i) In general.--The Attorney General, in
                        consultation with the Federal Communications
                        Commission and the Election Assistance
                        Commission, shall conduct a study on the
                        feasibility of providing the corrective
                        information under paragraph (1) through public
                        service announcements, the emergency alert
                        system, or other forms of public broadcast.
                            (ii) Report.--Not later than 180 days after
                        the date of the enactment of this Act, the
                        Attorney General shall submit to Congress a
                        report detailing the results of the study
                        conducted under clause (i).
            (3) Publicizing remedies.--The Attorney General shall make
        public through the Internet, radio, television, and newspaper
        advertisements information on the responsibilities, contact
        information, and complaint procedures applicable under this
        section.
    (c) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after any primary,
        general, or run-off election for Federal office, the Attorney
        General shall submit to Congress a report compiling and
        detailing any allegations of false information submitted
        pursuant to subsection (a) and relating to such election.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
        shall include--
                    (A) detailed information on specific allegations of
                deceptive tactics;
                    (B) statistical compilations of how many
                allegations were made and of what type;
                    (C) the geographic locations of and the populations
                affected by the alleged deceptive information;
                    (D) the status of the investigations of such
                allegations;
                    (E) any corrective actions taken in response to
                such allegations;
                    (F) the rationale used for any corrective actions
                or for any refusal to pursue an allegation;
                    (G) the effectiveness of any such corrective
                actions;
                    (H) whether a Voting Integrity Task Force was
                established with respect to such election, and, if so,
                how such task force was staffed and funded;
                    (I) any referrals of information to other Federal,
                State, or local agencies;
                    (J) any suit instituted under section 2004(b)(2) of
                the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1971(b)(2)) in
                connection with such allegations; and
                    (K) any criminal prosecution instituted under title
                18, United States Code, in connection with such
                allegations.
            (3) Report made public.--On the date that the Attorney
        General submits the report required under paragraph (1), the
        Attorney General shall also make the report publicly available
        through the Internet and other appropriate means.
    (d) Delegation of Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall delegate the
        responsibilities under this section to a Voting Integrity Task
        Force established under paragraph (2).
            (2) Voting integrity task force.--
                    (A) In general.--The Attorney General shall
                establish a Voting Integrity Task Force to carry out
                the requirements of this section with respect to any
                general, primary, run-off, or special election for
                Federal office.
                    (B) Composition.--Any Voting Integrity Task Force
                established under paragraph (1) shall be under the
                direction of the Assistant Attorney General for the
                Civil Rights Division and the Assistant Attorney
                General for the Criminal Division, jointly.
    (e) Federal Office.--For purposes of this section, the term
``Federal office'' means the office of President, Vice President,
presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of
Representatives, or Delegate or Commissioner from a territory or
possession of the United States.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for anyone before or during a federal election to knowingly communicate, or attempt to communicate, false election-related information about that election, with the intent to prevent another person from exercising the right to vote.

Increases from one year to five years' imprisonment the criminal penalty for intimidation of voters.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of any offense under this Act.

Authorizes any person to report to the Attorney General false election information or intimidation of voters.

Requires the Attorney General, immediately after receiving such a report, to consider and review it and, if there is a reasonable basis to find that a violation has occurred, to: (1) undertake all effective measures necessary to provide correct information to voters affected by the false information; and (2) refer the matter to the appropriate federal and state authorities for criminal prosecution or civil action after the election.

Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of providing such corrective information through public service announcements, the emergency alert system, or other forms of public broadcast.

Requires the Attorney General to establish a Voting Integrity Task Force to carry out the requirements of this Act with respect to any general, primary, run-off, or special election for federal office.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Emergency Responders
Volunteer Efforts Act of 2009'' or the ``SERVE Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR BONA FIDE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER
              EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by inserting after section 36A the following new section:

``SEC. 36B. BONA FIDE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY RESPONSE
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual who at any time
during the taxable year is a bona fide volunteer member of a qualified
volunteer emergency response organization, there shall be allowed as a
credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle the amount of $1,000.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Bona fide volunteer member of a qualified volunteer
        emergency response organization.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An individual shall be treated
                as a bona fide volunteer of a qualified volunteer
                emergency response organization for purposes of this
                section if--
                            ``(i) the only compensation received by
                        such individual for performing qualified
                        services is in the form of--
                                    ``(I) reimbursement for (or a
                                reasonable allowance for) reasonable
                                expenses incurred in the performance of
                                such services, or
                                    ``(II) reasonable benefits
                                (including length of service awards),
                                and nominal fees for such services,
                                customarily paid by eligible employers
                                in connection with the performance of
                                such services by volunteers, and
                            ``(ii) the aggregate amount of such
                        compensation for the taxable year for providing
                        qualified services does not exceed an amount
                        equal to the annual limitation.
                    ``(B) Annual limitation.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the annual limitation is an amount
                equal to the product of--
                            ``(i) the minimum wage in effect under
                        section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
                        of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) on the first day
                        of the calendar year beginning in the taxable
                        year, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) 2,080 hours.
                    ``(C) Service limitation.--An individual shall be
                treated as a bona fide volunteer described in
                subparagraph (A) for a taxable year only if such
                individual has served as a volunteer performing
                qualified services for more than 6 months in such
                taxable year and provided more than 40 hours of such
                service.
                    ``(D) Training and certification requirements.--An
                individual shall not be treated as a bona fide
                volunteer described in subparagraph (A) for any period
                for which the individual fails to meet all applicable
                training and certification requirements of the
                qualified volunteer emergency response organization for
                which such individual volunteers.
                    ``(E) Coordination with exclusion.--Amounts
                excluded from gross income under section 139B shall not
                be taken into account for purposes of subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Qualified services.--For purposes of this paragraph,
        the term `qualified services' means fire fighting and
        prevention services, emergency medical services, and ambulance
        services.
            ``(3) Qualified volunteer emergency response
        organization.--The term `qualified volunteer emergency response
        organization' has the meaning given such term by section
        139B(c)(3).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
        States Code, is amended by inserting ``36B,'' after ``section
        36A,''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36A
        the following new item:

``Sec. 36B. Bona fide volunteer members of volunteer emergency response
                            organizations.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Output: Supporting Emergency Responders Volunteer Efforts Act of 2009 or the SERVE Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a $1,000 refundable tax credit for individuals who are bona fide volunteer members of a qualified volunteer emergency response organization who provide firefighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, and ambulance services.