SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Sites Improvement Act
of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) there are many sites honoring Presidents located
        throughout the United States, including Presidential
        birthplaces, homes, museums, burial sites, and tombs;
            (2) most of the sites are owned, operated, and maintained
        by non-Federal entities such as State and local agencies,
        family foundations, colleges and universities, libraries,
        historical societies, historic preservation organizations, and
        other nonprofit organizations;
            (3) Presidential sites are often expensive to maintain;
            (4) many Presidential sites are in need of capital,
        technological, and interpretive display improvements for which
        funding is insufficient or unavailable; and
            (5) to promote understanding of the history of the United
        States by recognizing and preserving historic sites linked to
        Presidents of the United States, the Federal Government should
        provide grants for the maintenance and improvement of
        Presidential sites.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Grant commission.--The term ``Grant Commission'' means
        the Presidential Site Grant Commission established by section
        4(d).
            (2) Presidential site.--The term ``Presidential site''
        means a Presidentially-related site of national significance
        that is--
                    (A) managed, maintained, and operated for, and is
                accessible to, the public; and
                    (B) owned or operated by--
                            (i) a State; or
                            (ii) a private institution, organization,
                        or person.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National
        Park Service.

SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR PRESIDENTIAL SITES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants for major
maintenance and improvement projects at Presidential sites to owners or
operators of Presidential sites in accordance with this section.
    (b) Use of Grant Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A grant awarded under this section may be
        used for--
                    (A) repairs or capital improvements at a
                Presidential site (including new construction for
                necessary modernization) such as--
                            (i) installation or repair of heating or
                        air conditioning systems, security systems, or
                        electric service; or
                            (ii) modifications at a Presidential site
                        to achieve compliance with requirements under
                        titles II and III of the Americans with
                        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et
                        seq.); and
                    (B) interpretive improvements to enhance public
                understanding and enjoyment of a Presidential site.
            (2) Allocation of funds.--
                    (A) In general.--Of the funds made available to
                award grants under this Act--
                            (i) 15 percent shall be used for emergency
                        projects, as determined by the Secretary;
                            (ii) 65 percent shall be used for grants
                        for Presidential sites with--
                                    (I) a 3-year average annual
                                operating budget of less than $700,000
                                (not including the amount of any grant
                                received under this section); and
                                    (II) an endowment in an amount that
                                is less than 3 times the annual
                                operating budget of the site; and
                            (iii) 20 percent shall be used for grants
                        for Presidential sites with--
                                    (I) an annual operating budget of
                                $700,000 or more (not including the
                                amount of any grant received under this
                                section); and
                                    (II) an endowment in an amount that
                                is equal to or more than 3 times the
                                annual operating budget of the site.
                    (B) Unexpended funds.--If any funds allocated for a
                category of projects described in subparagraph (A) are
                unexpended, the Secretary may use the funds to award
                grants for another category of projects described in
                that subparagraph.
    (c) Application and Award Procedure.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than a date to be determined by
        the Secretary, an owner or operator of a Presidential site may
        submit to the Secretary an application for a grant under this
        section.
            (2) Involvement of grant commission.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall forward each
                application received under paragraph (1) to the Grant
                Commission.
                    (B) Consideration by grant commission.--Not later
                than 60 days after receiving an application from the
                Secretary under subparagraph (A), the Grant Commission
                shall return the application to the Secretary with a
                recommendation of whether the proposed project should
                be awarded a Presidential site grant.
                    (C) Recommendation of grant commission.--In making
                a decision to award a Presidential site grant under
                this section, the Secretary shall take into
                consideration any recommendation of the Grant
                Commission.
            (3) Award.--Not later than 180 days after receiving an
        application for a Presidential site grant under paragraph (1),
        the Secretary shall--
                    (A) award a Presidential site grant to the
                applicant; or
                    (B) notify the applicant, in writing, of the
                decision of the Secretary not to award a Presidential
                site grant.
            (4) Matching requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a
                project at a Presidential site for which a grant is
                awarded under this section shall not exceed 50 percent.
                    (B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of
                the cost of a project at a Presidential site for which
                a grant is awarded under this section may be provided
                in cash or in kind.
    (d) Presidential Site Grant Commission.--
            (1) In general.--There is established the Presidential Site
        Grant Commission.
            (2) Composition.--The Grant Commission shall be composed
        of--
                    (A) the Director of the National Park Service; and
                    (B) 4 members appointed by the Secretary as
                follows:
                            (i) A State historic preservation officer.
                            (ii) A representative of the National Trust
                        for Historic Preservation.
                            (iii) A representative of a site described
                        in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii).
                            (iv) A representative of a site described
                        in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iii).
            (3) Term.--A member of the Grant Commission shall serve a
        term of 2 years.
            (4) Duties.--The Grant Commission shall--
                    (A) review applications for Presidential site
                grants received under subsection (c); and
                    (B) recommend to the Secretary projects for which
                Presidential site grants should be awarded.
            (5) Ineligibility of sites during term of representative.--
        A site described in clause (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (2)(B)
        shall be ineligible for a grant under this Act during the 2-
        year period in which a representative of the site serves on the
        Grant Commission.
            (6) Nonapplicability of faca.--The Grant Commission shall
        not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
        App.).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2001 through 2005, to remain available until expended.

Summary: Establishes the Presidential Site Grant Commission to review grant applications and make award recommendations to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to allow unlimited
direct contributions by citizens and lawful permanent residents of the
United States to candidates in Federal elections.
    (b) Elimination of Limitations.--Section 315(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating
                subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A),
                (B), and (C), respectively; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``(other than a committee
                described in subparagraph (D))'' and inserting ``(other
                than an authorized political committee of a candidate
                or a committee described in subparagraph (C))'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating
                subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B),
                respectively; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(other than an
                authorized political committee of a candidate)'' after
                ``political committee''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (3).
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 315(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is
        amended by striking paragraph (6).
            (2)(A) Section 315(c) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)) is
        amended--
                    (i) by striking ``(a)(1)(B), (a)(3),'' in paragraph
                (1)(B)(i);
                    (ii) by striking ``, (a)(1)(B), (a)(3),'' in
                subparagraph (1)(C); and
                    (iii) by striking ``, (a)(1)(B), (a)(3),'' in
                paragraph (2)(B)(ii).
            (B) Section 304(i)(3)(B) of such Act (52 U.S.C.
        30104(i)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``, (a)(1)(B),
        (a)(3),''.
            (3) Section 323(e)(1)(B)(i) of such Act (52 U.S.C.
        30125(e)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``contributions to
        candidates and political committees under paragraphs (1), (2),
        and (3)'' and inserting ``contributions to political committees
        under paragraphs (1) and (2)''.

SEC. 3. 24-HOUR NOTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR ALL DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS TO
              CANDIDATES.

    Section 304(a)(6)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(52 U.S.C. 30104(a)(6)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) If a candidate receives an aggregate
                        amount of contributions in excess of $200 from
                        any contributor during a calendar year, the
                        principal campaign committee of such candidate
                        shall submit to the Secretary or the
                        Commission, and the Secretary of State, as
                        appropriate, in writing, a notification
                        containing the name of the candidate and office
                        sought by the candidate, the identification of
                        the contributor, and the date of the receipt
                        and amount of the contribution.
                            ``(ii) If, at any time after a candidate is
                        required to submit a notification under this
                        subparagraph with respect to a contributor
                        during a calendar year, the candidate receives
                        additional contributions from that contributor
                        during that year, the principal campaign
                        committee of the candidate shall submit an
                        additional notification under clause (i) with
                        respect to such contributor.
                            ``(iii) The principal campaign committee of
                        the candidate shall submit the notification
                        required under this subparagraph with respect
                        to a contributor--
                                    ``(I) in the case of a notification
                                described in clause (i), not later than
                                24 hours after the date on which the
                                aggregate amount of contributions
                                received from the contributor during
                                the calendar year exceeds $200; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of an additional
                                notification described in clause (ii),
                                not later than 24 hours after the date
                                of the contribution.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to contributions made
for elections occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) eliminate the limitations on direct contributions from individuals and political committees to candidates in federal elections. And (2) require 24-hour notification to the Secretary of the Senate or the Federal Election Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, for all direct contributions to candidates in excess of $200.

SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civic Justice Corps Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to develop, implement, and expand
educational and work experience opportunities for court-involved,
previously incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and young
adults through service and conservation corps and other community-based
service organizations.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) On any given day, more than 500,000 juvenile court
        cases in the United States end in incarceration or probation.
            (2) The per diem cost of locking up one young person in a
        juvenile facility ranges from $24 in Wyoming to $726 in
        Connecticut, but the American Correctional Association
        estimates that, on average, it costs States $240.99 per day, or
        around $88,000 a year, for every young person in a juvenile
        facility.
            (3) States spend nearly $6,000,000,000 a year incarcerating
        youth.
            (4) Youth who are imprisoned are up to 50 percent more
        likely to recidivate than their counterparts who remain in
        their communities.
            (5) Nearly 70 percent of youth in residential facilities
        have been adjudicated for nonviolent offenses and could be
        safely managed within their communities.
            (6) The most effective programs at reducing recidivism
        rates and promoting positive life outcomes for youth are
        administered within communities, outside of the criminal
        juvenile justice system.
            (7) In the United States there are more than 150 service
        and conservation corps, the direct descendants of the Civilian
        Conservation Corps of the 1930s, that operate in all 50 States,
        provide educational and economic opportunities to more than
        30,000 young people each year, and make important contributions
        in the communities in which they are located.
            (8) The Civic Justice Corps Model, developed by The Corps
        Network in conjunction with the Gates and Open Society
        Foundations, utilizes community service projects to deliver
        life skills, education, workforce readiness, and supportive and
        transitional services to formerly incarcerated and court-
        involved youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25.
            (9) Data from 14 original Civic Justice Corps sites
        demonstrate 80 percent post-program participant placement rates
        and 11 percent recidivism rates among program participants (as
        opposed to the prevailing recidivism rate of 50 to 70 percent).

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Civic justice corps model.--The term ``Civic Justice
        Corps Model'' refers to programs that--
                    (A) intentionally recruit and primarily enroll as
                participants in the program court-involved, previously
                incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and
                young adults between the ages of 16 and 25;
                    (B) provide such participants with educational
                programming and support designed to lead to a high
                school diploma or its recognized equivalent;
                    (C) provide such participants with assessment,
                career planning, workforce readiness, and service or
                work experience designed to lead to unsubsidized
                employment, enrollment in postsecondary education or an
                apprenticeship program, the obtainment of an industry-
                recognized credential, or some other type of career
                pathway program, including military service;
                    (D) demonstrate relationships with local criminal,
                juvenile justice, and other social service agencies and
                provide a range of supportive and transitional services
                to participants;
                    (E) engage participants in relevant, necessary, and
                team-based community service projects designed to
                instill life and jobs skills and long-term civic
                engagement;
                    (F) demonstrate relationships with local boards (as
                such term is defined in section 101 of the Workforce
                Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)) and local
                employers and can provide participants with appropriate
                post-program placements;
                    (G) require participants to be enrolled in the
                program for not less than 6 months, and provide
                participants with at least 12 months of post-program
                support and services;
                    (H) collect post-program data for at least the 12
                months after such participants complete the program;
                and
                    (I) have in place a plan for sustaining the program
                after the expiration of the grant.
            (2) Local subgrantee.--The term ``local subgrantee'' refers
        to a service and conservation corps or other community-based
        service organization that--
                    (A) has been competitively selected by a national
                intermediary to carry out a Civic Justice Corps program
                that implements the Civic Justice Corps Model; and
                    (B) demonstrates--
                            (i) a local need for a Civic Justice Corps
                        program;
                            (ii) the ability to recruit and enroll
                        court-involved, previously incarcerated, and
                        otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults
                        between the ages of 16 and 25;
                            (iii) the ability to provide the education,
                        workforce development, service and work
                        experience, and supportive and follow-up
                        services described in paragraph (1);
                            (iv) relationships with local criminal,
                        juvenile justice, and social service agencies;
                            (v) relationships with local boards (as
                        such term is defined in section 101 of the
                        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
                        2801)) and employers and the ability to place
                        participants upon program completion;
                            (vi) the ability to collect data and report
                        on the performance measures described in
                        section 6(b); and
                            (vii) a plan to sustain the Civic Justice
                        Corps program after the expiration of the
                        subgrant.
            (3) National intermediary.--The term ``national
        intermediary'' means a national nonprofit organization that--
                    (A) has experience in developing and administering
                programs that utilize community service to deliver
                education and work experience to court-involved,
                formerly incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged
                youth;
                    (B) demonstrates an ability to administer a
                competitive subgrant process that will result in the
                selection of no less than nine geographically diverse
                local subgrantees to carry out Civil Justice Corps
                programs that implement the Civic Justice Corps Model;
                    (C) demonstrates an ability to provide training and
                technical assistance to subgrantees; and
                    (D) has the ability to collect information from the
                subgrantees on the performance measures described in
                section 6(b) and report such information to the
                Attorney General on an annual basis.
            (4) Service and conservation corps.--The term ``service and
        conservation corps'' means any State or local service or
        conservation corps, including a service or conservation corps
        carried out under the national service laws.

SEC. 5. CIVIC JUSTICE CORPS GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall award grants to one or
more national intermediaries to develop, implement, and collect data
from Civic Justice Corps programs administered by no fewer than nine
local subgrantees in diverse geographic locations.
    (b) Grant and Subgrant Periods.--Each grant awarded to a national
intermediary, and each subgrant awarded to a local subgrantee, under
this section shall be for a period of 3 years.
    (c) Use of Grant Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Each national intermediary receiving a
        grant under this section shall make at least nine subgrants to
        local subgrantees to carry out Civil Justice Corps programs
        that implement the Civil Justice Corps Model described in
        section 4(1) with the funds provided under such subgrant.
            (2) Reservation.--Each national intermediary receiving a
        grant under this section shall reserve--
                    (A) not less than 90 percent for subgrants to local
                subgrantees; and
                    (B) not more than 10 percent for training and
                technical assistance to, and data collection from, such
                local subgrantees.
    (d) Use of Subgrants.--An entity receiving a subgrant under this
section shall use the funds made available through such subgrant to
carry out a Civic Justice Corps program that implements the Civic
Justice Corps Model. Such program shall include the provision of
educational programming and support to participants, which may
include--
            (1) basic instruction and remedial education;
            (2) language instruction for individuals with limited
        English proficiency;
            (3) secondary education services and activities, including
        drop-out prevention, tutoring, and other activities;
            (4) preparation for and access to postsecondary education
        opportunities, including counseling and assistance with
        applying for student financial aid;
            (5) work readiness training, which may include--
                    (A) development of basic skills, such as--
                            (i) arriving on time to work;
                            (ii) being prepared to work;
                            (iii) working independently;
                            (iv) working with others;
                            (v) working safely; and
                            (vi) demonstrating a commitment to produce
                        high quality work;
                    (B) development of job-specific occupational skills
                and on-the-job training; and
                    (C) assessment of skills, career counseling, and
                job search assistance; and
            (6) development and monitoring of individual education and
        career plans.

SEC. 6. REPORTS.

    (a) Annual Reports to the Attorney General.--Each national
intermediary receiving a grant under this Act shall submit a report
annually to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and
providing such information as the Attorney General may require,
including information on the performance measures reported by
subgrantees in accordance with subsection (b).
    (b) Subgrantee Reports on Performance Measures.--Each entity
receiving a subgrant under this section shall annually report to the
national intermediary that awarded such subgrant on the following
performance measures of participant progress:
            (1) The obtainment of a high school diploma, a recognized
        equivalent, or some other industry-recognized credential.
            (2) Post-program placement for each participant in one of
        the following, and total post-program placement rates for each
        of the following:
                    (A) Unsubsidized employment.
                    (B) Postsecondary education.
                    (C) A registered apprenticeship or further job
                training.
                    (D) A career pathway program, including military
                service.
            (3) Post-program recidivism rates.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2018.

Summary: Civic Justice Corps Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General to award three-year Civic Justice Corps grants to national nonprofit organizations that have experience in developing and administering programs to deliver education and work experience to court-involved, formerly incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25. Requires such organizations to develop, implement, and collect data from Civic Justice Corps programs administered by at least nine local subgrantees in diverse geographic locations. Requires national intermediaries and subgrantees to submit annual reports on performance measures of participant progress.

To provide grants for Civic Justice Corps programs for court-involved, previously incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety
Act of 2015'' or the ``Detergent PACS Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL PACKAGING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR LIQUID DETERGENT
              PACKETS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Consumer
        Product Safety Commission.
            (2) Consumer product.--The term ``consumer product'' has
        the meaning given such term in section 3(a) of the Consumer
        Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)).
            (3) Detergent packet.--The term ``detergent packet'' means
        a consumer product that consists of a detergent enclosed in a
        water soluble outer layer.
            (4) Liquid detergent packet.--The term ``liquid detergent
        packet'' means a consumer product that consists of a
        substantially liquid or gel detergent enclosed in a water
        soluble outer layer.
            (5) Special packaging.--The term ``special packaging'' has
        the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Poison
        Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1471).
    (b) Safety Standards Required.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (c)(1),
        not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this
        Act, the Commission shall promulgate a final rule that
        establishes safety standards for liquid detergent packets to
        protect children who are younger than 5 years of age from
        injury or illness caused by exposure to such packets.
            (2) Elements.--The final rule promulgated under paragraph
        (1) shall--
                    (A) require special packaging for liquid detergent
                packets;
                    (B) include standards to address the design and
                color of liquid detergent packets to--
                            (i) make them less attractive to children;
                            (ii) reduce the likelihood of exposure to
                        detergent; and
                            (iii) otherwise reduce risks related to the
                        ingestion or aspiration of, or ocular contact
                        with, detergent and other potential injury
                        risks of liquid detergent packets;
                    (C) include standards to address the composition of
                liquid detergent packets to make the consequences of
                exposure less severe; and
                    (D) prescribe warning labels that--
                            (i) adequately inform consumers of the
                        potential risks of injury and death caused by
                        liquid detergent packets;
                            (ii) are conspicuous and visible at the
                        point of sale;
                            (iii) clarify hazard patterns, including
                        known consequences of such hazards; and
                            (iv) identify actions needed to avoid
                        injury.
            (3) Treatment as consumer product safety standard.--A rule
        promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a consumer
        product safety standard described in section 7(a) of the
        Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(a)).
            (4) Rulemaking.--
                    (A) In general.--A rule under paragraph (1) shall
                be promulgated in accordance with section 553 of title
                5, United States Code.
                    (B) Inapplicability of certain requirements.--
                Section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
                2058) shall not apply to a rulemaking under paragraph
                (1).
    (c) Adoption of Voluntary Standard.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b)(1) shall not apply if the
        Commission determines that--
                    (A) a voluntary standard pertaining to liquid
                detergent packets manufactured or imported for use in
                the United States protects children as described in
                subsection (b)(1);
                    (B) such voluntary standard is or will be in effect
                not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
                of this Act; and
                    (C) such voluntary standard is developed by ASTM
                International Subcommittee F15.71 on Liquid Laundry
                Packets, or such other entity as the Commission
                considers a successor to ASTM International
                Subcommittee F15.71.
            (2) Publication of determination.--If the Commission makes
        a determination under paragraph (1), the Commission shall
        publish such determination in the Federal Register.
            (3) Treatment of voluntary standard.--If the Commission
        determines that a voluntary standard meets the conditions in
        paragraph (1), such standard shall be treated as a consumer
        product safety standard described in section 7(a) of the
        Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(a)) beginning on
        the date that is the later of--
                    (A) the date that is 180 days after the date of the
                publication under paragraph (2) of such determination;
                or
                    (B) the effective date specified in the voluntary
                standard.
            (4) Revision of voluntary standard.--
                    (A) Notice of revision.--If a voluntary standard is
                treated as a consumer product safety standard under
                paragraph (3) and such standard is revised by ASTM
                International after the Commission makes a
                determination under paragraph (1), ASTM International
                shall notify the Commission of such revision not later
                than 60 days after making such revision.
                    (B) Treatment of revisions.--A voluntary standard
                with respect to which the Commission receives notice
                under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as a consumer
                product safety standard described in section 7(a) of
                the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(a)),
                promulgated in lieu of the prior version, effective 180
                days after the date the Commission is notified of the
                revision under subparagraph (A), unless not later than
                90 days after receiving that notice the Commission
                determines that the revised voluntary standard does not
                meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A), in which
                case the Commission shall continue to enforce the prior
                version.
    (d) Future Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may, at any time after
        promulgating a final rule under subsection (b)(1) or making a
        determination under subsection (c)(1), promulgate such rules in
        accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, as
        the Commission considers appropriate to protect, to the maximum
        degree practicable, children as described in subsection (a)(1).
            (2) Treatment as consumer product safety standard.--A rule
        promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a consumer
        product safety standard described in section 7(a) of the
        Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056(a)).
            (3) Inapplicability of certain requirements.--Section 9 of
        the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058) shall not
        apply to a rulemaking under paragraph (1).
    (e) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
        Representatives a report on risks posed by detergent packets to
        young children and how the Commission is working to protect
        such children from such risks.
            (2) Matters covered.--The report required by paragraph (1)
        shall include the following:
                    (A) A quantitative assessment of annual national
                pediatric exposure to detergent packets, including the
                number of exposure incidents, the means of exposure
                (whether by ingestion, aspiration, or ocular contact),
                the clinical effects of the exposures, and medical
                outcomes.
                    (B) An assessment as to whether the rule
                promulgated under subsection (b)(1) or the voluntary
                standard adopted under subsection (c), as the case may
                be, has been effective in protecting young children
                from injury or illness caused by exposure to detergent
                packets.
                    (C) Such recommendations for legislative or
                administrative action as the Commission may have to
                protect young children as described in subparagraph
                (B).
            (3) Publication.--The Commission shall make the report
        required by paragraph (1) available to the public on the
        Internet website of the Commission.

Summary: Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety Act of 2015 or the Detergent PACS Act of 2015 Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish safety standards for liquid detergent packets to protect children who are younger than five years of age from injury or illness. Directs the CPSC to establish such standards by promulgating a rule or adopting voluntary ASTM International standards. Provides for any final rule that is promulgated to include: (1) requirements for special packaging and warning labels, (2) standards to make the color and design of packets less attractive to children, and (3) liquid composition standards to make the consequences of exposure less severe. Requires the rule or standards to be treated as consumer product safety standards under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

Detergent PACS Act of 2015


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Up Government Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD STATUTES TO LICENCES AND
              OTHER INTANGIBLE RIGHTS.

    Sections 1341 and 1343 of title 18, United States Code, are each
amended by striking ``money or property'' and inserting ``money,
property, or any other thing of value''.

SEC. 3. VENUE FOR FEDERAL OFFENSES.

    Section 3237(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after ``begun, continued, or completed'' the following: ``or
in any district in which an act in furtherance of an offense is
committed''.

SEC. 4. THEFT OR BRIBERY CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL
              FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 666(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``10 years'' and inserting ``20 years''.

SEC. 5. PENALTY FOR SECTION 641 VIOLATIONS.

    Section 641 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
``ten years'' and inserting ``20 years''.

SEC. 6. BRIBERY AND GRAFT.

    Section 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``fifteen years'' and
        inserting ``20 years''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``two years'' and
        inserting ``five years''.

SEC. 7. ADDITION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO THEFT OF PUBLIC MONEY
              OFFENSE.

    Section 641 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``the District of Columbia or'' before ``the United States''
each place such term appears.

SEC. 8. CLARIFICATION OF CRIME OF ILLEGAL GRATUITIES.

    Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 201(c)(1) of title 18, United
States Code, are each amended by inserting ``the official's or person's
official position or'' before ``any official act''.

SEC. 9. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ``OFFICIAL ACT''.

    Section 201(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
            ``(3) the term `official act'--
                    ``(A) includes any act within the range of official
                duty, and any decision, recommendation, or action on
                any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or
                controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which
                may by law be brought before any public official, in
                such public official's official capacity or in such
                official's place of trust or profit;
                    ``(B) may be a single act, more than one act, or a
                course of conduct; and
                    ``(C) includes a decision or recommendation that a
                government should not take action.''.

SEC. 10. AMENDMENT OF THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES RELATING TO CERTAIN
              CRIMES.

    (a) Directive to Sentencing Commission.--Pursuant to its authority
under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance
with this section, the United States Sentencing Commission forthwith
shall review and amend its guidelines and its policy statements
applicable to persons convicted of an offense under section 201, 641,
666, 1951, 1952, or 1962 of title 18, United States Code in order to
reflect the intent of Congress that such penalties be increased in
comparison to those currently provided by guidelines and policy
statements.
    (b) Requirements.--In carrying out this subsection, the Commission
shall--
            (1) ensure that the sentencing guidelines and policy
        statements reflect Congress's intent that the guidelines and
        policy statements reflect the serious nature of the offenses
        described in paragraph (1), the growing incidence of such
        offenses, and the need for an effective deterrent and
        appropriate punishment to prevent such offenses;
            (2) consider the extent to which the guidelines may or may
        not appropriately account for--
                    (A) the potential and actual harm to the public and
                the amount of any loss resulting from the offense;
                    (B) the level of sophistication and planning
                involved in the offense;
                    (C) whether the offense was committed for purposes
                of commercial advantage or private financial benefit;
                    (D) whether the defendant acted with intent to
                cause either physical or property harm in committing
                the offense;
                    (E) the extent to which the offense represented an
                abuse of trust by the offender and was committed in a
                manner that undermined public confidence in the
                Federal, State or local government; and
                    (F) whether the violation was intended to or had
                the effect of creating a threat to public health or
                safety, injury to any person or even death;
            (3) assure reasonable consistency with other relevant
        directives and with other sentencing guidelines;
            (4) account for any additional aggravating or mitigating
        circumstances that might justify exceptions to the generally
        applicable sentencing ranges;
            (5) make any necessary conforming changes to the sentencing
        guidelines; and
            (6) assure that the guidelines adequately meet the purposes
        of sentencing as set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of title 18,
        United States Code.

SEC. 11. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR SERIOUS PUBLIC
              CORRUPTION OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3302. Corruption offenses
    ``Unless an indictment is returned or the information is filed
against a person within 10 years after the commission of the offense, a
person may not be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of, or
a conspiracy or an attempt to violate the offense in--
            ``(1) section 201 or 666;
            ``(2) section 1341 or 1343, when charged in conjunction
        with section 1346 and where the offense involves a scheme or
        artifice to deprive another of the intangible right of honest
        services of a public official;
            ``(3) section 1951, if the offense involves extortion under
        color of official right;
            ``(4) section 1952, to the extent that the unlawful
        activity involves bribery; or
            ``(5) section 1962, to the extent that the racketeering
        activity involves bribery chargeable under State law, involves
        a violation of section 201 or 666, section 1341 or 1343, when
        charged in conjunction with section 1346 and where the offense
        involves a scheme or artifice to deprive another of the
        intangible right of honest services of a public official, or
        section 1951, if the offense involves extortion under color of
        official right.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

``3302. Corruption offenses.''.
    (c) Application of Amendment.--The amendments made by this section
shall not apply to any offense committed before the date of enactment
of this Act.

SEC. 12. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC CORRUPTION
              RELATED OFFENSES.

    (a) Solicitation of Political Contributions.--Section 602(a)(4) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``3 years'' and
inserting ``10 years''.
    (b) Promise of Employment for Political Activity.--Section 600 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one year'' and
inserting ``10 years''.
    (c) Deprivation of Employment for Political Activity.--Section
601(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one
year'' and inserting ``10 years''.
    (d) Intimidation To Secure Political Contributions.--Section 606 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``three years''
and inserting ``10 years''.
    (e) Solicitation and Acceptance of Contributions in Federal
Offices.--Section 607(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
    (f) Coercion of Political Activity by Federal Employees.--Section
610 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``three
years'' and inserting ``10 years''.

SEC. 13. ADDITIONAL RICO PREDICATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``section 641 (relating to embezzlement or
        theft of public money, property, or records),'' after ``473
        (relating to counterfeiting),'';
            (2) by inserting ``section 666 (relating to theft or
        bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds),'' after
        ``section 664 (relating to embezzlement from pension and
        welfare funds),''; and
            (3) by inserting ``section 1031 (relating to major fraud
        against the United States)'' after ``section 1029 (relating to
        fraud and related activity in connection with access
        devices),''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 641 (relating to public money,
        property, or records),''; and
            (2) by striking ``section 666 (relating to theft or bribery
        concerning programs receiving Federal funds),''.

SEC. 14. ADDITIONAL WIRETAP PREDICATES.

    Section 2516(1)(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``section 641 (relating to embezzlement or
        theft of public money, property, or records), section 666
        (relating to theft or bribery concerning programs receiving
        Federal funds),'' after ``section 224 (bribery in sporting
        contests),''; and
            (2) by inserting ``section 1031 (relating to major fraud
        against the United States)'' after ``section 1014 (relating to
        loans and credit applications generally; renewals and
        discounts),''.

SEC. 15. EXPANDING VENUE FOR PERJURY AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
              PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1512(i) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(i) A prosecution under section 1503, 1504, 1505, 1508, 1509,
1510, or this section may be brought in the district in which the
conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred or in which the
official proceeding (whether or not pending or about to be instituted)
was intended to be affected.''.
    (b) Perjury.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 79 of title 18, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1624. Venue
    ``A prosecution under section 1621(1), 1622 (in regard to
subornation of perjury under 1621(1)), or 1623 of this title may be
brought in the district in which the oath, declaration, certificate,
verification, or statement under penalty of perjury is made or in which
a proceeding takes place in connection with the oath, declaration,
certificate, verification, or statement.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of chapter 79 of title 18, United States Code, is
        amended by adding at the end the following:

``1624. Venue.''.

SEC. 16. PROHIBITION ON UNDISCLOSED SELF-DEALING BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1346 the following new section:
``Sec. 1346A. Undisclosed self-dealing by public officials
    ``(a) Undisclosed Self-Dealing by Public Officials.--For purposes
of this chapter, the term `scheme or artifice to defraud' also includes
a scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed
self-dealing.
    ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Official act.--The term `official act'--
                    ``(A) includes any act within the range of official
                duty, and any decision, recommendation, or action on
                any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or
                controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which
                may by law be brought before any public official, in
                such public official's official capacity or in such
                official's place of trust or profit;
                    ``(B) may be a single act, more than one act, or a
                course of conduct; and
                    ``(C) includes a decision or recommendation that a
                government should not take action.
            ``(2) Public official.--The term `public official' means an
        officer, employee, or elected or appointed representative, or
        person acting for or on behalf of the United States, a State,
        or a subdivision of a State, or any department, agency or
        branch of government thereof, in any official function, under
        or by authority of any such department, agency, or branch of
        government.
            ``(3) State.--The term `State' includes a State of the
        United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth,
        territory, or possession of the United States.
            ``(4) Undisclosed self-dealing.--The term `undisclosed
        self-dealing' means that--
                    ``(A) a public official performs an official act
                for the purpose, in whole or in part, of benefitting or
                furthering a financial interest of--
                            ``(i) the public official;
                            ``(ii) the spouse or minor child of a
                        public official;
                            ``(iii) a general business partner of the
                        public official;
                            ``(iv) a business or organization in which
                        the public official is serving as an employee,
                        officer, director, trustee, or general partner;
                        or
                            ``(v) an individual, business, or
                        organization with whom the public official is
                        negotiating for, or has any arrangement
                        concerning, prospective employment or financial
                        compensation; and
                    ``(B) the public official knowingly falsifies,
                conceals, or covers up material information that is
                required to be disclosed regarding that financial
                interest by any Federal, State, or local statute, rule,
                regulation, or charter applicable to the public
                official, or knowingly fails to disclose material
                information regarding that financial interest in a
                manner that is required by any Federal, State, or local
                statute, rule, regulation, or charter applicable to the
                public official.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 63 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1346 the following new item:

``1346A. Undisclosed self-dealing by public officials.''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section apply to
acts engaged in on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 17. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN COMPLAINTS AGAINST JUDGES.

    Section 360(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end,
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) such disclosure of information regarding a potential
        criminal offense is made to the Attorney General, a Federal,
        State, or local grand jury, or a Federal, State, or local law
        enforcement agency.''.

SEC. 18. CLARIFICATION OF EXEMPTION IN CERTAIN BRIBERY OFFENSES.

    Section 666(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``This section does not apply to''; and
            (2) by inserting ``This subsection shall apply to the
        giving or receiving of `anything of value' that is corruptly
        solicited, demanded, accepted or agreed to be accepted in
        subsection (a)(1)(B) and corruptly given, offered, or agreed to
        be given in subsection (a)(2) shall not include'', before the
        words ``bona fide salary''.

SEC. 19. CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING APPEALS BY UNITED STATES.

    Section 3731 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after ``United States attorney'' the following: ``, Deputy
Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the Attorney
General''.

Summary: Clean Up Government Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand prohibitions against bribery, theft of public money, and other public corruption offenses. Expands mail and wire fraud statutes to cover offenses involving any other thing of value . Modifies general venue rules for criminal prosecutions to allow prosecutions in any district in which an act in furtherance of an offense is committed. Increases the maximum term of imprisonment from: (1) 10 to 20 years for theft or bribery involving federally-assisted programs. (2) 10 to 20 years for theft and embezzlement of federal money, property, or records, (3) 15 to 20 years for bribery of public officials. And (4) 2 to 5 years for providing gratuities because of an official's or person's official position or for any official act, or for bribery of a witness at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding before any court, any committee of Congress, or any US agency, commission, or officer. Expands the definition of official act to include any act within the range of official duty, including any recommendation, which may be a single act, more than one act, or a course of conduct, and which may include a decision or recommendation that a government should not take action. Applies the prohibition against embezzlement or theft of federal money or property to government officials and employees of the District of Columbia. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements relating to public corruption and racketeering offenses to reflect the intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses be increased. Establishes a 10-year limitation period for the prosecution of public corruption crimes involving bribery, extortion, theft of government property, mail fraud, and racketeering. Increases to 10 years the maximum term of imprisonment for: (1) solicitation by federal officers and employees of political contributions from other federal officers and employees, (2) promise of employment made possible by an Act of Congress for political activity, (3) deprivation of such employment for political activity, (4) intimidation to secure political contributions, (5) solicitation and acceptance of contributions in federal offices, and (6) coercion of political activity by federal employees. Includes embezzlement or theft of government money or property, and specified activity relating to major fraud against the United States, as predicates for racketeering prosecutions and wiretaps. Expands the types of perjury and obstruction of justice offenses for which venue lies in the district in which the official proceeding was intended to be affected or in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred. Includes as a prohibited scheme or artifice to defraud any scheme or artifice by a public official to engage in undisclosed self-dealing, as defined in this Act. Amends the federal judicial code to permit the disclosure of information regarding a potential criminal offense by a judge to the Department of Justice (DOJ), a federal, state, or local grand jury, or federal, state, or local law enforcement agents. Permits the US attorney, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, or the Attorney General to certify to the district court that an appeal by the United States is not taken for purpose of delay and that the evidence is a substantial proof of a fact material in the proceeding.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to deter public corruption, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Post-Deployment Health Assessment
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
              DEPLOYED IN CONNECTION WITH A CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

    (a) Mental Health Screenings.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue
        guidance for the provision of an in-person mental health
        screening for each member of the Armed Forces who is deployed
        in connection with a contingency operation as follows:
                    (A) At a time during the period beginning 180 days
                before the date of deployment in connection with the
                contingency operation and ending 90 days before the
                date of deployment in connection with the contingency
                operation.
                    (B) At a time during the period beginning 90 days
                after the date of redeployment from the contingency
                operation and ending 180 days after the date of
                redeployment from the contingency operation.
                    (C) Subject to subsection (d), not later than each
                of 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months after the
                screening provided under subparagraph (B).
            (2) Exclusion of certain members.--A mental health
        screening is not required for a members of the Armed Forces
        under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) if the
        Secretary determines that the member was not subjected or
        exposed to combat stress during deployment in the contingency
        operation concerned.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the mental health screenings provided
pursuant to this section shall be to identify post-traumatic stress
disorder, suicidal tendencies, and other behavioral health issues
identified among members of the Armed Forces described in subsection
(a) in order to determine which such members are in need of additional
care and treatment for such health issues.
    (c) Elements.--
            (1) In general.--The mental health screenings provided
        pursuant to this section shall--
                    (A) be performed by personnel trained and certified
                to perform such screenings in accordance with such
                criteria as the Secretary of Defense shall establish;
                and
                    (B) include an in-person dialogue between members
                of the Armed Forces described in subsection (a) and
                personnel described by paragraph (1) on such matters as
                the Secretary shall specify in order that the
                screenings achieve the purpose specified in subsection
                (b) for such screenings.
            (2) Treatment of current assessments and screenings.--The
        Secretary may treat periodic health assessments and other in-
        person screenings that are provided to members of the Armed
        Forces as of the date of the enactment of this Act as meeting
        the requirements for mental health screenings required under
        this section if the Secretary determines that such assessments
        and in-person screenings meet the requirements for mental
        health screenings established by this section.
    (d) Cessation of Screenings.--No mental health screening is
required to be provided an individual under subsection (a)(1)(C) after
the individual's discharge or release from the Armed Forces.
    (e) Sharing of Information.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall share with
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such information on members
        of the Armed Forces that is derived from confidential mental
        health screenings, including mental health screenings provided
        pursuant to this section and health assessments and other in-
        person screenings provided before the date of the enactment of
        this Act, as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
        Veterans Affairs jointly consider appropriate to ensure
        continuity of mental health care and treatment of members of
        the Armed Forces during their transition from health care and
        treatment provided by the Department of Defense to health care
        and treatment provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (2) Protocols.--Any sharing of information under paragraph
        (1) shall occur pursuant to a protocol jointly established by
        the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
        for purposes of this subsection. Any such protocol shall be
        consistent with the following:
                    (A) Applicable provisions of the Wounded Warrior
                Act (title XVI of Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1071
                note), including in particular, section 1614 of that
                Act (122 Stat. 443; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
                    (B) Section 1720F of title 38, United States Code.
    (f) Contingency Operation Defined.--In this section, the term
``contingency operation'' has the meaning given that term in section
101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Report on guidance.--Upon the issuance of the guidance
        required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
        submit to Congress a report describing the guidance.
            (2) Report on implementation of guidance.--Not later than
        one year after the date of the issuance of the guidance
        required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to
        Congress a report on the implementation of the guidance by the
        military departments. The report shall include an evidence-
        based assessment of the effectiveness of the mental health
        screenings provided pursuant to the guidance in achieving the
        purpose specified in subsection (b) for such screenings.

Summary: Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance for the provision of an in-person mental health screening for each member of the Armed Forces deployed in connection with a contingency operation, in order to identify post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicidal tendencies, and other behavioral health issues for which additional care and treatment may be necessary. Excludes from such screenings members not subjected or exposed to combat stress during their deployment. Requires the Secretary to share screening results with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in order to ensure continuity of mental health care and treatment for such members during their transition from health care and treatment provided by the Department of Defense (DOD) to health care and treatment provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

To require mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in connection with a contingency operation, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Aviation Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE LOCAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by striking section 41747, and such title 49
shall be applied as if such section 41747 had not been enacted.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 417 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
41747.

SEC. 3. PER PASSENGER SUBSIDY FOR ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 41742 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Per Passenger Subsidy Cap.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation may not
        provide compensation to an air carrier to provide air
        transportation under this subchapter to an otherwise eligible
        place in the 48 contiguous States if the eligible place--
                    ``(A) is located fewer than 70 highway miles from
                the nearest large or medium hub airport; or
                    ``(B) is fewer than 210 miles from the nearest
                large or medium hub airport and requires a per
                passenger subsidy in excess of the dollar amount
                described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Dollar amount of per passenger subsidy.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The dollar amount described in
                this paragraph is--
                            ``(i) for calendar year 2008, $200; and
                            ``(ii) for each calendar year after
                        calendar year 2008, $200 increased by an amount
                        equal to--
                                    ``(I) $200, multiplied by
                                    ``(II) the percentage (if any) by
                                which the CPI for the preceding
                                calendar year exceeds the CPI for
                                calendar year 2007.
                    ``(B) Rounding.--Any increase under subparagraph
                (A)(ii) shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) CPI for the preceding calendar year.--The
                term `CPI for the preceding calendar year' means the
                average of the Consumer Price Index as of the close of
                the 12-month period ending on August 31 of such
                calendar year.
                    ``(B) Consumer price index.--The term `Consumer
                Price Index' means the last Consumer Price Index for
                all-urban consumers published by the Department of
                Labor.''.
    (b) Per Passenger Subsidy Defined.--Section 41731(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) `per passenger subsidy' means--
                    ``(A) the total compensation provided by the
                Secretary of Transportation to an air carrier under
                this subchapter that is necessary for the air carrier
                to provide air transportation to an eligible place,
                divided by
                    ``(B) the total number of passengers using such air
                transportation.''.
    (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 332 of the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public
Law 106-69; 49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is repealed.

SEC. 4. COMMUNITIES ABOVE PER PASSENGER SUBSIDY CAP.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 41749. Essential air service for eligible places above per
              passenger subsidy cap
    ``(a) Proposals.--A State or local government may submit a proposal
to the Secretary of Transportation for compensation for an air carrier
to provide air transportation to a place described in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Place Described.--A place described in this subsection is a
place--
            ``(1) that is otherwise an eligible place; and
            ``(2) for which the per passenger subsidy exceeds the
        dollar amount allowable under section 41742(c).
    ``(c) Decisions.--Not later than 90 days after receiving a proposal
under subsection (a) for compensation for an air carrier to provide air
transportation to a place described in subsection (b), the Secretary
shall--
            ``(1) decide whether to provide compensation for the air
        carrier to provide air transportation to the place; and
            ``(2) approve the proposal if the State or local government
        or a person is willing and able to pay the difference between--
                    ``(A) the per passenger subsidy; and
                    ``(B) the dollar amount allowable for such subsidy
                under section 41742(c).
    ``(d) Compensation Payments.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall pay compensation
        under this section at such time and in such manner as the
        Secretary determines is appropriate.
            ``(2) Duration of payments.--The Secretary shall continue
        to pay compensation under this section only as long as--
                    ``(A) the State or local government or person
                agreeing to pay compensation under subsection (c)(2)
                continues to pay such compensation; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary decides the compensation is
                necessary to maintain air transportation to the place.
    ``(e) Review.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall periodically review
        the type and level of air service provided under this section.
            ``(2) Consultation.--The Secretary may make appropriate
        adjustments in the type and level of air service to a place
        under this section based on the review under paragraph (1) and
        consultation with the affected community and the State or local
        government or person agreeing to pay compensation under
        subsection (c)(2).
    ``(f) Ending, Suspending, and Reducing Air Transportation.--An air
carrier providing air transportation to a place under this section may
end, suspend, or reduce such air transportation if, not later than 30
days before ending, suspending, or reducing such air transportation,
the air carrier provides notice of the intent of the air carrier to
end, suspend, or reduce such air transportation to--
            ``(1) the Secretary;
            ``(2) the affected community; and
            ``(3) the State or local government or person agreeing to
        pay compensation under subsection (c)(2).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 417 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to
section 41748 the following new item:

``41749. Essential air service for eligible places above per passenger
                            subsidy cap.''.

SEC. 5. PREFERRED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United
States Code, as amended by section 4, is further amended by adding
after section 41749 the following:
``Sec. 41750. Preferred essential air service
    ``(a) Proposals.--A State or local government may submit a proposal
to the Secretary of Transportation for compensation for a preferred air
carrier described in subsection (b) to provide air transportation to an
eligible place.
    ``(b) Preferred Air Carrier Described.--A preferred air carrier
described in this subsection is an air carrier that--
            ``(1) submits an application under section 41733(c) to
        provide air transportation to an eligible place;
            ``(2) is not the air carrier that submits the lowest cost
        bid to provide air transportation to the eligible place; and
            ``(3) is an air carrier that the affected community prefers
        to provide air transportation to the eligible place instead of
        the air carrier that submits the lowest cost bid.
    ``(c) Decisions.--Not later than 90 days after receiving a proposal
under subsection (a) for compensation for a preferred air carrier
described in subsection (b) to provide air transportation to an
eligible place, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) decide whether to provide compensation for the
        preferred air carrier to provide air transportation to the
        eligible place; and
            ``(2) approve the proposal if the State or local government
        or a person is willing and able to pay the difference between--
                    ``(A) the rate of compensation the Secretary would
                provide to the air carrier that submits the lowest cost
                bid to provide air transportation to the eligible
                place; and
                    ``(B) the rate of compensation the preferred air
                carrier estimates to be necessary to provide air
                transportation to the eligible place.
    ``(d) Compensation Payments.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall pay compensation
        under this section at such time and in such manner as the
        Secretary determines is appropriate.
            ``(2) Duration of payments.--The Secretary shall continue
        to pay compensation under this section only as long as--
                    ``(A) the State or local government or person
                agreeing to pay compensation under subsection (c)(2)
                continues to pay such compensation; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary decides the compensation is
                necessary to maintain air transportation to the
                eligible place.
    ``(e) Review.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall periodically review
        the type and level of air service provided under this section.
            ``(2) Consultation.--The Secretary may make appropriate
        adjustments in the type and level of air service to an eligible
        place under this section based on the review under paragraph
        (1) and consultation with the affected community and the State
        or local government or person agreeing to pay compensation
        under subsection (c)(2).
    ``(f) Ending, Suspending, and Reducing Air Transportation.--A
preferred air carrier providing air transportation to an eligible place
under this section may end, suspend, or reduce such air transportation
if, not later than 30 days before ending, suspending, or reducing such
air transportation, the preferred air carrier provides notice of the
intent of the preferred air carrier to end, suspend, or reduce such air
transportation to--
            ``(1) the Secretary;
            ``(2) the affected community; and
            ``(3) the State or local government or person agreeing to
        pay compensation under subsection (c)(2).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 417 of title 49,
United States Code, as amended by section 4, is further amended by
adding after the item relating to section 41749 the following new item:

``41750. Preferred essential air service.''.

SEC. 6. RESTORATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO A PLACE DETERMINED BY THE
              SECRETARY TO BE INELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR
              SERVICE.

    Section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Restoration of Eligibility for Subsidized Essential Air
Service.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary of Transportation
        terminates the eligibility of an otherwise eligible place to
        receive basic essential air service by an air carrier for
        compensation under subsection (c), a State or local government
        may submit to the Secretary a proposal for restoring such
        eligibility.
            ``(2) Determination by secretary.--If the per passenger
        subsidy required by the proposal submitted by a State or local
        government under paragraph (1) does not exceed the per
        passenger subsidy cap provided under section 41742(c), the
        Secretary shall issue an order restoring the eligibility of the
        otherwise eligible place to receive basic essential air service
        by an air carrier for compensation under subsection (c).''.

SEC. 7. CALCULATION OF HIGHWAY MILEAGE TO MEDIUM AND LARGE HUB
              AIRPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 41731 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Calculation of Highway Mileage to Medium and Large Hub
Airports.--
            ``(1) In general.--In any determination under this
        subchapter of compensation or eligibility for compensation for
        essential air service based on the highway mileage of an
        eligible place from the nearest medium hub airport or large hub
        airport, the highway mileage shall be that of the most commonly
        used route, as identified under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Most commonly used route.--The Secretary of
        Transportation shall identify the most commonly used route
        between an eligible place and the nearest medium hub airport or
        large hub airport by--
                    ``(A) consulting with the Governor or a designee of
                the Governor in the State in which the eligible place
                is located; and
                    ``(B) considering the certification of the Governor
                or a designee of the Governor as to the most commonly
                used route.
            ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply only to
        eligible places in the 48 contiguous States and the District of
        Columbia.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 409 of Vision 100--Century of
Aviation Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108-176; 49 U.S.C. 41731 note)
is repealed.

SEC. 8. OFFICE OF RURAL AVIATION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established within the Office of the
Secretary of Transportation the Office of Rural Aviation (referred to
in this section as the ``Office'').
    (b) Functions.--The functions of the Office are--
            (1) to develop a uniform 4-year contract for air carriers
        providing essential air service to communities under subchapter
        II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code;
            (2) to develop a mechanism for comparing applications
        submitted by air carriers under section 41733(c) to provide
        essential air service to communities, including comparing--
                    (A) estimates from air carriers on--
                            (i) the cost of providing essential air
                        service; and
                            (ii) the revenues air carriers expect to
                        receive when providing essential air service;
                        and
                    (B) estimated schedules for air transportation; and
            (3) to select an air carrier from among air carriers
        applying to provide essential air service, based on the
        criteria described in paragraph (2).

SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE AGREEMENTS UNDER THE ESSENTIAL
              AIR SERVICE PROGRAM.

    Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2011''.

SEC. 10. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION FOR SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED COSTS.

    Section 41737 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) provide for an adjustment in compensation to
                account for significant increases in fuel costs, in
                accordance with subsection (e).''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``may'' and
                inserting ``shall''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``may'' and
                inserting ``shall''.

SEC. 11. CHARTER AIR CARRIER PASSENGER BOARDINGS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Transportation shall treat passenger boardings on aircraft operated by
charter air carriers at airports receiving essential air service under
subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, as
passenger boardings for purposes of section 47114(c)(1)(E) of such
title.

SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.

    (a) Adjustment to Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 41742
of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``$77,000,000'' and
        inserting ``$33,000,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Notwithstanding
        section 47114'' and all that follows.
    (b) Funds From Airport and Airway Trust Fund.--Section 41737(d)(2)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated
        under section 41742(a), not more than $50,000,000 shall be
        available to the Secretary out of the Fund for each of the
        fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to incur obligations under this
        section. Amounts made available under this section remain
        available until expended.''.

Summary: Rural Aviation Improvement Act - Repeals the Essential Air Service Local Participation Program. Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from compensating an air carrier for providing essential air service to an eligible community in the 48 contiguous states if such community: (1) is located fewer than 70 miles from the nearest large or medium hub airport. Or (2) is fewer than 210 miles from the nearest large or medium hub airport and requires a per passenger subsidy for such service in excess of $200 for calendar year 2008, including any increase for each ensuing calendar year. Authorizes a state or local government to submit a proposal to the Secretary to: (1) compensate an air carrier for essential air service to an eligible community above the $200 per passenger subsidy cap, (2) compensate a preferred air carrier for providing such service. And (3) restore the eligibility of a community to receive subsidized essential air service. Requires the Secretary, in determining compensation for essential air service based on highway mileage, to use the highway mileage of the most commonly used route between the eligible community and the nearest medium hub airport or large hub airport. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary the Office of Rural Aviation. Extends through FY2011 the Secretary's authority under the essential air service program to make agreements to provide assistance to underserved airports. Requires adjustment of compensation to air carriers for providing essential air service in order to take into account significant increases in fuel costs. Directs the Secretary to treat passenger boardings on aircraft operated by charter air carriers at airports receiving essential air service as passenger boardings for purposes of making apportionments of airport improvement grant funds.

A bill to reform the essential air service program, and for other purposes.