SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patients' Formulary Rights Act of
1999''.

SEC. 2. PATIENT PROTECTIONS AGAINST ABUSE OF FORMULARIES FOR
              PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

    (a) Group Health Plans.--
            (1) Public health service act amendments.--(A) Subpart 2 of
        part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 2707. STANDARDS RELATING TO USE OF FORMULARIES AND THERAPEUTIC
              SUBSTITUTION.

    ``(a) Requirements on Use of Formularies.--
            ``(1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health
        insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage,
        shall not use a formulary unless the plan or issuer--
                    ``(A) notifies participants, beneficiaries, and
                enrollees, prior to initial enrollment or coverage, and
                makes available at any time to health care
                professionals who prescribe prescription drugs under
                the plan or coverage of the information described in
                paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) notifies participants, beneficiaries,
                enrollees, and health care providers who prescribe
                covered prescription drugs under the plan or coverage
                on a routine and annual basis of any changes in
                (including deletions from) the formulary; and
                    ``(C) in the case of a participant, beneficiary, or
                enrollee who is provided coverage for a prescription
                drug at the time the drug is removed from the
                formulary, to permit the participant, beneficiary, or
                enrollee to continue to have the drug prescribed for
                treatment of the same condition for which it was
                previously prescribed.
            ``(2) Information to be disclosed.--The information
        described in this paragraph is as follows (with respect to
        prescription drug coverage under a group health plan or health
        insurance coverage):
                    ``(A) Extent of therapeutic substitution.--What
                constitutes the practice or therapeutic substitution
                that may be effected under the plan or coverage.
                    ``(B) Formulary.--A complete list of all the
                prescription drugs included in the formulary and any
                changes in the formulary and how decisions to include
                drugs in the formulary are made.
                    ``(C) Access to nonformulary drugs.--The fact that
                a patient can have a prescription filled as written
                (rather than subject to therapeutic substitution) if
                the prescribing health care professional uses a
                `dispense as written' or similar endorsement.
                    ``(D) Payment for nonformulary drugs.--Whether or
                not the plan or coverage will cover or pay for
                prescription drugs not included in the formulary and,
                if it will, the extent of such coverage or payment.
                    ``(E) Cost-sharing.--The copayments and other cost-
                sharing that is applicable under the plan or coverage
                for prescription drugs included on the formulary and
                for those not included on the formulary.
                    ``(F) Limits on payments.--Limitations on the
                dollar amount the plan or coverage will cover for
                outpatient prescription drugs, including any such
                limits on a per year, per lifetime, or per diagnosis
                basis.
            ``(3) Formulary defined.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the term `formulary' includes any method under which a plan or
        issuer limits the particular drugs (among those that may be
        legally prescribed for treatment) for which coverage is made
        available under the plan or health insurance coverage offered
        by the issuer.
    ``(b) Notice of Requirement.--A group health plan under this part
shall comply with the notice requirement under section 714(b) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the
requirements of this section as if such section applied to such plan.
    ``(c) Formulary Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term
`formulary' includes any method under which a plan or issuer limits the
particular drugs (among those that may be legally prescribed for
treatment) for which coverage is made available under the plan or
health insurance coverage offered by the issuer.''.
            (B) Section 2723(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-23(c)) is
        amended by striking ``section 2704'' and inserting ``sections
        2704 and 2707''.
            (2) ERISA amendments.--(A) Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle
        B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
        1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 714. STANDARDS RELATING TO USE OF FORMULARIES AND THERAPEUTIC
              SUBSTITUTION.

    ``(a) Requirements on Use of Formularies.--
            ``(1) In general.--A group health plan, and a health
        insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage,
        shall not use a formulary unless the plan or issuer--
                    ``(A) notifies participants, beneficiaries, and
                enrollees, prior to initial enrollment or coverage, and
                makes available at any time to health care
                professionals who prescribe prescription drugs under
                the plan or coverage of the information described in
                paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) notifies participants, beneficiaries,
                enrollees, and health care providers who prescribe
                covered prescription drugs under the plan or coverage
                on a routine and annual basis of any changes in
                (including deletions from) the formulary; and
                    ``(C) in the case of a participant, beneficiary, or
                enrollee who is provided coverage for a prescription
                drug at the time the drug is removed from the
                formulary, to permit the participant, beneficiary, or
                enrollee to continue to have the drug prescribed for
                treatment of the same condition for which it was
                previously prescribed.
            ``(2) Information.--The information described in this
        paragraph is as follows (with respect to prescription drug
        coverage under a group health plan or health insurance
        coverage):
                    ``(A) Extent of therapeutic substitution.--What
                constitutes the practice or therapeutic substitution
                that may be effected under the plan or coverage.
                    ``(B) Formulary.--A complete list of all the
                prescription drugs included in the formulary and any
                changes in the formulary and how decisions to include
                drugs in the formulary are made.
                    ``(C) Access to nonformulary drugs.--The fact that
                a patient can have a prescription filled as written
                (rather than subject to therapeutic substitution) if
                the prescribing health care professional uses a
                `dispense as written' or similar endorsement.
                    ``(D) Payment for nonformulary drugs.--Whether or
                not the plan or coverage will cover or pay for
                prescription drugs not included in the formulary and,
                if it will, the extent of such coverage or payment.
                    ``(E) Cost-sharing.--The copayments and other cost-
                sharing that is applicable under the plan or coverage
                for prescription drugs included on the formulary and
                for those not included on the formulary.
                    ``(F) Limits on payments.--Limitations on the
                dollar amount the plan or coverage will cover for
                outpatient prescription drugs, including such any such
                limits on a per year, per lifetime, or per diagnosis
                basis.
    ``(b) Notice Under Group Health Plan.--The imposition of the
requirement of this section shall be treated as a material modification
in the terms of the plan described in section 102(a)(1), for purposes
of assuring notice of such requirements under the plan; except that the
summary description required to be provided under the last sentence of
section 104(b)(1) with respect to such modification shall be provided
by not later than 60 days after the first day of the first plan year in
which such requirement apply.
    ``(c) Formulary Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term
`formulary' includes any method under which a plan or issuer limits the
particular drugs (among those that may be legally prescribed for
treatment) for which coverage is made available under the plan or
health insurance coverage offered by the issuer.''.
            (B) Section 731(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1191(c)) is
        amended by striking ``section 711'' and inserting ``sections
        711 and 714''.
            (C) Section 732(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1191a(a)) is
        amended by striking ``section 711'' and inserting ``sections
        711 and 714''.
            (D) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 the
        following new item:

``Sec. 714. Standards relating to use of formularies and therapeutic
                            substitution.''.
            (3) Internal revenue code amendments.--
                    (A) In general.--Subchapter B of chapter 100 of the
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                            (i) in the table of sections, by inserting
                        after the item relating to section 9812 the
                        following new item:

                              ``Sec. 9813. Standards relating to use of
                                        formularies and therapeutic
                                        substitution.''; and
                            (ii) by inserting after section 9812 the
                        following:

``SEC. 9813. STANDARDS RELATING TO USE OF FORMULARIES AND THERAPEUTIC
              SUBSTITUTION.

    ``(a) Requirements on Use of Formularies.--
            ``(1) In general.--A group health plan shall not use a
        formulary unless the plan or issuer--
                    ``(A) notifies participants and beneficiaries,
                prior to initial enrollment or coverage, and makes
                available at any time to health care professionals who
                prescribe prescription drugs under the plan of the
                information described in paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) notifies participants, beneficiaries, and
                health care providers who prescribe covered
                prescription drugs under the plan on a routine and
                annual basis of any changes in (including deletions
                from) the formulary; and
                    ``(C) in the case of a participant or beneficiary
                who is provided coverage for a prescription drug at the
                time the drug is removed from the formulary, to permit
                the participant or beneficiary to continue to have the
                drug prescribed for treatment of the same condition for
                which it was previously prescribed.
            ``(2) Information.--The information described in this
        paragraph is as follows (with respect to prescription drug
coverage under a group health plan):
                    ``(A) Extent of therapeutic substitution.--What
                constitutes the practice or therapeutic substitution
                that may be effected under the plan.
                    ``(B) Formulary.--A complete list of all the
                prescription drugs included in the formulary and any
                changes in the formulary and how decisions to include
                drugs in the formulary are made.
                    ``(C) Access to nonformulary drugs.--The fact that
                a patient can have a prescription filled as written
                (rather than subject to therapeutic substitution) if
                the prescribing health care professional uses a
                `dispense as written' or similar endorsement.
                    ``(D) Payment for nonformulary drugs.--Whether or
                not the plan will cover or pay for prescription drugs
                not included in the formulary and, if it will, the
                extent of such coverage or payment.
                    ``(E) Cost-sharing.--The copayments and other cost-
                sharing that is applicable under the plan for
                prescription drugs included on the formulary and for
                those not included on the formulary.
                    ``(F) Limits on payments.--Limitations on the
                dollar amount the plan will cover for outpatient
                prescription drugs, including such any such limits on a
                per year, per lifetime, or per diagnosis basis.
    ``(b) Formulary Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term
`formulary' includes any method under which a plan or issuer limits the
particular drugs (among those that may be legally prescribed for
treatment) for which coverage is made available under the plan.''
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 4980D(d)(1) of
                such Code is amended by striking ``section 9811'' and
                inserting ``sections 9811 and 9813''.
    (b) Individual Health Insurance.--(1) Part B of title XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 2752
the following new section:

``SEC. 2753. STANDARD RELATING PATIENT FREEDOM OF CHOICE.

    ``(a) In General.--The provisions of section 2707(a) shall apply to
health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the
individual market in the same manner as they apply to health insurance
coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in connection with a
group health plan in the small or large group market.
    ``(b) Notice.--A health insurance issuer under this part shall
comply with the notice requirement under section 714(b) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the requirements
referred to in subsection (a) as if such section applied to such issuer
and such issuer were a group health plan.''.
    (2) Section 2762(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-62(b)(2)) is
amended by striking ``section 2751'' and inserting ``sections 2751 and
2753''.
    (c) Medicare+Choice Plans.--Section 1852 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-22) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(l) Formulary Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--A Medicare+Choice organization shall
        comply with the requirements of section 2707 of the Public
        Health Service Act with respect to a Medicare+Choice plan it
        offers in the same manner as such requirements apply to health
        insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health
        plan.
            ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be
        construed as superseding other requirements of this part,
        except to the extent the Secretary specifically finds that such
        other requirements are less stringent, and do not duplicate,
        the requirements referred to in such paragraph.''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Group health plans and group health insurance
        coverage.--Subject to paragraph (4), the amendments made by
        subsection (a) apply with respect to group health plans for
        plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2001.
            (2) Individual health insurance coverage.--The amendments
        made by subsection (b) apply with respect to health insurance
        coverage offered, sold, issued, renewed, in effect, or operated
        in the individual market on or after such date.
            (3) Medicare+choice plans.--The amendments made by
        subsection (b) apply with respect to Medicare+Choice plans
        offered on or after such date.
            (4) Collective bargaining exception.--In the case of a
        group health plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more collective
        bargaining agreements between employee representatives and 1 or
        more employers ratified before the date of enactment of this
        Act, the amendments made subsection (a) shall not apply to plan
        years beginning before the later of--
                    (A) the date on which the last collective
                bargaining agreements relating to the plan terminates
                (determined without regard to any extension thereof
                agreed to after the date of enactment of this Act), or
                    (B) January 1, 2001.
        For purposes of subparagraph (A), any plan amendment made
        pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the
        plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any requirement
        added by subsection (a) shall not be treated as a termination
        of such collective bargaining agreement.
    (e) Coordination of Administration.--The Secretary of Labor, the
Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall ensure, through the execution of an interagency
memorandum of understanding among such Secretaries, that--
            (1) regulations, rulings, and interpretations issued by
        such Secretaries relating to the same matter over which two or
        more such Secretaries have responsibility under the provisions
        of this Act (and the amendments made thereby) are administered
        so as to have the same effect at all times; and
            (2) coordination of policies relating to enforcing the same
        requirements through such Secretaries in order to have a
        coordinated enforcement strategy that avoids duplication of
        enforcement efforts and assigns priorities in enforcement.

Summary: Includes within required formulary information: (1) the extent of therapeutic substitution. (2) a complete list of all drugs included in the formulary, (3) information on access to nonformulary drugs. (4) whether or not, and to what extent, coverage will exist for nonformulary drugs, (5) copayments or other cost-sharing for formulary drugs. And (6) limits on coverage payments for outpatient formulary and nonformulary drugs. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require its authorized health insurance issuers and any MedicareChoice organization to comply with such notification requirements in the same manner that such requirements apply to health insurance coverage or issuers in connection with a group plan. Requires the coordination of notification and formulary requirements through an interagency memorandum of understanding among the Secretaries of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services.

Patients' Formulary Rights Act of 1999


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Off-Reservation Land Acquisition
Guidance Act''.

SEC. 2. OFF-RESERVATION LAND ACQUISITION GUIDANCE.

    (a) Definition of Off-Reservation Land.--In this Act, the term
``off-reservation land'' means land that is--
            (1) located outside of, and noncontiguous to, the
        reservation of an Indian tribe;
            (2) likely to qualify for, result in, or be associated with
        the development of an Indian gaming facility; and
            (3) located beyond a reasonable commuting distance from the
        reservation of that Indian tribe.
    (b) Procedure.--Before determining whether to take off-reservation
land into trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe under section 5 of
the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 465) (commonly known as the
``Indian Reorganization Act''), the Secretary shall evaluate--
            (1) the anticipated benefits to the Indian tribe associated
        with taking the off-reservation land into trust; and
            (2) any concerns raised by applicable State and local
        governments relating to the acquisition of the off-reservation
        land.
    (c) Evaluation.--
            (1) Benefit to tribe.--In evaluating the anticipated
        benefits to the Indian tribe of taking a parcel of off-
        reservation land into trust, the Secretary shall prepare a
        report that includes an assessment of--
                    (A) the impacts of taking the applicable off-
                reservation land into trust on the on-reservation
                unemployment rate;
                    (B) the impacts of taking the applicable off-
                reservation land into trust on reservation life and
                tribal membership if the members, dependents, and
                descendants of the Indian tribe relocate to the off-
                reservation land or adjacent communities;
                    (C) the specific on-reservation benefits of taking
                the off-reservation land into trust, including an
                assessment of whether on-reservation jobs will be
                created and, if so, the quantity of jobs expected to be
                created; and
                    (D) whether the tribal government can efficiently
                exercise the governmental and regulatory
                responsibilities of the tribal government if a gaming
                facility is constructed on the off-reservation land.
            (2) State and local concerns.--In evaluating any concerns
        raised by applicable State and local governments relating to
        taking a parcel of off-reservation land into trust, the
        Secretary shall prepare a report that includes an assessment
        of--
                    (A) whether the transfer of jurisdiction to the
                Indian tribe over the parcel is likely to disrupt
                established local governmental operations;
                    (B) potential impacts on real property taxes and
                special assessments on adjacent land and property,
                including any impact on State and local governments
                resulting from the exemption of the parcel from the
                taxation;
                    (C) whether the Indian tribe has submitted
                intergovernmental agreements necessary to address State
                and local government concerns, including agreements
                regarding law enforcement jurisdiction on the parcel;
                    (D) the compatibility of the anticipated use of the
                land with the zoning and land use requirements of the
                applicable State and local governments;
                    (E) traffic, noise, and other negative effects on
                development associated with, or generated by, the
                anticipated use of the land, including any impact on
                local water resources and water and wastewater
                infrastructure; and
                    (F) any potential incompatible use between the
                anticipated use of the land and adjacent or contiguous
                land zoned or used for--
                            (i) national parks;
                            (ii) national monuments;
                            (iii) conservation areas;
                            (iv) national fish and wildlife refuges;
                            (v) daycare centers;
                            (vi) schools;
                            (vii) churches; or
                            (viii) residential developments.
    (d) Submission From Indian Tribe.--The Indian tribe requesting off-
reservation land to be taken into trust under section 5 of the Act of
June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 465) (commonly known as the ``Indian
Reorganization Act'') shall disclose and submit to the Secretary--
            (1) any plan, contract, agreement, or other information
        relating to the use, or intended use, of the off-reservation
        land by the Indian tribe, along with written documentation of
        the plan, contract, or agreement;
            (2) a request for a written opinion from the Office of
        Indian Gaming that the off-reservation land is eligible for
        gaming; and
            (3) any other information the Secretary requires in
        determining whether to take the off-reservation land into trust
        for the benefit of the Indian tribe.
    (e) Applicability.--The Secretary shall not take the applicable
off-reservation land into trust under section 5 of the Act of June 18,
1934 (25 U.S.C. 45) (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization
Act''), unless the Secretary determines that--
            (1) the Indian tribe has adequately addressed the concerns
        identified in the written assessments under subsection (c)(2);
            (2) the Indian tribe has provided the information required
        under subsection (d); and
            (3) the proposed use of the land by the Indian tribe is
        compatible with State and local requirements for planning and
        zoning and public health and safety.

SEC. 3. STAY OF DECISIONMAKING.

    (a) In General.--Unless explicitly required by an Act of Congress,
the Secretary shall not approve any application for taking off-
reservation land into trust that is pending on the date of enactment of
this Act until the date on which the Secretary promulgates regulations
to carry out this Act.
    (b) Future Effect.--All applications for taking off-reservation
land into trust that are pending on the date of enactment of this Act
shall be subject to the provisions of the regulations described in
subsection (a).

Summary: Off-Reservation Land Acquisition Guidance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to consider anticipated tribal benefits and applicable state and local government concerns before taking off-reservation land into trust for Indian tribes. Defines off-reservation land as land that is beyond a reasonable commuting distance from the applicable tribe's reservation and likely to be used for gaming. Requires an Indian tribe requesting that such land be taken into trust for the tribe to disclose and submit to the Secretary: (1) any plan, contract, agreement, or other information relating to the use, or intended use, of such land by the tribe. (2) a request for a written opinion from the Office of Indian Gaming that the land is eligible for gaming. And (3) any other information the Secretary requires in rendering a decision. Requires a tribe's proposed use of the land to be compatible with state and local planning and zoning, and public health and safety requirements. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act before approving any application to take off-reservation land into trust for Indian tribes.

A bill to clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior in making a determination whether to take off-reservation land into trust for gaming purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``End Tax Uncertainty Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. EGTRRA AND JGTRRA TAX RELIEF MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.--
Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
2001 is hereby repealed.
    (b) Income Tax Rates on Dividends and Net Capital Gain.--Section
303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 is
hereby repealed.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. ESTATE AND GIFT TAX PERMANENTLY REPEALED.

    Effective for estates of decedents dying, gifts made, or generation
skipping transfers, after December 31, 2010, subtitle B of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed.

SEC. 4. PERMANENT INDIVIDUAL AMT RELIEF.

    (a) Modification of Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption Amount.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 55(d) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption amount) is
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Exemption amount for taxpayers other than
        corporations.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a
        corporation, the term `exemption amount' means--
                    ``(A) the dollar amount for taxable years beginning
                in the calendar year as specified in the table
                contained in paragraph (4)(A) in the case of--
                            ``(i) a joint return, or
                            ``(ii) a surviving spouse,
                    ``(B) the dollar amount for taxable years beginning
                in the calendar year as specified in the table
                contained in paragraph (4)(B) in the case of an
                individual who--
                            ``(i) is not a married individual, and
                            ``(ii) is not a surviving spouse,
                    ``(C) 50 percent of the dollar amount applicable
                under paragraph (1)(A) in the case of a married
                individual who files a separate return, and
                    ``(D) $22,500 in the case of an estate or trust.
        For purposes of this paragraph, the term `surviving spouse' has
        the meaning given to such term by section 2(a), and marital
        status shall be determined under section 7703.''.
            (2) Specified exemption amounts.--Section 55(d) of such
        Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Specified exemption amounts.--
                    ``(A) Taxpayers described in paragraph (1)(A).--For
                purposes of paragraph (1))(A)--

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 The
             ``For taxable years beginning in--               exemption
                                                              amount is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010.......................................................      $72,450
2011.......................................................      $74,450
2012.......................................................      $78,250
2013.......................................................      $81,450
2014.......................................................      $85,050
2015.......................................................      $88,650
2016.......................................................      $92,650
2017.......................................................      $96,550
2018.......................................................     $100,950
2019.......................................................     $105,150
2020.......................................................    $109,950.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    ``(B) Taxpayers described in paragraph (1)(B).--For
                purposes of paragraph (1))(B)--

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 The
             ``For taxable years beginning in--               exemption
                                                              amount is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010.......................................................      $47,450
2011.......................................................      $48,450
2012.......................................................      $50,350
2013.......................................................      $51,950
2014.......................................................      $53,750
2015.......................................................      $55,550
2016.......................................................      $57,550
2017.......................................................      $59,500
2018.......................................................      $61,700
2019.......................................................      $63,800
2020.......................................................  $66,200.''.
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    (b) Alternative Minimum Tax Relief for Nonrefundable Credits.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 26 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--The aggregate amount of
credits allowed by this subpart for the taxable year shall not exceed
the sum of--
            ``(1) the taxpayer's regular tax liability for the taxable
        year reduced by the foreign tax credit allowable under section
        27(a), and
            ``(2) the tax imposed by section 55(a) for the taxable
        year.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Adoption credit.--
                            (i) Section 23(b) of such Code, as in
                        effect on December 31, 2009, is amended by
                        striking paragraph (4).
                            (ii) Section 23(c) of such Code, as in
                        effect on December 31, 2009, is amended by
                        striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting
                        the following:
            ``(1) In general.--If the credit allowable under subsection
        (a) for any taxable year exceeds the limitation imposed by
        section 26(a) for such taxable year reduced by the sum of the
        credits allowable under this subpart (other than this section
        and sections 25D and 1400C), such excess shall be carried to
        the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable
        under subsection (a) for such taxable year.''.
                            (iii) Section 23(c) of such Code, as in
                        effect on December 31, 2009 amended by
                        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
                    (B) Child tax credit.--
                            (i) Section 24(b) of such Code is amended
                        by striking paragraph (3).
                            (ii) Section 24(d)(1) of such Code is
                        amended--
                                    (I) by striking ``section 26(a)(2)
                                or subsection (b)(3), as the case may
                                be,'' each place it appears in
                                subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting
                                ``section 26(a)'', and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 26(a)(2)
                                or subsection (b)(3), as the case may
                                be'' in the second last sentence and
                                inserting ``section 26(a)''.
                    (C) Credit for interest on certain home
                mortgages.--Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended
                to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Applicable tax limit.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term `applicable tax limit' means the
                limitation imposed by section 26(a) for the taxable
                year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under
                this subpart (other than this section and sections 23,
                25D, and 1400C).''.
                    (D) Savers' credit.--Section 25B of such Code is
                amended by striking subsection (g).
                    (E) Residential energy efficient property.--Section
                25D(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--If the credit allowable under
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this
subpart (other than this section), such excess shall be carried to the
succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable under
subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year.''.
                    (F) Certain plug-in electric vehicles.--Section
                30(c)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable
        year.''.
                    (G) Alternative motor vehicle credit.--Section
                30B(g)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable
        year.''.
                    (H) New qualified plug-in electric vehicle
                credit.--Section 30D(c)(2) of such Code is amended to
                read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable
        year.''.
                    (I) Cross references.--Section 55(c)(3) of such
                Code is amended by striking ``26(a), 30C(d)(2),'' and
                inserting ``30C(d)(2)''.
                    (J) Foreign tax credit.--Section 904 of such Code
                is amended by striking subsection (i) and by
                redesignating subsections (j) , (k), and (l) as
                subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively.
                    (K) First-time home buyer credit for the district
                of columbia.--Section 1400C(d) of such Code is amended
                to read as follows:
    ``(d) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--If the credit allowable under
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart
A of part IV of subchapter A (other than this section and section 25D),
such excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added
to the credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.

SEC. 5. MAXIMUM CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATE REDUCED TO 25 PERCENT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 11(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``but does not exceed
$75,000'' and all that follows and inserting a period.
    (b) Personal Service Corporations.--Paragraph (2) of section 11(b)
of such Code is amended by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``25
percent''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (a) of section 1201 of such Code is amended
        by striking ``35 percent'' each place it appears and inserting
        ``25 percent''.
            (2) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1445(e) of such Code
        are each amended by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``25
        percent''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

Summary: End Tax Uncertainty Act of 2010 - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce income tax rates on dividend and capital gains income. And (3) the repeal, after December 31, 2010, of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for annual increases, between 2010 and 2020, in the amount of the alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amount for single and married taxpayers. (2) allow a permanent offset against the AMT for certain nonrefundable tax credits. And (3) reduce to 25 the maximum income tax rate for corporations, including personal service corporations.

To prevent pending tax increases and to permanently repeal estate and gift taxes, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Land and National Park Deferred
Maintenance Act'' or the ``LAND Act''.

SEC. 2. LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 200302 of title 54, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
        (1), by striking ``September 30, 2018,'' and inserting
        ``September 30, 2024''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c), by striking
        ``September 30, 2018'', and inserting ``September 30, 2024''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 200303. Funding
    ``(a) Funding for Fiscal Years 2018 Through 2024.--From amounts
covered into the fund under section 200302 of this chapter--
            ``(1) $450,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be available
        for expenditure to carry out the purposes of this Act, without
        further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, to carry out
        the purposes of the Fund (including accounts and programs made
        available from the Fund under the Consolidated Appropriations
        Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31)); and
            ``(2) the remainder of amounts covered into the fund shall
        be available subject to appropriations, which may be made
        without fiscal year limitation.
    ``(b) Uses.--Amounts made available for obligation or expenditure
from the fund may be obligated or expended only as provided in this
chapter.''.
    (c) Allocation and Uses of Funds.--Section 200304 of title 54,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``There'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--
        There''; and
            (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the
        following:
    ``(b) Allocation.--Of amounts appropriated or expended from the
Fund--
            ``(1) $180,000,000 shall be used for Federal purposes under
        section 200306;
            ``(2) $220,000,000 shall be used--
                    ``(A) to provide financial assistance to States
                under section 200305;
                    ``(B) for the Forest Legacy Program established
                under section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
                Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c);
                    ``(C) for the American Battlefield Protection
                Program established under chapter 3081; and
                    ``(D) for cooperative endangered species grants
                authorized under section 6 of the Endangered Species
                Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535); and
            ``(3) remaining appropriations or expenditures shall be
        used for activities described under paragraphs (1) and (2).
    ``(c) Priorities.--The President shall, as part of the President's
annual budget submission to Congress, submit to Congress detailed
account, program, and project allocations for funds made available
under paragraph (b)(1). Acts of appropriation may provide alternate
allocations for such amounts.
    ``(d) Prohibition on Use of Eminent Domain.--No funds made
available to a State under this Act may be used for the acquisition of
land, water, or an interest in land or water by eminent domain.''.
    (d) Recreation Access.--Section 200306 of title 54, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Public Access.--Not less than 1.5 percent of amounts
appropriated or expended under this chapter in each fiscal year shall
be made available for the fiscal year for projects that secure
recreational public access to existing Federal public land for hunting,
fishing, and other recreational purposes.''.
    (e) Conforming Amendments.--In title 54, United States Code--
            (1) in section 200302, paragraph (3) of subsection (c) is
        amended by inserting ``or otherwise expended'' after
        ``Congress'';
            (2) in section 200304--
                    (A) the first sentence is amended by inserting ``or
                expenditures'' after ``appropriations''; and
                    (B) the second sentence is amended by inserting
                ``or expenditures'' after ``appropriations'';
            (3) in section 200305--
                    (A) the matter preceding paragraph (1) of
                subsection (b) is amended by inserting ``or otherwise
                provided'' after ``appropriated'';
                    (B) paragraph (1) of subsection (b) is amended by
                inserting ``expenditures'' after ``appropriations'';
                and
                    (C) paragraph (2) of subsection (b) is amended by
                inserting ``expenditure'' after ``appropriation''; and
            (4) in section 200306--
                    (A) paragraph (1) is amended by inserting ``or
                expended'' after ``appropriated'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), subparagraph (B)(ii) is
                amended by inserting ``or expended'' after
                ``appropriated'';
                    (C) paragraph (4) is amended by inserting ``or
                expenditures'' after ``appropriations'' each time it
                appears; and
                    (D) subsection (b) is amended by inserting ``or
                expenditures'' after ``Appropriations'' each time it
                appears.
    (f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 2003 of
title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating
to section 200303 and inserting the following:

``200303. Funding.''.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND REVITALIZATION
              CONSERVATION FUND.

    (a) In General.--There is hereby established in the Treasury a
special account to be known as the ``National Park Service and Related
Agencies Maintenance and Revitalization Conservation Fund''.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--For each of fiscal years 2018 through
2024, $450,000,000 shall be available for expenditure to carry out the
purposes of this Act, without further appropriation or fiscal year
limitation, to carry out the purposes of the Fund. Amounts from the
Fund shall not be used for the acquisition of land or interests in
land.
    (c) Deposits.--At the beginning of each applicable fiscal year,
there shall be deposited in the Fund $450,000,000 from mineral revenues
due and payable to the United States that are not otherwise credited,
covered, or deposited under Federal law.
    (d) Department of the Interior.--Of funds made available under
subsection (b) each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall
use the following amounts for high priority deferred maintenance needs
that support critical infrastructure and visitor services:
            (1) $25,000,000 for Federal land under the administrative
        jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
            (2) $25,000,000 for Federal land under the administrative
        jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.
            (3) $375,000,000 for Federal land under the administrative
        jurisdiction of the National Park Service.
    (e) Department of Agriculture.--Of funds made available under
subsection (b) each fiscal year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use
$25,000,000 for Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of
the Forest Service for high priority deferred maintenance needs that
support critical infrastructure and visitor services.

SEC. 4. OFFSET.

    It is the sense of Congress that the costs of carrying out this Act
should be offset.

Summary: Land and National Park Deferred Maintenance Act or the LAND Act This bill extends the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) through FY2024. From the amounts deposited into the LWCF, $450 million shall be available in each fiscal year for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act establishing the LWCF and the purposes of the LWCF. Remaining amounts in the LWCF shall be available subject to appropriations. The bill specifies the use of amounts for federal purposes for certain land and water acquisitions and financial assistance to states for LWCF purposes and outdoor recreation, the Forest Legacy Program, cooperative endangered species grants, and the American Battlefield Protection Program. The President must submit to Congress, as part of the annual budget submission, the account, program, and project allocations for funds that are made available from the LWCF for federal purposes. The bill prohibits the use of any funding made available to a state under this bill from being used for the acquisition of lands, waters, or interests in lands or waters by eminent domain. At least 1.5 of appropriated or expended LWCF funds must be available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. The bill establishes a National Park Service and Related Agencies Maintenance and Revitalization Conservation Fund in the Treasury for the deposit through FY2024 of $450 million from mineral revenues that are not otherwise credited, covered, or deposited under federal law. Of amounts made available from this fund, the Department of the Interior shall use specified amounts for high priority deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure and visitor services. The Department of Agriculture shall use a specified amount for federal lands administered by the Forest Service for such high priority deferred maintenance needs.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Victims with Disabilities Act
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Adults with disabilities experience violence or abuse
        at least twice as often as people without disabilities.
            (2) Women with disabilities are more likely to be
        victimized, to experience more severe and prolonged violence,
        and to suffer more serious and chronic effects from that
        violence, than women without such disabilities.
            (3) An estimated 5,000,000 crimes are committed against
        individuals with developmental disabilities annually.
            (4) Over 70 percent of crimes committed against individuals
        with developmental disabilities are not reported.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    (a) In General.--The purpose of this Act is to increase the
awareness, investigation, prosecution, and prevention of crimes against
individuals with a disability, including developmental disabilities,
and improve services to those who are victimized, by facilitating
collaboration among the criminal justice system and a range of agencies
and other organizations that provide services to individuals with
disabilities.
    (b) Need for Collaboration.--Collaboration among the criminal
justice system and agencies and other organizations that provide
services to individuals with disabilities is needed to--
            (1) protect individuals with disabilities by ensuring that
        crimes are reported, and that reported crimes are actively
        investigated by both law enforcement agencies and agencies and
        other organizations that provide services to individuals with
        disabilities;
            (2) provide prosecutors with adequate training to ensure
        that crimes against individuals with disabilities are
        appropriately and effectively addressed in court; and
            (3) promote communication among criminal justice agencies,
        and agencies and other organizations that provide services to
        individuals with disabilities, including Victim Assistance
        Organizations, to ensure that the needs of crime victims with
        disabilities are met.

SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CRIME VICTIMS WITH DISABILITIES
              COLLABORATION PROGRAM.

    The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``PART JJ--GRANTS TO RESPOND TO CRIMES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH
                              DISABILITIES

``SEC. 3001. CRIME VICTIMS WITH DISABILITIES COLLABORATION PROGRAM
              GRANTS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Applicant.--The term `applicant' means a State, unit
        of local government, Indian tribe, or tribal organization that
        applies for a grant under this section.
            ``(2) Collaboration program.--The term `collaboration
        program' means a program to ensure coordination between or
        among a criminal justice agency, an adult protective services
        agency, a victim assistance organization, and an agency or
        other organization that provides services to individuals with
        disabilities, including but not limited to individuals with
        developmental disabilities, to address crimes committed against
        individuals with disabilities and to provide services to
        individuals with disabilities who are victims of crimes.
            ``(3) Criminal justice agency.--The term `criminal justice
        agency' means an agency of a State, unit of local government,
        Indian tribe, or tribal organization that is responsible for
        detection, investigation, arrest, enforcement, adjudication, or
        incarceration relating to the violation of the criminal laws of
        that State, unit of local government, Indian tribe, or tribal
        organization, or an agency contracted to provide such services.
            ``(4) Adult protective services agency.--The term `adult
        protective services agency' means an agency that provides adult
        protective services to adults with disabilities, including--
                    ``(A) receiving reports of abuse, neglect, or
                exploitation;
                    ``(B) investigating the reports described in
                subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) case planning, monitoring, evaluation, and
                other casework and services; and
                    ``(D) providing, arranging for, or facilitating the
                provision of medical, social service, economic, legal,
                housing, law enforcement, or other protective,
                emergency, or support services for adults with
                disabilities.
            ``(5) Day program.--The term `day program' means a
        government or privately funded program that provides care,
        supervision, social opportunities, or jobs to individuals with
        disabilities.
            ``(6) Implementation grant.--The term `implementation
        grant' means a grant under subsection (e).
            ``(7) Individuals with disabilities.--The term `individuals
        with disabilities' means individuals--
                    ``(A) 18 years of age or older; and
                    ``(B) whose ability to provide for their own
                health, safety, or welfare is compromised because of--
                            ``(i) a developmental, cognitive, physical,
                        or other disability; or
                            ``(ii) a lack of sufficient understanding
                        or capacity to make or communicate responsible
                        decisions concerning their person or affairs.
            ``(8) Planning grant.--The term `planning grant' means a
        grant under subsection (f).
            ``(9) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.
            ``(10) Unit of local government.--The term `unit of local
        government' means any city, county, township, town, borough,
        parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision
        of a State.
    ``(b) Authorization.--In consultation with the Secretary, the
Attorney General may make grants to applicants to prepare a
comprehensive plan for or to implement a collaboration program that
provides for--
            ``(1) the investigation and remediation of instances of
        abuse of or crimes committed against individuals with
        disabilities; or
            ``(2) the provision of services to individuals with
        disabilities who are the victims of a crime or abuse.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--A grant under this section shall be used for a
collaborative program that--
            ``(1) receives reports of abuse of individuals with
        disabilities or crimes committed against such individuals;
            ``(2) investigates and evaluates reports of abuse of or
        crimes committed against individuals with disabilities;
            ``(3) visits the homes or other locations of abuse, and, if
        applicable, the day programs of individuals with disabilities
        who have been victims of abuse or a crime for purposes of,
        among other things, assessing the scene of the abuse and
        evaluating the condition and needs of the victim;
            ``(4) identifies the individuals responsible for the abuse
        of or crimes committed against individuals with disabilities;
            ``(5) remedies issues identified during an investigation
        described in paragraph (2);
            ``(6) prosecutes the perpetrator, where appropriate, of any
        crime identified during an investigation described in paragraph
        (2); and
            ``(7) provides services to and enforces statutory rights of
        individuals with disabilities who are the victims of a crime.
    ``(d) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--To receive a planning grant or an
        implementation grant, an applicant shall submit an application
        to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and
        containing such information as the Attorney General, in
        consultation with the Secretary, may reasonably require, in
        addition to the information required by subsection (e)(1) or
        (f)(1), respectively.
            ``(2) Combined planning and implementation grant
        application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Attorney General, in
                consultation with the Secretary, shall develop a
                procedure allowing an applicant to submit a single
                application requesting both a planning grant and an
                implementation grant.
                    ``(B) Conditional grant.--The award of an
                implementation grant to an applicant submitting an
                application under subparagraph (A) shall be conditioned
                on successful completion of the activities funded under
                the planning grant, if applicable.
    ``(e) Planning Grants.--
            ``(1) Applications.--An application for a planning grant
        shall include, at a minimum--
                    ``(A) a budget;
                    ``(B) a budget justification;
                    ``(C) a description of the outcome measures that
                will be used to measure the effectiveness of the
                program;
                    ``(D) a schedule for completing the activities
                proposed in the application; and
                    ``(E) a description of the personnel necessary to
                complete activities proposed in the application.
            ``(2) Period of grant.--A planning grant shall be made for
        a period of 1 year, beginning on the first day of the month in
        which the planning grant is made.
            ``(3) Amount.--The amount of planning grant shall not
        exceed $50,000, except that the Attorney General may, for good
        cause, approve a grant in a higher amount.
            ``(4) Limit on number.--The Attorney General, in
        consultation with the Secretary, shall not make more than 1
        such planning grant to any State, unit of local government,
        Indian tribe, or tribal organization.
    ``(f) Implementation Grants.--
            ``(1) Implementation grant applications.--An application
        for an implementation grant shall include the following:
                    ``(A) Collaboration.--An application for an
                implementation grant shall--
                            ``(i) identify not fewer than 1 criminal
                        justice enforcement agency or adult protective
                        services organization and not fewer than 1
                        agency, crime victim assistance program, or
                        other organization that provides services to
                        individuals with disabilities that will
                        participate in the collaborative program; and
                            ``(ii) describe the responsibilities of
                        each participating agency or organization,
                        including how each agency or organization will
                        use grant funds to facilitate improved
                        responses to reports of abuse and crimes
                        committed against individuals with
                        disabilities.
                    ``(B) Guidelines.--An application for an
                implementation grant shall describe the guidelines that
                will be developed for personnel of a criminal justice
                agency, adult protective services organization, crime
                victim assistance program, and agencies or other
                organizations responsible for services provided to
                individuals with disabilities to carry out the goals of
                the collaborative program.
                    ``(C) Financial.--An application for an
                implementation grant shall--
                            ``(i) explain why the applicant is unable
                        to fund the collaboration program adequately
                        without Federal funds;
                            ``(ii) specify how the Federal funds
                        provided will be used to supplement, and not
                        supplant, the funding that would otherwise be
                        available from the State, unit of local
                        government, Indian tribe, or tribal
                        organization; and
                            ``(iii) outline plans for obtaining
                        necessary support and continuing the proposed
                        collaboration program following the conclusion
                        of the grant under this section.
                    ``(D) Outcomes.--An application for an
                implementation grant shall--
                            ``(i) identify the methodology and outcome
                        measures, as required by the Attorney General,
                        in consultation with the Secretary, for
                        evaluating the effectiveness of the
                        collaboration program, which may include--
                                    ``(I) the number and type of
                                agencies participating in the
                                collaboration;
                                    ``(II) any trends in the number and
                                type of cases referred for
                                multidisciplinary case review;
                                    ``(III) any trends in the
                                timeliness of law enforcement review of
                                reported cases of violence against
                                individuals with a disability; and
                                    ``(IV) the number of persons
                                receiving training by type of agency;
                            ``(ii) describe the mechanisms of any
                        existing system to capture data necessary to
                        evaluate the effectiveness of the collaboration
                        program, consistent with the methodology and
                        outcome measures described in clause (i) and
                        including, where possible, data regarding--
                                    ``(I) the number of cases referred
                                by the adult protective services
                                agency, or other relevant agency, to
                                law enforcement for review;
                                    ``(II) the number of charges filed
                                and percentage of cases with charges
                                filed as a result of such referrals;
                                and
                                    ``(III) the period of time between
                                reports of violence against individuals
                                with disabilities and law enforcement
                                review; and
                            ``(iii) include an agreement from any
                        participating or affected agency or
                        organization to provide the data described in
                        clause (ii).
                    ``(E) Form of data.--The Attorney General, in
                consultation with the Secretary, shall promulgate and
                supply a common electronic reporting form or other
                standardized mechanism for reporting of data required
                under this section.
                    ``(F) Collaboration set aside.--Not less than 5
                percent and not more than 10 percent of the funds
                provided under an implementation grant shall be set
                aside to procure technical assistance from any
                recognized State model program or from a recognized
                national organization, as determined by the Attorney
                General (in consultation with the Secretary), including
                the National District Attorneys Association and the
                National Adult Protective Services Association.
                    ``(G) Other programs.--An applicant for an
                implementation grant shall describe the relationship of
                the collaboration program to any other program of a
                criminal justice agency or other agencies or
                organizations providing services to individuals with
                disabilities of the State, unit of local government,
                Indian tribe, or tribal organization applying for an
                implementation grant.
            ``(2) Period of grant.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An implementation grant shall be
                made for a period of 2 years, beginning on the first
                day of the month in which the implementation grant is
                made.
                    ``(B) Renewal.--An implementation grant may be
                renewed for 1 additional period of 2 years, if the
                applicant submits to the Attorney General and the
                Secretary a detailed explanation of why additional
                funds are necessary.
            ``(3) Amount.--An implementation grant shall not exceed
        $300,000.
    ``(g) Evaluation of Program Efficacy.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Attorney General, in consultation
        with the Secretary, shall establish a national center to
        evaluate the overall effectiveness of the collaboration
        programs funded under this section.
            ``(2) Responsibilities.--The national center established
        under paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) analyze information and data supplied by
                grantees under this section; and
                    ``(B) submit an annual report to the Attorney
                General and the Secretary that evaluates the number and
                rate of change of reporting, investigation, and
                prosecution of charges of a crime or abuse against
                individuals with disabilities.
            ``(3) Authorization.--The Attorney General may use not more
        than $500,000 of amounts made available under subsection (h) to
        carry out this subsection.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Justice to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
            ``(2) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years
        2008 through 2013.''.

Summary: Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2006 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations to plan and implement programs for collaboration among criminal justice agencies, adult protective services agencies, crime victim assistance organizations, andor other agencies or organizations that provide services to individuals with disabilities to investigate and remediate abuse of or crimes against such individuals and to provide services to such individuals. Authorizes the Attorney General to establish a national center to evaluate such programs.

A bill to create a grant program for collaboration programs that ensure coordination among criminal justice agencies, adult protective service agencies, victim assistance programs, and other agencies or organizations providing services to individuals with disabilities in the investigation and response to abuse of or crimes committed against such individuals.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Librarian Education and Development
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR LIBRARIANS.

    (a) FFEL Loans.--
            (1) Amendment.--Section 428J(b) of the Higher Education Act
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1078-10(b)) is amended by striking paragraph
        (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1)(A) has been employed--
                    ``(i) as a full-time teacher for 5 consecutive
                complete school years in a school that qualifies under
                section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins
                loan recipients who teach in such a school; or
                    ``(ii) as a full-time librarian for 5 consecutive
                complete school years in--
                            ``(I) a public library that serves a
                        geographic area within which the public schools
                        have a combined average of 30 percent or more
                        of their total student enrollments composed of
                        children counted under section 1113(a)(5) of
                        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
                        1965; or
                            ``(II) a school that qualifies under
                        section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for
                        Perkins loan recipients who teach in such a
                        school; and
            ``(B)(i) if employed as a secondary school teacher, is
        teaching a subject area that is relevant to the borrower's
        academic major as certified by the chief administrative officer
        of the public or nonprofit private secondary school in which
        the borrower is employed; and
            ``(ii) if employed as an elementary school teacher, has
        demonstrated, as certified by the chief administrative officer
        of the public or nonprofit private elementary school in which
        the borrower is employed, knowledge and teaching skills in
        reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the
        elementary school curriculum; and''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 428J of the Higher
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f), by striking ``subsection
                (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking
                ``subsection (b)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection
                (b)(1)(A)(i)''.
    (b) Direct Student Loan Forgiveness.--
            (1) Amendment.--Section 460(b)(1) of the Higher Education
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1087j) is amended by striking
        subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A)(i) has been employed--
                            ``(I) as a full-time teacher for 5
                        consecutive complete school years in a school
                        that qualifies under section 465(a)(2)(A) for
                        loan cancellation for Perkins loan recipients
                        who teach in such a school; or
                            ``(II) as a full-time librarian for 5
                        consecutive complete school years in--
                                    ``(aa) a public library that serves
                                a geographic area within which the
                                public schools have a combined average
                                of 30 percent or more of their total
                                student enrollments composed of
                                children counted under section
                                1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and
                                Secondary Education Act of 1965; or
                                    ``(bb) a school that qualifies
                                under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan
                                cancellation for Perkins loan
                                recipients who teach in such a school;
                                and
                    ``(ii)(I) if employed as a secondary school
                teacher, is teaching a subject area that is relevant to
                the borrower's academic major as certified by the chief
                administrative officer of the public or nonprofit
                private secondary school in which the borrower is
                employed; and
                    ``(II) if employed as an elementary school teacher,
                has demonstrated, as certified by the chief
                administrative officer of the public or nonprofit
                private elementary school in which the borrower is
                employed, knowledge and teaching skills in reading,
                writing, mathematics, and other areas of the elementary
                school curriculum; and''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 460 of the Higher
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f), by striking ``subsection
                (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)(I)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking
                ``subsection (b)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection
                (b)(1)(A)(i)(I)''.
    (c) Perkins Loans.--Section 465(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 111(c)'' in subparagraph
                (A) and inserting ``section 1113(a)(5)'';
                    (B) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
                (H);
                    (C) by striking the period at the end of
                subparagraph (I) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(J) as a full-time librarian in--
                    ``(i) a public library that serves a geographic
                area within which the public schools have a combined
                average of 30 percent or more of their total student
                enrollments composed of children counted under section
                1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
                Act of 1965; or
                    ``(ii) an elementary or secondary school which is
                in the school district of a local educational agency
                which is eligible in such year for assistance pursuant
                to title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education
                Act of 1965, and which for the purpose of this
                paragraph and for that year has been determined by the
                Secretary (pursuant to regulations and after
                consultation with the State educational agency of the
                State in which the school is located) to be a school in
                which the enrollment of children counted under section
                1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
                Act of 1965 exceeds 30 percent of the total enrollment
                of that school.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking out ``(H), or (I)''
        and inserting ``(H), (I), or (J)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall apply with respect to any
year of service that is completed after the date of enactment of this
Act.

Summary: Librarian Education and Development Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for certain types of student loan forgiveness for librarians in low-income areas where public schools have a combined average of 30 percent or more of their total student enrollments composed of children counted as disadvantaged under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for student loan forgiveness to encourage individuals to become and remain librarians in low income areas.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom and Human Rights for the
Enclaved People of Cyprus Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The respect for fundamental freedom and human rights,
        especially in those countries that are allies of the United
        States, is a cornerstone of United States foreign policy.
            (2) Among the purposes of United States foreign assistance
        is to promote human rights.
            (3) United States foreign assistance should be utilized to
        end the imposition of restrictions on the freedoms and human
        rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus.
            (4) Among the restrictions of freedom and human rights to
        which the enclaved people of Cyprus are subjected are the
        following:
                    (A) Restrictions on the freedom to worship,
                including restrictions on times and places for such
                worship.
                    (B) Restrictions on communication with individuals
                living outside the area of the enclaved, including a
                requirement that an individual from among those in
                control be present during any such communication.
                    (C) Prohibition on the possession of telephones in
                homes.
                    (D) A requirement that an enclaved individual
                receive permission from an individual from among those
                in control before leaving the enclaved area.
                    (E) Censorship of mail sent to and from the
                enclaved area.
                    (F) A requirement that enclaved males aged 18 to 50
                report once a week to those in control.
                    (G) Restrictions on the provision of educational
                services, including--
                            (i) lack of replacement elementary school
                        teachers and lack of educational facilities
                        beyond elementary school;
                            (ii) a requirement that an enclaved
                        individual who chooses to leave home for
                        education beyond elementary school may return
                        home not more than three times a year; and
                            (iii) a requirement that enclaved males 16
                        years of age or older and enclaved females 18
                        years of age or older who choose to leave home
                        for education beyond elementary school may not
                        return home at all.
                    (H) Violation of property rights, including
                confiscation of property without compensation.
                    (I) Lack of compensation for work performed.
                    (J) Harassment, beating, rape, and murder without
                adequate protection or investigation.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES EFFORTS TO ALLEVIATE AND ELIMINATE THE
              RESTRICTIONS ON THE ENCLAVED PEOPLE IN CYPRUS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall take steps--
            (1) to inform the United Nations, foreign governments, and
        the appropriate departments and agencies of the United States
        Government of the restrictions on the enclaved people of
        Cyprus,
            (2) to enlist the United Nations and foreign governments in
        efforts to end restrictions on the freedom and human rights of
        the enclaved people of Cyprus, and
            (3) to establish United States Government programs of
        assistance to the enclaved people of Cyprus, consistent with
        subsection (b), and to undertake efforts for the alleviation
        and elimination of restrictions on the enclaved.
    (b) Establishment of Assistance Programs.--
            (1) In general.--The President--
                    (A) shall, to the extent practicable, use funds
                allocated for a fiscal year to the government or ethnic
                community participating directly or indirectly in
                imposition of restrictions on the freedom and human
                rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus to assist such
                people, or
                    (B) in the absence of such funds, shall establish a
                foreign assistance program for the enclaved people of
                Cyprus.
            (2) Use of funds.--Assistance for the enclaved people of
        Cyprus under paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) programs to eliminate specific aspects of the
                restrictions of freedom and human rights on the
                enclaved people of Cyprus; and
                    (B) programs to return ancestral homes and lands to
                the enclaved people, including United States citizens,
                who have been forcibly expelled, or those individuals
                who have fled the enclaved areas or other areas of
                Cyprus in fear of severe restrictions of freedom, human
                rights abuses, or violation of property rights.
    (c) Notification of Opposition to Restrictions of Freedom and Human
Rights Abuses.--The President--
            (1) shall notify in writing each fiscal year the head of
        government of any foreign country that is participating,
        directly or indirectly, in the restrictions on freedom and
        human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus of the opposition
        by the United States to that government's participation in such
        restrictions; and
            (2) shall urge the head of such government to cease
        participation in such restrictions and to work to eliminate
        such restrictions.
    (d) Monitoring and Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary of State
shall include a report on the enclaved people of Cyprus as part of the
annual Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

SEC. 4. UNITED NATIONS EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE
              ENCLAVED PEOPLE IN CYPRUS.

    The President shall direct the United States representative to the
United Nations--
            (1) to urge the United Nations High Commissioner for
        Refugees to address and solve the plight of those enclaved on
        Cyprus; and
            (2) to call upon the United Nations Human Rights
        Commissioner to investigate the plight of the enclaved on
        Cyprus and to implement appropriate and effective corrective
        action.

Summary: Freedom and Human Rights for the Enclaved People of Cyprus Act - Directs the President to establish US efforts to: (1) inform the United Nations, foreign governments, and appropriate Federal departments and agencies of the freedom and human rights restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus. (2) enlist the United Nations and foreign governments in efforts to end such restrictions. (3) establish US Government programs of assistance to the people of Cyprus and efforts for the elimination of the restrictions. And (4) use funds allocated to the government or ethnic community participating in the imposition of such restrictions on the promotion of freedom and human rights for the people of Cyprus, or in the absence of such funds, establish a foreign assistance program for them. Requires the President to direct the US representative to the United Nations to: (1) urge the U. N. High Commissioner for Refugees to address and solve the plight of those enclaved on Cyprus. And (2) call upon the U. N. Human Rights Commissioner to investigate their plight and implement appropriate corrective action.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Employee Ownership
Bank Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Over the past 2 years, the United States has lost more
        than 2,000,000 decent-paying manufacturing jobs.
            (2) With 14,731,000 total manufacturing jobs, the United
        States now has the lowest number of factory jobs since October,
        1958.
            (3) According to Forrester Research, ``Over the next 15
        years, 3,300,000 United States service industry jobs and
        $136,000,000,000 in wages will move offshore to countries like
        India, Russia, China and the Philippines. The IT industry will
        lead the initial overseas exodus.''.
            (4) At the end of 2002, the United States had a record-
        breaking trade deficit of $435,200,000,000, including a
        $103,100,000,000 trade deficit with China.
            (5) Preserving and increasing decent-paying jobs must be a
        top priority of the United States Congress.
            (6) Providing loan guarantees, direct loans, and technical
        assistance to employees to buy their own companies will
        preserve and increase employment in the United States.
            (7) Just like the United States Export-Import Bank was
        created in 1934 during the midst of the Great Depression as a
        way to increase United States jobs through exports, the time
        has come to establish the United States Employee Ownership Bank
        within the Department of the Treasury to preserve and expand
        jobs in the United States.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP BANK WITHIN
              THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

    (a) Establishment Required.--Before the end of the 30-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'')
shall establish the United States Employee Ownership Bank (hereinafter
referred to as the ``Bank'') to foster increased employee ownership and
greater employee participation in company decision-making throughout
the United States.
    (b) Duties of Bank.--The Secretary shall establish such Bank to
provide the following:
            (1) Loans subordinated to the interests of all other
        creditors, loan guarantees, and technical assistance, on such
        terms and subject to such conditions as the Secretary
        determines to be appropriate, to employees to purchase a
        business through an employee stock ownership plan or eligible
        worker-owned cooperative that are at least 51 percent employee
        owned.
            (2) Grants to States and nonprofit and cooperative
        organizations with experience in developing employee-owned
        businesses and worker-owned cooperatives to provide education
        and outreach to inform people about the possibilities and
        benefits of employee ownership of companies, gain sharing, and
        participation in company decision-making, including some
        financial education.
            (3) Grants to States and nonprofit and cooperative
        organizations with experience in developing employee-owned
        businesses and worker-owned cooperatives to provide technical
        assistance to assist employee efforts to become business
        owners.
            (4) Grants to States and nonprofit and cooperative
        organizations with experience in developing employee-owned
        businesses and worker-owned cooperatives to provide
        participation training to teach employees and employers methods
        of employee participation in company decision-making.
            (5) Grants to States and nonprofit and cooperative
        organizations with experience in developing employee-owned
        businesses and worker-owned cooperatives to conduct objective
        third party pre-feasibility and feasibility studies to
determine if employees who would like to start-up employee stock
ownership plans or worker cooperatives would be able to make a profit.
    (c) Preconditions.--Before the Bank makes any subordinated loan or
loan guarantee under subsection (b)(1), the employees shall submit to
the Bank the following:
            (1) A business plan that shows that--
                    (A) at least 51 percent of all interests in the
                employee stock ownership plan or eligible worker-owned
                cooperative is owned or controlled by employees;
                    (B) the Board of Directors of the employee stock
                ownership plan or eligible worker-owned cooperative is
                elected by all of the employees; and
                    (C) all employees receive basic information about
                company progress and have the opportunity to
                participate in day-to-day operations.
            (2) A feasibility study from an objective third party with
        a positive determination that the employee stock ownership plan
        or eligible worker owned cooperative will be profitable enough
        to pay back any loan, subordinated loan or loan guarantee that
        was made possible through the United States Employee Ownership
        Bank.
    (d) Insurance of Subordinated Loans and Loan Guarantees.--
            (1) In general.--The Bank shall, with respect to any
        subordinated loan or loan guarantee provided under this Act,
        insure such loan or loan guarantee against the nonrepayment of
        the outstanding balance of the loan.
            (2) Annual premiums.--The Bank shall fix the annual premium
        for the insurance of each subordinated loan or loan guarantee
        under this subsection to be paid by the borrower in such manner
        and in such amount as the Secretary determines to be
        appropriate.
            (3) Premiums and guarantee fees available to cover
        losses.--The premiums collected by the Bank from insurance
        issued under this subsection and the fees collected by the Bank
        for loan guarantees issued under subsection (b) shall be
        deposited in a fund in the Treasury and shall be available to
        the Bank to cover any losses incurred by the Bank in connection
        with any such loan or loan guarantee.
    (e) Technical Assistance in the Discretion of the Secretary.--In
the case of activities under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary may
require the Bank to take the following actions:
            (1) Provide for the targeting of key groups such as
        retiring business owners, unions, managers, trade associations,
        and community organizations.
            (2) Encourage cooperation in organizing workshops and
        conferences.
            (3) Provide for the preparation and distribution of
        materials concerning employee ownership and participation.
    (f) Participation Training in the Discretion of the Secretary.--In
the case of activities under subsection (b)(4), the Secretary may
require the Bank to take the following actions:
            (1) Provide for courses on employee participation.
            (2) Provide for the development and fostering of networks
        of employee owned companies to spread the use of successful
        participation techniques.

SEC. 4. REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS OF THE UNITED
              STATES EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP BANK.

    Before the end of the 30-day period beginning the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe
regulations to ensure the safety and soundness of the United States
Employee Ownership Bank.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THE UNITED STATES EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP BANK
              WILL NOT COMPETE WITH COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

    Before the end of the 30-day period beginning the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe
regulations to ensure that the United States Employee Ownership Bank
will not compete with commercial financial institutions.

SEC. 6. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT CREDIT.

    Section 804 of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C.
2903) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Establishment of ESOPs and EWOCs.--In assessing and taking
into account, under subsection (a), the record of a financial
institution, the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency may
consider as a factor capital investments, loans, loan participation,
technical assistance, financial advice, grants, and other ventures
undertaken by the institution to support or enable manufacturing
employees to establish employee stock ownership plans or eligible
worker owned cooperatives that are at least 51 percent employee-owned
plans or cooperatives.''.

SEC. 7. ORGANIZATION OF BANK.

    (a) Management.--There shall be at the head of the Bank, a Director
of the United States Employee Ownership Bank (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Director''), who shall be appointed by and serve
at the pleasure of the Secretary.
    (b) Staff.--The Director may select, appoint, employ, and fix the
compensation of such employees as shall be necessary to carry out the
functions of the Bank.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the
Treasury $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
and 2008 to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Summary: United States Employee Ownership Bank Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the United States Employee Ownership Bank in order to foster increased employee ownership and participation in company decision-making throughout the United States. Lists among the Bank's duties providing loans to enable employees to purchase a business through an employee stock ownership plan or eligible worker-owned cooperative that is at least 51 percent employee-owned. States that such loans are subordinated to the interests of all other creditors, loan guarantees, and technical assistance programs. Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to provide that in assessing and taking into account the record of a financial institution, the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency may consider as a factor capital investments, loans, loan participation, technical assistance, financial advice, grants, and other ventures undertaken by the institution to support or enable manufacturing employees to establish employee stock ownership plans or eligible worker owned cooperatives that are at least 51 percent employee-owned plans or cooperatives.

To provide for the establishment of the United States Employee Ownership Bank, and for other purposes.