SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Contributions Legally Interdicted
from Noncitizens To Our Nonprofits Act of 2016'' or as the ``CLINTON
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS PROHIBITED FOR ACCEPTING
              CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS CONNECTED TO FOREIGN
              GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(s) Prohibition on Acceptance of Contributions From Persons
Connected to Foreign Governments by 501(c)(3) Organizations Established
by Certain Federal Officials.--
            ``(1) Termination of tax-exempt status.--A Federal official
        organization shall not be treated as described in subsection
        (c)(3) with respect to any period after the date on which such
        organization knowingly or willingly accepts or solicits any
        contribution from any person connected to a foreign government.
        If a Federal official organization accepts a contribution from
        any person and learns that such person is connected to a
        foreign government after such acceptance, such organization
        shall not be treated for purposes of this subsection as
        knowingly or willingly accepting such contribution from such
        person if such contribution is returned to such person not
        later than the date which is 30 days after the date on which
        the organization so learns the status of such person.
            ``(2) Forfeiture of prohibited contributions.--There is
        hereby imposed a tax on any Federal official organization which
        knowingly or willingly accepts any contribution from any person
        connected to any foreign government in an amount equal to the
        amount of such contribution.
            ``(3) Federal official organization.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `Federal official organization' means any
        organization described in subsection (c)(3) (or which would be
        so described without regard to paragraph (1)) if one or more
        Federal officials established, control, or actively participate
        in the management of, such organization. For purposes of the
        preceding sentence, service in a merely honorary capacity shall
        note be treated as control or active participation in
        management.
            ``(4) Federal official.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the term `Federal official' means any individual who--
                    ``(A) at any time prior the date of the
                contribution referred to in paragraph (1) or (2), is
                serving or has served as President or Vice-President,
                or
                    ``(B) at any time during the 20-year period ending
                on the date of the contribution referred to in
                paragraph (1) or (2), holds or has held any of the
                following positions in the Federal government:
                            ``(i) Any Member of Congress (including any
                        Delegate and Resident Commissioner).
                            ``(ii) Any officer or employee appointed by
                        the President, Vice-President, or any agency
                        head and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
                            ``(iii) Any of the following positions
                        which are held at the pleasure of the
                        President:
                                    ``(I) Assistant to the President.
                                    ``(II) Chief of staff.
                                    ``(III) National security advisor.
                                    ``(IV) Deputy chief of staff.
                            ``(iv) Any Federal judge, without regard to
                        the article of the Constitution pursuant to
                        which appointed.
            ``(5) Persons connected to foreign government.--For
        purposes of this subsection, the term `person connected to a
        foreign government' means the following:
                    ``(A) Any department, agency, or instrumentality of
                a foreign government.
                    ``(B) Any public international organization (as
                defined in section 104 of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
                Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-2)).
                    ``(C) Any officer or employee of any entity
                described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
                    ``(D) Any individual who was described in
                subparagraph (C) at any time during the 20-year period
                ending on the date on which the contribution from such
                individual is accepted or solicited.
                    ``(E) Any person acting in an official capacity for
                or on behalf of any entity described in subparagraph
                (A) or (B).
                    ``(F) Any person belonging to a ruling or royal
                family by virtue of sanguinity or marriage.
                    ``(G) Any person related within four degrees of
                consanguinity to a person described in subparagraph (E)
                or (F).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act in
taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: Contributions Legally Interdicted from Noncitizens To Our Nonprofits Act of 2016 or the CLINTON Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a federal official organization from being treated as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) for any period after the date on which the organization knowingly or willingly accepts or solicits any contribution from any person connected to a foreign government. A tax-exempt organization is a quot, federal official organizationquot. If one or more current or former specified federal officials established, control, or actively participate in the management of the organization. If the organization accepts a contribution from any person and learns that that the person is connected to a foreign government after the acceptance, it will not be treated as knowingly or willingly accepting the contribution if the contribution is returned within 30 days of learning of the status of the person. The bill imposes a tax on any federal official organization that knowingly or willingly accepts any contribution from any person connected to any foreign government in an amount equal to the amount of the contribution.

CLINTON Act of 2016


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Uzbekistan Freedom Promotion Act of
2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Department of State's 2004 Country Reports on Human
        Rights Practices for Uzbekistan states the following:
                    (A) ``Uzbekistan is an authoritarian state with
                limited civil rights . . . President Islam Karimov and
                the centralized executive branch that serves him
                dominated political life and exercised nearly complete
                control over the other branches . . . The Government is
                highly centralized and is ruled by President Karimov
                and the executive branch through sweeping decree
                powers, primary authority for drafting legislation, and
                control of government appointments, most of the
                economy, and the security forces.''.
                    (B) ``On December 26, [2004,] elections were held
                for seats in the lower chamber of the Supreme Assembly
                (Oliy Majlis) that fell significantly short of
                international standards for democratic elections . . .
                Citizens could not exercise the right to change their
                government peacefully . . . The law makes it extremely
                difficult for opposition parties to organize, nominate
                candidates, and campaign.''.
                    (C) ``Police and, to a lesser extent, NSS [National
                Security Service] forces tortured, beat, and harassed
                persons . . . Members of the security forces
                responsible for documented abuses were rarely punished
                . . . Police, prison officials, and the NSS allegedly
                used suffocation, electric shock, rape, and other
                sexual abuse; however, beating was the most commonly
                reported method of torture.''.
                    (D) ``The number of persons in prison for political
                or religious reasons--primarily persons the Government
                believed were associated with extremist Islamist
                political groups, but also members of the secular
                opposition and human rights activists--was estimated to
                be between 5,000 and 5,500.''.
                    (E) ``The Government severely restricted freedom of
                speech and the press, and an atmosphere of repression
                stifled public criticism of the Government.''.
                    (F) ``The Government continued to deny registration
                to several independent domestic human rights groups and
                increased pressure on unregistered groups . . . The
                Government denied the registration applications of two
                opposition political parties. The Government harassed
                and abused members of domestic human rights groups.''.
                    (G) ``The Government restricted freedom of religion
                and harassed individuals suspected of belonging to
                extremist groups; several hundred were arrested. The
                Government limited the activities of minority
                religions.''.
                    (H) ``The public generally did not have access to
                Government information, and information normally
                considered in the public domain, such as prosecutions
                for corruption or official malfeasance, were seldom
                reported.''.
            (2) On May 13, 2005, security forces of the Government of
        Uzbekistan conducted a brutal and indiscriminate assault on
        thousands of demonstrators and onlookers in the city of
        Andijan, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and many more
        injuries.
            (3) The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
        of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
        (OSCE) stated in its ``Preliminary Findings on the Events in
        Andijan, Uzbekistan, 13 May 2005'' that many of the protestors
        ``spoke about social and economic problems (lack of
        transparency, corruption in the government, unfair trials,
        abuse by police, unemployment, taxation, etc) . . . this also
        attracted others to the square''.
            (4) The Government of Uzbekistan has imprisoned dozens of
        individuals who participated in peaceful demonstrations and
        continues to engage in widespread arrests in the aftermath of
        the May 13, 2005, assault.
            (5) The Government of Uzbekistan has consistently denied
        that a massacre in Andijan took place, expelled local and
        foreign journalists from the region, and has refused to open
        the area to a full and independent investigation into the
        violence.
            (6) Following the massacre in Andijan, hundreds of Uzbek
        citizens fled to neighboring Kyrgyzstan, which faces pressure
        from the Uzbek Government to quickly return them, despite well-
        grounded concerns that they may be arrested and tortured upon
        their return, and where, although protected as refugees under
        international law, they have been targeted by Uzbek authorities
        for illegal repatriation and face continued threat from Uzbek
        security services operating in southern Kyrgyzstan.
            (7) In June 2005, the United States, the European Union
        (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United
        Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the
        Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe called for
        a credible independent international inquiry into the recent
        violence in Andijan and urged the Government of Uzbekistan to
        prosecute those responsible for civilian deaths.
            (8) A July 12, 2005, report by the United Nations High
        Commissioner for Human Rights states that ``consistent,
        credible eyewitness testimony strongly suggests that grave
        human rights violations, mostly of the right to life, were
        committed by Uzbek military and security forces . . . It is not
        excluded--judging from the accounts of the eyewitnesses
        interviewed--that the incidents amounted to a mass killing . .
        .'' in Andijan and reiterates a call for an independent
        international probe.
            (9) In July 2004, after a Department of State review of
        democratization in Uzbekistan, former Secretary of State Colin
        Powell determined that the Government of Uzbekistan was not
        fulfilling the terms of a 2002 Strategic Partnership Framework
        agreement that mandated ``substantial and continuing progress''
        on democratization, and accordingly, he did not certify
        Uzbekistan as eligible to receive certain United States
        assistance.
            (10) By continuing to suppress human rights and to deny
        citizens peaceful, democratic means of expressing their
        convictions, the Government of Uzbekistan risks fueling popular
        support for violent and extremist movements.
            (11) President George W. Bush, in his second Inaugural
        Address, stated that the United States ``will persistently
        clarify the choice before every ruler and every nation: The
        moral choice between oppression, which is always wrong, and
        freedom, which is eternally right. America will not pretend
        that jailed dissidents prefer their chains, or that women
        welcome humiliation and servitude, or that any human being
        aspires to live at the mercy of bullies. We will encourage
        reform in other governments by making clear that success in our
        relations will require the decent treatment of their own
        people.''.
            (12) Congress has repeatedly expressed its desire to see
        deeper reform in Uzbekistan and has conditioned certain United
        States assistance to the Government of Uzbekistan on its
        progress in meeting human rights and democracy commitments made
        to the United States.
            (13) After expressions of concern by representatives of the
        Administration and Congress about the massacre at Andijan, the
        Government of Uzbekistan has restricted the use of the airbase
        at Karshi-Khanabad by United States military forces.
            (14) On July 5, 2005, the Government of Uzbekistan joined
        the Governments of the Russian Federation, the People's
        Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan in
        calling on countries involved in Coalition operations in
        Afghanistan to set a deadline for ending their use of airfields
        and other military presence in Central Asia.
            (15) On July 7, 2005, the Government of Uzbekistan
        indicated that it was reconsidering the use by the United
        States of the Karshi-Khanabad airbase.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress the actions of the Government of
Uzbekistan in general and in the case of the Andijan massacre
specifically--
            (1) are reprehensible, totalitarian, and unbecoming of an
        ally of the United States;
            (2) are counterproductive to the United States goals of
        promoting freedom and democracy; and
            (3) justify an end to United States assistance for, and an
        increase in restrictions on, the Government of Uzbekistan until
        it accelerates democratic reforms and fulfills its human rights
        obligations.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN.

    (a) Amendment.--Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2353 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second section 620G (as added by
        section 149 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1436)) as section
        620J; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 620K. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF UZBEKISTAN.

    ``(a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
assistance under this Act or any other provision of law, other than
assistance under the provisions of law described in subsection (b), may
be provided to the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for a
fiscal year only if the President transmits to the appropriate
congressional committees a certification described in subsection (c)
for the fiscal year.
    ``(b) Provisions of Law Excluded.--The provisions of law described
in this subsection are the following:
            ``(1) Title IV of chapter 2 of part I of this Act (relating
        to insurance, reinsurance, guarantees or other assistance
        provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation).
            ``(2) Section 661 of this Act (relating to assistance
        provided by the Trade and Development Agency).
            ``(3) Title V of the FREEDOM Support Act, sections 1424 and
        1501(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
        Year 1997, and any other provision of law that authorizes the
        provision of non-proliferation assistance to foreign countries.
            ``(4) Any provision of law that authorizes activities of
        the United States and Foreign Commercial Service.
            ``(5) The Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.
            ``(6) Any provision of law that authorizes the provision of
        humanitarian assistance.
    ``(c) Certification.--A certification described in this subsection
is a certification that contains a determination of the President
that--
            ``(1) the Government of Uzbekistan has permitted and is
        fully cooperating with and supporting an independent
        international inquiry into the violence in Andijan, Uzbekistan,
        has ceased pressuring the Government of Kyrgyzstan to return
        the refugees who fled after the massacre, and is prosecuting
        those individuals responsible for civilian deaths or injuries
        in the violence; and
            ``(2) the Government of Uzbekistan has accelerated
        democratic reforms and fulfilled its human rights obligations
        by--
                    ``(A) releasing from prison all individuals jailed
                for peaceful political activism or the nonviolent
                expression of their political or religious beliefs;
                    ``(B) fully investigating any credible allegations
                of torture and prosecuting those individuals
                responsible;
                    ``(C) permitting the free and unfettered
                functioning of independent media outlets, independent
                political parties, and nongovernmental organizations,
                whether officially registered or not;
                    ``(D) permitting the free exercise of religious
                beliefs and ceasing the persecution of members of
                religious groups and denominations not registered with
                the Government of Uzbekistan;
                    ``(E) holding internationally-observed, free,
                transparent, competitive, and fair elections; and
                    ``(F) making publicly available documentation of
                its revenues and expenditures and prosecuting those
                individuals engaged in official corruption.
    ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `appropriate
congressional committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on International Relations and the
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
        and
            ``(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee
        on Appropriations of the Senate.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The limitation on assistance to the Government
of Uzbekistan under section 620K of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
as added by subsection (a), applies with respect to assistance for the
Government of Uzbekistan for fiscal year 2006 and subsequent fiscal
years.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTION ON VISAS.

    A visa may not be issued to any official of the Government of
Uzbekistan who is credibly alleged to have ordered, acquiesced to, or
participated in human rights abuses or corruption unless the Secretary
of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the
issuance of the visa is in the national security interests of the
United States.

SEC. 6. FREEZING OF ASSETS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall seek to identify and freeze
the financial assets and other economic resources in the United States
of any official of the Government of Uzbekistan, and their family
members, who is credibly alleged to have ordered, acquiesced to, or
participated in human rights abuses, including the massacre in Andijan.
    (b) Lifting of Restrictions.--The President shall, on a case-by-
case basis, lift the freezing of financial assets or other economic
resources of any official or individual under this section if the
President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that
the official or individual has been properly investigated and cleared
of any wrongdoing and that the Government of the United States is
confident that the investigation was properly conducted, transparent,
and free of political influence.

SEC. 7. MUNITIONS EXPORT LICENSES.

    The President shall prohibit the export to Uzbekistan of any item,
including the issuance of a license for the export of any item under
section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778), on the
United States Munitions List or Commerce Control List or any dual use
item under the Export Administration Regulations unless the President
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees and the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Senate that the Government of Uzbekistan meets the requirements of
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 620K(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as added by section 4 of this Act.

SEC. 8. EMERGENCY REFUGEE ADMISSION.

    The President shall expedite admission to the United States of any
national of Uzbekistan who is under threat of severe penalty as a
result of participating in pro-democracy activities, including those
citizens of Uzbekistan who have fled to Kyrgyzstan, and should
encourage other governments to accept Uzbek refugees for resettlement.

SEC. 9. PLAN TO MOVE UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional
committees and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a plan to move all existing United
States military operations in Uzbekistan to facilities outside that
country.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on International Relations and
                the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
            (2) Commerce control list.--The term ``Commerce Control
        List'' means the list maintained under part 774 of title 15,
        Code of Federal Regulations.
            (3) Dual use.--The term ``dual use'' means, with respect to
        goods or technology, those goods or technology that are
        specifically designed or developed for civil purposes but which
        also may be used or deployed in a military or proliferation
        mode. Such term does not include purely commercial items.
            (4) Export administration regulation.--The term ``Export
        Administration Regulations'' means those regulations contained
        in sections 730 through 774 of title 15, Code of Federal
        Regulations (or successor regulations).
            (5) Item.--The term ``item'' means any good or technology,
        defense article or defense service subject to the export
        jurisdiction of the United States under law or regulation.
            (6) United states munitions list.--The term ``United States
        Munitions List'' means the list referred to in section 38(a)(1)
        of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)).

Summary: Uzbekistan Freedom Promotion Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance, with specified exceptions, to the government of Uzbekistan unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of Uzbekistan: (1) is cooperating with an independent international inquiry into the Andijan violence, has ceased pressuring the government of Kyrgyzstan to return the refugees who fled the massacre, and is prosecuting responsible individuals. And (2) has accelerated democratic reforms and fulfilled its human rights obligations. Prohibits visa issuance to any official of the government of Uzbekistan who is credibly alleged to have ordered, acquiesced to, or participated in human rights abuses or corruption unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the visa issuance is in US national security interests. Directs the President to: (1) freeze the financial assets and other economic resources in the United States of any official of the government of Uzbekistan who is credibly alleged to have ordered, acquiesced to, or participated in human rights abuses, including the massacre in Andijan.. (2) prohibit munitions or dual use exports to Uzbekistan unless the President certifies that the government of Uzbekistan has met the requirements of the first paragraph above. (3) expedite US admission of any Uzbekistan national who is under threat of severe penalty as a result of participating in pro-democracy activities, including Uzbekistan citizens who have fled to Kyrgyzstan. And (4) transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to move all US military operations from Uzbekistan.

To limit assistance to the Government of Uzbekistan, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Truck Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM AMOUNTS.

    (a) Transporting Property.--
            (1) In general.--Section 31139(b) of title 49, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$750,000'' and
                inserting ``$1,500,000''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) The minimum level of financial responsibility under
        paragraph (2) shall be adjusted annually by the Secretary to
        reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index--All Urban
        Consumers.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
        shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this
        Act.
    (b) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Transportation, by regulation,
shall increase any minimum level of financial responsibility required
under section 31138 or section 31139 if, after an opportunity for
notice and comment, the Secretary determines that the current amount is
insufficient to satisfy liability amounts covering the claims described
in section 31138 or section 31139, as applicable.

SEC. 3. COLLISION AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 24 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a
rulemaking to establish a Federal motor vehicle safety standard
requiring a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater
than 26,000 pounds be equipped with crash avoidance and mitigation
systems, such as forward collision warning systems, forward collision
automatic braking systems, and lane departure warning systems.
    (b) Performance and Standards.--The regulations prescribed under
subsection (a) shall establish performance requirements and standards
to prevent collisions with moving vehicles and stopped vehicles.
    (c) Effective Date.--The Secretary shall issue a final rule not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and the
regulations prescribed by the Secretary under this section shall take
effect 2 years after the date of publication of the final rule.

SEC. 4. SPEED LIMITING DEVICES.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation shall finalize regulations to require a
motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000
pounds to be equipped with an electronic control module requiring the
speed to be set at no more than 70 miles per hour by the manufacturer.

SEC. 5. HIGH-RISK CARRIER COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.

    (a) High-Risk Carrier Compliance Reviews.--Section 31104(b) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``From the funds authorized by this subsection, the
Secretary shall ensure that a review is completed on each motor carrier
that demonstrates through performance data that it poses the highest
safety risk. At a minimum, a review shall be conducted whenever a motor
carrier is among the highest risk carriers for 2 consecutive months.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress a
report on the actions the Secretary has taken to comply with the review
requirement under section 31104(b) of title 49, United States Code, as
amended, including the number of high-risk motor carriers identified
and the high-risk motor carriers reviewed.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4138 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49
U.S.C. 31144 note) is repealed.

SEC. 6. DRIVER COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 31139 the following:
``Sec. 31140. Driver compensation
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation by regulation
shall require that a motor carrier--
            ``(1) track the on-duty (not driving) time of an employee
        whose base compensation is calculated in a manner other than an
        hourly wage and who is required to keep a record of duty status
        under the hours of service regulations prescribed by the
        Secretary; and
            ``(2) separately compensate the employee for any on-duty
        (not driving) time period at an hourly rate not less than the
        Federal minimum wage rate under section 6 of the Fair Labor
        Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206).
    ``(b) Limitation.--This section shall not apply to an employee
whose employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement,
negotiated by employee representatives certified as bona fide by the
National Labor Relations Board, if the agreement governs, and
compensates the employee for all hours of on-duty (not driving) time.
    ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or regulations
adopted under this section shall affect an employer's obligations under
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
Compensation of employees under this section and regulations
promulgated under this section shall be in addition to other
compensation calculated for purposes of determining compliance with the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of chapter 311 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 31139 the following:

``31140. Driver compensation.''.

SEC. 7. STUDY ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER COMMUTING.

    (a) Effects of Excessive Commuting.--The Administrator of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall conduct a study of
the effects of excessive commuting on safety and commercial motor
vehicle driver fatigue.
    (b) Study.--In conducting the study, the Administrator shall
consider--
            (1) the prevalence of excessive driver commuting in the
        commercial motor vehicle industry, including the number and
        percentage of drivers who commute;
            (2) the distances traveled, time zones crossed, time spent
        commuting, and methods of transportation used;
            (3) research on the impact of excessive commuting on safety
        and commercial motor vehicle driver fatigue;
            (4) the commuting practices of commercial motor vehicle
        drivers and policies of motor carriers;
            (5) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
        regulations, policies, and guidance regarding excessive driver
        commuting; and
            (6) any other matters the Administrator considers
        appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report
containing its findings under the study and any recommendations for
regulatory or administrative action concerning excessive driver
commuting.

Summary: Truck Safety Act This bill increases from $750,000 to $1.5 million the minimum level of financial responsibility required to satisfy liability covering public liability, property damage, and environmental restoration for the transportation of property by a commercial motor carrier in the United States or to a place outside the United States. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must increase, by regulation, the minimum level of financial responsibility for transporting property or passengers if the current amount is insufficient to satisfy liability claims. DOT shall initiate a rulemaking to establish a federal motor vehicle safety standard requiring a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000 pounds to be equipped with crash avoidance and mitigation systems. DOT shall finalize regulations to require such a motor vehicle also to be equipped with an electronic control module requiring the speed to be set by the manufacturer at a maximum 70 m. p. h. DOT must ensure that a review is completed on each motor carrier that demonstrates through performance data that it poses the highest safety risk, especially whenever it is among the highest risk carriers for two consecutive months. DOT shall require, with respect to driver compensation, that a motor carrier: track the on-duty time of an employee whose base compensation is calculated in a manner other than an hourly wage and who is required to keep a record of duty status under the hours of service regulations. And separately compensate the employee for any on-duty time period at an hourly rate not less than the federal minimum wage rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. This compensation requirement, however, shall not apply where employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement, negotiated by bona fide employee representatives, if the agreement governs, and compensates the employee for, all hours of on-duty time. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall study the effects of excessive commuting on safety and commercial motor vehicle driver fatigue.

Truck Safety Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission for the New
National Goal: The Advancement of Global Health Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) During the 20th century the United States led the world
        in defeating totalitarianism and communism.
            (2) The United States also led the world in spreading and
        establishing democracy in every region.
            (3) The end of global conflict and the end of the Cold War,
        now guaranteed by the power and leadership of the United
        States, allow the Nation to establish new goals for the 21st
        century.
            (4) The United States, the world leader in the research,
        development, and production of technologies, medicines, and
        methodologies utilized to prevent and cure disease, has the
        human and natural resources to dedicate itself to the new
        national goal of the global eradication of disease.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``National
Commission for the New National Goal: The Advancement of Global
Health'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall recommend to the Congress a national strategy
for coordinating governmental, academic, and public and private health
care entities for the purpose of the global eradication of disease.

SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Membership of the Commission.--The Commission shall consist of
individuals who are of recognized standing and distinction and who
possess the demonstrated capacity to discharge the duties imposed on
the Commission, and shall include representatives of the public,
private, and academic areas whose capacity is based on a special
knowledge or expertise in medical research or related areas.
    (b) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 13
members appointed as follows:
            (1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (or the
        Secretary's delegate).
            (2) The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
            (3) 3 Members of the Senate appointed jointly by the
        President of the Senate and the President pro tempore. Not more
        than 2 members appointed under this paragraph may be of the
        same political party.
            (4) 3 Members of the House of Representatives appointed by
        the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Not more than 2
        members appointed under this paragraph may be of the same
        political party.
            (5) 2 individuals appointed by the President, by and with
        the advice and consent of the Senate, from among individuals
        who are not officers or employees of any government and who are
        specially qualified to serve on the Commission by virtue of
        their education, training, or experience.
            (6) 3 individuals appointed by the President from among
        individuals who will represent the views of recipients of
        health services. Not more than 1 member appointed under this
        paragraph may be an officer or employee of the Federal
        Government.
    (c) Continuation of Membership.--If a member was appointed to the
Commission as a Member of Congress and the member ceases to be a Member
of Congress, that member may continue as a member for not longer than
the 30-day period beginning on the date that member ceases to be a
Member of Congress.
    (d) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
    (e) Basic Pay.--Members shall serve without pay.
    (f) Quorum.--7 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum
but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (g) Chairperson; Vice Chairperson.--The Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson of the Commission shall be designated by the President at
the time of the appointment.
    (h) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet monthly or at the call of
a majority of its members.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate.
    (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which
the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States information
necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the
Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Commission, the head of that
department or agency shall furnish that information to the Commission.
    (d) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Commission may accept, use,
and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property,
both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the
work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and
proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, or
devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for
disbursement upon order of the Chairperson or Commission. For purposes
of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, property accepted under this
subsection shall be considered as a gift, bequest, or devise to the
United States.
    (e) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
    (f) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities
under this Act.
    (g) Contract Authority.--The Commission may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for
administrative and other services, without regard to section 3709 of
the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    (a) Interim Reports.--The Commission may submit to the President
and the Congress interim reports as the Commission considers
appropriate.
    (b) Final Report.--The Commission shall transmit a final report to
the President and the Congress not later than 12 months after the date
of enactment of this Act. The final report shall contain a detailed
statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together
with its recommendations for legislative, administrative, or other
actions, as the Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 30 days after submitting its final
report pursuant to section 7.

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of its enactment.

SEC. 10. BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE.

    Any spending authority (as defined in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of
section 401(c)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.
651(c)(2) (A) and (C))) authorized by this Act shall be effective only
to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriation
Acts.

Summary: National Commission for the New National Goal: The Advancement of Global Health Act - Establishes the National Commission for the New National Goal: The Advancement of Global Health to report to the President and the Congress concerning a national strategy for coordinating governmental, academic, and public and private health care entities for the purpose of the global eradication of disease. Terminates the Commission 30 days after the submission of its final report.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reinvigorating Antibiotic and
Diagnostic Innovation Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CLINICAL TESTING EXPENSES FOR QUALIFIED INFECTIOUS DISEASE
              PRODUCTS.

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

``SEC. 45S. CLINICAL TESTING EXPENSES FOR QUALIFIED INFECTIOUS DISEASE
              PRODUCTS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the qualified
infectious disease product credit determined under this section for the
taxable year is an amount equal to 50 percent of the qualified clinical
testing expenses for the taxable year.
    ``(b) Qualified Clinical Testing Expenses.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) Qualified clinical testing expenses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in
                this paragraph, the term `qualified clinical testing
                expenses' means the amounts which are paid or incurred
                by the taxpayer during the taxable year which would be
                described in subsection (b) of section 41 if such
                subsection were applied with the modifications set
                forth in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Modifications.--For purposes of subparagraph
                (A), subsection (b) of section 41 shall be applied--
                            ``(i) by substituting `clinical testing'
                        for `qualified research' each place it appears
                        in paragraphs (2) and (3) of such subsection,
                        and
                            ``(ii) by substituting `100 percent' for
                        `65 percent' in paragraph (3)(A) of such
                        subsection.
                    ``(C) Exclusion for amounts funded by grants,
                etc.--The term `qualified clinical testing expenses'
                shall not include any amount to the extent such amount
                is funded by any grant, contract, or otherwise by
                another person (or any governmental entity).
                    ``(D) Special rule.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, section 41 shall be deemed to remain in
                effect for periods after enactment of this section.
            ``(2) Clinical testing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `clinical testing'
                means any human clinical testing--
                            ``(i) which is carried out under an
                        exemption for a drug being tested as an
                        antibiotic or antifungal drug under section
                        505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
                        Act (or regulations issued under such section),
                            ``(ii) which occurs before the date on
                        which an application with respect to such drug
                        is approved under section 505(b) of such Act
                        or, if the drug is a biological product, before
                        the date on which a license for such drug is
                        issued under section 351 of the Public Health
                        Service Act, and
                            ``(iii) which is conducted by or on behalf
                        of the taxpayer to whom exemption under section
                        505(i) of such Act is granted.
                    ``(B) Testing must be related to use as qualified
                infectious disease product.--Human clinical testing
                shall be taken into account under subparagraph (A) only
                to the extent such testing is related to the use of the
                drug as a qualified infectious disease product.
    ``(c) Coordination With Credit for Increasing Research
Expenditures.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any
        qualified clinical testing expenses for a taxable year to which
        an election under this section applies shall not be taken into
        account for purposes of determining the credit allowable under
        section 41 for such taxable year.
            ``(2) Expenses included in determining base period research
        expenses.--Any qualified clinical testing expenses for any
        taxable year which are qualified research expenses (within the
        meaning of section 41(b)) shall be taken into account in
        determining base period research expenses for purposes of
        applying section 41 to subsequent taxable years.
    ``(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Qualified infectious disease product.--For purposes
        of this section, the term `qualified infectious disease
        product' means any drug or biological product for human use
        that--
                    ``(A) is intended to treat a serious or life-
                threatening infection, including those caused by--
                            ``(i) an antibacterial or antifungal
                        resistant pathogen (including novel or emerging
                        infectious pathogens), or
                            ``(ii) qualifying pathogens listed by the
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services under
                        section 505E(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
                        Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), and
                    ``(B) is intended to treat an infection for which
                there is an unmet medical need as defined by the
                Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            ``(2) Special limitation on foreign testing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under
                this section with respect to any clinical testing
                conducted outside the United States unless--
                            ``(i) such testing is conducted outside the
                        United States because there is an insufficient
                        testing population in the United States, and
                            ``(ii) such testing is conducted by a
                        United States person or by any other person who
                        is not related to the taxpayer to whom
                        exemption under section 505(i) of the Federal
                        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is granted.
                    ``(B) Insufficient testing population.--For
                purposes of this section, the testing population in the
                United States is insufficient if there are not within
                the United States the number of available and
                appropriate human subjects needed to produce reliable
                and timely data from the clinical investigation.
            ``(3) Certain rules made applicable.--Rules similar to the
        rules of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 41(f) shall apply
        for purposes of this section.
            ``(4) Election.--This section shall apply to any taxpayer
        for any taxable year only if such taxpayer elects (at such time
        and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations
        prescribe) to have this section apply for such taxable year.
    ``(e) Transferability.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any taxpayer holding a credit under this
        section may transfer for valuable consideration unused but
        otherwise allowable credit for use by a qualified
        pharmaceutical research taxpayer. A taxpayer that transfers any
        amount of credit under this section shall file a notification
        of such transfer to the Secretary in accordance with procedures
        and forms prescribed by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Use of transferred credit.--Any qualified
        pharmaceutical research taxpayer that receives credit that has
        been transferred shall use such credit for the taxable year in
        which the transfer occurred. Any unused amounts of such credit
        may be carried back or forward to other taxable years in
        accordance with section 39.
            ``(3) Definition of qualified pharmaceutical research
        taxpayer.--For purposes of this section, the term `qualified
        pharmaceutical research taxpayer' means any domestic
        corporation the primary mission of which is pharmaceutical
        research or development.''.
    (b) Made Part of Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of such Code is
amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (35), by striking
the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ``, plus'', and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(37) the qualified infectious disease product credit
        determined under section 45S(a).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

``45S. Clinical testing expenses for qualified infectious disease
                            products.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 3. CLINICAL TESTING EXPENSES FOR RAPID INFECTIOUS DISEASES
              DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 2, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45T. CLINICAL TESTING EXPENSES FOR RAPID INFECTIOUS DISEASES
              DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the credit
determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal
to 50 percent of the qualified clinical testing expenses for the
taxable year.
    ``(b) Qualified Clinical Testing Expenses.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) Qualified clinical testing expenses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in
                this paragraph, the term `qualified clinical testing
                expenses' means the amounts which are paid or incurred
                by the taxpayer during the taxable year which would be
                described in subsection (b) of section 41 if such
                subsection were applied with the modifications set
                forth in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Modifications.--For purposes of subparagraph
                (A), subsection (b) of section 41 shall be applied--
                            ``(i) by substituting `clinical testing'
                        for `qualified research' each place it appears
                        in paragraphs (2) and (3) of such subsection,
                        and
                            ``(ii) by substituting `100 percent' for
                        `65 percent' in paragraph (3)(A) of such
                        subsection.
                    ``(C) Exclusion for amounts funded by grants,
                etc.--The term `qualified clinical testing expenses'
                shall not include any amount to the extent such amount
                is funded by any grant, contract, or otherwise by
                another person (or any governmental entity).
                    ``(D) Special rule.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, section 41 shall be deemed to remain in
                effect for periods after enactment of this section.
            ``(2) Clinical testing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `clinical testing'
                means any human clinical testing--
                            ``(i) which is carried out under an
                        exemption for a device being tested under
                        section 520(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
                        Cosmetic Act (or regulations issued under such
                        section),
                            ``(ii) which is related only to such use as
                        a qualified rapid infectious diseases
                        diagnostic test,
                            ``(iii) which occurs before the date on
                        which an application with respect to such
                        device receives premarket approval, if
                        required, under section 515 of such Act, or
                        receives clearance, if required, under section
                        510(k) of such Act, and
                            ``(iv) which is conducted by or on behalf
                        of the taxpayer to whom the exemption under
                        section 520(g) of such Act was granted.
    ``(c) Coordination With Credit for Increasing Research
Expenditures.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any
        qualified clinical testing expenses for a taxable year to which
        an election under this section applies shall not be taken into
        account for purposes of determining the credit allowable under
        section 41 for such taxable year.
            ``(2) Expenses included in determining base period research
        expenses.--Any qualified clinical testing expenses for any
        taxable year which are qualified research expenses (within the
        meaning of section 41(b)) shall be taken into account in
        determining base period research expenses for purposes of
        applying section 41 to subsequent taxable years.
    ``(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Qualified rapid infectious diseases diagnostic
        test.--For purposes of this section, the term `qualified rapid
        infectious diseases diagnostic test' means an in-vitro
        diagnostic (IVD) device that provides results in less than four
        hours and that is used to identify or detect the presence,
        concentration, or characteristics of a serious or life-
        threatening infection, including those caused by (1) an
        antibacterial or antifungal resistant pathogen, including novel
        or emerging infectious pathogens or (2) qualifying pathogens
        listed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under
        Chapter V (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) section 505E(f).
            ``(2) Special limitation on foreign testing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under
                this section with respect to any clinical testing
                conducted outside the United States unless--
                            ``(i) such testing is conducted outside the
                        United States because there is an insufficient
                        testing population in the United States, and
                            ``(ii) such testing is conducted by a
                        United States person or by any other person who
                        is not related to the taxpayer to whom the
                        exemption under section 520(g) of Federal Food,
                        Drug, and Cosmetic Act was granted.
                    ``(B) Insufficient testing population.--For
                purposes of this section, the testing population in the
                United States is insufficient if there are not within
                the United States the number of available and
                appropriate human subjects needed to produce reliable
                and timely data from the clinical investigation.
            ``(3) Certain rules made applicable.--Rules similar to the
        rules of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 41(f) shall apply
        for purposes of this section.
            ``(4) Election.--This section shall apply to any taxpayer
        for any taxable year only if such taxpayer elects (at such time
        and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations
        prescribe) to have this section apply for such taxable year.
    ``(e) Transferability.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any taxpayer holding a credit under this
        section may transfer for valuable consideration unused but
        otherwise allowable credit for use by a qualified diagnostics
        research taxpayer. A taxpayer that transfers any amount of
        credit under this section shall file a notification of such
        transfer to the Secretary in accordance with procedures and
        forms prescribed by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Use of transferred credit.--Any qualified diagnostics
        research taxpayer that receives credit that has been
        transferred shall use such credit for the taxable year in which
        the transfer occurred. Any unused amounts of such credit may be
        carried back or forward to other taxable years in accordance
        with section 39.
            ``(3) Definition of qualified diagnostics research
        taxpayer.--For purposes of this section, the term `qualified
        diagnostics research taxpayer' means any domestic corporation
        that derives--
                    ``(A) any gross income from research or development
                on diagnostic tests used to identify or detect the
                presence, concentration or characteristics of a serious
                or life-threatening infectious disease or pathogen; or
                    ``(B) any gross income from research or development
                on qualified infectious disease products within the
                meaning given to such term in section 505E(g) of the
                Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or
                    ``(C) more than 50 percent of its gross income from
                activities related to health care.''.
    (b) Made Part of Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of such Code, as
amended by section 2, is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of
paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and
inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(38) the credit determined under section 45T(a).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code, as amended by
section 2, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45T. Clinical testing expenses for rapid infectious diseases
                            diagnostic tests.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Summary: Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for 50 of the clinical testing expenses for: (1) infectious disease products that are intended to treat a serious or life-threatening infection, including one caused by an antibacterial or antifungal resistant pathogen or a qualifying pathogen listed by the Department of Health and Human Services as having the potential to pose a serious threat to public health. And (2) in-vitro diagnostic devices that identify in less than four hours the presence, concentration, or characteristics of a serious or life-threatening infection.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``Education Tax Credit Simplification Act
of 2004''.

SEC. 2. HOPE AND LIFETIME LEARNING CREDITS COMBINED.

    (a) In General.--So much of section 25A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits) as
precedes subsection (d) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 25A. EDUCATION CREDIT.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter
for the taxable year the amount equal to 50 percent of so much of the
qualified expenses paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year (for
education furnished to an individual during any academic period
beginning in such taxable year) as does not exceed $3,000 for such
taxable year with respect to such individual.
    ``(b) Qualified Expenses.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term
`qualified expenses' means the sum of--
            ``(1) qualified higher education expenses, and
            ``(2) the expenses described in subsection (d)(1) with
        respect to any course of instruction at an eligible educational
        institution to acquire or improve job skills of the
        individual.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments to Credit.--
            (1) Section 25A of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (h), and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f),
                (g), and (i) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and
                (g), respectively.
            (2) Subsection (f)(2) of section 25A of such Code, as so
        redesignated, is amended by striking ``(before the application
        of subsections (b), (c), and (d))''.
    (c) Other Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) The following provisions of such Code are each amended
        by striking ``section 25A(g)(2)'' and inserting ``section
        25A(f)(2)'':
                    (A) Section 72(t)(7)(B).
                    (B) Section 221(d)(2)(B).
                    (C) Section 222(d)(1) (as amended by section 132 of
                this Act).
                    (D) Section 529(c)(3)(B)(v)(I).
                    (E) Section 530(b)(2)(A).
                    (F) Section 530(d)(2)(C)(i)(I).
                    (G) Section 530(d)(4)(B)(iii).
            (2) Section 221(d) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``section
                25A(f)(2)'' and inserting ``section 25A(e)(2)'', and
                    (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Eligible student.--The term `eligible student' means,
        with respect to any academic period, a student who--
                    ``(A) meets the requirements of section 484(a)(1)
                of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                1091(a)(1)), as in effect on the date of the enactment
                of this section, and
                    ``(B) is carrying at least \1/2\ the normal full-
                time work load for the course of study the student is
                pursuing.''.
            (3) Section 529(e)(3)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``section 25A(b)(3)'' and inserting ``section
        221(d)(3)''.
            (4) The heading of section 529(c)(3)(B)(v) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows: ``Coordination with education
        credit.--''.
            (5) The heading of section 530(d)(2)(C) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows: ``Coordination with education
        credit and qualified tuition programs.--''.
            (6) Section 6050S(e) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``subsection (g)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)(2)''.
            (7) Section 6213(g)(2)(J) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``section 25A(g)(1)'' and inserting ``section
        25A(f)(1)''.
            (8) The item relating to section 25A in the table of
        sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
        of such Code is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 25A. Education Credit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.

SEC. 3. UNIFORM DEFINITION OF QUALIFYING HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 529(e) of such Code
(relating to other definitions and special rules) is amended to read as
follows:
            ``(3) Qualified higher education expenses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher
                education expenses' means--
                            ``(i) tuition, fees, books, supplies, and
                        equipment required for the enrollment or
                        attendance of a designated beneficiary at an
                        eligible educational institution; and
                            ``(ii) expenses for special needs services
                        in the case of a special needs beneficiary
                        which are incurred in connection with such
                        enrollment or attendance.
                    ``(B) Room and board included for students who are
                at least half-time.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of an
                        individual who is an eligible student for any
                        academic period, such term shall also include
                        reasonable costs for such period (as determined
                        under the qualified tuition program) incurred
                        by the designated beneficiary for room and
                        board while attending such institution. For
                        purposes of subsection (b)(7), a designated
                        beneficiary shall be treated as meeting the
                        requirements of this clause.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--The amount treated as
                        qualified higher education expenses by reason
                        of clause (i) shall not exceed--
                                    ``(I) the allowance (applicable to
                                the student) for room and board
                                included in the cost of attendance (as
                                defined in section 472 of the Higher
                                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                                1087ll), as in effect on the date of
                                the enactment of the Economic Growth
                                and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
                                2001) as determined by the eligible
                                educational institution for such
                                period, or
                                    ``(II) if greater, the actual
                                invoice amount the student residing in
                                housing owned or operated by the
                                eligible educational institution is
                                charged by such institution for room
                                and board costs for such period.
                            ``(iii) Eligible student.--For purposes of
                        this subparagraph, the term `eligible student'
                        means, with respect to any academic period, a
                        student who--
                                    ``(I) meets the requirements of
                                section 484(a)(1) of the Higher
                                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                                1091(a)(1)), as in effect on the date
                                of the enactment of this section, and
                                    ``(II) is carrying at least \1/2\
                                the normal full-time work load for the
                                course of study the student is
                                pursuing.
                    ``(C) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) Exception for education involving
                        sports, etc.--Such term does not include
                        expenses with respect to any course or other
                        education involving sports, games, or hobbies,
                        unless such course or other education is part
                        of the individual's degree program.
                            ``(ii) Exception for nonacademic fees.--
                        Such term does not include student activity
                        fees, athletic fees, insurance expenses, or
                        other expenses unrelated to an individual's
                        academic course of instruction.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 25A and 6050S of such Code are each amended by
        striking ``qualified tuition and related expenses'' each place
        it appears and inserting ``qualified higher education
        expenses''.
            (2) Section 25A(e)(1) of such Code (as amended by this Act)
        is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Qualified higher education expenses.--The term
        `qualified higher education expenses' means the qualified
        higher education expenses (as defined by section 529(e)(3)
        without regard to subparagraph (B) thereof) required for the
        enrollment or attendance of--
                    ``(A) the taxpayer,
                    ``(B) the taxpayer's spouse, or
                    ``(C) any dependent of the taxpayer with respect to
                whom the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section
                151,
        at an eligible educational institution for courses of
        instruction of such individual at such institution.''.
            (3) Section 135(c)(2) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``tuition and fees'' and inserting
                ``the qualified higher education expenses (as defined
                by section 529(e)(3) without regard to subparagraph (B)
                thereof)'', and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating
                subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
            (4) Section 221(d)(2) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``the cost of attendance (as defined in section 472 of the
        Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1087ll, as in effect on
        the day before the date of the enactment of this Act)'' and
        inserting ``the qualified higher education expenses (as defined
        by section 529(e)(3) without regard to subparagraph (B)
        thereof) incurred for attendance''.
            (5)(A) Section 222 of such Code is amended by striking
        ``qualified tuition and related expenses'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``qualified higher education expenses''.
            (B) Section 222(d)(1) of such Code is amended to read as
        follows:
            ``(1) Qualified higher education expenses.--The term
        `qualified higher education expenses' has the meaning given
        such term by section 529(e)(3) (without regard to subparagraph
        (B) thereof). Such expenses shall be reduced in the same manner
        as under section 25A(f)(2).''.
            (C) Section 222(d) of such Code is amended by redesignating
        paragraph (6) as paragraph (7) and by inserting after paragraph
        (5) the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Room and board included for students who are full-
        time.--No amount shall be taken into account under this section
        for an expense described in section 529(e)(3)(B) (relating to
        room and board included for students who are at least half-
        time) unless such individual is an eligible student (as defined
        in section 25A(b)(3), determined by substituting `the normal
        full-time work load' in lieu of `\1/2\ the normal full-time
        work load' in subparagraph (B) thereof.''.
            (D) The heading for section 222 of such Code is amended by
        striking ``TUITION AND RELATED'' and inserting ``HIGHER
        EDUCATION''.
            (E) The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of
        chapter 1 of such Code is amended by amending the item relating
        to section 222 to read as follows:

``Sec. 222. Qualified higher education expenses.''.
            (6)(A) Section 6724(d) of such Code is amended--
                    (i) in paragraph (1)(B)(x) by striking ``qualified
                tuition and related expenses'' and inserting
                ``qualified higher education expenses'', and
                    (ii) in paragraph (2)(Z) by striking ``qualified
                tuition and related expenses'' and inserting
                ``qualified higher education expenses''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2003, for education furnished in periods beginning after such date.

Summary: Education Tax Credit Simplification Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the Hope and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits. Combines both credits into an Education Credit that allows certain students a tax credit of 50 percent of their qualified higher education expenses and educational expenses to acquire or improve job skills, up to $3,000 per year. Eliminates the annual cost of living adjustments to the allowable credit amount.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to combine the Hope and Lifetime Learning credits and to provide a uniform definition of qualifying higher education expenses.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Truth and Fairness Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. BAN ON SOFT MONEY IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

    (a) Soft Money of Committees of Political Parties.--Title III of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:

               ``soft money of political party committees

    ``Sec. 323. (a) Limitations on National Committee.--(1) A national
committee of a political party and the congressional campaign
committees of a political party may not solicit or accept contributions
or transfers not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and
reporting requirements of this Act.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to contributions--
            ``(A) that--
                    ``(i) are to be transferred to a State committee of
                a political party and are used solely for activities
                described in clauses (xi) through (xvii) of paragraph
                (9)(B) of section 301; or
                    ``(ii) are described in section 301(8)(B)(viii);
                and
            ``(B) with respect to which contributors have been notified
        that the funds will be used solely for the purposes described
        in subparagraph (A).
    ``(b) Activities Subject to This Act.--Any amount solicited,
received, expended, or disbursed directly or indirectly by a national,
State, district, or local committee of a political party with respect
to any of the following activities shall be subject to the limitations,
prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act:
            ``(1)(A) Any get-out-the-vote activity conducted during a
        calendar year in which an election for the office of President
        is held.
            ``(B) Any other get-out-the-vote activity unless subsection
        (c)(2) applies to the activity.
            ``(2) Any generic campaign activity.
            ``(3) Any activity that identifies or promotes a Federal
        candidate, regardless of whether--
                    ``(A) a State or local candidate is also identified
                or promoted; or
                    ``(B) any portion of the funds disbursed
                constitutes a contribution or expenditure under this
                Act.
            ``(4) Voter registration.
            ``(5) Development and maintenance of voter files during an
        even-numbered calendar year.
            ``(6) Any other activity that--
                    ``(A) significantly affects a Federal election, or
                    ``(B) is not otherwise described in section
                301(9)(B)(xvii).
Any amount spent to raise funds that are used, in whole or in part, in
connection with activities described in the preceding paragraphs shall
be subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements
of this Act.
    ``(c) Get-Out-The-Vote Activities By State, District, and Local
Committees of Political Parties.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), any get-out-the-vote activity for a State or local candidate, or
for a ballot measure, which is conducted by a State, district, or local
committee of a political party shall be subject to the limitations,
prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any activity which the State
committee of a political party certifies to the Commission is an
activity which--
            ``(A) is conducted during a calendar year other than a
        calendar year in which an election for the office of President
        is held,
            ``(B) is exclusively on behalf of (and specifically
        identifies only) one or more State or local candidates or
        ballot measures, and
            ``(C) does not include any effort or means used to identify
        or turn out those identified to be supporters of any Federal
        candidate (including any activity that is undertaken in
        coordination with, or on behalf of, a candidate for Federal
        office).
    ``(d) State Party Grassroots Funds.--(1) A State committee of a
political party may make disbursements and expenditures from its State
Party Grassroots Fund only for--
            ``(A) any generic campaign activity;
            ``(B) payments described in clauses (v), (x), and (xii) of
        paragraph (8)(B) and clauses (iv), (viii), and (ix) of
        paragraph (9)(B) of section 301;
            ``(C) subject to the limitations of section 315(d),
        payments described in clause (xii) of paragraph (8)(B), and
        clause (ix) of paragraph (9)(B), of section 301 on behalf of
        candidates other than for President and Vice President;
            ``(D) voter registration; and
            ``(E) development and maintenance of voter files during an
        even-numbered calendar year.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding section 315(a)(4), no funds may be
transferred by a State committee of a political party from its State
Party Grassroots Fund to any other State Party Grassroots Fund or to
any other political committee, except a transfer may be made to a
district or local committee of the same political party in the same
State if such district or local committee--
            ``(A) has established a separate segregated fund for the
        purposes described in paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) uses the transferred funds solely for those purposes.
    ``(e) Amounts Received by Grassroots Fund From State and Local
Candidate Committees.--(1) Any amount received by a State Party
Grassroots Fund from a State or local candidate committee for
expenditures described in subsection (b) that are for the benefit of
that candidate shall be treated as meeting the requirements of
subsection (b) if--
            ``(A) such amount is derived from funds which meet the
        requirements of this Act with respect to any limitation or
        prohibition as to source or dollar amount specified in section
        315(a) (1)(A) and (2)(A); and
            ``(B) the State or local candidate committee--
                    ``(i) maintains, in the account from which payment
                is made, records of the sources and amounts of funds
                for purposes of determining whether such requirements
                are met; and
                    ``(ii) certifies that such requirements were met.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), in determining whether the
funds transferred meet the requirements of this Act described in such
paragraph--
            ``(A) a State or local candidate committee's cash on hand
        shall be treated as consisting of the funds most recently
        received by the committee, and
            ``(B) the committee must be able to demonstrate that its
        cash on hand contains sufficient funds meeting such
        requirements as are necessary to cover the transferred funds.
    ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any State Party Grassroots
Fund receiving any transfer described in paragraph (1) from a State or
local candidate committee shall be required to meet the reporting
requirements of this Act, and shall submit to the Commission all
certifications received, with respect to receipt of the transfer from
such candidate committee.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, a State or local candidate
committee is a committee established, financed, maintained, or
controlled by a candidate for other than Federal office.
    ``(f) Related Entities.--The provisions of this Act shall apply to
any entity that is established, financed, or maintained by a national
committee or State committee of a political party in the same manner as
they apply to the national or State committee.''
    (b) Contributions and Expenditures.--
            (1) Contributions.--Section 301(8)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
        431(8)(B)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause
                (xiii);
                    (B) by striking clause (xiv); and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                            ``(xiv) any amount contributed to a
                        candidate for other than Federal office;
                            ``(xv) any amount received or expended to
                        pay the costs of a State or local political
                        convention;
                            ``(xvi) any payment for campaign activities
                        that are exclusively on behalf of (and
                        specifically identify only) State or local
                        candidates and do not identify any Federal
                        candidate, and that are not activities
                        described in section 323(b) (without regard to
                        paragraph (6)(B)) or section 323(c)(1);
                            ``(xvii) any payment for administrative
                        expenses of a State or local committee of a
                        political party, including expenses for--
                                    ``(I) overhead, including party
                                meetings;
                                    ``(II) staff (other than
                                individuals devoting a significant
                                amount of their time to elections for
                                Federal office and individuals engaged
in conducting get-out-the-vote activities for a Federal election); and
                                    ``(III) conducting party elections
                                or caucuses;
                            ``(xviii) any payment for research
                        pertaining solely to State and local candidates
                        and issues;
                            ``(xix) any payment for development and
                        maintenance of voter files other than during
                        the 1-year period ending on the date during an
                        even-numbered calendar year on which regularly
                        scheduled general elections for Federal office
                        occur; and
                            ``(xx) any payment for any other activity
                        which is solely for the purpose of influencing,
                        and which solely affects, an election for non-
                        Federal office and which is not an activity
                        described in section 323(b) (without regard to
                        paragraph (6)(B)) or section 323(c)(1).''.
            (2) Expenditures.--Section 301(9)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
        431(9)(B)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ix);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of clause (x)
                and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                            ``(xi) any amount contributed to a
                        candidate for other than Federal office;
                            ``(xii) any amount received or expended to
                        pay the costs of a State or local political
                        convention;
                            ``(xiii) any payment for campaign
                        activities that are exclusively on behalf of
                        (and specifically identify only) State or local
                        candidates and do not identify any Federal
                        candidate, and that are not activities
                        described in section 323(b) (without regard to
                        paragraph (6)(B)) or section 323(c)(1);
                            ``(xiv) any payment for administrative
                        expenses of a State or local committee of a
                        political party, including expenses for--
                                    ``(I) overhead, including party
                                meetings;
                                    ``(II) staff (other than
                                individuals devoting a significant
                                amount of their time to elections for
                                Federal office and individuals engaged
                                in conducting get-out-the-vote
                                activities for a Federal election); and
                                    ``(III) conducting party elections
                                or caucuses;
                            ``(xv) any payment for research pertaining
                        solely to State and local candidates and
                        issues;
                            ``(xvi) any payment for development and
                        maintenance of voter files other than during
                        the 1-year period ending on the date during an
                        even-numbered calendar year on which regularly
                        scheduled general elections for Federal office
                        occur; and
                            ``(xvii) any payment for any other activity
                        which is solely for the purpose of influencing,
                        and which solely affects, an election for non-
                        Federal office and which is not an activity
                        described in section 323(b) (without regard to
                        paragraph (6)(B)) or section 323(c)(1).''.

SEC. 3. EQUALIZATION OF MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE CANDIDATE
              CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION WITH LIMITATION APPLICABLE TO
              OTHER PERSONS.

    (a) Persons Generally.--Section 315(a)(1)(A) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by
striking out ``$1,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,500''.
    (b) Multicandidate Political Committees.--Section 315(a)(2)(A) of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking out ``$5,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``$2,500''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY CANDIDATES IN HOUSE OF
              REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not make contributions of
more than $100,000 to the campaign of the candidate with respect to an
election cycle. As used in this subsection, the term `election cycle'
means, with respect to a candidate, the period beginning on the day
after the date of the most recent general election for the office
involved and ending on the date of the next general election for such
office.''.

Summary: Campaign Truth and Fairness Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a national committee or a congressional campaign committee of a political party from soliciting or accepting contributions or transfers not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of such Act . Specifies exceptions and inclusions, including get-out-the-vote activities. Specifies permitted State Party Grassroots Fund expenditures. Sets forth specified contribution and expenditure exclusions. Increases individual contribution limits to a candidate and his or her political committee, and decreases similar multicandidate political committee limits, to $2,500. Limits personal contributions by a candidate for the House of Representatives to $100,000 per campaign cycle.

Campaign Truth and Fairness Act of 1997