SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Central American and USA Initiatives
Act'' or the ``CAUSA Initiatives Act''.

SEC. 2. NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICAN BORDER SECURITY COOPERATION
              INITIATIVE.

    (a) Border Security Cooperation Initiative.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
        coordination with the Secretary of State and other appropriate
        United States officials, shall work with the appropriate
        officials of the Government of Canada and the Government of
        Mexico, in conjunction with representatives from the
        governments of Central American countries, to establish a
        program to--
                    (A) assess the specific needs of Central American
                countries to maintain the security of the international
                borders of such countries;
                    (B) determine the support needed by such countries
                from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, to meet
                such needs; and
                    (C) assess the current structure for handling
                displaced minors and other vulnerable individuals in
                Central American countries and recommendations to
                improve such structure.
            (2) Consideration.--Any actions taken pursuant to this
        subsection by the individuals referred to in paragraph (1)
        shall be taken in accordance with the goals of advancing human
        rights and economic opportunities, as well as programming and
        support for the rule of law, good governance, and civil
        society.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate a report on the assessments and determination carried out in
accordance with subsection (a).

SEC. 3. CARIBBEAN BORDER SECURITY COOPERATION INITIATIVES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in cooperation
with the Secretary of State, shall work with appropriate officials of
the governments of the countries of the Caribbean to establish a
program to assess the specific needs of such countries to address the
unique challenges of maritime border security.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate a report on the assessment of needs carried out in accordance
with subsection (a).

SEC. 4. ENHANCING THE SECURITY OF MEXICO'S SOUTHERN BORDER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall work with appropriate
officials of the Government of Mexico to establish a program to assess
the specific needs of Mexico to help secure Mexico's southern border
from undocumented aliens, drugs, weapons, and other contraband. Such
plan shall include--
            (1) a comprehensive plan for the deployment and use of
        technology along the southern border of Mexico, which at a
        minimum shall contain--
                    (A) an assessment of current technology
                capabilities along the southern border of Mexico;
                    (B) a description of the research and development
                capabilities of the Government of Mexico, and
                collaboration between the Science and Technology
                Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to
                help improve such capabilities; and
                    (C) a description of Mexico's technology needs to
                address southern border crossing transportation
                screening, including vehicle, pedestrian and rail
                screening; and
            (2) a comprehensive plan for the repatriation of migrants
        to their home countries, which at a minimum shall contain--
                    (A) a description of the ways the Government of
                Mexico and the Government of the United States can
                coordinate with international non-governmental
                organizations to ensure humane repatriation methods are
                practiced;
                    (B) a description of the training, personnel and
                equipment needed to implement such a repatriation
                program; and
                    (C) an assessment of current and future land and
                rail ports of entry infrastructure that will be needed
                to maintain legitimate border activity along the
                southern border of Mexico.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate a report on the assessment of needs carried out in accordance
with subsection (a).

SEC. 5. IMPROVING UNITED STATES SHORT TERM DETENTION STANDARDS.

    (a) Proper Access to Adequate Facilities and Personal Needs Upon or
as Soon as Practicable Following Apprehension and During Short Term
Detention at Border Patrol Processing Centers.--The Secretary of
Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, shall ensure that adequate facilities and sustaining
needs, such as access to food and water, medical care and sanitary
facilities, are provided to an individual apprehended and detained by a
Border Patrol agent between ports of entry upon or as soon as
practicable following the time of such apprehension or during
subsequent short term detention.
    (b) Access to Information on Detainee Rights at Border Patrol
Processing Centers.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting
        through Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
        shall ensure that an individual unlawfully present in the
        United States who is apprehended by a Border Patrol agent is
        promptly provided with information concerning such individual's
        rights, including the right to contact a representative of such
        individual's government for purposes of United States treaty
        obligations.
            (2) Form.--The information referred to in paragraph (1) may
        be provided either verbally or in writing by the apprehending
        Border Patrol agent, and shall be posted in the detention
        holding cell in which such individual is being held. The
        information shall be provided in a language understandable to
        such individual.
    (c) Documentation Concerning Repatriated Individuals.--The
Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, shall establish and maintain a database
containing the following information relating to individuals unlawfully
present in the United States who are apprehended and detained by Border
Patrol agents:
            (1) Information on the location of apprehension.
            (2) Information on family members separated by the Border
        Patrol during apprehension or detention.
            (3) Information on the medical conditions of apprehended
        and detained individuals during short term detention.
            (4) Information on any personal property that was returned
        to the individual upon repatriation.
    (d) Daytime Repatriation.--Repatriations shall be limited to
daylight hours and avoid locations that are determined to have high
indices of crime and violence.
    (e) Short Term Detention Defined.--In this section, the term
``short term detention'' means detention of an individual in a Border
Patrol processing center for 72 hours or less, before repatriation of
such individual to such individual's country of nationality or last
habitual residence.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate a report on the procurement process and standards
of entities with which the Department of Homeland Security has
contracts for the transportation and detention of individuals
unlawfully present in the United States who are apprehended by agents
or officers of the Department. Such report should also consider the
operational efficiency of contracting out for the transportation and
detention of individuals unlawfully present in the United States.

Summary: Central American and USA Initiatives Act or the CAUSA Initiatives Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with Canada, Mexico, and the countries of Central America to establish a program to: assess the needs of Central American countries to maintain the security of their international borders. Determine the support needed by such countries from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to meet such needs. And assess the current structure for handling displaced minors and other vulnerable individuals in Central American countries and make recommendations to improve such structure. Directs the Secretary to work with: the Caribbean countries to establish a program to address maritime border security. And Mexico to establish a program to help secure Mexico's southern border from undocumented aliens, drugs, weapons, and other contraband. Directs the Secretary, through the Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, to: ensure that adequate facilities and sustaining needs are provided to an individual apprehended and detained by the Border Patrol as soon as practicable, ensure that an individual unlawfully present in the United States who is apprehended by a Border Patrol agent is promptly provided with information concerning such individual's rights, and maintain a database on individuals unlawfully present in the United States who are apprehended and detained by Border Patrol agents.

CAUSA Initiatives Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Charles August Long Undiagnosed
Diseases Research and Collaboration Network Act of 2011'' or the ``CAL
Undiagnosed Diseases Research and Collaboration Network Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. CAL NETWORK OF UNDIAGNOSED DISEASES.

    Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
is amended by inserting after section 317T the following:

``SEC. 317U. THE NATIONAL CAL NETWORK OF UNDIAGNOSED DISEASES.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
NIH, shall establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases patient
network (in this section referred to as the `CAL Network').
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the CAL Network shall be to--
            ``(1) provide physicians who are handling cases of
        undiagnosed diseases with a means, consistent with applicable
        privacy laws, including HIPAA privacy and security law (as
        defined in section 3009(a)(2)), to search for similar cases and
        to network and collaborate with the physicians handling such
        similar cases in order to find a diagnosis and to improve
        patient care and outcomes;
            ``(2) better enable and examine cross-disease research
        whereby cases of undiagnosed diseases can be cross-referenced
        against attributes of common diseases and rare diseases to
        assist in the rendering of a diagnosis; elucidate
        commonalities; identify atypical presentations, rare subgroups,
        similar findings; and identify potential treatments;
            ``(3) better describe the types and prevalence of cases of
        undiagnosed diseases in the United States;
            ``(4) make necessary data available to elucidate
        appropriate factors (such as genetic, environmental, and
        occupational factors) that may be associated with the various
        types of cases of undiagnosed diseases reported by individuals
        specified by the Director of NIH;
            ``(5) better outline key demographic factors (such as age,
        race or ethnicity, gender, sex, geographic location, and family
        medical history) of individuals who are undiagnosed;
            ``(6) provide such data necessary to better understand the
        length of time for a diagnoses to be rendered in cases of
        undiagnosed diseases and to identify barriers to diagnoses and
        reasons for misdiagnosis of diseases; and
            ``(7) provide such information necessary to determine, in
        order to improve access of individuals with undiagnosed
        diseases throughout the United States (including those with
        severe illnesses which limit or restrict travel) to programs
        similar to the Undiagnosed Disease Program conducted at the
        National Institutes of Health, if the needs and number of such
        individuals support--
                    ``(A) the expansion of such Undiagnosed Disease
                Program, as in existence as of the date of the
                enactment of this section, to include the establishment
                of additional undiagnosed diseases programs of like
                scope and nature at other locations throughout the
                United States; and
                    ``(B) the establishment by entities other than the
                National Institutes of Health of separate undiagnosed
                disease programs of like scope and nature to the
                Undiagnosed Disease Program at locations throughout the
                United States under the guidance of and through grants
                provided by and through such Undiagnosed Diseases
                Program.
    ``(c) Content of the CAL Network.--The Secretary shall include in
the CAL Network such information respecting undiagnosed diseases as the
Secretary deems appropriate for the purposes described in subsection
(b) and other purposes to facilitate the early recognition, treatment,
cure, and control of such diseases.
    ``(d) Availability.--
            ``(1) Design requirements.--Subject to paragraph (2), for
        the purposes described in subsection (c) and consistent with
        applicable privacy laws, including HIPAA privacy and security
        law (as defined in section 3009(a)(2)), the Secretary shall
        ensure that the CAL Network is designed in such a manner as
        to--
                    ``(A) make the information in the CAL Network
                available to appropriate health care professionals,
                patients, and other qualified individuals and
                organizations, as determined by the Secretary, who are
                registered to access such network in accordance with
                such process and requirements as specified by the
                Secretary;
                    ``(B) make epidemiological and other types of
                information obtained through the CAL Network available
                to Federal agencies and health-related agencies;
                    ``(C) provide for different levels and types of
                access to such network to be granted based on the
                circumstances and individuals involved; and
                    ``(D) allow for an individual to have only the
                level and type of access to the network so granted.
            ``(2) Information which may not be publically disclosed.--
        The design under paragraph (1) shall ensure that the following
        information is not publicly disclosed:
                    ``(A) Individually identifiable information.
                    ``(B) Trade secrets or commercial or financial
                information obtained from a person and privileged or
                confidential, as provided in section 552(b)(4) of title
                5, United States Code.
    ``(e) Grants.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH,
may award grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative
agreements with, public or private nonprofit entities for--
            ``(1) the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on
        cases of undiagnosed diseases and other disorders that can
        often go undiagnosed or be misdiagnosed as other diseases or
        disorders; and
            ``(2) the establishment of separate undiagnosed disease
        programs described in subsection (b)(7)(B).
    ``(f) Implementation Schedule.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall--
            ``(1) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
        of this section, complete any study, research, and development
        necessary to implement the CAL Network; and
            ``(2) complete the implementation of the CAL Network such
        that it is fully operational by not later than September 30,
        2013.
    ``(g) Undiagnosed Diseases Defined.--For purposes of this section,
the term `undiagnosed disease' means a medically unexplained chronic
multi-symptom disease that--
            ``(1) causes the decline of, limitations in, or cessation
        of a person's developmental status, functional status, quality
        of life, or any combination thereof;
            ``(2) has not been diagnosed by a medical specialist in a
        tertiary medical center;
            ``(3) is defined by a cluster of signs or symptoms; which
        by history, physical examination, and laboratory tests cannot
        be attributed to any known clinical diagnosis;
            ``(4) is without conclusive pathophysiology or etiology;
            ``(5) is characterized by overlapping symptoms and signs;
        or
            ``(6) exhibits an inconsistent demonstration of laboratory
        abnormalities.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--To carry out this section, there are
        authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the period of
        fiscal years 2012 through 2017.
            ``(2) Offset.--To offset amounts appropriated pursuant to
        the authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1), the
        Secretary shall reduce funds that would otherwise be obligated
        and expended under the account heading `National Institutes of
        Health--Office of the Director' by $5,000,000 for the period of
        fiscal years 2012 through 2017.''.

Summary: Charles August Long Undiagnosed Diseases Research and Collaboration Network Act of 2011 or the CAL Undiagnosed Diseases Research and Collaboration Network Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases patient network. Includes among the purposes of the CAL Network to: (1) provide physicians who are handling cases of undiagnosed diseases with a means to search for similar cases and to network and collaborate with physicians handling similar cases, (2) better enable and examine cross-disease research. (3) better describe the types and prevalence of cases of undiagnosed diseases in the United States. And (4) provide such data necessary to better understand the length of time for a diagnosis to be rendered and to identify barriers to diagnoses and reasons for misdiagnosis of diseases. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit entities for: (1) the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on cases of undiagnosed diseases and other disorders that can often go undiagnosed or be misdiagnosed as other diseases or disorders, and (2) the establishment of separate undiagnosed disease programs.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of an undiagnosed diseases network, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Price Competition Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY PERIOD.

    (a) First Applicant.--Section 505(j)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(5)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(iv)--
                    (A) in subclause (II), by striking item (bb) and
                inserting the following:
                                            ``(bb) First applicant.--As
                                        used in this subsection, the
                                        term `first applicant' means--

                                                    ``(AA) an applicant
                                                that, on the first day
                                                on which a
                                                substantially complete
                                                application containing
                                                a certification
                                                described in paragraph
                                                (2)(A)(vii)(IV) is
                                                submitted for approval
                                                of a drug, submits a
                                                substantially complete
                                                application that
                                                contains and lawfully
                                                maintains a
                                                certification described
                                                in paragraph
                                                (2)(A)(vii)(IV) for the
                                                drug; or

                                                    ``(BB) an applicant
                                                for the drug not
                                                described in item (AA)
                                                that satisfies the
                                                requirements of
                                                subclause (III).''; and

                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(III) An applicant described in
                                subclause (II)(bb)(BB) shall--
                                            ``(aa) submit and lawfully
                                        maintain a certification
                                        described in paragraph
                                        (2)(A)(vii)(IV) or a statement
                                        described in paragraph
                                        (2)(A)(viii) for each unexpired
                                        patent for which a first
                                        applicant described in item
                                        (AA) had submitted a
                                        certification described in
                                        paragraph (2)(A)(vii)(IV) on
                                        the first day on which a
                                        substantially complete
                                        application containing such a
                                        certification was submitted;
                                            ``(bb) with regard to each
                                        such unexpired patent for which
                                        the applicant submitted a
                                        certification described in
                                        paragraph (2)(A)(vii)(IV), no
                                        action for patent infringement
                                        was brought against the
                                        applicant within the 45-day
                                        period specified in paragraph
                                        (5)(B)(iii), or if an action
                                        was brought within such time
                                        period, the applicant has
                                        obtained the decision of a
                                        court (including a district
                                        court) that the patent is
                                        invalid or not infringed
                                        (including any substantive
                                        determination that there is no
                                        cause of action for patent
                                        infringement or invalidity, and
                                        including a settlement order or
                                        consent decree signed and
                                        entered by the court stating
                                        that the patent is invalid or
                                        not infringed); and
                                            ``(cc) but for the
                                        effective date of approval
                                        provisions in subparagraphs (B)
                                        and (F) and sections 505A and
                                        527, be eligible to receive
                                        immediately effective approval
                                        at a time before any other
                                        applicant has begun commercial
                                        marketing.''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D)--
                    (A) in clause (i)(IV), by striking ``The first
                applicant'' and inserting ``The first applicant, as
                defined in subparagraph (B)(iv)(II)(bb)(AA),''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii), in the matter preceding
                subclause (I)--
                            (i) by striking ``If all first applicants
                        forfeit the 180-day exclusivity period under
                        clause (ii)''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``If all first
                        applicants, as defined in subparagraph
                        (B)(iv)(II)(bb)(AA), forfeit the 180-day
                        exclusivity period under clause (ii) at a time
                        at which no applicant has begun commercial
                        marketing''.
    (b) Effective Date and Transitional Provision.--
            (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
        shall be effective only with respect to an application filed
        under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
        Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)) to which the amendments made by section
        1102(a) of the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and
        Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173) apply.
            (2) Transitional provision.--An application filed under
        section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
        U.S.C. 355(j)), to which the 180-day exclusivity period
        described in paragraph (5)(iv) of such section does not apply,
        and that contains a certification under paragraph
        (2)(A)(vii)(IV) of such Act, shall be regarded as a previous
        application containing such a certification within the meaning
        of section 505(j)(5)(B)(iv) of such Act (as in effect before
        the amendments made by Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement
        and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173)) if--
                    (A) no action for infringement of the patent that
                is the subject of such certification was brought
                against the applicant within the 45-day period
                specified in section 505(j)(5)(B)(iii) of the Federal
                Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
                355(j)(5)(B)(iii)), or if an action was brought within
                such time period, the applicant has obtained the
                decision of a court (including a district court) that
                the patent is invalid or not infringed (including any
                substantive determination that there is no cause of
                action for patent infringement or invalidity, and
                including a settlement order or consent decree signed
                and entered by the court stating that the patent is
                invalid or not infringed);
                    (B) the application is eligible to receive
                immediately effective approval, but for the effective
                date of approval provisions in sections 505(j)(5)(B)
                (as in effect before the amendment made by Public Law
                108-173), 505(j)(5)(F), 505A, and 527 of the Federal
                Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(5)(B),
                355(j)(5)(F), 355a, 360cc); and
                    (C) no other applicant has begun commercial
                marketing.

Summary: Drug Price Competition Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the definition of first applicant under such Act to allow a generic drug manufacturer that is currently considered an applicant subsequent to a brand-name manufacturer's 180-day exclusivity period to qualify as a first applicant for purposes of filing an abbreviated application for a new drug. Requires such applicant to submit a substantially complete application that contains and lawfully maintains a certification for such drug.

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term "first applicant" for purposes of filing an abbreviated application for a new drug.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Universal Access to Affordable
Insurance for all Americans Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 89 the following:

       ``CHAPTER 89A--HEALTH INSURANCE FOR NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

``Sec.
``8951. Definitions.
``8952. Health insurance for non-Federal employees.
``8953. Contract requirement.
``8954. Eligibility of non-Federal employees.
``8955. Alternative conditions to Federal employee health benefits
                            plans.
``Sec. 8951. Definitions
    ``In this chapter--
            ``(1) the terms defined under section 8901 shall have the
        meanings given such terms under that section; and
            ``(2) the term `Office' means the Office of Personnel
        Management.
``Sec. 8952. Health insurance for non-Federal employees
    ``(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall administer a health
insurance program for non-Federal employees in accordance with this
chapter.
    ``(b) Except as provided under this chapter, the Office shall
prescribe regulations to apply the provisions of chapter 89 to the
greatest extent practicable to eligible individuals covered under this
chapter.
``Sec. 8953. Contract requirement
    ``(a) In each calendar year, the Office shall enter into a contract
with 1 or more carriers to make available 1 or more health benefits
plans (subject to the provisions of this chapter) to eligible
individuals under this chapter.
    ``(b) In carrying out this section, the Office may require 1 or
more carriers to enter into a contract described in subsection (a), as
a condition of entering into a contract under section 8902.
``Sec. 8954. Eligibility of non-Federal employees
    ``(a) Except as provided under subsection (b), any individual may
enroll in a health benefits plan under this section.
    ``(b) An individual may not enroll in a health benefits plan under
this chapter, if the individual--
            ``(1) is 65 years of age or older;
            ``(2) is enrolled or eligible to enroll for coverage under
        a public health insurance program, including coverage under
        title XVIII of the Social Security Act, coverage under a State
        plan under title XIX of such Act, coverage under a State plan
        under title XX of such Act, or coverage under any other program
        determined by the Office;
            ``(3) is enrolled or eligible to enroll in a plan under
        chapter 89; or
            ``(4) is a member of the uniformed services as defined
        under section 101(a)(5) of title 10.
``Sec. 8955. Alternative conditions to Federal employee health benefits
              plans
    ``(a) Rates charged and premiums paid for a health benefits plan
under this chapter may differ between or among geographic regions.
    ``(b) No Government contribution shall be made for any individual
under this chapter.
    ``(c) In the administration of this chapter, the Office shall
ensure that individuals covered under this chapter shall be in a risk
pool that is separate from the risk pool maintained for individuals
covered under chapter 89.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Contract requirement under chapter 89.--Section 8902 of
        title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after
        subsection (o) the following:
    ``(p) Each contract under this chapter may include, at the
discretion of the Office, a provision that the carrier shall enter into
a contract to provide 1 or more health benefits plans as described
under chapter 89A.''.
            (2) Table of chapters.--The table of chapters for part III
        of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
        the item relating to chapter 89 the following:

``89A. Health Insurance for Non-Federal Employees...........    8951''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to
contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year following
such date of enactment.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF CERTAIN NON-FEDERAL
              EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 36 as section 37 and inserting
after section 35 the following new section:

``SEC. 36. HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF CERTAIN NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, there shall be
allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subtitle A for the
taxable year an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the amount
paid during such taxable year by the taxpayer for coverage of the
taxpayer and family members under the health insurance plan established
under chapter 89A of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
            ``(1) In general.--The applicable percentage shall be
        determined in accordance with the table under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Determination of applicable percentage.--

``In the case of any taxpayer whose The applicable percentage is--
        family income is the
        following percentage of the
        poverty line--
    Not more than 100 percent.....................         100 percent
    More than 100, but not more than 200 percent..          65 percent
    More than 200, but not more than 300 percent..          40 percent
    More than 300, but not more than 400 percent..          30 percent
    More than 400 percent.........................           0 percent.
            ``(3) Poverty line.--For purposes of paragraph (2), the
        term `poverty line' means the poverty line as defined in
        section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, for a
        family of the size involved.
    ``(c) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Coordination with advance payments of credit.--With
        respect to any taxable year, the amount which would (but for
        this subsection) be allowed as a credit to the taxpayer under
        subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the
        aggregate amount paid on behalf of such taxpayer under section
        7528 for such taxable year.
            ``(2) Coordination with other deductions.--Amounts taken
        into account under subsection (a) shall not be taken into
        account in determining any deduction allowed under section
        162(l) or 213.
            ``(3) Treatment of payments.--For purposes of this section,
        payments made by the Secretary on behalf of any individual
        under section 7528 (relating to advance payment of credit for
        health insurance costs of eligible individuals) shall be
        treated as having been made by the taxpayer.
            ``(4) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such
        regulations and other guidance as may be necessary or
        appropriate to carry out this section and section 7528.''.
    (b) Advance Payment of Credit.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to miscellaneous provisions) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 7528. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF
              CERTAIN NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    ``Not later than August 1, 2004, the Secretary shall establish a
program for making payments on behalf of individuals described in
section 36(a) to the health insurance plan established under chapter
89A of title 5, United States Code.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
        States Code, is amended by inserting before the period ``, or
        from section 36 of such Code''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
        chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
        striking the last item and inserting the following new items:

                              ``Sec. 36. Health insurance costs of
                                        certain non-Federal employees.
                              ``Sec. 37. Overpayments of tax.''.
            (3) The table of sections for chapter 77 of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 7528. Advance payment of credit
                                        for health insurance costs of
                                        certain non-Federal
                                        employees.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 4. PLAN FOR EXTENSION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act and
after consultation with appropriate experts, representatives of
affected individuals, and Federal officers, the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management shall submit a comprehensive plan to Congress
that--
            (1) provides for the orderly implementation of the
        amendments made by this Act; and
            (2) includes a schedule of actions to be taken to provide
        for that implementation.

Summary: Universal Access to Affordable Health Insurance for all Americans Act of 2004 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management to: (1) administer a health insurance program for non-Federal employees. And (2) enter into contracts with carriers to make health benefits plans available to eligible individuals. Allows the Office to require carriers to offer such a plan to be eligible to enter into a contract for a Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) plan. Prohibits individuals from joining the plan that are: (1) 65 years of age or older. (2) eligible to enroll for coverage under a public health insurance program, (3) eligible to enroll in a FEHB plan. Or (4) members of the uniformed services. Allows rates charged and premiums paid for such a plan to differ among geographic regions. Prohibits any Government contribution to such plans. Requires the Office to keep individuals under such plans in a separate risk pool from individuals covered under a FEHB plan. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for refundable credits for payments made to such plans. Provides for full credit for those below the poverty line, and gradually decreasing credit based on individual income. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make advance payments to such a plan on behalf of an enrollee equal to the Secretary's estimate of the amount of credit allowable for the enrollee.

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employee, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. INCENTIVES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.

    (a) Infrastructure Income To Be Qualifying Income for Purposes of
Determining Publicly Traded Partnership Status.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 7704(d) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualifying income) is
        amended by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as
        subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively, and by inserting after
        subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) income and gains from the use, sale, or
                exchange of infrastructure property,''.
            (2) Infrastructure property.--Subsection (d) of section
        7704 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
        new paragraph:
            ``(6) Infrastructure property.--The term `infrastructure
        property' means property which is part of any of the following:
                    ``(A) Roads and related improvements.
                    ``(B) Train tracks and related improvements.
                    ``(C) Airports.
                    ``(D) Docks and wharves.
                    ``(E) Facilities for the furnishing of water.
                    ``(F) Sewage facilities.
                    ``(G) Solid waste disposal facilities.
                    ``(H) Facilities for the generation, transmission,
                and distribution of electricity, including property
                described in clause (iii) or (iv) of section
                168(e)(3)(D).
                    ``(I) Facilities for the transmission and
                distribution of natural gas.
                    ``(J) Communications facilities.
        For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), related improvements
        include bridges, tunnels, and traffic control equipment.''.
    (b) Expansion of Deduction for Domestic Production Activities in
the Case of Publicly Traded Partnerships.--
            (1) Reduction for oil related qualified production
        activities income not to apply.--Paragraph (9) of section
        199(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Exception for income from publicly traded
                partnerships.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to
                income derived from any publicly traded partnership (as
                defined in section 7704(b)).''.
            (2) Distribution and transmission activities of a publicly
        traded partnership to be eligible.--Subparagraph (B) of section
        199(c)(4) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
        following new flush sentence:
                ``Clause (ii) shall not apply to the activities of a
                publicly traded partnership (as defined in section
                7704(b)).''.
    (c) Infrastructure Property Treated as 5-Year Property.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(e)(3) of
        such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause
        (vi), by striking the period at the end of clause (vii) and
        inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after clause (vii) the
        following new clause:
                            ``(viii) infrastructure property (as
                        defined in section 7704(d)(6)).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subparagraph (C) of section 168(e)(3) of such
                Code is amended by striking clause (i) and by
                redesignating the succeeding clauses accordingly.
                    (B) Subparagraph (D) of such section is amended by
                adding ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by striking
                ``, and'' at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a
                period, and by striking clauses (iii) and (iv).
                    (C) Subparagraph (E) of such section is amended by
                striking clauses (i), (ii), and (vii) and by
                redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (viii),
                and (ix) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and
                (vi), respectively.
                    (D) Subparagraph (F) of such section is hereby
                repealed.
                    (E) Subsection (e) of section 168 of such Code is
                amended by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and by
                redesignating the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
                    (F) The table contained in section 168(g)(3)(B) of
                such Code is amended by striking the item relating to
                subparagraph (C)(i) and all that follows and inserting
                the following:

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``(C)(ii)..................................................           22
(C)(iii)...................................................           14
(D)(i).....................................................           15
(D)(ii)....................................................           20
(E)(i).....................................................           20
(E)(ii)....................................................           39
(E)(iii)...................................................           39
(E)(iv)....................................................           20
(E)(v).....................................................           35
(E)(vi)....................................................        39''.
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    (d) Like-Kind Exchange Treatment for Exchanges of Infrastructure
Property.--Section 1031 of such Code (relating to exchange of property
held for productive use or investment) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
    ``(j) All Infrastructure Property Treated as Like Kind.--Except as
provided in subsection (h), each real property--
            ``(1) which is infrastructure property (as defined in
        section 7704(d)(6)), and
            ``(2) which is held for productive use in a trade or
        business or for investment,
shall be treated as being of a like kind to every other real property
which is infrastructure property (as so defined) and which is so
held.''.
    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
        (3), the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
        years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Depreciation.--The amendments made by subsection (c)
        shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the
        enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such date.
            (3) Exchanges.--The amendment made by subsection (d) shall
        apply to transfers after the date of the enactment of this Act
        in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat income and gains from the use, sale, or exchange of infrastructure property as qualifying income for purposes of the tax treatment of publicly-traded partnerships. (2) exempt publicly-traded partnerships from the limitation on the tax deduction for income attributable to oil-related qualified production activities, (3) allow accelerated depreciation of infrastructure property. And (4) treat exchanges of infrastructure property as like-kind exchanges . Defines infrastructure property as property which is part of: (1) roads and related improvements, (2) train tracks and related improvements, (3) airports, (4) docks and wharves. (5) facilities for sewage, solid waste disposal, the furnishing of water, the transmission and distribution of natural gas, or the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, or (6) communications facilities.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow partnerships invested in infrastructure property to be treated as publicly traded partnerships, to reduce the depreciation recovery periods for such property, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. TEMPORARY DUTY REDUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN COTTON SHIRTING
              FABRIC.

    (a) Certain Cotton Shirting Fabrics.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the
        Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by
        inserting in numerical sequence the following new headings:

``      9902.52.08       Woven fabrics of     Free       No change        No change        On or before 12/
                          cotton, of a type                                                 31/2008
                          described in
                          subheading
                          5208.21, 5208.22,
                          5208.29, 5208.31,
                          5208.32, 5208.39,
                          5208.41, 5208.42,
                          5208.49, 5208.51,
                          5208.52, or
                          5208.59 of average
                          yarn number
                          exceeding 135
                          metric, other than
                          fabrics provided
                          for in heading
                          9902.52.09,
                          certified by the
                          importer to be
                          suitable for use
                          in men's and boys'
                          shirts, the
                          foregoing imported
                          by or for the
                          benefit of a
                          manufacturer of
                          men's and boys'
                          shirts under the
                          terms of U.S.
                          Notes 18 and 19 of
                          this subchapter...
        9902.52.09       Woven fabrics of     Free       No change        No change        On or before 12/
                          cotton of a type                                                  31/2008           ''
                          described in                                                                         .
                          subheading
                          5208.21, 5208.22,
                          5208.29, 5208.31,
                          5208.32, 5208.39,
                          5208.41, 5208.42,
                          5208.49, 5208.51,
                          5208.52, or
                          5208.59 of average
                          yarn number
                          exceeding 135
                          metric, certified
                          by the importer to
                          be wholly of pima
                          cotton grown in
                          the United States
                          and to be suitable
                          for use in men's
                          and boys' shirts,
                          the foregoing
                          imported by or for
                          the benefit of a
                          manufacturer of
                          men's and boys'
                          shirts under the
                          terms of U.S. Note
                          18 of this
                          subchapter........

            (2) Definitions and limitation on quantity of imports.--The
        U.S. Notes to subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
        Tariff Schedule of the United States are amended by adding at
        the end the following:
``18. For purposes of headings 9902.52.08 and 9902.52.09, the term
        ``manufacturer'' means a person or entity that cuts and sews
        men's and boys' shirts in the United States.
``19. The aggregate quantity of fabrics entered under heading
        9902.52.08 from January 1 to December 31 of each year,
        inclusive, by or on behalf of each manufacturer of men's and
        boys' shirts shall be limited to 85 percent of the total square
        meter equivalents of all imported woven fabrics of cotton
        containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton used by such
        manufacturer in cutting and sewing men's and boys' cotton
        shirts in the United States and purchased by such manufacturer
        during calendar year 2000.''.
    (b) Determination of Tariff-Rate Quotas.--
            (1) Authority to issue licenses and license use.--In order
        to implement the limitation on the quantity of cotton woven
        fabrics that may be entered under heading 9902.52.08 of the
        Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as required by
        U.S. Note 19 to subchapter II of chapter 99 of such Schedule,
        the Secretary of Commerce shall issue licenses to eligible
        manufacturers under such heading 9902.52.08, specifying the
        restrictions under each such license on the quantity of cotton
        woven fabrics that may be entered each year by or on behalf of
        the manufacturer. A licensee may assign the authority (in whole
        or in part) under the license to import fabric under subheading
        9902.52.08 of such Schedule.
            (2) Licenses under u.s. note 19.--For purposes of U.S. Note
        19 to subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
        Schedule of the United States, the Secretary of Commerce shall
        issue a license to a manufacturer within 60 days after the
        manufacturer files with the Secretary of Commerce an
        application containing a notarized affidavit from an officer of
        the manufacturer that the manufacturer is eligible to receive a
        license and stating the quantity of imported woven fabrics of
        cotton containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton
        purchased during calendar year 2000 for use in the cutting and
        sewing of men's and boys' shirts in the United States.
            (3) Affidavits.--For purposes of an affidavit described in
        this subsection, the date of purchase shall be--
                    (A) the invoice date if the manufacturer is not the
                importer of record; and
                    (B) the date of entry if the manufacturer is the
                importer of record.

SEC. 2. COTTON TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment of Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of
        the United States a trust fund to be known as the ``Pima Cotton
        Trust Fund'' (in this section referred to as the ``Trust
        Fund''), consisting of such amounts as may be transferred to
        the Trust Fund under paragraph (2).
            (2) Transfer of amounts.--
                    (A) In general.--Beginning October 1, 2006, the
                Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Trust
                Fund, from the general fund of the Treasury, amounts
                determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be
                equivalent to the amounts received in the general fund
                that are attributable to duties received since January
                1, 1994, on articles under subheadings 5208.21.60,
                5208.22.80, 5208.29.80, 5208.31.80, 5208.32.50,
                5208.39.80, 5208.41.80, 5208.42.50, 5208.49.80,
                5208.51.80, 5208.52.50, 5208.59.80, 5210.21.80, and
                5210.31.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
                United States, subject to the limitation in
                subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Limitation.--The Secretary may not transfer
                more than $16,000,000 to the Trust fund in any fiscal
                year, and may not transfer any amount beginning on or
                after October 1, 2008.
            (3) Distribution of funds.--From amounts in the Trust Fund,
        the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
        shall make the following payments annually beginning in fiscal
        year 2007:
                    (A) 25 percent of the amounts in the Trust Fund
                shall be paid annually to a nationally recognized
                association established for the promotion of pima
                cotton grown in the United States for the use in
                textile and apparel goods.
                    (B) 25 percent of the amounts in the Trust Fund
                shall be paid annually to yarn spinners of pima cotton
                grown in the United States, and shall be allocated to
                each spinner in an amount that bears the same ratio
                as--
                            (i) the spinner's production of ring spun
                        cotton yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex
                        (exceeding 120 metric number) from pima cotton
                        grown in the United States in single and plied
                        form during calendar year 2002 (as evidenced by
                        an affidavit provided by the spinner) bears
                        to--
                            (ii) the production of the yarns described
                        in clause (i) during calendar year 2002 for all
                        spinners who qualify under this subparagraph.
                    (C) 50 percent of the amounts in the Trust Fund
                shall be paid annually to those manufacturers who cut
                and sew cotton shirts in the United States who certify
                that they used imported cotton fabric during the period
                January 1, 1998, through July 1, 2003, and shall be
                allocated to each such manufacturer in an amount that
                bears the same ratio as--
                            (i) the dollar value (excluding duty,
                        shipping, and related costs) of imported woven
                        cotton shirting fabric of 80s or higher count
                        and 2-ply in warp purchased by the manufacturer
                        during calendar year 2002 (as evidenced by an
                        affidavit from the manufacturer that meets the
                        requirements of paragraph (4)) used in the
                        manufacturing of men's and boys' cotton shirts,
                        bears to--
                            (ii) the dollar value (excluding duty,
                        shipping, and related costs) of the fabric
                        described in clause (i) purchased during
                        calendar year 2002 by all manufacturers who
                        qualify under this subparagraph.
            (4) Affidavit of shirting manufacturers.--The affidavit
        required by paragraph (3)(C) is a notarized affidavit provided
        by an officer of the manufacturer of men's and boys' shirts
        concerned that affirms--
                    (A) that the manufacturer used imported cotton
                fabric during the period January 1, 1998, through July
                1, 2003, to cut and sew men's and boys' woven cotton
                shirts in the United States;
                    (B) the dollar value of imported woven cotton
                shirting fabric of 80s or higher count and 2-ply in
                warp purchased during calendar year 2002;
                    (C) that the manufacturer maintains invoices along
                with other supporting documentation (such as price
                lists and other technical descriptions of the fabric
                qualities) showing the dollar value of such fabric
                purchased, the date of purchase, and evidencing the
                fabric as woven cotton fabric of 80s or higher count
                and 2-ply in warp; and
                    (D) that the fabric was suitable for use in the
                manufacturing of men's and boys' cotton shirts.
            (5) Date of purchase.--For purposes of the affidavit under
        paragraph (4), the date of purchase shall be the invoice date,
        and the dollar value shall be determined excluding duty,
        shipping, and related costs.
            (6) Affidavit of yarn spinners.--The affidavit required by
        paragraph (3)(B) is a notarized affidavit provided by an
        officer of the producer of ring spun yarns that affirms--
                    (A) that the producer used pima cotton grown in the
                United States during the period January 1, 2002,
                through December 31, 2002, to produce ring spun cotton
                yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120
                metric number), in single and plied form during 2002;
                    (B) the quantity, measured in pounds, of ring spun
                cotton yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex
                (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and plied form
                during calendar year 2002; and
                    (C) that the producer maintains supporting
                documentation showing the quantity of such yarns
                produced, and evidencing the yarns as ring spun cotton
                yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120
                metric number), in single and plied form during
                calendar year 2002.
            (7) No appeal.--Any amount paid by the Commissioner of the
        Bureau of Customs and Border Protection under this section
        shall be final and not subject to appeal or protest.

Summary: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to reduce, through December 31, 2008 , the duty on certain cotton shirting fabrics. Limits the quantity of imported cotton woven fabric entered by or on behalf of each manufacturer of men's and boy's shirts. Provides for the issuance of import licenses subject to such limitation. Establishes the Pima Cotton Trust Fund within the Treasury, consisting of transfers from the general fund in amounts attributable to the duty received since January 1, 1994, on woven fabrics of cotten under specified HTSUS headings. Provides for annual distribution of amounts from such Fund to a nationally recognized association of shirting manufacturers for the promotion of US-grown pima cotton, and to yarn spinners of such cotton.

To provide temporary duty reductions for certain cotton fabrics, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``First-time Homebuyer Affordability
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) it is desirable to make funds available from individual
        retirement plans to encourage first time home ownership, and
            (2) the tax and penalty on the premature withdrawal of
        funds from individual retirement plans are substantial
        impediments to making such funds available for that purpose.
    (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the Congress to remove impediments
to home investment by first-time homebuyers by permitting owners of
individual retirement plans to direct the trustees of such plans to
invest plan funds as home equity or debt in the homes of such owners or
in the home of family members who are first-time homebuyers.

SEC. 3. CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE EQUITY INVESTMENTS
              IN PRINCIPAL RESIDENCES FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS.

    (a) Exemption From Prohibited Transaction Rules.--Section 4975 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax on prohibited
transactions) is amended by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as
subsections (i) and (j), respectively, and by inserting after
subsection (g) the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Special Rule for Home Equity Participation Arrangements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The prohibitions provided in subsection
        (c) shall not apply to any qualified home equity participation
        arrangement to the extent that the amount paid to acquire the
        ownership interest referred to paragraph (2)(A) does not exceed
        $10,000.
            ``(2) Qualified home equity participation arrangement.--For
        purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified home equity
                participation arrangement' means an arrangement--
                            ``(i) under which the trustee of an
                        individual retirement plan, at the direction of
                        the eligible participant, shall acquire an
                        ownership interest in any dwelling unit which
                        within a reasonable period of time (determined
                        at the time the arrangement is executed) is to
                        be used as the principal residence for a first-
                        time homebuyer, and
                            ``(ii) which meets the requirements of
                        subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Ownership interest requirement.--An
                arrangement shall meet the requirements of this
                subparagraph if the ownership interest described in
                subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) is a fee interest in such property
                        (and, in the case of an arrangement which is
                        not otherwise at arm's length, the trustee's
                        fee interest would be reasonable in an arm's
                        length arrangement),
                            ``(ii) by its terms requires repayment in
                        full upon the sale or other transfer of the
                        dwelling unit, and
                            ``(iii) may not be used as security for any
                        loan secured by any interest in the dwelling
                        unit.
            ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Eligible participant.--The term `eligible
                participant' means an individual on whose behalf an
                individual retirement plan is established.
                    ``(B) First-time homebuyer.--The term `first-time
                homebuyer' means an individual who--
                            ``(i) is an eligible participant or
                        qualified family member, and
                            ``(ii) had (and if married, such
                        individual's spouse had) no present ownership
                        interest in a principal residence at any time
                        during the 24-month period before the date of
                        the arrangement.
                    ``(C) Qualified family member.--The term `qualified
                family member' means a child (as defined in section
                151(c)(3)), parent, or grandparent of the eligible
                participant (or such participant's spouse). Section
                152(b)(2) shall apply in determining if an individual
                is a parent or grandparent of an eligible participant
                (or such participant's spouse).
                    ``(D) Acquisition; etc.--
                            ``(i) Acquisition.--The term `acquisition'
                        includes construction, reconstruction, and
                        improvement related to such acquisition.
                            ``(ii) Acquisition cost.--The term
                        `acquisition cost' has the meaning given such
                        term by section 143(k)(3).
                    ``(E) Principal residence.--The term `principal
                residence' has the same meaning as when used in section
                121.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to arrangements entered into after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 4. LOANS USED TO ACQUIRE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCES FOR FIRST-TIME
              HOMEBUYERS.

    (a) Individual Retirement Plans.--Section 408(e) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to tax treatment of accounts and
annuities) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
            ``(7) Loans used to purchase a home for first-time
        homebuyers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (3) shall not apply to
                any qualified home purchase loan made by an individual
                retirement plan.
                    ``(B) Qualified home purchase loan.--For purposes
                of this paragraph, the term `qualified home purchase
                loan' means a loan--
                            ``(i) made by the trustee of an individual
                        retirement plan at the direction of the
                        individual on whose behalf such plan is
                        established,
                            ``(ii) the proceeds of which are used for
                        the acquisition of a dwelling unit which within
                        a reasonable period of time (determined at the
                        time the loan is made) is to be used as the
                        principal residence for a first-time homebuyer,
                            ``(iii) which by its terms requires
                        interest on the loan to be paid not less
                        frequently than monthly,
                            ``(iv) which by its terms requires
                        repayment in full not later than the earlier
                        of--
                                    ``(I) the date which is 15 years
                                after the date of acquisition of the
                                dwelling unit, or
                                    ``(II) the date of the sale or
                                other transfer of the dwelling unit,
                            ``(v) which by its terms treats--
                                    ``(I) any amount required to be
                                paid under clause (iii) during any
                                taxable year which is not paid at the
                                time required to be paid, and
                                    ``(II) any amount remaining unpaid
                                as of the beginning of the taxable year
                                beginning after the period described in
                                clause (iv),
                        as distributed during such taxable year to the
                        individual on whose behalf such plan is
                        established and subject to section 72(t)(1),
                        and
                            ``(vi) which bears interest from the date
                        of the loan at a rate not less than 2
                        percentage points below, and not more than 2
                        percentage points above, the rate for
                        comparable United States Treasury obligations
                        on such date.
                Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require
                such a loan to be secured by the dwelling unit.
                    ``(C) Limitation on amount of loans.--The amount of
                borrowings to which paragraph (3) does not apply by
                reason of this paragraph shall not exceed $10,000.
                    ``(D) Denial of interest deduction.--No deduction
                shall be allowed under this chapter for interest on any
                qualified home purchase loan.
                    ``(E) Definitions.--For purposes of this
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) First-time homebuyer.--The term
                        `first-time homebuyer' has the meaning given
                        such term by section 4975(h)(3)(B).
                            ``(ii) Acquisition.--The term `acquisition'
                        has the meaning given such term by section
                        4975(h)(3)(D)(i).
                            ``(iii) Principal residence.--The term
                        `principal residence' has the same meaning as
                        when used in section 121.
                            ``(iv) Date of acquisition.--The term `date
                        of acquisition' means the date--
                                    ``(I) on which a binding contract
                                to acquire the principal residence to
                                which subparagraph (B) applies is
                                entered into, or
                                    ``(II) on which construction,
                                reconstruction, or improvement of such
                                a principal residence is commenced.''.
    (b) Prohibited Transaction.--Section 4975(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemptions from tax on prohibited
transactions) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph
(14), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting
``; or'', and by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new
paragraph:
            ``(16) any loan that is a qualified home purchase loan (as
        defined in section 408(e)(7)(B)).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to loans made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Allows the use of amounts in an individual retirement plan to make loans of up to $10,000 to purchase a home for a first-time homebuyer on behalf of an eligible participant or a family member. Prohibits a related interest deduction. Requires repayment within 15 years.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Federal Communications Commission has assigned 2-1-
        1 as the national telephone number for telephone service for
        information and referral on human services, declaring that 2-1-
        1 best satisfies the public interest in allotting the limited
        resource of this abbreviated number. In 2005, the Commission
        will assess the widespread utilization of the 2-1-1 telephone
        number and evaluate whether to continue the assignment of that
        telephone number for that service.
            (2) The number ``2-1-1'' is an easy-to-remember telephone
        number that facilitates critical connections between
        individuals and families seeking services, volunteer
        opportunities, or both and appropriate human service agencies,
        including community-based and faith-based organizations and
        government agencies.
            (3) There are more than 820,000 nonprofit organizations in
        the United States. Individuals and families often find it
        difficult to navigate through a complex and ever-growing maze
        of human service agencies and programs, spending inordinate
        amounts of time trying to identify an agency or program that
        provides a service that may be immediately or urgently required
        and often abandoning the search from frustration or a lack of
        quality information.
            (4) At the Federal, State, and local levels, government
        funding supports well-intentioned programs that are not fully
        utilized because of a lack of access to and information on such
        programs by the public. Program administrators have indicated
        that there is a need for a simple way to connect those eligible
        for programs with available program resources. 2-1-1 telephone
        service will reduce the number of inappropriate calls to
        government offices by directing consumers to the appropriate
        human services agency, resulting in a more effective use of
        government services.
            (5) Many families need information on government and not-
        for-profit services that address domestic violence, support
        adequate and stable housing, alleviate hunger, and provide for
        high-quality day care, afterschool activities, summer
        activities, job training and assistance, elder care, and
        disaster recovery.
            (6) Individuals often need support, services, or both when
        suffering emotional distress, having suicidal thoughts or
        behavior, contemplating violence, or using drugs or alcohol.
            (7) Americans desire to volunteer and become involved in
        their communities. This desire, together with a desire to
        donate to organizations which provide human services, are among
        the reasons to contact a center which provides information and
        referral on volunteer opportunities and human services.
            (8) Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, an
        estimated 400 telephone hotlines were established in New York,
        New York, for various funds and services, creating a confusing
        network for victims and volunteers to navigate. A Comptroller
        General report on charitable aid following the terrorist
        attacks found that ``families of victims generally believed
        they had to navigate a maze of service providers in the early
        months'' and that ``good information about and easy access to
        available assistance could help survivors in the recovery
        process''.
            (9) The 107th Congress recognized the importance of 2-1-1
        telephone service in community preparedness and response by
        including use of that telephone number for public information
        as an allowable use of funds under grants for preparedness and
        response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies
        under section 319C-1 of the Public Health Service Act (42
        U.S.C. 247d-3a), as added by section 131 of the Public Health
        Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
        (Public Law 107-188).
            (10) While 20 percent of the population has access to 2-1-1
        telephone service in 21 States, inadequate funding prevents
        access to that telephone service throughout each of the States.
        2-1-1 telephone service is currently available statewide only
        in Connecticut and Hawaii.
            (11) Rapid deployment nationwide of 2-1-1 telephone service
        as a means of access to information about and referral on human
        services requires collaboration among State governments,
        comprehensive and specialized information and referral centers,
        human service organizations and service providers, emergency
        management and homeland security officials, telephone
        companies, and other relevant entities.
            (12) 2-1-1 telephone service facilitates the availability
        of a single repository where comprehensive data on all
        community services is collected, maintained, and updated
        regularly, reducing costs and duplication of efforts. The
        reliable data provided through 2-1-1 telephone service helps to
        better assess the needs of our communities and to immediately
        mobilize resources toward those needs.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO FACILITATE NATIONWIDE AVAILABILITY OF 2-1-1 SERVICE
              FOR INFORMATION AND REFERRAL ON HUMAN SERVICES.

    (a) Grants Required.--The Secretary of Commerce shall award a grant
to each State to carry out a program for the purpose of making
available throughout such State 2-1-1 telephone service for information
and referral on human services.
    (b) Grant To Be Available for Each State.--In awarding grants under
this section, the Secretary shall develop a formula for allocating
grant amounts among the States so that a grant may be awarded to each
State seeking a grant.
    (c) Requirement on Share of Activities.--
            (1) Requirement.--A State may not be awarded a grant under
        this section unless the State ensures that at least 50 percent
        of the resources of the program funded by the grant will be
        derived from other sources.
            (2) In-kind contributions.--The requirement in paragraph
        (1) may be satisfied by in-kind contributions of goods or
        services.
    (d) Lead Entity.--
            (1) In general.--A State seeking a grant under this section
        shall carry out this section through a lead entity meeting the
        requirements of this subsection.
            (2) 2-1-1 Collaborative.--An entity shall be treated as the
        2-1-1 Collaborative for a State under this subsection if the
        entity--
                    (A) exists for such purpose under State law;
                    (B) exists for such purpose by order of the State
                public utility commission; or
                    (C) is a collaborative entity established by the
                State for such purpose from among representatives of--
                            (i) an informal existing 2-1-1 statewide
                        collaborative, if any, in the State;
                            (ii) State agencies;
                            (iii) community-based organizations;
                            (iv) faith-based organizations;
                            (v) not-for-profit organizations;
                            (vi) comprehensive and specialized
                        information and referral providers, including
                        current 2-1-1 call centers;
                            (vii) foundations; and
                            (viii) businesses.
            (3) Requirements for preexisting lead entities.--An entity
        described by subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) may be
        treated as a lead entity under this subsection only if such
        entity collaborates, to the extent practicable, with the
        organizations and entities listed in subparagraph (C) of that
        paragraph.
    (e) Application.--
            (1) In general.--The lead entity on behalf of each State
        seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the
        Secretary an application therefor in such form as the Secretary
        shall require.
            (2) Information.--An application on behalf of a State under
        this subsection shall contain information as follows:
                    (A) Information on the program to be carried out by
                the lead entity of the State in order to plan to make
                available throughout the State 2-1-1 telephone service
                for information and referral on human services,
                including information on the manner in which the lead
                entity will develop, sustain, and evaluate the program.
                    (B) Information on the sources of resources for the
                program for purposes of meeting the requirement in
                subsection (c).
                    (C) Any additional information that the Secretary
                may require for purposes of this section.
    (f) Subgrants.--
            (1) Authority.--In carrying out a program to make 2-1-1
        telephone service available throughout a State at no charge to
        the caller, the lead entity of the State may make subgrants to
        such persons or entities as the lead entity considers
        appropriate for purposes of the program, including subgrants to
        provide funds--
                    (A) for the provision of 2-1-1 telephone service;
                    (B) for the operation and maintenance of 2-1-1 call
                centers; and
                    (C) for such other purposes as the 2-1-1
                Collaborative considers appropriate for purposes of the
                program, including planning, public awareness,
                training, accreditation, and evaluation.
            (2) Considerations.--In awarding a subgrant under this
        subsection, a lead entity shall consider--
                    (A) the ability of the person or entity seeking the
                subgrant to carry out activities or provide services
                consistent with the program;
                    (B) the extent to which the award of the subgrant
                will facilitate equitable geographic distribution of
                subgrants under this section to ensure that rural
                communities have access to 2-1-1 telephone service; and
                    (C) the extent to which the recipient of the
                subgrant will establish and maintain cooperative
                relationships with specialized information and referral
                centers, crisis centers, 9-1-1 call centers, and 3-1-1
                call centers, if applicable.
    (g) Use of Grant and Subgrant Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts awarded as grants or subgrants
        under this section shall be used solely to make available 2-1-1
        telephone service for community information and referral on
        human services, including telephone connections between
        families and individuals seeking such services and the
        providers of such services.
            (2) Particular matters.--In making 2-1-1 telephone service
        available, the recipient of a grant or subgrant shall, to the
        maximum extent practicable--
                    (A) abide by the Key Standards for 2-1-1 Centers as
                specified in the Standards for Professional Information
                and Referral Requirements for Alliance of Information
                Referral Systems (AIRS) Accreditation and Operating 2-
                1-1 Systems; and
                    (B) collaborate with human service organizations,
                whether public or private, to provide an exhaustive
                database of services with which to provide information
                or referral to individuals utilizing 2-1-1 telephone
                service.
            (3) Use of funds.--Amounts of a subgrant under subsection
        (e) may be used by grantees for Statewide and regional
        planning, start-up costs (including costs of software and
        hardware upgrades and telecommunications costs), training,
        accreditation, public awareness, evaluation of activities, and
        the provision of 2-1-1 telephone service.
    (h) Requirement on Allocation of Grant Amounts.--Of the amounts
awarded under this section, an aggregate of not less than 10 percent
shall be allocated for evaluation, training, and technical assistance,
and for management and administration of subgrants awarded under this
section.
    (i) Reports.--The lead entity of each State awarded a grant under
this section for a fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary, not later
than 60 days after the end of such fiscal year, a report on the program
funded by the grant. Each report shall--
            (1) describe the program funding by the grant; and
            (2) assess the effectiveness of the program in making
        available throughout such State 2-1-1 telephone service for
        information and referral on human services in accordance with
        the provisions of this section.
    (j) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Human services.--The term ``human services'' means
        services as follows:
                    (A) Services that assist individuals in becoming
                more self-sufficient, in preventing dependency, and in
                strengthening family relationships.
                    (B) Services that support personal and social
                development.
                    (C) Services that help ensure the health and well-
                being of individuals, families, and communities.
            (2) Information and referral center.--The term
        ``information and referral center'' means a center that--
                    (A) maintains a database of providers of human
                services in a State or locality;
                    (B) assists individuals, families, and communities
                in identifying, understanding, and accessing the
                providers of human services and the human services
                offered by the providers of such services; and
                    (C) tracks types of calls referred and received to
                document the demands for services.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the several States,
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
        Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
        the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act amounts as follows:
            (1) For fiscal year 2004, $200,000,000.
            (2) For each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, such sums
        as may be necessary.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain
available until expended.

Summary: Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to award a grant to each State to carry out a program for making available throughout that State the 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services. Requires a participating State to ensure that at least 50 percent of the resources of the program funded by the grant will be derived from other sources. Requires a State seeking a grant to carry out its activities through a lead entity to be known as a 2-1-1 Collaborative. Requires grant amounts to be used solely to make available to a State 2-1-1 telephone service for community information and referral on human services, including telephone connections between families and individuals seeking services and the service providers. Requires grant recipients to: (1) abide by the Key Standards for 2-1-1 Centers. And (2) collaborate with human service organizations to provide an exhaustive database of services with which to provide information or referral to individuals utilizing the 2-1-1 service.

A bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral services, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Building Bridges and Transforming
Resentment and Unfairness to Support and Trust for Municipal Law
Enforcement Act of 2014'' or the ``Build TRUST Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The growing trend of local units of government using
        traffic fines and traffic court fees and costs as revenue
        generators promotes unfair, excessive targeting of citizens by
        law enforcement agents, infringes on civil liberties, and
        promotes reliance on unpredictable revenue sources.
            (2) The growing trend of local units of government using
        traffic fines and traffic court fees and costs as revenue
        generators has the potential to breed public cynicism and
        distrust of local law enforcement agencies, and to lessen
        public confidence that the laws are being enforced impartially
        and the criminal justice system is administered equally.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN GRANT FUNDING FOR UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    (a) Collection of Fines for Violations of Traffic Laws.--Except as
provided in subsection (b) or section 4, a unit of local government
which, during the previous 3 fiscal years, funded an amount that, on
average, was greater than 18 percent of its operating budget using
revenue generated from collecting fines and other fees related to
violations of traffic laws, shall, in the case of a unit of local
government receiving grant funds under subpart 1 of part E of title I
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3750 et seq.), receive only 25 percent of the grant award that would
have otherwise been awarded to that unit of local government under such
subpart.
    (b) Disproportionate Racial Composition of Law Enforcement
Agencies.--In the case of a unit of local government described in
subsection (a) for which, during the previous fiscal year, the
percentage of individuals who identify as a race who were employees of
the law enforcement agency for that unit of local government, and the
percentage of individuals who identify as that race who live in the
jurisdiction which that law enforcement agency serves, differs by
greater than 30 percent, the unit of local government shall receive
only 5 percent of the grant award that would have otherwise been
awarded to that unit of local government under subpart 1 of part E of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3750 et seq.).
    (c) Obligation of States.--A State that receives a grant award
under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), which does not
reduce a subgrant award made under such grant to a unit of local
government in its jurisdiction in accordance with this section, shall,
in the succeeding fiscal year, receive only 50 percent of the grant
award that would have otherwise been awarded to that State under such
subpart.
    (d) Reallocation.--Any funds withheld from a State or unit of local
government from a direct grant award by the Attorney General shall be
reallocated in accordance with subpart 1 of part E of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et
seq.).

SEC. 4. EXEMPTIONS.

    The provisions of section 3 shall not apply in the case of any unit
of local government--
            (1) that serves a population of less than 15,000 people and
        so certifies to the Attorney General; or
            (2) to which the Attorney General has granted a waiver
        under section 5.

SEC. 5. WAIVERS.

    The Attorney General may, in his or her discretion, grant a waiver
under this section to any unit of local government for good cause
shown, and shall consider the following factors:
            (1) Whether, resulting from allegations of excessive uses
        of force, false arrests, improper searches and seizures,
        failures to discipline officers sufficiently, or failure to
        supervise officers, the unit of local government is subject to
        a consent decree or Memorandum of Understanding, or the subject
        of an investigation by the Special Litigation Section of the
        Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
            (2) Whether the unit of local government has taken
        affirmative action to ensure that adequate practices and
        procedures are in place to increase public trust and confidence
        in the impartial and equitable administration of justice,
        including--
                    (A) whether incidents of officer involved shootings
                and uses of excessive force are investigated by a
                Special Prosecutor appointed by the Governor, State
                Attorney General, or Presiding Judge of the local court
                of jurisdiction;
                    (B) whether incidents of officer involved shootings
                and uses of excessive force are adjudicated in a public
                proceeding rather than the grand jury process.
            (3) Whether the minority community is equitably represented
        in the municipality's legislative body and executive
        departments.

Summary: Building Bridges and Transforming Resentment and Unfairness to Support and Trust for Municipal Law Enforcement Act of 2014 or the Build TRUST Act of 2014 - Reduces the amount that would otherwise be awarded to a unit of local government under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program: (1) by 75 for any such unit that, during the previous three fiscal years, funded an amount that on average was greater than 18 of its operating budget using revenue generated from collecting fines and other fees related to violations of traffic laws. And (2) by 95 for any such unit for which, during the previous fiscal year, the percentage of individuals who identify as a race who were employees of the law enforcement agency for that unit and the percentage of individuals who identify as that race who live in the jurisdiction such agency serves differ by greater than 30. Reduces by 50 the amount that would otherwise be awarded under such Program to a state that did not reduce a subgrant award to a unit of local government in accordance with this Act in the preceding fiscal year. Requires the Attorney General to reallocate funds withheld from a state or unit of local government pursuant to this Act in accordance with the Program. Exempts any local governmental unit which certifies that it serves a population of less than 15,000 or to which the Attorney General has granted a waiver for good cause shown based on specified factors, including that: (1) such unit has taken affirmative action to ensure that adequate practices and procedures are in place to increase public trust and confidence in the impartial and equitable administration of justice, and (2) the minority community is equitably represented in the unit's legislative body and executive departments.

Build TRUST Act of 2014