SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Information Improvement
Act''.

SEC. 2. NONPREEMPTIBLE ADVERTISING; LOWEST UNIT CHARGES.

    Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``forty-five'' and inserting in
                lieu thereof ``30'';
                    (B) by striking ``sixty'' and inserting in lieu
                thereof ``45''; and
                    (C) by striking ``lowest unit charge of the station
                for the same class and amount of time for the same
                period'' and insert ``lowest charge of the station for
                the same amount of time for the same time of day and
                day of week'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
        (d) and (e), respectively;
            (3) by inserting immediately after subsection (b) the
        following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a licensee shall not
preempt the use, during any period specified in subsection (b)(1), of a
broadcasting station by a legally qualified candidate for public office
who has purchased and paid for such use pursuant to the provisions of
subsection (b)(1).
    ``(2) If a program to be broadcast by a broadcasting station is
preempted because of circumstances beyond the control of the
broadcasting station, any candidate advertising spot scheduled to be
broadcast during that program may also be preempted.''; and
            (4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (2) of
        this section)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (1);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (2) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end thereof the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(3) a station's lowest charge for purposes of paragraph
        (1)--
                    ``(A) with respect to a primary or primary runoff
                election, is determined for the interval beginning 60
                days before such election and ending on the date of
                that election; and
                    ``(B) with respect to a general or special
                election, is determined for the interval beginning 90
                days before such election and ending on the date of
                that election.''.

SEC. 3. FREE BROADCAST TIME FOR POLICY DEBATES.

    (a) Condition of License Renewal.--Section 309(h) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(h)) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end thereof the following: ``; and (4) every
broadcast station license issued under this Act shall be subject to the
free broadcast time obligations imposed by section 315(c)''.
    (b) Free-Time Obligations.--Section 315 of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
        (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Each license for a broadcasting station shall annually
make available free broadcast time for policy debates in accordance
with the requirements of this subsection. The Commission shall not
renew the license of any licensee who substantially fails or refuses to
comply with the requirements of this subsection, but such licensee
shall not be subject to any other sanction or remedy for such failure
or refusal.
    ``(2) A licensee subject to this subsection shall allot free
broadcast time for policy debates in accordance with the following
standards:
            ``(A) Such licensee shall allot not less than 30 minutes of
        free broadcast time during each even-numbered year to--
                    ``(i) the candidates for the House of
                Representatives of each qualified political party for
                any congressional district that falls within the grade
                B contour of such stations signal; and
                    ``(ii) the candidates for the Senate of each
                qualified political party of the State within which the
                preponderance of the station's audience resides.
            ``(B) The broadcast time allotted by any licensee shall be
        allotted so that--
                    ``(i) the broadcast is during the hours of 7 to 10
                p.m. on weekdays; and
                    ``(ii) the broadcast is during the four weeks
                immediately preceding election day.
    ``(3) A political party shall be treated as a qualified political
party for purposes of paragraph (2) if the candidate for President of
such party in the most recent presidential election received more than
5 percent of the total number of votes cast by individuals for that
office.
    ``(4) A licensee allots free broadcast time as required by this
subsection by broadcasting the joint appearance by each of the
candidates described in paragraph (2)(A) (i) or (ii) at a forum for the
discussion of political issues, or, if any such candidate refuses to so
appear, the appearance by the remainder of such candidates not refusing
to appear.
    ``(5) Nothing in this subsection, and no use of free broadcast time
allotted under this subsection, shall be construed to restrict or
otherwise affect the purchase of advertising time under subsection (b)
of this section.''.
    (c) Free Cable Time.--Section 611 of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 531) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(f) A cable operator shall annually make available free cable
time for policy debates in accordance with the requirements of
regulations prescribed by the Commission. Such regulations shall, to
the extent practicable, require each such cable operator to provide
such free cable time in the same amounts and manner, to the same
candidates, and subject to the same conditions as free broadcast time
is required to be provided by broadcast station licensees under section
315(c) of this Act. No franchise authority shall renew the franchise of
any cable operator who substantially fails or refuses to comply with
such regulations, but such operator shall not be subject to any other
sanction or remedy for such failure or refusal.''.

Summary: Campaign Information Improvement Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) limit the cost to qualified candidates of broadcasting time for pre-election political advertising to the lowest charge of the station for the same amount of time for the same time of day and day of the week. (2) prohibit any broadcast licensee from preempting the use of any such time purchased and paid for by a qualified candidate, unless the program during which the advertisement was scheduled to appear is preempted due to circumstances beyond the control of the broadcaster. (3) reduce the pre-election period during which the lowest charge is effective from 45 days to 30 days before primary elections and from 60 days to 45 days before general or special elections. And (4) specify that for purposes of calculating a station's lowest charge, broadcasters must consider the charges made during the 60-day period prior to a primary or primary runoff election and during the 90-day period before a general or special election. Requires radio broadcasting stations, in order to have their licenses renewed, to make available without charge not less than 30 minutes of broadcast time during appropriate viewing hours to candidates for the House and Senate within the four weeks preceding election day for policy debates. Imposes the same free-time obligations on cable television operators of channels for public, educational, or governmental use.

Campaign Information Improvement Act


SECTION 1. CANADIAN TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.

    (a) Amendment.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

       ``canadian transboundary movement of municipal solid waste

    ``Sec. 4011. (a) Prohibition.--No person shall import, transport,
or export municipal solid waste for final disposal or for incineration
in violation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning the
Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste, or any regulations issued to
implement and enforce such agreement.
    ``(b) Administrator's Authority.--The Administrator shall perform
the functions of the Designated Authority of the United States with
respect to the importation and exportation of municipal solid waste
under the agreement described in subsection (a). Beginning immediately
upon the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall implement
and enforce the notice and consent provisions of such agreement, as
well as the other provisions thereof. In considering whether to consent
to the importation of municipal solid waste under article 3(c) of such
agreement, the Administrator shall--
            ``(1) give substantial weight to the views of the State or
        States into which the municipal solid waste is to be imported,
        and consider the views of the local government with
        jurisdiction over the location where the waste is to be
        disposed; and
            ``(2) consider the impact of the importation on--
                    ``(A) continued public support for and adherence to
                State and local recycling programs;
                    ``(B) landfill capacity as provided in
                comprehensive waste management plans;
                    ``(C) air emissions from increased vehicular
                traffic;
                    ``(D) road deterioration from increased vehicular
                traffic; and
                    ``(E) public health and the environment.
    ``(c) Compliance Orders.--(1) Whenever on the basis of any
information the Administrator determines that any person has violated
or is in violation of this section, the Administrator may issue an
order assessing a civil penalty for any past or current violation,
requiring compliance immediately or within a specified time period, or
both, or the Administrator may commence a civil action in the United
States district court in the district in which the violation occurred
for appropriate relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction.
    ``(2) Any order issued pursuant to this subsection shall state with
reasonable specificity the nature of the violation. Any penalty
assessed in the order shall not exceed $25,000 per day of noncompliance
for each violation. In assessing such a penalty, the Administrator
shall take into account the seriousness of the violation and any good
faith efforts to comply with applicable requirements.
    ``(d) Public Hearing.--Any order issued under this section shall
become final unless, not later than 30 days after the order is served,
the person or persons named therein request a public hearing. Upon such
request the Administrator shall promptly conduct a public hearing. In
connection with any proceeding under this section the Administrator may
issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of relevant papers, books, and documents, and may promulgate
rules for discovery procedures.
    ``(e) Violation of Compliance Orders.--If a violator fails to take
corrective action within the time specified in a compliance order, the
Administrator may assess a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for
each day of continued noncompliance with the order.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of such
subtitle D is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 4011. Canadian transboundary movement of municipal solid
                            waste.''.

SEC. 2. INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF
              MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 4012. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL
              SOLID WASTE.

    ``(a) Authority.--A State may enact a law or laws imposing
limitations (including a prohibition) on the receipt and disposal of
foreign municipal solid waste.
    ``(b) Effect on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.--No State action
taken as authorized by this section shall be considered to impose an
undue burden on interstate and foreign commerce or to otherwise impair,
restrain, or discriminate against interstate and foreign commerce.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Foreign municipal solid waste.--The term `foreign
        municipal solid waste' means municipal solid waste generated
        outside of the United States.
            ``(2) Municipal solid waste.--
                    ``(A) Waste included.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), the term `municipal solid waste'
                means--
                            ``(i) all waste materials discarded for
                        disposal by households, including single and
                        multifamily residences, and hotels and motels;
                        and
                            ``(ii) all waste materials discarded for
                        disposal that were generated by commercial,
                        institutional, municipal, and industrial
                        sources, to the extent such materials--
                                    ``(I) are essentially the same as
                                materials described in clause (i); and
                                    ``(II) were collected and disposed
                                of with other municipal solid waste
                                described in clause (i) or subclause
                                (I) of this clause as part of normal
                                municipal solid waste collection
                                services, except that this subclause
                                does not apply to hazardous materials
                                other than hazardous materials that,
                                pursuant to regulations issued under
                                section 3001(d), are not subject to
                                regulation under subtitle C.
                Examples of municipal solid waste include food and yard
                waste, paper, clothing, appliances, consumer product
                packaging, disposable diapers, office supplies,
                cosmetics, glass and metal food containers, and
                household hazardous waste. Such term shall include
                debris resulting from construction, remodeling, repair,
                or demolition of structures.
                    ``(B) Waste not included.--The term `municipal
                solid waste' does not include any of the following:
                            ``(i) Any solid waste identified or listed
                        as a hazardous waste under section 3001, except
                        for household hazardous waste.
                            ``(ii) Any solid waste, including
                        contaminated soil and debris, resulting from--
                                    ``(I) a response action taken under
                                section 104 or 106 of the Comprehensive
                                Environmental Response, Compensation,
                                and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9604 or
                                9606);
                                    ``(II) a response action taken
                                under a State law with authorities
                                comparable to the authorities of such
                                section 104 or 106; or
                                    ``(III) a corrective action taken
                                under this Act.
                            ``(iii) Recyclable materials that have been
                        separated, at the source of the waste, from
                        waste otherwise destined for disposal or that
                        have been managed separately from waste
                        destined for disposal.
                            ``(iv) Scrap rubber to be used as a fuel
                        source.
                            ``(v) Materials and products returned from
                        a dispenser or distributor to the manufacturer
                        or an agent of the manufacturer for credit,
                        evaluation, and possible reuse.
                            ``(vi) Any solid waste that is--
                                    ``(I) generated by an industrial
                                facility; and
                                    ``(II) transported for the purpose
                                of treatment, storage, or disposal to a
                                facility or unit thereof that is owned
                                or operated by the generator of the
                                waste, located on property owned by the
                                generator or a company with which the
                                generator is affiliated, or the
                                capacity of which is contractually
                                dedicated exclusively to a specific
                                generator, so long as the disposal area
                                complies with local and State land use
                                and zoning regulations applicable to
                                the disposal site.
                            ``(vii) Any medical waste that is
                        segregated from or not mixed with solid waste.
                            ``(viii) Sewage sludge and residuals from
                        any sewage treatment plant.
                            ``(ix) Combustion ash generated by resource
                        recovery facilities or municipal incinerators,
                        or waste from manufacturing or processing
                        (including pollution control) operations not
                        essentially the same as waste normally
                        generated by households.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of the
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6901) is further amended by
adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 4012. International transportation and disposal of municipal
                            solid waste.''.

Summary: Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit any person from importing, transporting, or exporting municipal solid waste for final disposal or for incineration in violation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste or any regulation implementing such agreement. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) perform the functions of the Designated Authority of the United States with respect to such importation and exportation under the agreement. And (2) implement and enforce the notice and consent provisions of the agreement as well as its other provisions. Sets forth factors to consider in determining whether to consent to the importation of municipal solid waste. Requires that the views of States be given substantial weight. Authorizes the Administrator to issue orders assessing civil penalties, requiring compliance, or both, or to commence civil actions in US district court to address violations of this Act. Limits civil penalties assessed pursuant to an administrative order to $25,000 per day of noncompliance. Authorizes persons subject to administrative orders to request a public hearing. Authorizes States to enact laws imposing limitations on the receipt and disposal of foreign municipal solid waste. States that no such action shall be considered to impose an undue burden on interstate or foreign commerce.

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada respecting the importation of municipal solid waste, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``World Trade Center Zone Tax
Incentive Act''.

SEC. 2. TAX TREATMENT OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS RELOCATING TO WORLD TRADE
              CENTER AREA.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to New York Liberty Zone benefits) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1400M. NO ADDITIONAL CORPORATE INCOME TAXES ON FOREIGN
              CORPORATIONS RELOCATING HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS TO NEW
              YORK LIBERTY ZONE.

    ``(a) General Rule.--If there is a qualified headquarters
relocation of an eligible foreign corporation, any qualified
headquarters activities of the corporation conducted in the New York
Liberty Zone shall be treated as conducted outside the United States
for purposes of determining--
            ``(1) the amount of any tax imposed by this chapter, or the
        amount of withholding tax under chapter 3, on the corporation,
        or
            ``(2) whether the corporation has a permanent establishment
        within the United States for purposes of any applicable income
        tax treaty between the United States and any foreign country.
    ``(b) Qualified Headquarters Relocation.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified headquarters
        relocation' means any relocation of an eligible foreign
        corporation's qualified headquarters activities to the New York
        Liberty Zone but only if the corporation with respect to such
        relocation--
                    ``(A) before September 11, 2007, enters into a
                contract--
                            ``(i) under which the corporation agrees to
                        acquire, lease, sublease, or otherwise occupy
                        office space located in the New York Liberty
                        Zone for use in the conduct of the activities
                        to be relocated, and
                            ``(ii) which requires a substantial
                        financial commitment or provides a substantial
                        cancellation penalty, and
                    ``(B) before September 11, 2009--
                            ``(i) transfers to the New York Liberty
                        Zone qualified headquarters activities meeting
                        the requirements of paragraph (2), and
                            ``(ii) locates employees in the New York
                        Liberty Zone in accordance with the
                        requirements of paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Transfer of qualified headquarters activities.--The
        requirements of this paragraph are met if the transfer of
        qualified headquarters activities includes at least the
        transfer of a substantial part of the following activities
        which the eligible foreign corporation was performing for
        members of its expanded affiliated group immediately before the
        requirement of paragraph (1)(A) is met:
                    ``(A) The activities described in clause (ii) of
                subsection (c)(2)(A).
                    ``(B) High-level activities described in clause
                (iii) of subsection (c)(2)(A).
                    ``(C) The activities described in clause (iv) of
                subsection (c)(2)(A).
            ``(3) Transfer of employees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this
                paragraph are met if the eligible foreign corporation
                locates in the New York Liberty Zone a number of
                employees equal to or greater than the lesser of--
                            ``(i) 200 employees, or
                            ``(ii) the greater of--
                                    ``(I) 10 percent of the employees
                                of the corporation and the members of
                                its expanded affiliated group for which
                                the corporation performs headquarters
                                activities (as of the date the
                                requirements of paragraph (1)(B) are
                                first met), or
                                    ``(II) 50 employees.
                    ``(B) High-level employees.--The requirements of
                this paragraph shall be treated as met only if the
                eligible foreign corporation locates in the New York
                Liberty Zone at least--
                            ``(i) 50 percent of the senior officers of
                        the corporation, and
                            ``(ii) 50 percent of the senior business
                        development personnel of the corporation.
                    ``(C) Current united states employees not
                counted.--For purposes of determining whether the
                requirements of this paragraph are first met, and
                continue to be met during the 2-year period after the
                date on which the requirements are first met, there
                shall not be taken into account any individual who was
                an employee of the eligible foreign corporation or any
                member of its expanded affiliated group who was located
                in the United States at any time during the 1-year
                period ending on the later of--
                            ``(i) the date the requirements of
                        subsection (b)(1)(B) are first met, or
                            ``(ii) the date the employee is first
                        located in the New York Liberty Zone.
                Any period during which an individual was located in
                the New York Liberty Zone solely as part of a qualified
                headquarters relocation shall not be taken into account
                for purposes of the preceding sentence.
                    ``(D) Located.--An employee shall be treated as
                located in the New York Liberty Zone or the United
                States for any period if the services performed by the
                employee during the period are performed primarily in
                the New York Liberty Zone or the United States,
                respectively.
    ``(c) Eligible Foreign Corporation; Qualified Headquarters
Activities.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Eligible foreign corporation.--The term `eligible
        foreign corporation' means a foreign corporation which--
                    ``(A) performs qualified headquarters activities
                for 1 or more members of an expanded affiliated group
                including such corporation, and
                    ``(B) agrees to furnish to the Secretary (at such
                time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe)
                such information as the Secretary may require to carry
                out this section, including the gross revenue of the
                corporation derived from qualified headquarters
                activities.
            ``(2) Qualified headquarters activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified headquarters
                activities' means, with respect to any eligible foreign
                corporation--
                            ``(i) the ownership and management of any
                        member of the expanded affiliated group of
                        which it is a member,
                            ``(ii) the conduct of any treasury function
                        of a member of the expanded affiliated group of
                        which it is a member, including the borrowing
                        of funds, financing of members of the group and
                        related entities, and investment of excess
                        corporate funds, but not including the taking
                        of deposits from, or the making of loans to,
                        the public,
                            ``(iii) marketing and branding functions,
                            ``(iv) senior business management and
                        development, and
                            ``(v) any other activity incidental to any
                        activity described in clauses (i) through (iv).
                    ``(B) Certain activities previously conducted in
                united states not included.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Such term shall not
                        include any activity which the eligible foreign
                        corporation or any member of its expanded
                        affiliated group engaged in through an office
                        or fixed place of business in the United States
                        at any time during the 3-year period ending on
                        the date the requirements of subsection
                        (b)(1)(B) are first met.
                            ``(ii) Exception for relocation
                        activities.--The conduct of any activity as
                        part of a qualified headquarters relocation
                        shall not be taken into account in determining
                        whether clause (i) applies to the activity.
                            ``(iii) Exclusion ceases to apply if
                        activity not conducted in united states for 5
                        years.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Clause (i) shall
                                not apply to any activity conducted in
                                the New York Liberty Zone during the
                                taxable year described in subclause
                                (II) or any succeeding taxable year.
                                    ``(II) Applicable taxable year.--A
                                taxable year is described in this
                                subclause with respect to any activity
                                if such year is the first taxable year
                                in which ends a consecutive 5-year
                                period which begins after the date the
                                requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B)
                                are first met and during which the
                                eligible foreign corporation or any
                                member of its expanded affiliated group
                                did not engage in such activity through
                                an office or fixed place of business
                                within the United States.
                            ``(iv) Special rules for acquired
                        entities.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--If an acquired
                                entity engaged in an activity described
                                in subparagraph (A) through an office
                                or fixed place of business in the
                                United States (other than an activity
                                which was a qualified headquarters
                                activity of the acquired entity for
                                purposes of subsection (a)) at any time
                                during the 1-year period preceding the
                                first date on which the acquired entity
                                became a member of the expanded
                                affiliated group of the eligible
                                foreign corporation, such activity
                                shall be treated as an activity engaged
                                in by the eligible foreign corporation
                                on the day preceding the first day the
                                requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B)
                                are met.
                                    ``(II) Activities not conducted in
                                united states for 5 years.--If
                                subclause (I) applies to an activity,
                                clause (iii) shall be applied to the
                                activity by substituting the date the
                                acquired entity became a member of the
                                expanded affiliated group of the
                                eligible foreign corporation for the
                                first day the requirements of
                                subsection (b)(1)(B) are met.
                                    ``(III) Acquired entity.--The term
                                `acquired entity' means any corporation
                                or partnership which became a member of
                                the eligible foreign corporation's
                                expanded affiliated group after the
first date the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B) are met.
                            ``(v) Predecessor entities.--For purposes
                        of this subparagraph, any activity conducted by
                        a predecessor or related person with respect to
                        a member of an expanded affiliated group shall
                        be treated as conducted by the member.
    ``(d) Termination and Recapture of Tax Benefits.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to any
        qualified headquarters activities of an eligible foreign
        corporation for any taxable year if the corporation at any time
        during the taxable year or any preceding taxable year fails
        to--
                    ``(A) conduct the qualified headquarters activities
                described in subsection (b)(2), or
                    ``(B) meet the requirements of subsection (b)(3).
        The Secretary may waive the application of this paragraph in
        the case of a de minimis or inadvertent failure which is
        corrected within a reasonable period of time after discovery.
            ``(2) Recapture of tax on certain eligible foreign
        corporations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to any tax imposed
                by this chapter for the first taxable year during which
                this section does not apply to an eligible foreign
                corporation by reason of paragraph (1), there is hereby
                imposed on the eligible foreign corporation a tax equal
                to the recapture amount described in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Recapture amount.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The recapture amount
                        described in this subparagraph shall be the sum
                        of the amounts determined for each of the 4
                        taxable years preceding the first taxable year
                        to which this section does not apply by reason
                        of paragraph (1) by multiplying the qualified
                        tax benefits for each such year by the
                        following recapture percentage:

``In the case of--                  The recapture percentage is--
    The immediately preceding taxable year........                 80%
    The second preceding taxable year.............                 60%
    The third preceding taxable year..............                 40%
    The fourth preceding taxable year.............                 20%.
                            ``(ii) Qualified tax benefits.--For
                        purposes of this subparagraph, the term
                        `qualified tax benefits' means, with respect to
                        any taxable year described in clause (i), an
                        amount equal to the excess (if any) of--
                                    ``(I) the amount of the tax
                                liability which a foreign corporation
                                would have had for the taxable year
                                under this chapter and chapter 3 if
                                this section had not applied, over
                                    ``(II) the amount of such tax
                                liability for such corporation for such
                                taxable year without regard to this
                                paragraph.
                    ``(C) Interest.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In addition to the tax
                        imposed by subparagraph (A), an eligible
                        foreign corporation shall pay interest on the
                        recapture amount.
                            ``(ii) Calculation of interest.--The amount
                        of interest under clause (i) shall be
                        determined--
                                    ``(I) at the underpayment rate
                                specified in section 6621,
                                    ``(II) separately for each taxable
                                year, and
                                    ``(III) for the period beginning on
                                the due date for the tax return of the
                                corporation for such taxable year
                                (without regard to extensions) and
                                ending on the due date for the tax
                                return of the corporation for the first
                                taxable year to which this section
                                ceases to apply.
    ``(e) Expanded Affiliated Group.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `expanded affiliated group'
        means an affiliated group as defined in section 1504(a) but
        without regard to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1504(b),
        except that section 1504(a) shall be applied by substituting
        `50 percent' for `80 percent' each place it appears.
            ``(2) Partnerships.--Such term includes any partnership in
        which the eligible foreign corporation or its expanded
        affiliated group owns directly or indirectly more than 50
        percent of the capital or profit interests.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
section, including regulations--
            ``(1) which exclude from qualified headquarters activities
        any activities of a type not ordinarily performed by a
        corporation performing headquarters activities,
            ``(2) to apply this section in the case of eligible foreign
        corporations that conduct activities in the United States other
        than qualified headquarters activities, and
            ``(3) which prevent qualified foreign corporations from
        expanding the benefits available by reason of this paragraph
        through intercompany transactions.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter Y
of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 1400M. No additional corporate income taxes on foreign
                            corporations relocating headquarters
                            operations to New York Liberty Zone.''

Summary: World Trade Center Zone Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to state that if there is a qualified headquarters relocation of an eligible foreign corporation, any qualified headquarters activities of the corporation conducted in the New York Liberty Zone shall be treated as conducted outside the United States for purposes of determining: (1) the amount of any tax or withholding tax. Or (2) whether the corporation has a permanent establishment within the United States for purposes of any applicable income tax treaty between the United States and any foreign country. Sets forth qualified headquarters relocation criteria with respect to transfers of employees and headquarters activities. Provides for termination and recapture of tax benefits for failure to meet such requirements. Defines expanded affiliated group for purposes of this Act.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to attract foreign corporations to relocate to the area in New York City surrounding the former World Trade Center.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sportsmen's Heritage And
Recreational Enhancement Act'' or the ``SHARE Act''.

SEC. 2. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION COUNCIL ADVISORY
              COMMITTEE.

    The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION COUNCIL ADVISORY
              COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Wildlife and
Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee (in this
section referred to as the `Advisory Committee') to advise the
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat
conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting.
    ``(b) Duties of the Advisory Committee.--The Advisory Committee
shall advise the Secretaries with regard to--
            ``(1) implementation of Executive Order No. 13443:
        Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation,
        which directs Federal agencies `to facilitate the expansion and
        enhancement of hunting opportunities and the management of game
        species and their habitat';
            ``(2) policies or programs to conserve and restore
        wetlands, agricultural lands, grasslands, forest, and rangeland
        habitats;
            ``(3) policies or programs to promote opportunities and
        access to hunting and shooting sports on Federal lands;
            ``(4) policies or programs to recruit and retain new
        hunters and shooters;
            ``(5) policies or programs that increase public awareness
        of the importance of wildlife conservation and the social and
        economic benefits of recreational hunting and shooting; and
            ``(6) policies or programs that encourage coordination
        among the public, the hunting and shooting sports community,
        wildlife conservation groups, and States, tribes, and the
        Federal Government.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall
                consist of no more than 16 discretionary members and 7
                ex officio members.
                    ``(B) Ex officio members.--The ex officio members
                are--
                            ``(i) the Director of the United States
                        Fish and Wildlife Service or a designated
                        representative of the Director;
                            ``(ii) the Director of the Bureau of Land
                        Management or a designated representative of
                        the Director;
                            ``(iii) the Director of the National Park
                        Service or a designated representative of the
                        Director;
                            ``(iv) the Chief of the Forest Service or a
                        designated representative of the Chief;
                            ``(v) the Chief of the Natural Resources
                        Conservation Service or a designated
                        representative of the Chief;
                            ``(vi) the Administrator of the Farm
                        Service Agency or a designated representative
                        of the Administrator; and
                            ``(vii) the Executive Director of the
                        Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
                    ``(C) Discretionary members.--The discretionary
                members shall be appointed jointly by the Secretaries
                from at least one of each of the following:
                            ``(i) State fish and wildlife agencies.
                            ``(ii) Game bird hunting organizations.
                            ``(iii) Wildlife conservation
                        organizations.
                            ``(iv) Big game hunting organizations.
                            ``(v) The tourism, outfitter, or guiding
                        industry.
                            ``(vi) The firearms or ammunition
                        manufacturing industry.
                            ``(vii) The hunting or shooting equipment
                        retail industry.
                            ``(viii) Tribal resource management
                        organizations.
                            ``(ix) The agriculture industry.
                            ``(x) The ranching industry.
                            ``(xi) Waterfowl hunting organizations.
                    ``(D) Eligibility.--Prior to the appointment of the
                discretionary members, the Secretaries shall determine
                that all individuals nominated for appointment to the
                Advisory Committee, and the organization each
                individual represents, actively support and promote
                sustainable-use hunting, wildlife conservation, and
                recreational shooting.
            ``(2) Terms.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory Committee
                shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. Members shall
                not be appointed for more than 3 consecutive or
                nonconsecutive terms.
                    ``(B) Terms of initial appointees.--As designated
                by the Secretary at the time of appointment, of the
                members first appointed--
                            ``(i) 6 members shall be appointed for a
                        term of 4 years;
                            ``(ii) 5 members shall be appointed for a
                        term of 3 years; and
                            ``(iii) 5 members shall be appointed for a
                        term of 2 years.
            ``(3) Preservation of public advisory status.--No
        individual may be appointed as a discretionary member of the
        Advisory Committee while serving as an officer or employee of
        the Federal Government.
            ``(4) Vacancy and removal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any vacancy on the Advisory
                Committee shall be filled in the manner in which the
                original appointment was made.
                    ``(B) Removal.--Advisory Committee members shall
                serve at the discretion of the Secretaries and may be
                removed at any time for good cause.
            ``(5) Continuation of service.--Each appointed member may
        continue to serve after the expiration of the term of office to
        which such member was appointed until a successor has been
        appointed.
            ``(6) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Advisory
        Committee shall be appointed for a 3-year term by the
        Secretaries, jointly, from among the members of the Advisory
        Committee. An individual may not be appointed as Chairperson
        for more than 2 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms.
            ``(7) Pay and expenses.--Members of the Advisory Committee
        shall serve without pay for such service, but each member of
        the Advisory Committee may be reimbursed for travel and lodging
        incurred through attending meetings of the Advisory Committee
        approved subgroup meetings in the same amounts and under the
        same conditions as Federal employees (in accordance with
        section 5703 of title 5, United States Code).
            ``(8) Meetings.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall
                meet at the call of the Secretaries, the chairperson,
                or a majority of the members, but not less frequently
                than twice annually.
                    ``(B) Open meetings.--Each meeting of the Advisory
                Committee shall be open to the public.
                    ``(C) Prior notice of meetings.--Timely notice of
                each meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be
                published in the Federal Register and be submitted to
                trade publications and publications of general
                circulation.
                    ``(D) Subgroups.--The Advisory Committee may
                establish such workgroups or subgroups as it deems
                necessary for the purpose of compiling information or
                conducting research. However, such workgroups may not
                conduct business without the direction of the Advisory
                Committee and must report in full to the Advisory
                Committee.
            ``(9) Quorum.--Nine members of the Advisory Committee shall
        constitute a quorum.
    ``(d) Expenses.--The expenses of the Advisory Committee that the
Secretaries determine to be reasonable and appropriate shall be paid by
the Secretaries.
    ``(e) Administrative Support, Technical Services, and Advice.--A
designated Federal Officer shall be jointly appointed by the
Secretaries to provide to the Advisory Committee the administrative
support, technical services, and advice that the Secretaries determine
to be reasonable and appropriate.
    ``(f) Annual Report.--
            ``(1) Required.--Not later than September 30 of each year,
        the Advisory Committee shall submit a report to the
        Secretaries, the Committee on Natural Resources and the
        Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and
        the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee
        on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. If
        circumstances arise in which the Advisory Committee cannot meet
        the September 30 deadline in any year, the Secretaries shall
        advise the Chairpersons of each such Committee of the reasons
        for such delay and the date on which the submission of the
        report is anticipated.
            ``(2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
        describe--
                    ``(A) the activities of the Advisory Committee
                during the preceding year;
                    ``(B) the reports and recommendations made by the
                Advisory Committee to the Secretaries during the
                preceding year; and
                    ``(C) an accounting of actions taken by the
                Secretaries as a result of the recommendations.
    ``(g) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Advisory Committee shall
be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
    ``(h) Abolishment of the Existing Wildlife and Hunting Heritage
Conservation Council Advisory Committee.--Effective on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation
Council formed in furtherance of section 441 of the Revised Statutes
(43 U.S.C. 1457), the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a),
and other Acts applicable to specific bureaus of the Department of the
Interior is hereby abolished.''.

Summary: Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement or SHARE Act - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture (USDA) on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. Requires the Advisory Committee to report annually to the Secretaries and to Congress. Exempts the Advisory Committee from the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Abolishes the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council.

SHARE Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Employment Transition
Support Act of 2005'' or the ``VETS Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS HIRING MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO
              SERVED IN A COMBAT ZONE OR A HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA.

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

``SEC. 45J. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS HIRING MILITARY SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO
              SERVED IN A COMBAT ZONE OR A HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the military
service personnel employment credit for the taxable year shall be equal
to--
            ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), 40 percent of
        the qualified first-year wages for such year, and
            ``(2) in the case of a disabled qualified veteran, the
        applicable percentage of the qualified first-year wages for
        such year.
    ``(b) Qualified Wages.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified wages' means the
        wages paid or incurred by the employer during the taxable year
        to individuals who are qualified veterans.
            ``(2) Qualified first-year wages.--The term `qualified
        first-year wages' means, with respect to any individual,
        qualified wages attributable to service rendered during the 1-
        year period beginning with the day the individual begins work
        for the employer.
            ``(3) Wages.--The term `wages' has the meaning given such
        term by section 51(c), without regard to paragraph (4) thereof.
    ``(c) Qualified Veteran; Hiring Date.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified veteran' means any
        individual who is certified by the designated local agency (as
        defined in section 51(d)(11))--
                    ``(A) as being a veteran (as defined in section
                51(d)(3)(B)) who performed services in an area
                designated by the President for purposes of this
                section as a combat zone or as a hazardous duty area,
                and
                    ``(B) as having been honorably discharged from
                active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
            ``(2) Hiring date.--The term `hiring date' has the meaning
        given such term by section 51(d).
    ``(d) Disabled Qualified Veteran; Applicable Percentage.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `disabled qualified veteran'
        means any qualified veteran who is certified by the designated
        local agency (as so defined) as having a disability that has
        been determined under the laws administered by the Secretary of
        Veterans Affairs to be service-connected and that is rated by
        such Secretary (as of the date of the certification) as 10
        percent or more disabling.
            ``(2) Applicable percentage.--The term `applicable
        percentage' means the percentage determined in accordance with
        the following table:

``Percentage of disability:         Applicable  percentage:
At least 10 but not over 20.......  41
At least 20 but not over 30.......  42
At least 30 but not over 40.......  43
At least 40 but not over 50.......  44
At least 50 but not over 60.......  45
At least 60 but not over 70.......  46
At least 70 but not over 80.......  47
At least 80 but not over 90.......  48
At least 90 but not over 100......  49
100 percent.......................  50

    ``(e) Certain Rules to Apply.--Rules similar to the rules of
section 52, and subsections (d)(11), (f), (g), (i) (as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of the Taxpayer Relief Act of
1997), (j), and (k) of section 51, shall apply for purposes of this
section.''.
    (b) Credit to Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b)
of section 38 of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end
of paragraph (18), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (19)
and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(20) the military service personnel employment credit
        determined under section 45J(a).''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Clause (iii) of section 41(b)(2)(D) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) Exclusion for wages to which
                        employment credits apply.--The term `wages'
                        shall not include any amount taken into account
                        in determining the credit under section 45J(a)
                        or 51(a).''.
            (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 45A(b)(1) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Coordination with other employment credits.--
                The term `qualified wages' shall not include wages
                attributable to service rendered during the 1-year
                period beginning with the day the individual begins
                work for the employer if any portion of such wages is
                taken into account in determining the credit under
                section 45J or 51.''.
            (3) Subsection (a) of section 280C of such Code is amended
        by inserting ``45J(a),'' after ``45A(a),''.
            (4) Paragraph (3) of section 1396(c) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Coordination with other employment credits.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified wages' shall
                not include wages taken into account in determining the
                credit under section 45J or 51.
                    ``(B) Coordination with paragraph (2).--The $15,000
                amount in paragraph (2) shall be reduced for any
                calendar year by the amount of wages paid or incurred
                during such year which are taken into account in
                determining the credits under sections 45J and 51.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45J. Credit for employers hiring military service personnel who
                            served in a combat zone or a hazardous duty
                            area.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of
the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Veterans' Employment Transition Support Act of 2005 or the VETS Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a general business tax credit for hiring veterans who served in a combat zone or a hazardous duty area and were honorably discharged from active duty. Sets the amount of such credit at 40 percent of the first-year wages of such veterans and increases the percentage of such credit for disabled veterans based upon their disability ratings.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for hiring military service personnel who served in a combat zone or a hazardous duty area.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Idaho Land Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the agreement
        executed in 2005, entitled ``Agreement to Initiate, Boise
        Foothills--Northern Idaho Land Exchange'', and entered into
        by--
                    (A) the Bureau of Land Management;
                    (B) the Forest Service;
                    (C) the State; and
                    (D) the City.
            (2) Bureau of land management land.--The term ``Bureau of
        Land Management land'' means the approximately 605 acres of
        land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (including
        all appurtenances to the land) that is proposed to be acquired
        by the State, as depicted in exhibit A2 of the Agreement.
            (3) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Idaho State Board
        of Land Commissioners.
            (4) City.--The term ``city'' means the city of Boise,
        Idaho.
            (5) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
        Bureau of Land Management land and the National Forest System
        land.
            (6) National forest system land.--The term ``National
        Forest System land'' means the approximately 7,220 acres of
        land (including all appurtenances to the land) that is--
                    (A) administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in
                the Idaho Panhandle National Forests and the Clearwater
                National Forest;
                    (B) proposed to be acquired by the State; and
                    (C) depicted in exhibit A2 of the Agreement.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Idaho,
        Department of Lands.
            (9) State land.--The term ``State land'' means the
        approximately 11,085 acres of land (including all appurtenances
        to the land) administered by the State that are proposed to be
        acquired by the United States, as depicted in exhibit A1 of the
        Agreement.

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Agreement and this Act, if
the State offers to convey the State land to the United States, the
Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
            (1) accept the offer; and
            (2) on receipt of title to the State land, simultaneously
        convey to the State the Federal land.
    (b) Additional Agreements.--The Secretary and the Secretary of
Agriculture may enter into any additional agreements that the Secretary
and the Secretary of Agriculture determine to be necessary or
appropriate to supplement the Agreement, including agreements that--
            (1) provide legal descriptions of the Federal land and
        State land (including any interests in the Federal land and
        State land) to be exchanged under this Act;
            (2) identify all reserved and outstanding interests in the
        Federal land and State land;
            (3) stipulate any cash equalization payments required; and
            (4) specify any other terms and conditions that are
        necessary to complete the land exchange.
    (c) Valid Existing Rights.--The conveyance of the Federal land and
State land shall be subject to--
            (1) all valid existing rights; and
            (2) any other reservations, terms, and conditions agreed to
        by the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Board.
    (d) Equal Value Exchange.--
            (1) In general.--The value of the Federal land and State
        land to be exchanged under this Act--
                    (A) shall be equal; or
                    (B) shall be made equal in accordance with
                subsection (e).
            (2) Appraisals.--
                    (A) In general.--The value of the Federal land and
                State land shall be determined in accordance with
                appraisals conducted in accordance with--
                            (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for
                        Federal Land Acquisitions; and
                            (ii) any appraisal instructions of the
                        Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture,
                    (B) Approval.--Any appraisal conducted under
                subparagraph (A) shall be reviewed and approved by--
                            (i) the Secretary and the Secretary of
                        Agriculture; or
                            (ii) an interdepartmental appraisal review
                        team established jointly by the Secretary and
                        the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (e) Cash Equalization.--
            (1) In general.--If the value of the Federal land and State
        land is not equal, the value may be equalized by the payment of
        cash to the United States or to the State, as appropriate, in
        accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
            (2) Disposition and use of proceeds.--
                    (A) Disposition of proceeds.--Any cash equalization
                payments received by the United States under paragraph
                (1) shall be deposited in the fund established under
                Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'')
                (16 U.S.C. 484a).
                    (B) Use of proceeds.--Amounts deposited under
                paragraph (2) shall be available to the Secretary of
                Agriculture, without further appropriation and until
                expended, for the acquisition of land and interests in
                land for addition to the National Forest System in the
                State.
    (f) Rights-of-Way.--As specified in the Agreement--
            (1) the Secretary of Agriculture, under the authority of
        the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
        1701 et seq.), shall convey to the State any easements or other
        rights-of-way to National Forest System land that are
        appropriate to provide access to the Federal land acquired by
        the State under this Act; and
            (2) the State shall convey to the United States any
        easements or other rights-of-way to land owned by the State
        that are agreed to by the Secretary of Agriculture and the
        State.
    (g) Costs.--The City, either directly or through a collection
agreement with the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall
pay the administrative costs associated with the conveyance of the
Federal land and State land, including the costs of any field
inspections, environmental analyses, appraisals, title examinations,
and deed and patent preparations.

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
            (1) In general.--There is transferred from the Secretary to
        the Secretary of Agriculture administrative jurisdiction over
        the land described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Description of land.--The land referred to in paragraph
        (1) is the approximately 2,111 acres of Bureau of Land
        Management land located in Shoshone County, Idaho, as generally
        depicted in exhibit A3 of the Agreement.
            (3) Management.--
                    (A) In general.--On transfer of administrative
                jurisdiction over the land to the Secretary of
                Agriculture under paragraph (1), the land shall be
                managed by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance
                with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the
                National Forest System.
                    (B) Wilderness study areas.--Any land designated as
                a Wilderness Study Area that is transferred to the
                Secretary of Agriculture under paragraph (1) shall be
                managed in a manner that preserves the suitability of
                land for designation as wilderness until Congress
                determines otherwise.
    (b) Additions to the National Forest System.--The Secretary of
Agriculture shall administer any State land conveyed to the United
States under this Act for administration by the Secretary of
Agriculture in accordance with--
            (1) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the ``Weeks
        Act'') (16 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and
            (2) any laws (including regulations) applicable to the
        National Forest System.
    (c) Land to Be Managed by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall
administer any State land conveyed to the United States under this Act
for administration by the Secretary as acquired land in accordance
with--
            (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (2) other applicable laws.
    (d) Land and Resource Management Plans.--
            (1) In general.--Acquisition by the United States of the
        State land under this Act shall not require a revision or
        amendment to the applicable land and resource management plan
        of the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.
            (2) Renewal.--When a land and resource management plan of
        the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, as
        appropriate, is renewed, the plan shall take into account the
        State land acquired under this Act.
            (3) Management.--Pending completion of the land and
        resource management plan renewal process under paragraph (2),
        the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the
        acquired State land in accordance with the standards and
        guidelines in the applicable land and resource management plans
        for adjacent land managed by the Secretary and the Secretary of
        Agriculture.
    (e) National Forest Boundaries.--For purposes of section 7 of the
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), the
boundaries of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and Clearwater
National Forest, as modified by the exchange authorized by this Act,
shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Idaho Panhandle
National Forest and Clearwater National Forest as of January 1, 1965.

SEC. 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Legal Descriptions.--The Secretary, the Secretary of
Agriculture, and the Board may modify the descriptions of land
specified in the Agreement to--
            (1) correct errors;
            (2) make minor adjustments to the parcels based on a survey
        or other means; or
            (3) reconfigure the parcels to facilitate the land
        exchange.
    (b) Maps.--If there is a discrepancy between a map, acreage
estimate, and written legal description of the Federal land or State
land, the written legal description shall prevail.
    (c) Revocation of Orders.--Subject to valid existing rights, any
public land orders withdrawing any of the Federal land from
appropriation or disposal under the public land laws are revoked to the
extent necessary to permit disposal of the Federal land.
    (d) Withdrawals.--
            (1) Federal land.--Subject to valid existing rights,
        pending completion of the land exchange, the Federal land is
        withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of location, entry, and patent under
                the mining and public land laws; and
                    (B) disposition under the mineral leasing laws and
                the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et
                seq.).
            (2) State land.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land
        transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture under section 4(a)
        and, on acquisition by the United States, the State land, are
        withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of location, entry, and patent under
                the mining and public land laws; and
                    (B) disposition under the mineral leasing laws and
                the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et
                seq.).
            (3) Effect.--Nothing in this section precludes the
        Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture from using common
        varieties of mineral materials for construction and maintenance
        of Federal roads and facilities on the State land acquired
        under this Act and any adjacent Federal land.
    (e) Congressional Finding on Need for Additional Analysis.--
Congress finds that--
            (1) the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management
        have conducted adequate analyses and reviews of the
        environmental impacts of the exchange authorized under section
        3(a); and
            (2) no further administrative or environmental analyses or
        examination shall be required to carry out any activities
        authorized under this Act.

Summary: Idaho Land Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, if the State of Idaho offers to convey specified State land to the United States, to accept the offer, and on receipt of title to such land, simultaneously convey to the State specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Forest System land . Requires the value of the exchanged Federal and State lands to be: (1) equal. Or (2) made equal by cash payment to the United States or the State. Sets forth requirements for the disposition and use of proceeds from cash equalization payments received by the United States. Requires the conveyance of certain easements or other rights-of-way. Directs the city of Boise, Idaho, to pay the administrative costs associated with such land exchange. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified BLM land in Shoshone County, Idaho, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture. Considers the boundaries of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and Clearwater National Forest, as modified by the exchange authorized by this Act, to be the boundaries of such Forests as of January 1, 1965. Revokes any public land orders withdrawing any of the Federal land from appropriation or disposal under the public land laws necessary to permit disposal of such land. Withdraws the Federal and State land from: (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining and public land laws. And (2) disposition under the mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.

To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land within the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act of
2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Tuberculosis is one of the greatest infectious causes
        of death of adults worldwide, killing nearly 2,000,000 people
        per year--one person every 15 seconds.
            (2) One-third of the world's population is infected with
        the tuberculosis bacterium and an estimated 9,000,000
        individuals develop active tuberculosis each year.
            (3) Tuberculosis is the leading killer among individuals
        who are HIV-positive due to their weakened immune systems, and
        it is estimated that one-third of people with HIV infection
        have tuberculosis.
            (4) Today, tuberculosis is a leading killer of women of
        reproductive age.
            (5) There are 22 countries that account for 80 percent of
        the world's burden of tuberculosis. The People's Republic of
        China and India account for 35 percent of all estimated new
        tuberculosis cases each year.
            (6) Driven by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, incidence rates of
        tuberculosis in Africa have more than doubled on average since
        1990, making it the only region in the world in which
        tuberculosis rates are not currently stabilized or declining.
        The problem is so pervasive that in August 2005, African Health
        Ministers and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared
        tuberculosis to be an emergency in Africa.
            (7) The wide extent of drug resistance, including multi-
        drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), in Eastern Europe and
        other parts of the world represents a critical challenge to the
        global control of tuberculosis. Drug resistance surveillance
        reports have confirmed the serious scale and spread of
        tuberculosis in Eastern Europe with tuberculosis strains often
        resistant to all first line drugs and also to some second line
        drugs.
            (8) With more than 50 percent of tuberculosis cases in the
        United States attributable to foreign-born individuals and with
        the increase in international travel, commerce, and migration,
        elimination of tuberculosis in the United States depends on
        efforts to control the disease in developing countries. Recent
        research has shown that to invest in tuberculosis control
        abroad, where treatment and program costs are significantly
        cheaper than in the United States, would be a cost-effective
        strategy to reduce tuberculosis-related morbidity and mortality
        domestically.
            (9) The threat that tuberculosis poses for Americans
        derives from the global spread of tuberculosis and the
        emergence and spread of strains of multi-drug resistant
        tuberculosis, which is far more deadly, and more difficult and
        costly to treat.
            (10) DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short-course) is one
        of the most cost-effective health interventions available today
        and is a core component of the new Stop TB Strategy.
            (11) The Stop TB Strategy, developed by the World Health
        Organization, builds on the success of DOTS and ongoing
        challenges so as to serve all those in need and reach targets
        for prevalence, mortality, and incidence reduction. The Stop TB
        Strategy includes six components:
                    (A) Pursuing high-quality expansion and enhancement
                of DOTS coverage.
                    (B) Implementing tuberculosis and HIV collaborative
                activities, preventing, and controlling multi-drug
                resistant tuberculosis, and addressing other special
                challenges.
                    (C) Contributing to the strengthening of health
                systems.
                    (D) Engaging all health care providers, including
                promotion of the International Standards for
                Tuberculosis Care.
                    (E) Empowering individuals with tuberculosis and
                communities.
                    (F) Enabling and promoting research to develop new
                diagnostics, drugs, vaccines, and program-based
                operational research relating to tuberculosis.
            (12) The Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015: Actions for Life
        is a comprehensive plan developed by the Stop TB Partnership
        that sets out the actions necessary to achieve the millennium
        development goal of cutting tuberculosis deaths and disease
        burden in half by 2015 and thus eliminate tuberculosis as a
        global health problem by 2050.
            (13) While innovations such as the Global Tuberculosis Drug
        Facility have enabled low-income countries to treat a standard
        case of tuberculosis with drugs that cost as little as $16 for
        a full six-month course of treatment, there are still millions
        of individuals with no access to effective treatment.
            (14) As the global resource investment in fighting
        tuberculosis increases, partner nations and international
        institutions must commit to a corresponding increase in the
        technical and program assistance necessary to ensure that the
        most effective and efficient tuberculosis treatments are
        provided.
            (15) The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
        Malaria is an important global partnership established to
        combat these three infectious diseases that together kill
        millions of people a year. Expansion of effective tuberculosis
        treatment programs constitutes a major component of Global Fund
        investment, along with integrated efforts to address HIV and
        tuberculosis in areas of high prevalence.
            (16) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
        is actively involved with global tuberculosis control efforts
        since the global tuberculosis epidemic directly impacts
        tuberculosis in the United States, and because Congress has
        strongly urged the CDC each year to increase its involvement
        with international tuberculosis control efforts.
            (17) The CDC is assisting countries with a high burden of
        tuberculosis to--
                    (A) implement the World Health Organization-
                recommended control strategies by improving the
                capacity to diagnose and cure individuals with
                tuberculosis;
                    (B) improve the capacity to diagnose, treat, and
                prevent tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals and
                individuals with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis; and
                    (C) conduct programmatically-relevant operational
                research to identify and evaluate new diagnostics,
                treatment regimes, and interventions to control
                tuberculosis.

SEC. 3. ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT TUBERCULOSIS.

    (a) Policy.--Section 104B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2151b-3(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Policy.--It is a major objective of the foreign assistance
program of the United States to control tuberculosis. In all countries
in which the United States Agency for International Development has
established development programs, the following goals in the battle
against tuberculosis should be achieved by not later than December 31,
2015:
            ``(1) Reduce by half the tuberculosis death and disease
        burden from the 1990 baseline.
            ``(2) Sustain or exceed the detection of at least 70
        percent of cases of tuberculosis infection and the cure of at
        least 85 percent of those cases detected.''.
    (b) Authorization.--Section 104B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b-3(c)) is amended by striking ``is authorized
to'' and inserting ``shall''.
    (c) Priority to Stop TB Strategy.--Section 104B(e) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b-3(e)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, to read as follows: ``Priority to Stop
        TB Strategy.--'';
            (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``In furnishing''
        and all that follows through ``, including funding'' and
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) Priority.--In furnishing assistance under subsection
        (c), the President shall give priority to--
                    ``(A) activities described in the Stop TB Strategy,
                including expansion and enhancement of DOTS coverage,
                treatment for individuals infected with both
                tuberculosis and HIV and treatment for individuals with
                multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB),
                strengthening of health systems, use of the
                International Standards for Tuberculosis Care by all
                providers, empowering individuals with tuberculosis,
                and enabling and promoting research to develop new
                diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines, and program-based
                operational research relating to tuberculosis; and
                    ``(B) funding''; and
            (3) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``In order to'' and all that
                follows through ``not less than'' and inserting the
                following:
            ``(2) Availability of amounts.--In order to meet the
        requirements of paragraph (1), the President--
                    ``(A) shall ensure that not less than'';
                    (B) by striking ``for Directly Observed Treatment
                Short-course (DOTS) coverage and treatment of multi-
                drug resistant tuberculosis using DOTS-Plus,'' and
                inserting ``to implement the Stop TB Strategy; and'';
                and
                    (C) by striking ``including'' and all that follows
                and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) should ensure that not less than $15,000,000
                of the amount made available to carry out this section
                for a fiscal year is used to make a contribution to the
                Global Tuberculosis Drug Facility.''.
    (d) Assistance for WHO and the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership.--
Section 104B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b-3)
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(f) Assistance for WHO and the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership.--In
carrying out this section, the President, acting through the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, is authorized to provide increased resources to the World
Health Organization (WHO) and the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership to
improve the capacity of countries with high rates of tuberculosis and
other affected countries to implement the Stop TB Strategy.''.
    (e) Definitions.--Section 104B(g) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as redesignated by subsection (d)(1), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end before the
        period the following: ``, including low cost and effective
        diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of tuberculosis, as well
        as a reliable drug supply, and a management strategy for public
        health systems, with health system strengthening, promotion of
        the use of the International Standards for Tuberculosis Care by
        all care providers, bacteriology under an external quality
        assessment framework, short-course chemotherapy, and sound
        reporting and recording systems''; and
            (2) by adding after paragraph (5) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(6) Stop tb strategy.--The term `Stop TB Strategy' means
        the strategy described in the Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015:
        Actions for Life, a comprehensive plan developed by the Stop
        Tuberculosis Partnership that sets out the actions necessary to
        achieve the millennium development goal of cutting tuberculosis
        deaths and disease burden in half by 2015.''.
    (f) Annual Report.--Section 104A(e)(2)(C)(iii) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b-2(e)(2)(C)(iii)) is amended by
adding at the end before the semicolon the following: ``, including the
percentage of such United States foreign assistance provided for
diagnosis and treatment of individuals with tuberculosis in countries
with the highest rates of tuberculosis, as determined by the World
Health Organization (WHO)''.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President not less than $225,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007 and not less than $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 to carry
out section 104B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151b-3), as amended by subsections (a) through (e) of this section.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR GLOBAL TUBERCULOSIS
              ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
              PREVENTION.

    For the purpose of carrying out global tuberculosis activities
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are
authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008. Such authorization of
appropriations is in addition to other authorizations of appropriations
that are available for such purposes. Amounts appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations under this section shall remain
available until expended.

Summary: Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act of 2006 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the President to furnish assistance for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, treatment, and elimination. Gives priority to activities described in the Stop TB Strategy . Revises related fund use provisions. Authorizes the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide increased resources to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership to improve the capacity of countries with high TB rates and other affected countries to implement the Stop TB Strategy. Authorizes appropriations for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) TB activities.

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased assistance for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``High School Data Transparency Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF STATISTICS ON EQUALITY IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.

    Subpart 2 of part E of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:

``SEC. 9537. DISCLOSURE OF STATISTICS ON EQUALITY IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall collect, annually, for the
immediately preceding academic year, from each coeducational secondary
school that receives Federal financial assistance that has an
interscholastic athletic program, the following information:
            ``(1) The total number of male and female students that
        attended the school, fully disaggregated and cross-tabulated by
        gender and race or ethnicity.
            ``(2) A listing of the teams that competed in athletic
        competition and for each such team the following data:
                    ``(A) The season in which the team competed.
                    ``(B) The total number of male and female
                participants as of the day of the first scheduled
                contest for the team, fully disaggregated and cross-
                tabulated by gender and race or ethnicity.
                    ``(C) The total expenditures for the team,
                including the following data:
                            ``(i) The travel expenditures.
                            ``(ii) The equipment expenditures
                        (including any equipment replacement schedule).
                            ``(iii) The uniform expenditures (including
                        any uniform replacement schedule).
                            ``(iv) The expenditures for facilities,
                        including medical facilities, locker rooms,
                        fields, and gymnasiums.
                            ``(v) The total number of trainers and
                        medical personnel, and for each trainer or
                        medical personnel an identification of such
                        person's--
                                    ``(I) gender; and
                                    ``(II) employment status (including
                                whether such person is assigned to the
                                team full-time or part-time, and
                                whether such person is a head or
                                assistant trainer or medical services
                                provider) and duties other than
                                providing training or medical services.
                            ``(vi) The expenditures for publicity for
                        competitions.
                    ``(D) The total number of coaches, and for each
                coach an identification of such coach's--
                            ``(i) gender; and
                            ``(ii) employment status (including whether
                        such coach is assigned to the team full-time or
                        part-time, and whether such coach is a head or
                        assistant coach) and duties other than
                        coaching.
                    ``(E) The total number of competitive events (in
                regular and nontraditional seasons) scheduled, and for
                each an indication of what day of the week and time the
                competitive event was scheduled.
                    ``(F) Whether such team participated in postseason
                competition, and the success of such team in any
                postseason competition.
    ``(b) Disclosure of Information to Students and Public.--A
coeducational secondary school described in subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) make available to students and potential students,
        upon request, and to the public, the information contained in
        reports by the school under this section by October 15 for the
        previous school year; and
            ``(2) ensure that all students at the school are informed
        of their right to request such information.
    ``(c) Submission; Information Availability.--On an annual basis,
each coeducational secondary school described in subsection (a) shall
provide the information contained in each report by the school under
this section to the Secretary not later than 15 days after the date
that the school makes such information available under subsection (b).
    ``(d) Duties of the Secretary.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) ensure that reports under this section are posted on
        the Department of Education's Web site within a reasonable
        period of time; and
            ``(2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
        of the High School Data Transparency Act of 2011--
                    ``(A) notify all secondary schools in all States
                regarding the availability of information under
                subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) issue guidance to all schools on how to
                collect and report the information required under this
                section.''.

Summary: High School Data Transparency Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to collect the following information annually from each coeducational secondary school that receives federal financial assistance and that has an interscholastic athletic program: (1) the number, gender, and race or ethnicity of students that attended the school. And (2) for each team that competed in athletic competition, the number, gender, and race or ethnicity of participants, the total expenditures, the number, gender, and employment status of trainers, medical personnel, and coaches, the number of competitions, and postseason record. Requires such schools to: (1) make such information available to students and potential students, upon request, and to the public by October 15 of each school year. (2) ensure that all students at the school are informed of their right to request such information. And (3) annually provide such information to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that such information is posted on the Department of Education's website, (2) notify all secondary schools regarding the availability of the information, and (3) issue guidance on how to collect and report the information required under this Act.

A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' athletic programs, and for other purposes.