SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``The Enhanced Rescission/Receipts Act
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO RESCISSION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of part B of title
X of The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, and
subject to the provisions of this section, the President may rescind
all or part of any discretionary budget authority or veto any targeted
tax benefit within any revenue bill which is subject to the terms of
this Act if the President--
            (1) determines that--
                    (A) such rescission or veto would help reduce the
                Federal budget deficit;
                    (B) such rescission or veto will not impair any
                essential Government functions; and
                    (C) such rescission or veto will not harm the
                national interest; and
            (2) notifies the Congress of such rescission or veto by a
        special message not later than twenty calendar days (not
        including Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays) after the date of
        enactment of a regular or supplemental appropriation act or a
        joint resolution making continuing appropriations providing
        such budget authority or a revenue bill containing a targeted
        tax benefit.
The President shall submit a separate rescission message for each
appropriation bill and for each revenue bill under this paragraph.

SEC. 3. RESCISSION EFFECTIVE UNLESS DISAPPROVED.

    (a)(1) Any amount of budget authority rescinded under this Act as
set forth in a special message by the President shall be deemed
canceled unless, during the period described in subsection (b), a
rescission/receipts disapproval bill making available all of the amount
rescinded is enacted into law.
    (2) Any provision of law vetoed under this Act as set forth in a
special message by the President shall be deemed repealed unless,
during the period described in subsection (b), a rescission/receipts
disapproval bill restoring that provision is enacted into law.
    (b) The period referred to in subsection (a) is--
            (1) a congressional review period of twenty calendar days
        of session during which Congress must complete action on the
        rescission/receipts disapproval bill and present such bill to
        the President for approval or disapproval;
            (2) after the period provided in paragraph (1), an
        additional ten days (not including Sundays) during which the
        President may exercise his authority to sign or veto the
        rescission/receipts disapproval bill; and
            (3) if the President vetoes the rescission/receipts
        disapproval bill during the period provided in paragraph (2),
        an additional five calendar days of session after the date of
        the veto.
    (c) If a special message is transmitted by the President under this
Act and the last session of the Congress adjourns sine die before the
expiration of the period described in subsection (b), the rescission or
veto, as the case may be, shall not take effect. The message shall be
deemed to have been retransmitted on the first day of the succeeding
Congress and the review period referred to in subsection (b) (with
respect to such message) shall run beginning after such first day.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) The term ``rescission/receipts disapproval bill'' means
        a bill or joint resolution which--
                    (A) only disapproves a rescission of budget
                authority, in whole, rescinded, or
                    (B) only disapproves a veto of any provision of law
                that would decrease receipts,
        in a special message transmitted by the President under this
        Act.
            (2) The term ``calendar days of session'' shall mean only
        those days on which both Houses of Congress are in session.
            (3) The term ``targeted tax benefit'' means any provision
        which has the practical effect of providing a benefit in the
        form of a differential treatment to a particular taxpayer or a
        limited class of taxpayers, whether or not such provision is
        limited by its terms to a particular taxpayer or a class of
        taxpayers. Such term does not include any benefit provided to a
        class of taxpayers distinguished on the basis of general
        demographic conditions such as income, number of dependents, or
        marital status.

SEC. 5. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO
              RESCISSIONS.

    (a) Presidential Special Message.--Whenever the President rescinds
any budget authority as provided in this Act or vetoes any provision of
law as provided in this Act, the President shall transmit to both
Houses of Congress a special message specifying--
            (1) the amount of budget authority rescinded or the
        provision vetoed;
            (2) any account, department, or establishment of the
        Government to which such budget authority is available for
        obligation, and the specific project or governmental functions
        involved;
            (3) the reasons and justifications for the determination to
        rescind budget authority or veto any provision pursuant to this
        Act;
            (4) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated
        fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect of the rescission or
        veto; and
            (5) all factions, circumstances, and considerations
        relating to or bearing upon the rescission or veto and the
        decision to effect the rescission or veto, and to the maximum
        extent practicable, the estimated effect of the rescission upon
        the objects, purposes, and programs for which the budget
        authority is provided.
    (b) Transmission of Messages to House and Senate.--
            (1) Each special message transmitted under this Act shall
        be transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate
        on the same day, and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the
        House of Representatives if the House is not in session, and to
        the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in session.
        Each special message so transmitted shall be referred to the
        appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the
        Senate. Each such message shall be printed as a document of
        each House.
            (2) Any special message transmitted under this Act shall be
        printed in the first issue of the Federal Register published
        after such transmittal.
    (c) Referral of Rescission/Receipts Disapproval Bills.--Any
rescission/receipts disapproval bill introduced with respect to a
special message shall be referred to the appropriate committees of the
House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be.
    (d) Consideration in the Senate.--
            (1) Any rescission/receipts disapproval bill received in
        the Senate from the House shall be considered in the Senate
        pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
            (2) Debate in the Senate on any rescission/receipts
        disapproval bill and debatable motions and appeals in
        connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than ten
        hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and
        controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or
        their designees.
            (3) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motions or appeal
        in connection with such bill shall be limited to one hour, to
        be equally divided between, and controlled by the mover and the
        manager of the bill, except that in the event the manager of
        the bill is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in
        opposition thereto shall be controlled by the minority leader
        or his designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from the
        time under their control on the passage of the bill, allot
        additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any
        debatable motion or appeal.
            (4) A motion to further limit debate is not debatable. A
        motion to recommit (except a motion to recommit with
        instructions to report back within a specified number of days
        not to exceed one, not counting any day on which the Senate is
        not in session) is not in order.
    (e) Points of Order.--
            (1) It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
        Representatives to consider any rescission/receipts disapproval
        bill that relates to any matter other than the rescission of
        budget authority or veto of the provision of law transmitted by
        the President under this Act.
            (2) It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
        Representatives to consider any amendment to a rescission/
        receipts disapproval bill.
            (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) may be waived or suspended in
        the Senate only by a vote of three-fifths of the members duly
        chosen and sworn.

Summary: Enhanced RescissionReceipts Act of 1993 - Grants the President legislative line item veto rescission authority over appropriation bills and targeted tax benefits in revenue bills. Authorizes the President to rescind all or part of any budget authority if the President determines that such rescission: (1) would reduce the Federal budget deficit, (2) will not impair any essential Government functions. And (3) will not harm the national interest. Requires the President to notify the Congress of such a rescission by special message not later than 20 calendar days after enactment of appropriations or revenue legislation. Makes such a rescission effective unless the Congress, during a review period of 20 calendar days, enacts a rescissionreceipts disapproval bill. Describes: (1) information to be included in the President's message. And (2) procedures to govern consideration of rescissionreceipts disapproval legislation in the Senate and the House of Representatives.


SECTION 1. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.

    (a) Assessment of United States Manufacturing.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Commerce shall assess the United States economy to determine what goods
the United States currently produces, where such goods are produced, in
which manufacturing sector the United States is most competitive in the
global economy, and what policies are necessary to maintain or increase
the competitiveness of United States manufacturing in the global
economy.
    (b) National Manufacturing Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a
        comprehensive national manufacturing strategy.
            (2) Goals of strategy.--The goals of the strategy required
        by paragraph (1) are as follows:
                    (A) To increase the aggregate number of
                manufacturing jobs in the United States.
                    (B) To identify emerging technologies to strengthen
                the competitiveness of the United States in the global
                marketplace.
                    (C) To strengthen manufacturing sectors in which
                the United States is most competitive in the global
                economy.
            (3) Submittal of strategy.--Not later than 180 days after
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
        submit to Congress the strategy required by paragraph (1).
    (c) Targets for Growth of the United States Manufacturing Sector.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish
        targets for the growth of United States manufacturing,
        including targets for job creation, for each of fiscal years
        2012 through 2016.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
        report on the targets established by the Secretary pursuant to
        paragraph (1).
    (d) Survey of Manufacturing Support Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) conduct a survey of all Federal agencies that
                provide support to United States manufacturers,
                including--
                            (i) the Department of Commerce;
                            (ii) the Department of Defense;
                            (iii) the Department of Energy;
                            (iv) the Department of Labor;
                            (v) the Department of the Treasury;
                            (vi) the Small Business Administration;
                            (vii) the Office of Management and Budget;
                            (viii) the Office of Science and Technology
                        Policy;
                            (ix) the Office of the United States Trade
                        Representative; and
                            (x) such other Federal agencies as the
                        Secretary considers appropriate; and
                    (B) submit to Congress a report on such survey that
                includes the recommendations of the Secretary on how
                each Federal agency surveyed can best support the
                comprehensive national manufacturing strategy required
                by subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Sharing of information.--The head of each agency of the
        Federal Government shall, to the extent practicable, cooperate
        with the Secretary of Commerce in the conduct of the survey
        required by paragraph (1) and provide to the Secretary such
        information about such United States manufacturing sectors as
        the Secretary may require.
            (3) Listening sessions.--In conducting the survey required
        by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall hold not fewer than 2
        listening sessions that include witnesses from manufacturing
        sectors that the Secretary considers important.
    (e) Report on Progress and Trends in Manufacturing.--Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report that summarizes the progress and
trends in United States manufacturing since the Secretary's 2004
report, ``Manufacturing in America: A Comprehensive Strategy to Address
the Challenges to United States Manufacturers'', and 2009 report, ``A
Framework for Revitalizing American Manufacturing''.
    (f) Biennial Manufacturer Survey and Report.--
            (1) Survey.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once every 2
        years thereafter through fiscal year 2016, the Secretary shall
        conduct a survey of all persons with headquarters in the United
        States that maintain manufacturing facilities outside of the
        United States to identify--
                    (A) the categories of products manufactured at such
                facilities; and
                    (B) the number of manufacturing jobs located at
                such facilities.
            (2) Promotion of development and competitiveness of
        manufacturing sector.--In carrying out each survey required by
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the information
        gathered is useful for understanding how policy can be tailored
        to promote development and competitiveness in the manufacturing
        sector.
            (3) Database.--The Secretary shall create and maintain a
        database of the information collected through each survey
        conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
            (4) Report.--Not later than 90 days after conducting each
        survey required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to
        Congress a report on the most recent survey conducted pursuant
        to paragraph (1), including the following:
                    (A) The findings of the Secretary with respect to
                such survey.
                    (B) Longitudinal trends in United States
                manufacturing and the creation of manufacturing jobs in
                the United States.

Summary: Directs the Secretary of Commerce to assess the US economy to determine what goods the United States currently produces, where such goods are produced, which US manufacturing sector is the most competitive in the global economy, and what policies are necessary to maintain or increase the competitiveness of US manufacturing in the global economy. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and submit to Congress a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. (2) establish and submit to Congress targets for the growth of US manufacturing for each of FY2012-FY2016. (3) survey all federal agencies that provide support to US manufacturers, and report survey results to Congress. (4) report to Congress on progress and trends in US manufacturing since a specified 2004 report by the Secretary concerning manufacturing in America. And (5) biennially survey US entities that maintain manufacturing facilities outside the United States, maintain a database on information collected through each survey, and submit each survey's results to Congress.

A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Post-Prostate
Cancer Treatment Equity Act of 2007''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Prostate cancer will strike about one in six men during
        their lifetime.
            (2) Many of these men will have a prostatectomy and about
        half of those will experience significant complications.
            (3) For some 6,000 of these men annually reconstructive
        prosthetic urology surgery is their only option to address
        these complications.
            (4) Medicare covers reconstructive prosthetic urology
        surgery, as does two-third of private health benefits coverage.
        However, about one-third of private health benefits coverage
        does not cover this surgery.
            (5) To address a similar concern with respect to breast
        cancer, Congress enacted the Women's Health and Cancer Rights
        Act of 1998 that requires private health benefits coverage to
        provide coverage for reconstructive surgery following
        mastectomies.
            (6) Men should have a right to access to reconstructive
        surgery following a prostatectomy just as women have the right
        to access to reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
              1974.

    (a) In General.--Subpart B of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 714. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE PROSTHETIC UROLOGY
              SURGERY FOLLOWING PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--A group health plan, and a health insurance
issuer providing health insurance coverage in connection with a group
health plan, that provides medical and surgical benefits with respect
to prostate cancer treatment shall provide, in a case of a participant
or beneficiary who is receiving benefits in connection with such
prostate cancer treatment, coverage for--
            ``(1) all stages of reconstructive prosthetic urology
        surgery; and
            ``(2) prostheses and physical complications of
        prostatectomy;
in a manner determined in consultation with the attending physician and
the patient. Such coverage may be subject to annual deductibles and
coinsurance provisions as may be deemed appropriate and as are
consistent with those established for other benefits under the plan or
coverage. Written notice of the availability of such coverage shall be
delivered to the participant upon enrollment and annually thereafter.
    ``(b) Notice.--A group health plan, and a health insurance issuer
providing health insurance coverage in connection with a group health
plan shall provide notice to each participant and beneficiary under
such plan regarding the coverage required by this section in accordance
with regulations promulgated by the Secretary. Such notice shall be in
writing and prominently positioned in any literature or correspondence
made available or distributed by the plan or issuer and shall be
transmitted--
            ``(1) in the next mailing made by the plan or issuer to the
        participant or beneficiary;
            ``(2) as part of any yearly informational packet sent to
        the participant or beneficiary; or
            ``(3) not later than January 1, 2008;
whichever is earlier.
    ``(c) Prohibitions.--A group health plan, and a health insurance
issuer offering group health insurance coverage in connection with a
group health plan, may not--
            ``(1) deny to a patient eligibility or continued
        eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms of
        the plan, solely for the purposes of avoiding the requirements
        of this section; and
            ``(2) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the
        reimbursement of an attending provider, or provide incentives
        (monetary or otherwise) to an attending provider, to induce
        such provider to provide care to an individual participant or
        beneficiary in a manner inconsistent with this section.
    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prevent a group health plan or a health insurance issuer
offering group health insurance coverage from negotiating the level and
type of reimbursement with a provider for care provided in accordance
with this section.
    ``(e) Preemption, Relation to State Laws.--
            ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be
        construed to preempt any State law in effect on the date of
        enactment of this section with respect to health insurance
        coverage that requires coverage of at least the coverage of
        reconstructive prosthetic urology surgery otherwise required in
        this section.
            ``(2) ERISA.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
        affect or modify the provisions of section 514 with respect to
        group health plans.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 note)
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 713 the
following new item:

``Sec. 714. Required coverage for reconstructive prosthetic urology
                            surgery following prostate cancer
                            treatment.''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after the
        first day of the sixth month beginning after the date of the
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Special rule for collective bargaining agreements.--In
        the case of a group health plan maintained pursuant to 1 or
        more collective bargaining agreements between employee
        representative and 1 or more employers, any plan amendment made
        pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the
        plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any requirement
        added by this section shall not be treated as a termination of
        such collective bargaining agreement.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

    (a) Group Market.--Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-4 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 2707. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE PROSTHETIC UROLOGY
              SURGERY FOLLOWING PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT.

    ``The provisions of section 714 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 shall apply to group health plans, and health
insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection
with group health plans, as if included in this subpart.''.
    (b) Individual Market.--Subpart 3 of part B of title XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-51 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 2753. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE PROSTHETIC UROLOGY
              SURGERY FOLLOWING PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT.

    ``The provisions of section 2707 of the title shall apply to health
insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the
individual market in the same manner as they apply to health insurance
coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in connection with a
group health plan in the small or large group market.''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Group plans.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendment made by subsection
                (a) shall apply to group health plans for plan years
                beginning on or after the first day of the sixth month
                beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Special rule for collective bargaining
                agreement.--In the case of a group health plan
                maintained pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining
                agreements between employee representatives and 1 or
                more employers, any plan amendment made pursuant to a
                collective bargaining agreement relating to the plan
                which amends the plan solely to conform to any
                requirement added by the amendment made by subsection
                (a) shall not be treated as a termination of such
                collective bargaining agreement.
            (2) Individual plans.--The amendment made by subsection (b)
        shall apply with respect to health insurance coverage offered,
        sold, issued, renewed, in effect, or operated in the individual
        market on or after the first day of the sixth month beginning
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Post-Prostate Cancer Treatment Equity Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to require a group health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits with respect to prostate cancer treatment to provide coverage for: (1) all stages of reconstructive prosthetic urology surgery. And (2) prostheses and physical complications of prostatectomy. Requires plans to provide notice of the coverage. Prohibits a group health plan from: (1) denying to a patient eligibility or continued eligibility solely to avoid the requirements of this Act. Or (2) penalizing or otherwise reducing or limiting the reimbursement of a provider or providing incentives to induce such provider to provide care to a participant or beneficiary in a manner inconsistent with this Act. Applies such requirements to coverage offered in the individual market.

To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for reconstructive prosthetic urology surgery if they provide coverage for prostate cancer treatment.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Textile Technology
Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States textile industry continues to thrive
        and evolve despite changing economic and labor conditions;
            (2) the United States textile industry employs over 500,000
        workers nationwide and contributes nearly $60,000,000,000 to
        the gross domestic product annually;
            (3) the United States textile industry is a primary
        supplier of domestic jobs to women and minorities, with many of
        these jobs located in economically depressed rural and urban
        areas;
            (4) research and innovation are essential to the United
        States textile industry's ability to maintain its competitive
        advantage and expand its export on an international scale; and
            (5) by working closely with the textile industry to improve
        existing technologies and to identify new market opportunities,
        university-based textile research programs and not-for-profit
        textile research centers play a critical role in promoting
        innovation and growth in the textile industry and in the United
        States economy as a whole.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT TEXTILE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
              THROUGH UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY-BASED RESEARCH.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a
competitive grant program (in this section referred to as the ``grant
program'') to fund textile research and innovation and to promote
increased textile exports.
    (b) Administration of Grant Program.--
            (1) Eligible recipients.--The eligible recipients of grants
        under the grant program shall be limited to institutions of
        higher education and not-for-profit research institutions,
        including not-for-profit industry associations whose core
        mission is to support textile research and innovation.
            (2) Preference.--Preference in awarding such grants shall
        be given to collaborative research organizations that emphasize
        peer-reviewed research by leading academic and industry
        experts.
            (3) Application procedure.--Applications for such a grant
        shall be submitted at such time and in such manner as
        determined by the Secretary of Commerce.
            (4) Review procedure.--All such applications shall be
        subject to a rigorous and competitive peer review procedure.
    (c) Eligible Uses of Funds.--The funds authorized to be
appropriated for the grant program shall be used for research and
development activities that achieve at least one of the following
goals:
            (1) To build and sustain innovation, competitiveness, and
        best practices in the United States textile industry.
            (2) To contribute to transforming the United States textile
        and apparel industry into a highly flexible supply chain,
        capable of responding to rapidly changing market demands
        including shifts to technologically advanced textile
        production.
            (3) To discover, design, and develop new materials, and
        innovative and improved manufacturing and integrated systems,
        essential to the success of a modern United States textile
        industry.
            (4) To train personnel, establish industrial partnerships,
        and create transfer mechanisms to ensure the utilization of
        technologies developed.
            (5) To strengthen the Nation's textile research and
        educational efforts by uniting diverse experts and resources in
        unique collaborative projects.
            (6) To facilitate the creation of domestic jobs in the
        textile industry.
    (d) Restriction on Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), no more than 75
        percent of total funding made available under the grant program
        in a fiscal year may be disbursed to institutions of higher
        education.
            (2) Waiver authority.--If the Secretary of Commerce
        determines that the limitation of paragraph (1) would result in
        the failure to disburse all appropriated funds for a fiscal
        year, the Secretary may waive such limitation for such fiscal
        year.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Commerce $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 to carry out
section 3. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall be
available until expended.
    (b) Offsetting Reduction of Authorization of Appropriations.--The
amount authorized to be appropriated for operations and administration
of the International Trade Administration in the Department of Commerce
for fiscal year 2013 is reduced by $5,000,000.

Summary: American Textile Technology Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to fund textile research and innovation in the US textile and fiber products industry and to promote increased US textile exports. Limits eligibility under such grant program to institutions of higher education and not-for-profit research institutions, including not-for-profit industry associations whose mission is to support textile research and innovation. Gives preference in the award of such grants to collaborative research organizations that emphasize peer-reviewed research by leading academic and industry experts. Requires grant funds to be used for research and development activities that achieve at least one of the goals described in this Act, including to: (1) build and sustain innovation and competitiveness in the US textile industry. (2) contribute to transforming the US textile and apparel industry into a highly flexible supply chain. And (3) facilitate the creation of domestic jobs in the textile industry.

To support innovation and research in the United States textile and fiber products industry.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Alcohol and
Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to enable Indian tribes to consolidate and integrate
        alcohol and other substance abuse prevention, diagnosis and
        treatment programs, and mental health and related programs, to
        provide unified and more effective and efficient services to
        Native Americans afflicted with alcohol and other substance
        abuse problems; and
            (2) to recognize that Indian tribes can best determine the
        goals and methods for establishing and implementing prevention,
        diagnosis and treatment programs for their communities,
        consistent with the policy of self-determination.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--In this Act:
            (1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the
        same meaning given the term in section 551(1) of title 5,
        United States Code.
            (2) Indian.--The term ``Indian'' shall have the meaning
        given such term in section 4(d) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(d)).
            (3) Indian tribe.--The terms ``Indian tribe'' and ``tribe''
        shall have the meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' in
        section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)) and shall include entities
        as provided for in subsection (b)(2).
            (4) Secretary.--Except where otherwise provided, the term
        ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (5) Substance abuse.--The term ``substance abuse'' includes
        the illegal use or abuse of a drug, the abuse of an inhalant,
        or the abuse of tobacco or related products.
    (b) Indian Tribe.--
            (1) In general.--In any case in which an Indian tribe has
        authorized another Indian tribe, an inter-tribal consortium, or
        a tribal organization to plan for or carry out programs,
        services, functions, or activities (or portions thereof) on its
        behalf under this Act, the authorized Indian tribe, inter-
        tribal consortium, or tribal organization shall have the rights
        and responsibilities of the authorizing Indian tribe (except as
        otherwise provided in the authorizing resolution or in this
        Act).
            (2) Inclusion of other entities.--In a case described in
        paragraph (1), the term ``Indian tribe'', as defined in
        subsection (a)(2), shall include the additional authorized
        Indian tribe, inter-tribal consortium, or tribal organization.

SEC. 4. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the
Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Education,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, United States Attorney
General, and Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, shall, upon
the receipt of a plan acceptable to the Secretary that is submitted by
an Indian tribe, authorize the tribe to coordinate, in accordance with
such plan, its federally funded alcohol and substance abuse and mental
health programs in a manner that integrates the program services
involved into a single, coordinated, comprehensive program and reduces
administrative costs by consolidating administrative functions.

SEC. 5. PROGRAMS AFFECTED.

    The programs that may be integrated in a demonstration project
under any plan referred to in section 4 shall include--
            (1) any program under which an Indian tribe is eligible for
        the receipt of funds under a statutory or administrative
        formula for the purposes of prevention, diagnosis or treatment
        of alcohol and other substance abuse problems and disorders, or
        mental health problems and disorders, or any program designed
        to enhance the ability to treat, diagnose or prevent alcohol
        and other substance abuse and related problems and disorders,
        or mental health problems or disorders;
            (2) any program under which an Indian tribe is eligible for
        receipt of funds though a competitive or other grant program
        for the purposes of prevention, diagnosis or treatment of
        alcohol and other substance abuse problems and disorders, or
        mental health problems and disorders, or treatment, diagnosis
        and prevention of related problems and disorders, or any
        program designed to enhance the ability to treat, diagnose or
        prevent alcohol and other substance abuse and related problems
        and disorders, or mental health problems or disorders, if--
                    (A) the Indian tribe has provided notice to the
                appropriate agency regarding the intentions of the
                tribe to include the grant program in the plan it
                submits to the Secretary, and the affected agency has
                consented to the inclusion of the grant in the plan; or
                    (B) the Indian tribe has elected to include the
                grant program in its plan, and the administrative
                requirements contained in the plan are essentially the
                same as the administrative requirements under the grant
                program; and
            (3) any program under which an Indian tribe is eligible for
        receipt of funds under any other funding scheme for the
        purposes of prevention, diagnosis or treatment of alcohol and
        other substance abuse problems and disorders, or mental health
        problems and disorders, or treatment, diagnosis and prevention
        of related problems and disorders, or any program designed to
        enhance the ability to treat, diagnose or prevent alcohol and
        other substance abuse and related problems and disorders, or
        mental health problems or disorders.

SEC. 6. PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

    For a plan to be acceptable under section 4, the plan shall--
            (1) identify the programs to be integrated;
            (2) be consistent with the purposes of this Act authorizing
        the services to be integrated into the project;
            (3) describe a comprehensive strategy that identifies the
        full range of existing and potential alcohol and substance
        abuse and mental health treatment and prevention programs
        available on and near the tribe's service area;
            (4) describe the manner in which services are to be
        integrated and delivered and the results expected under the
        plan;
            (5) identify the projected expenditures under the plan in a
        single budget;
            (6) identify the agency or agencies in the tribe to be
        involved in the delivery of the services integrated under the
        plan;
            (7) identify any statutory provisions, regulations,
        policies or procedures that the tribe believes need to be
        waived in order to implement its plan; and
            (8) be approved by the governing body of the tribe.

SEC. 7. PLAN REVIEW.

    (a) Consultation.--Upon receipt of a plan from an Indian tribe
under section 4, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of each
Federal agency providing funds to be used to implement the plan, and
with the tribe submitting the plan.
    (b) Identification of Waivers.--The parties consulting on the
implementation of the plan under subsection (a) shall identify any
waivers of statutory requirements or of Federal agency regulations,
policies or procedures necessary to enable the tribal government to
implement its plan.
    (c) Waivers.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the affected agency shall have the authority to waive any
statutory requirement, regulation, policy, or procedure promulgated by
the affected agency that has been identified by the tribe or the
Federal agency under subsection (b) unless the Secretary of the
affected department determines that such a waiver is inconsistent with
the purposes of this Act or with those provisions of the Act that
authorizes the program involved which are specifically applicable to
Indian programs.

SEC. 8. PLAN APPROVAL.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the receipt by the
Secretary of a tribe's plan under section 4, the Secretary shall inform
the tribe, in writing, of the Secretary's approval or disapproval of
the plan, including any request for a waiver that is made as part of
the plan.
    (b) Disapproval.--If a plan is disapproved under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall inform the tribal government, in writing, of the
reasons for the disapproval and shall give the tribe an opportunity to
amend its plan or to petition the Secretary to reconsider such
disapproval, including reconsidering the disapproval of any waiver
requested by the Indian tribe.

SEC. 9. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) Responsibilities of the Indian Health Service.--
            (1) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than 180 days
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
        Interior, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and
        Human Services, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of
        Housing and Urban Development, the United States Attorney
        General, and the Secretary of Transportation shall enter into
        an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing for the
        implementation of the plans authorized under this Act.
            (2) Lead agency.--The lead agency under this Act shall be
        the Indian Health Service.
            (3) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the lead
        agency under this Act shall include--
                    (A) the development of a single reporting format
                related to the plan for the individual project which
                shall be used by a tribe to report on the activities
                carried out under the plan;
                    (B) the development of a single reporting format
                related to the projected expenditures for the
                individual plan which shall be used by a tribe to
                report on all plan expenditures;
                    (C) the development of a single system of Federal
                oversight for the plan, which shall be implemented by
                the lead agency;
                    (D) the provision of technical assistance to a
                tribe appropriate to the plan, delivered under an
                arrangement subject to the approval of the tribe
                participating in the project, except that a tribe shall
                have the authority to accept or reject the plan for
                providing the technical assistance and the technical
                assistance provider; and
                    (E) the convening by an appropriate official of the
                lead agency (whose appointment is subject to the
                confirmation of the Senate) and a representative of the
                Indian tribes that carry out projects under this Act,
                in consultation with each of the Indian tribes that
                participate in projects under this Act, of a meeting
                not less than 2 times during each fiscal year for the
                purpose of providing an opportunity for all Indian
                tribes that carry out projects under this Act to
                discuss issues relating to the implementation of this
                Act with officials of each agency specified in
                paragraph (1).
    (b) Report Requirements.--The single reporting format shall be
developed by the Secretary under subsection (a)(3), consistent with the
requirements of this Act. Such reporting format, together with records
maintained on the consolidated program at the tribal level shall
contain such information as will--
            (1) allow a determination that the tribe has complied with
        the requirements incorporated in its approved plan; and
            (2) provide assurances to the Secretary that the tribe has
        complied with all directly applicable statutory requirements
        and with those directly applicable regulatory requirements
        which have not been waived.

SEC. 10. NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.

    In no case shall the amount of Federal funds available to a
participating tribe involved in any project be reduced as a result of
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 11. INTERAGENCY FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.

    The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Labor, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Education, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Attorney
General, or the Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, is
authorized to take such action as may be necessary to provide for the
interagency transfer of funds otherwise available to a tribe in order
to further the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 12. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS AND OVERAGE.

    (a) Administration of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Program funds shall be administered under
        this Act in such a manner as to allow for a determination that
        funds from specific programs (or an amount equal to the amount
        utilized from each program) are expended on activities
        authorized under such program.
            (2) Separate records not required.--Nothing in this section
        shall be construed as requiring a tribe to maintain separate
        records tracing any services or activities conducted under its
        approved plan under section 4 to the individual programs under
        which funds were authorized, nor shall the tribe be required to
        allocate expenditures among individual programs.
    (b) Overage.--All administrative costs under a plan under this Act
may be commingled, and participating Indian tribes shall be entitled to
the full amount of such costs (under each program or department's
regulations), and no overage shall be counted for Federal audit
purposes so long as the overage is used for the purposes provided for
under this Act.

SEC. 13. FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with the
ability of the Secretary or the lead agency to fulfill the
responsibilities for the safeguarding of Federal funds pursuant to
chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code (the Single Audit Act of
1984).

SEC. 14. REPORT ON STATUTORY AND OTHER BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION.

    (a) Preliminary Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives on the implementation of the
program authorized under this Act.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives on the results of the
implementation of the program authorized under this Act. The report
shall identify statutory barriers to the ability of tribes to integrate
more effectively their alcohol and substance abuse services in a manner
consistent with the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 15. ASSIGNMENT OF FEDERAL PERSONNEL TO STATE INDIAN ALCOHOL AND
              DRUG TREATMENT OR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS.

    Any State with an alcohol and substance abuse or mental health
program targeted to Indian tribes shall be eligible to receive, at no
cost to the State, such Federal personnel assignments as the Secretary,
in accordance with the applicable provisions of subchapter IV of
chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (the Intergovernmental
Personnel Act of 1970), may deem appropriate to help insure the success
of such program.

            Passed the Senate June 13, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.

Summary: Prohibits any reduction of Federal funds available to a participating tribe as a result of this Act. Provides for interagency fund transfers to carry out this Act. Makes any State with an alcohol and substance abuse or mental health program targeted to Indian tribes eligible to receive, at no cost, such Federal personnel assignments as the Secretary may deem appropriate to help ensure the success of such program.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Mississippi Conservation and
River Protection Act of 2012'' or the ``Upper Mississippi CARP Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Alternative technology barrier.--The term ``alternative
        technology barrier'' means--
                    (A) an electric barrier;
                    (B) an acoustic barrier;
                    (C) a bubble barrier; and
                    (D) any other barrier the Secretary determines to
                be appropriate.
            (2) Asian carp.--The term ``Asian carp'' means--
                    (A) grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella);
                    (B) silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix);
                    (C) bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis); and
                    (D) black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus).
            (3) Lock and dam 2.--The term ``Lock and Dam 2'' means the
        lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 815.2 upstream
        of Hastings, Minnesota.
            (4) Lock and dam 4.--The term ``Lock and Dam 4'' means the
        lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 752.8 in Alma,
        Wisconsin.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
            (6) Upper st. anthony falls lock and dam.--The term ``Upper
        St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam'' means the lock and dam located
        on Mississippi River mile 853.9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

SEC. 3. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF UPPER ST. ANTHONY
              FALLS LOCK.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility
of temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and
Dam to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi
River in the State of Minnesota.
    (b) Potential Impacts.--In conducting the study, the Secretary
shall assess the potential impacts, including environmental and
economic impacts of--
            (1) temporary closure of the lock; and
            (2) continuing to operate the lock.
    (c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out the study in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and appropriate
Federal, State, and local entities.
    (d) Public Comment.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall
provide an opportunity for, and take into consideration, public
comments.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
results of the study.

SEC. 4. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON USE OF OTHER ASIAN CARP CONTROL MEASURES.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility
of implementing control measures at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock
and Dam to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi
River in the State of Minnesota.
    (b) Types of Control Measures.--The study shall include an
examination of--
            (1) permanent closure of the lock;
            (2) modified lock operations;
            (3) the use of an alternative technology barrier; and
            (4) any other control measures the Secretary determines to
        be appropriate.
    (c) Potential Impacts.--In conducting the study, the Secretary
shall assess the potential impacts, including environmental and
economic impacts of--
            (1) implementing each of the control measures described in
        subsection (b); and
            (2) not implementing any control measures.
    (d) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out the study in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and appropriate
Federal, State, and local entities.
    (e) Public Comment.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall
provide an opportunity for, and take into consideration, public
comments.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
results of the study.

SEC. 5. CLOSURE OF LOCKS TO PREVENT SPREAD OF ASIAN CARP.

    (a) Discretionary Closure.--The Secretary may close the lock at the
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam if the Secretary determines in
writing, based on the assessment of potential impacts under section
3(b), that closure of the lock is justified as a method to manage the
threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of
Minnesota.
    (b) Mandatory Closure.--The Secretary shall close the lock at the
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam if the Secretary determines that--
            (1) 1 or more live adult Asian carp has been captured above
        Lock and Dam 2; or
            (2) 1 or more juvenile Asian carp has been captured above
        Lock and Dam 4.
    (c) Period of Closure.--If the Secretary closes the lock under this
section, the Secretary may reopen the lock after the Secretary
determines in writing that adequate measures are in place to manage the
threat of Asian carp moving upstream of the Upper St. Anthony Falls
Lock and Dam.
    (d) Emergency Operations.--Nothing in this section shall prevent
the Secretary from carrying out emergency lock operations necessary to
mitigate flood damage.

SEC. 6. ASIAN CARP CONTROL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK.

    The Council on Environmental Quality shall incorporate the Upper
Mississippi River and tributaries, the Minnesota River, and the St.
Croix River into the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework of the
Council.

SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that, to the maximum extent
practicable, Federal agencies researching Asian carp control
technologies should partner with State and local shareholders, giving
priority to those collaborative partnerships in which the State and
local shareholders contribute to the cost of the research.

Summary: Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2012 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to: (1) study the feasibility of temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, or implementing control measures at the lock, including permanently closing the lock, modifying lock operations, or using an alternative technology barrier, to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota. And (2) assess the potential impacts, including environmental and economic impacts, of temporarily closing the lock or continuing to operate it and of implementing the control measures or not implementing such measures. Authorizes the Chief to close the lock upon determining that closure is justified based on the assessment of potential impacts. Requires the Chief to close the lock upon determining that a live adult Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 2 or that a juvenile Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 4. Allows the Chief to reopen the lock upon determining that adequate measures are in place to manage the threat. Directs the Council on Environmental Quality to incorporate the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries, the Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River into the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework of the Council. Expresses the sense of Congress that federal agencies researching Asian carp control technologies should partner with state and local shareholders, giving priority to collaborative partnerships in which such shareholders contribute to the cost of the research.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out activities to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Totalization
Agreement Reform Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF TOTALIZATION AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 233(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 433(e)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) (1) Any agreement to establish a totalization arrangement
which is entered into with another country under this section shall
enter into force with respect to the United States if (and only if)--
            ``(A) the President, at least 90 calendar days before the
        date on which the President enters into the agreement, notifies
        each House of the Congress of the President's intention to
        enter into the agreement, and promptly thereafter publishes
        notice of such intention in the Federal Register,
            ``(B) the President transmits the text of such agreement to
        each House of the Congress as provided in paragraph (2), and
            ``(C) an approval resolution regarding such agreement has
        passed both Houses of the Congress and has been enacted into
        law.
    ``(2)(A) Whenever an agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is
entered into, the President shall transmit to each House of the
Congress a document setting forth the final legal text of such
agreement and including a report by the President in support of such
agreement. The President's report shall include the following:
            ``(i) an estimate by the Chief Actuary of the Social
        Security Administration of the effect of the agreement, in the
        short term and in the long term, on the receipts and
        disbursements under the social security system established by
        this title;
            ``(ii) a statement of any administrative action proposed to
        implement the agreement and how such action will change or
        affect existing law,
            ``(iii) a statement describing whether and how the
        agreement changes provisions of an agreement previously
        negotiated,
            ``(iv) a statement describing how and to what extent the
        agreement makes progress in achieving the purposes, policies,
        and objectives of this title,
            ``(v) an estimate by the Chief Actuary of the Social
        Security Administration, working in consultation with the
        Comptroller General of the United States, of the numbers of
        individuals who may become eligible for any benefits under this
        title by reason of the agreement or who may otherwise be
        affected by the agreement,
            ``(vi) an assessment of the integrity of the retirement
        data and records (including birth, death, and marriage records)
        of the other country that is a party to the agreement, and
            ``(vii) an assessment of the ability of such other country
        to track and monitor recipients of benefits affected by such
        agreement.
    ``(B) If any separate agreement or other understanding with another
country (whether oral or in writing) relating to an agreement to
establish a totalization arrangement under this section is not
disclosed to the Congress in the transmittal to the Congress under this
paragraph of the agreement to establish a totalization arrangement,
then such separate agreement or understanding shall not be considered
to be part of the agreement approved by the Congress under this section
and shall have no force and effect under United States law.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `approval
resolution' means a joint resolution, the matter after the resolving
clause of which is as follows: `That the proposed agreement entered
into pursuant to section 233 of the Social Security Act between the
United States and _______ establishing totalization arrangements
between the social security system established by title II of such Act
and the social security system of _______, transmitted to the Congress
by the President on ______, is hereby approved.', the first two blanks
therein being filled with the name of the country with which the United
States entered into the agreement, and the third blank therein being
filled with the date of the transmittal of the agreement to the
Congress.
    ``(4) The succeeding paragraphs of this subsection are enacted by
the Congress--
            ``(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House
        of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such
        they are deemed a part of the rules of each House,
        respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure
        to be followed in that House in the case of disapproval
        resolutions and approval resolutions, and they supersede other
        rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith;
        and
            ``(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to
        the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.
    ``(5)(A) Whenever a document setting forth an agreement entered
into under this section and the President's report in support of the
agreement is transmitted to the Congress pursuant to paragraph (2),
copies of such document shall be delivered to both Houses of Congress
on the same day and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the House of
Representatives if the House is not in session and to the Secretary of
the Senate if the Senate is not in session.
    ``(6)(A) On the day on which a document setting forth the agreement
is transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate pursuant
to paragraph (1), an approval resolution with respect to such agreement
shall be introduced (by request) in the House by the majority leader of
the House, for himself or herself and the minority leader of the House,
or by Members of the House designated by the majority leader and
minority leader of the House; and shall be introduced (by request) in
the Senate by the majority leader of the Senate, for himself or herself
and the minority leader of the Senate, or by Members of the Senate
designated by the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate. If
either House is not in session on the day on which such an agreement is
transmitted, the approval resolution with respect to such agreement
shall be introduced in that House, as provided in the preceding
sentence, on the first day thereafter on which that House is in
session. The resolution introduced in the House of Representatives
shall be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the resolution
introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Finance.
    ``(B) No amendment to the approval resolution shall be in order in
either the House of Representatives or the Senate; and no motion to
suspend the application of this clause shall be in order in either
House, nor shall it be in order in either House for the Presiding
Officer to entertain a request to suspend the application of this
clause by unanimous consent.
    ``(C) If the committee of either House to which an approval
resolution has been referred has not reported it at the close of the
45th day after its introduction, such committee shall be automatically
discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be
placed on the appropriate calendar. A vote on final passage of the
resolution shall be taken in each House on or before the close of the
15th day after the resolution is reported by the committee of that
House to which it was referred, or after such committee has been
discharged from further consideration of the resolution.
    ``(D)(i) On or after the third day after the date on which the
committee to which the approval resolution is referred has reported, or
has been discharged from further consideration of, such resolution, it
is in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been
disagreed to) for any Member of the respective House to move to proceed
to the consideration of the resolution. A Member may make the motion
only on the day after the calendar day on which the Member announces to
the respective House the Member's intention to make the motion, except
that, in the case of the House of Representatives, the motion may be
made without such prior announcement if the motion is made by direction
of the Committee on Ways and Means. All points of order against the
approval resolution (and against consideration of the resolution) are
waived. The motion is highly privileged in the House of Representatives
and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not
subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to
proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider
the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be
in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution
is agreed to, the respective House shall immediately proceed to
consideration of the approval resolution without intervening motion,
order, or other business, and the resolution shall remain the
unfinished business of the respective House until disposed of.
    ``(ii) Debate on the approval resolution, and on all debatable
motions and appeals in connection with the resolution, shall be limited
to not more than 20 hours, which shall be divided equally between those
favoring and those opposing the resolution. An amendment to the
resolution is not in order. A motion further to limit debate is in
order and not debatable. A motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed
to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the
resolution is not in order.
    ``(iii) Immediately following the conclusion of the debate in the
respective House on the approval resolution and a single quorum call at
the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules
of the respective House, the vote on final passage of the resolution
shall occur.
    ``(iv) Appeals from the decisions of the Presiding Officer relating
to the application of the rules of the respective House to the
procedure relating to the approval resolution shall be decided without
debate.
    ``(v) A motion to reconsider the vote by which the approval
resolution is agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
    ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph, in computing a number of days
in either House, there shall be excluded any day on which that House is
not in session.
    ``(7)(A) If, before the passage by one House of an approval
resolution of that House, that House receives an approval resolution
from the other House, then the following procedures shall apply:
            ``(i) The approval resolution of the other House shall not
        be referred to a committee and may not be considred in the
        House receiving it except in the case of final passage as
        provided in clause (ii)(II).
            ``(ii) With respect to an approval resolution of the House
        receiving the resolution--
                    ``(I) the procedure in that House shall be the same
                as if no resolution had been received from the other
                House, and
                    ``(II) the vote on final passage shall be on the
                resolution of the other House.
    ``(B) Upon disposition of the resolution received from the other
House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the resolution that
originated in the receiving House.''.
    (b) Additional Reports and Evaluations.--Section 233 of such Act is
amended further by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(f) Biennial SSA Report on Impact of Totalization Agreements.--
Not later than 2 years after the effective date of each totalization
agreement that is transmitted to the Congress pursuant to subsection
(e), and biennially thereafter, the Commissioner of Social Security
shall submit to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General a report relating to such agreement. Such report shall--
            ``(1) compare the estimates contained in the report
        submitted to Congress under clauses (i) and (v) of subsection
        (e)(2)(A) with respect to that agreement with the actual number
        of individuals affected by the agreement and the actual effect
        of the agreement on receipts and disbursements of the social
        security system established by this title; and
            ``(2) contain recommendations for adjusting the methods
        used to make the estimates.
    ``(g) GAO Evaluation and Report.--
            ``(1) Evaluation of initial report on impact of
        totalization agreements.--With respect to each initial report
        regarding a totalization agreement submitted under subsection
        (f), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct
        an evaluation of the report that includes--
                    ``(A) an evaluation of the procedures used for
                making the estimates required by subsection (e)(2)(A);
                    ``(B) an evaluation of the procedures used for
                determining the actual number of individuals affected
                by the agreement and the effects of the totalization
                agreement on receipts and disbursements under the
                social security system established by this title; and
                    ``(C) such recommendations as the Comptroller
                General determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
        submission of an initial report regarding a totalization
        agreement under subsection (f), the Comptroller General shall
        submit to Congress a report setting forth the results of the
        evaluation conducted under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Data collection.--The Commissioner of Social Security
        shall collect and maintain the data necessary for the
        Comptroller General of the United States to conduct the
        evaluation required by paragraph (1).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to agreements establishing totalization arrangements
entered into under section 233 of the Social Security Act with are
transmitted to the Congress on or after January 1, 2007.

Summary: Social Security Totalization Agreement Reform Act of 2007 - Amends title II (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide that any agreement to establish a totalization arrangement which is entered into with another country shall enter into force with respect to the United States if : (1) the President, at least 90 calendar days before the date on which he enters into the agreement, notifies each House of Congress of his intention to enter into it, and promply thereafter publishes notice of such intention in the Federal Register. (2) he transmits the text of such agreement to each House of the Congress. And (3) a joint resolution regarding such agreement has passed both Houses of Congress and been enacted into federal law. Sets forth procedures for the consideration of such a joint resolution.

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for Congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements.


THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES.

    Subsection (a) of section 7 of the Civil Rights of
Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(a)) is amended to read
as follows:
    ``(a) Administrative Remedies.--
            ``(1) Presentation.--No claim with respect to prison
        conditions under section 1979 of the Revised statutes (42
        U.S.C. 1983), or any other Federal law, by a prisoner confined
        in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility shall be
        adjudicated except under section 1915A(b) of title 28, United
        States Code, until the claim has been presented for
        consideration to officials of the facility in which the claim
        arose. Such presentation satisfies the requirement of this
        paragraph if it provides prison officials of the facility in
        which the claim arose with reasonable notice of the prisoner's
        claim, and if it occurs within the generally applicable
        limitations period for filing suit.
            ``(2) Stay.--If a claim included in a complaint has not
        been presented as required by paragraph (1), and the court does
        not dismiss the claim under section 1915A(b) of title 28,
        United States Code, the court shall stay the action for a
        period not to exceed 90 days and shall direct prison officials
        to consider the relevant claim or claims through such
        administrative process as they deem appropriate. However, the
        court shall not stay the action if the court determines that
        the prisoner is in danger of immediate harm.
            ``(3) Proceeding.--Upon the expiration of the stay under
        paragraph (2), the court shall proceed with the action except
        to the extent the court is notified by the parties that it has
        been resolved.''.

SEC. 4. EXEMPTION OF JUVENILES FROM PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT.

    (a) Title 18.--
            (1) Juvenile proceedings.--Section 3626(g) of title 18,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``or adjudicated
                delinquent for,''; and
                    (B) so that paragraph (5) reads as follows:
            ``(5) the term `prison' means any Federal, State, or local
        facility that incarcerates or detains prisoners;''.
            (2) Adult convictions.--Section 3626 of title 18, United
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Exclusion of Child Prisoners.--This section does not apply
with respect to a prisoner who has not attained the age of 18 years.''.
    (b) Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act.--
            (1) Section 7(h) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized
        Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(h)), is amended by striking ``or
        adjudicated delinquent for,''.
            (2) Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized
        Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended by adding at the end
        the following:
    ``(i) Exclusion of Child Prisoners.--This section does not apply
with respect to a prisoner who has not attained the age of 18 years.''.
    (c) Title 28.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 1915(h)--
                    (A) by inserting ``who has attained the age of 18
                years'' after ``means any person''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or adjudicated delinquent for,'';
                and
            (2) in section 1915A(c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``who has attained the age of 18
                years'' after ``means any person''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or adjudicated delinquent for,''.

SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF BAN ON MULTIPLE IN FORMA PAUPERIS CLAIMS.

    Section 1915(g) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``within the preceding 5 years'' after ``3
        or more occasions''; and
            (2) by striking ``, malicious, or fails to state a claim
        upon which relief may be granted'' and inserting ``or
        malicious''.

SEC. 6. FILING FEES IN FORMA PAUPERIS.

    Section 1915(b)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or files an appeal''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and the action is dismissed at initial
        screening pursuant to subsection (e)(2) of this section,
        section 1915A of this title, or section 7(c)(1) of the Civil
        Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C.
        1997e(c)(1)),'' after ``in forma pauperis,''.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO RESOLVE AMBIGUITY.

    Section 1915(a)1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``that includes a statement of all assets such prisoner
possesses'' and inserting ``(including a statement of assets such
person possesses)''.

SEC. 8. ENCOURAGEMENT OF APPROPRIATE SETTLEMENT OF PRISONER LITIGATION.

    Section 3626(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, by
striking the period at the end and inserting ``, except that the
violation of a Federal right may be alleged by plaintiff rather than
proven or stipulated.''.

SEC. 9. JUDICIAL DISCRETION IN CRAFTING PRISON ABUSE REMEDIES.

    Section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking the final sentence;
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``if that party
        demonstrates that it has eliminated the violation of the
        Federal right that gave rise to the prospective relief and that
        the violation is reasonably unlikely to recur'' after
        ``intervener'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by adding at the end the
        following: ``Nothing in this section shall prevent the court
        from extending any of the time periods set out in subsection
        (A), if the court finds, at the time of granting or approval of
        the prospective relief, that correction of the violation will
        take longer than those time periods.''; and
            (4) in subsection (e) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and
        (4).

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to all cases currently
pending in Federal court and any such cases filed on or after the date
of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2009 - Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to: (1) eliminate the requirement of a prior showing of physical injury before a prisoner may bring a claim for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody. And (2) provide for a 90-day stay of nonfrivolous claims relating to prison conditions to allow prison officials to consider such claims through the administrative process. And (3) exclude from the application of such Act prisoners under the age of 18. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) exempt prisoners under the age of 18 from the restrictions imposed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act. And (2) expand the discretionary authority of judges in awarding relief in actions involving prison conditions. Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) exempt prisoners under the age of 18 from certain restrictions on in forma pauperis proceedings. (2) expand the number of in forma pauperis actions a prisoner may bring. And (3) revise requirements for assessing filing fees and costs against prisoners in such actions.

To provide for the redress of prison abuses, and for other purposes.