SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Asia-South Pacific Trade Preferences
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) It is in the mutual interest of the United States and
        least-developed countries to promote stable and sustainable
        economic growth and development.
            (2) Trade and investment are powerful economic tools and
        can be used to reduce poverty and raise the standard of living
        in a country.
            (3) A country that is open to trade may increase its
        economic growth.
            (4) Trade and investment often lead to employment
        opportunities and often help alleviate poverty.
            (5) Least-developed countries have a particular challenge
        in meeting the economic requirements of and competitiveness
        necessary for globalization and international markets.
            (6) The United States has recognized the benefits that
        international trade provides to least-developed countries by
        enacting the Generalized System of Preferences and trade
        benefits for developing countries in the Caribbean, Andean, and
        sub-Saharan African regions of the world.
            (7) Enhanced trade with least-developed Muslim countries,
        including Yemen, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, is consistent
        with other United States objectives of encouraging a strong
        private sector and individual economic empowerment in those
        countries.
            (8) Offering least-developed countries enhanced trade
        preferences will encourage both higher levels of trade and
        direct investment in support of positive economic and political
        developments throughout the world.
            (9) Encouraging the reciprocal reduction of trade and
        investment barriers will enhance the benefits of trade and
        investment as well as enhance commercial and political ties
        between the United States and the countries designated for
        benefits under this Act.
            (10) Economic opportunity and engagement in the global
        trading system together with support for democratic
        institutions and a respect for human rights are mutually
        reinforcing objectives and key elements of a policy to confront
        and defeat global terrorism.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Asia or south pacific country.--The term ``Asia or
        South Pacific country'' means a country listed in section 4(b).
            (2) Beneficiary asia or south pacific country.--The term
        ``beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country'' means an Asia or
        South Pacific country that the President has determined is
        eligible for preferential treatment under this Act.
            (3) Former beneficiary asia or south pacific country.--The
        term ``former beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country'' means
        a country that, after being designated as a beneficiary Asia or
        South Pacific country under this Act, ceased to be designated
        as such a country by reason of its entering into a free trade
        agreement with the United States.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE; ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Authority To Designate.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, the President is authorized to designate an Asia or South
        Pacific country as a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country
        eligible for preferential treatment under this Act--
                    (A) if the President determines that the country
                meets the requirements set forth in section 104 of the
                African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703);
                and
                    (B) subject to the authority granted to the
                President under subsections (a), (d), and (e) of
                section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462),
                if the country otherwise meets the eligibility criteria
                set forth in such section 502.
            (2) Application of section 104.--Section 104 of the African
        Growth and Opportunity Act shall be applied for purposes of
        paragraph (1) by substituting ``Asia or South Pacific country''
        for ``sub-Saharan African country'' each place it appears.
    (b) Countries Eligible for Designation.--For purposes of this Act,
the term ``Asia or South Pacific country'' refers to the following or
their successor political entities:
            (1) Afghanistan.
            (2) Bangladesh.
            (3) Bhutan.
            (4) Cambodia.
            (5) Kiribati.
            (6) Lao People's Democratic Republic.
            (7) Maldives.
            (8) Nepal.
            (9) Samoa.
            (10) Solomon Islands.
            (11) Timor-Leste (East Timor).
            (12) Tuvalu.
            (13) Vanuatu.

SEC. 5. ELIGIBLE ARTICLES.

    (a) In General.--Unless otherwise excluded from eligibility (or
otherwise provided for in this Act), preferential treatment shall apply
in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d).
    (b) Certain Articles.--
            (1) In general.--The President may provide duty-free
        treatment to any article described in subparagraphs (B) through
        (G) of section 503(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
        2463(b)(1)) if--
                    (A) the article is the growth, product, or
                manufacture of a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific
                country; and
                    (B) the President determines, after receiving the
                advice of the International Trade Commission in
                accordance with section 503(e) of the Trade Act of 1974
                (19 U.S.C. 2463(e)), that the article is not import-
                sensitive in the context of imports from beneficiary
                Asia or South Pacific countries.
            (2) Rules of origin.--The duty-free treatment provided
        under paragraph (1) shall apply to any article described in
        that paragraph that meets the requirements of section 503(a)(2)
        of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(a)(2)), except that
        for purposes of determining if the article meets the 35-percent
        requirement under subparagraph (A)(ii) of such section--
                    (A) if the cost or value of materials produced in
                the customs territory of the United States is included
                with respect to that article, an amount not to exceed
                15 percent of the appraised value of the article at the
                time it is entered that is attributed to such United
                States cost or value may be applied toward meeting the
                35-percent requirement; and
                    (B) the cost or value of the materials included
                with respect to that article that are produced in one
                or more beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries or
                former beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries
                shall be applied toward meeting the 35-percent
                requirement.
    (c) Textile and Apparel Articles.--
            (1) In general.--The preferential treatment described in
        subsection (a) of section 112 of the African Growth and
        Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(a)) shall apply with respect to
        textile and apparel articles described in paragraphs (1), (2),
        (4), (5), (7), and (8) of subsection (b) of such section and
        paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection that are imported
        directly into the customs territory of the United States from a
        beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country except that such
        section 112 shall be applied and administered with respect to
        such articles--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by substituting ``a
                beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country (as defined
                in section 3 of the Asia-South Pacific Trade
                Preferences Act)'' for ``a beneficiary sub-Saharan
                African country described in section 506A(c) of the
                Trade Act of 1974''; and
                    (B) in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (7), and (8)
                of subsection (b), by substituting ``beneficiary Asia
                or South Pacific country'' and ``beneficiary Asia or
                South Pacific countries'' for ``beneficiary sub-Saharan
                African country'' and ``beneficiary sub-Saharan African
                countries'', respectively, each place such terms
                appear.
            (2) Textile and apparel articles assembled from regional
        and other fabric.--
                    (A) In general.--Textile and apparel articles
                described in this paragraph are textile and apparel
                articles wholly assembled in one or more beneficiary
                Asia or South Pacific countries or former beneficiary
                Asia or South Pacific countries, or both, from fabric
                wholly formed in one or more beneficiary Asia or South
                Pacific countries or former beneficiary Asia or South
                Pacific countries, or both, from yarn originating
                either in the United States or one or more beneficiary
                Asia or South Pacific countries or former beneficiary
                Asia or South Pacific countries, or both (including
                fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are
                classifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 of the
                Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and are
                wholly formed and cut in the United States, in one or
                more beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries or
                former beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries, or
                any combination thereof), whether or not the textile
                and apparel articles are also made from any of the
                fabrics, fabric components formed, or components knit-
                to-shape described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section
                112(b) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19
                U.S.C. 3721(b)) (unless the apparel articles are made
                exclusively from any of the fabrics, fabric components
                formed, or components knit-to-shape described in
                paragraph (1) or (2) of such section 112(b)).
                    (B) Limitations on benefits.--
                            (i) In general.--Preferential treatment
                        under this subsection shall be extended in the
                        1-year period beginning January 1, 2012, and in
                        each of the succeeding 10 1-year periods, to
                        imports of textile and apparel articles
                        described in subparagraph (A) in an amount not
                        to exceed the applicable percentage of the
                        aggregate square meter equivalents of all
                        textile and apparel articles imported into the
                        United States in the most recent 12-month
                        period for which data are available.
                            (ii) Applicable percentage.--For purposes
                        of this subparagraph, the term ``applicable
                        percentage'' means 11 percent for the 1-year
                        period beginning January 1, 2012, increased in
                        each of the 10 succeeding 1-year periods by
                        equal increments, so that for the period
                        beginning January 1, 2022, the applicable
                        percentage does not exceed 14 percent.
            (3) Handloomed, handmade, folklore articles and ethnic
        printed fabrics.--
                    (A) In general.--A textile or apparel article
                described in this paragraph is a handloomed, handmade,
                folklore article or an ethnic printed fabric of a
                beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country or countries
                that is certified as such by the competent authority of
                such beneficiary country or countries. For purposes of
                this subsection, the President, after consultation with
                the beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country or
                countries concerned, shall determine which, if any,
                particular textile and apparel goods of the country or
                countries shall be treated as being handloomed,
                handmade, or folklore articles or an ethnic printed
                fabric.
                    (B) Requirements for ethnic printed fabric.--Ethnic
                printed fabrics qualified under this paragraph are--
                            (i) fabrics containing a selvedge on both
                        edges, having a width of less than 50 inches,
                        classifiable under subheading 5208.52.30 or
                        5208.52.40 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
                        the United States;
                            (ii) of the type that contains designs,
                        symbols, and other characteristics of Asian or
                        South Pacific prints--
                                    (I) normally produced for and sold
                                on the indigenous Asian or South
                                Pacific market; and
                                    (II) normally sold in Asia or South
                                Pacific countries by the piece as
                                opposed to being tailored into garments
                                before being sold in indigenous Asian
                                or South Pacific markets;
                            (iii) printed, including waxed, in one or
                        more beneficiary Asia or South Pacific
                        countries; and
                            (iv) fabrics formed in the United States,
                        from yarns formed in the United States, or from
                        fabric formed in one or more beneficiary Asia
                        or South Pacific countries from yarn
                        originating in either the United States or one
                        or more beneficiary Asia or South Pacific
                        countries.
            (4) Special rule.--
                    (A) In general.--Preferential treatment under this
                subsection shall be extended through December 31, 2019,
                for textile and apparel articles that are wholly
                assembled in one or more beneficiary Asia or South
                Pacific countries or former beneficiary Asia or South
                Pacific countries, or both, regardless of the country
                of origin of the yarn or fabric used to make such
                articles.
                    (B) Country limitations.--
                            (i) Small suppliers.--If, during a calendar
                        year, imports of textile and apparel articles
                        described in subparagraph (A) from a
                        beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country are
                        less than 1 percent of the aggregate square
                        meter equivalents of all textile and apparel
                        articles imported into the United States during
                        that calendar year, such imports may be
                        increased to an amount that is equal to not
                        more than 1.5 percent of the aggregate square
                        meter equivalents of all textile and apparel
                        articles imported into the United States during
                        that calendar year for the succeeding calendar
                        year.
                            (ii) Other suppliers.--If, during a
                        calendar year, imports of textile and apparel
                        articles described in subparagraph (A) from a
                        beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country are
                        at least 1 percent of the aggregate square
                        meter equivalents of all textile and apparel
                        articles imported into the United States during
                        that calendar year, such imports may be
                        increased by an amount that is equal to not
                        more than \1/3\ of 1 percent of the aggregate
                        square meter equivalents of all textile and
                        apparel articles imported into the United
                        States during that calendar year for the
                        succeeding calendar year.
                            (iii) Aggregate country limit.--In no case
                        may the aggregate quantity of textile and
                        apparel articles described in subparagraph (A)
                        imported into the United States during a
                        calendar year under this subsection exceed the
                        applicable percentage set forth in paragraph
                        (2)(B)(ii) for that calendar year.
    (d) Other Restrictions.--The provisions of subsections (b)(3)(B)
and (e) of section 112 and section 113 of the African Growth and
Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721 and 3722) shall apply with respect to
the preferential treatment extended under this section to a beneficiary
Asia or South Pacific country by substituting ``beneficiary Asia or
South Pacific country'' for ``beneficiary sub-Saharan African country''
and ``beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries'' and ``former
beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries'' for ``beneficiary sub-
Saharan African countries'' and ``former sub-Saharan African
countries'', respectively, as appropriate.
    (e) Technical Amendment.--Section 6002(a)(2)(B) of the Africa
Investment Incentive Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-432) is amended by
inserting before ``by striking'' the following: ``in paragraph (3),''.

SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    The President shall monitor, review, and report to Congress, not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
annually thereafter, on the implementation of this Act and on the trade
and investment policy of the United States with respect to the Asia or
South Pacific countries.

SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.

    No duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment extended to
a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country under this Act shall remain
in effect after December 31, 2022.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The provisions of this Act shall take effect on January 1, 2012.

Summary: Asia-South Pacific Trade Preferences Act - Authorizes the President to designate an Asia or South Pacific country as a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country eligible for preferential treatment under this Act if that country meets: (1) certain requirements under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, including establishing a market-based economy and the rule of law, the protection of human rights, and the elimination of trade barriers to the United States. And (2) certain eligibility criteria for designation as a least-developed beneficiary developing country under the Trade Act of 1974. Lists the following countries eligible for designation as a Asia or South Pacific country: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Bangladesh, (3) Bhutan, (4) Cambodia, (5) Kiribati, (6) Lao People's Democratic Republic, (7) Maldives, (8) Nepal, (9) Samoa, (10) Solomon Islands, (11) Timor-Leste , (12) Tuvalu, and (13) Vanuatu. Authorizes the President to provide duty-free treatment of certain import-sensitive articles meeting rules of origin requirements if: (1) the article is the growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country. And (2) the President determines, after receiving advice of the International Trade Commission (ITC), that the article is not import-sensitive in the context of imports from beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries. Prescribes the rules of origin for the articles for the duty-free treatment. Grants duty-free treatment of certain textile and apparel articles imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country. Establishes limitations on such preferential treatment. Prescribes requirements for handloomed, handmade, folklore articles or ethnic printed fabrics. Prescribes a special rule to extend such preferential treatment through December 31, 2019, for textile and apparel articles that are wholly assembled in one or more beneficiary or former beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries, or both, regardless of the country or origin of the yarn or fabric used to make such articles. Terminates the extension of preferential treatment to a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country after December 31, 2022.

A bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Narcotics Leadership Act
Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY.

    Section 1003(c) of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988
(21 U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as
        paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
    ``(5) The Director may require the inclusion, in the budget
submission to the Office of Management and Budget by any National Drug
Control Program agency, of funding requests for specific initiatives
that are consistent with the President's priorities for the National
Drug Control Strategy and certifications made pursuant to paragraph
(3).''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON REPROGRAMMING; OFFICE PERSONNEL RESTRICTION.

    (a) Report on Reprogramming.--Section 1003(c)(7) of the National
Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988, as redesignated by section 2(1) of
this Act, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(7) The Director shall report to the Congress on a quarterly
basis regarding the need for any reprogramming or transfer of
appropriated funds in an amount greater than $5,000,000 for National
Drug Control Program activities.''.
    (b) Office Personnel Restriction.--Section 1003 of the National
Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1502) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Prohibition on Political Campaigning.--A Federal officer in
the Office of National Drug Control Policy who is appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may not
participate in Federal election campaign activities, except that such
an official is not prohibited by this subsection from making
contributions to individual candidates.''.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY OUTCOME MEASURES.

    Section 1005(a) of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988
(21 U.S.C. 1504(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting ``and the consequences
        of drug abuse'' after ``drug abuse''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) The Director shall include with each National Drug
        Control Strategy an evaluation of the effectiveness of Federal
        drug control during the preceding year. The evaluation shall
        include an assessment of Federal drug control efforts,
        including--
                    ``(A) assessment of the reduction of drug use,
                including estimates of drug prevalence and frequency of
                use as measured by national, State, and local surveys
                of illicit drug use and by other special studies of--
                            ``(i) high-risk populations, including
                        school dropouts, the homeless and transient,
                        arrestees, parolees, and probationers, and
                        juvenile delinquents; and
                            ``(ii) drug use in the workplace and the
                        productivity lost by such use;
                    ``(B) assessment of the reduction of drug
                availability, as measured by--
                            ``(i) the quantities of cocaine, heroin,
                        and marijuana available for consumption in the
                        United States;
                            ``(ii) the amount of cocaine and heroin
                        entering the United States;
                            ``(iii) the number of hectares of poppy and
                        coca cultivated and destroyed;
                            ``(iv) the number of metric tons of heroin
                        and cocaine seized;
                            ``(v) the number of cocaine processing labs
                        destroyed;
                            ``(vi) changes in the price and purity of
                        heroin and cocaine;
                            ``(vii) the amount and type of controlled
                        substances diverted from legitimate retail and
                        wholesale sources; and
                            ``(viii) the effectiveness of Federal
                        technology programs at improving drug detection
                        capabilities at United States ports of entry;
                    ``(C) assessment of the reduction of the
                consequences of drug use and availability, which shall
                include estimation of--
                            ``(i) burdens drug users placed on hospital
                        emergency rooms in the United States, such as
                        the quantity of drug-related services provided;
                            ``(ii) the annual national health care
                        costs of drug use, including costs associated
                        with people becoming infected with the human
                        immunodeficiency virus and other communicable
                        diseases as a result of drug use;
                            ``(iii) the extent of drug-related crime
                        and criminal activity; and
                            ``(iv) the contribution of drugs to the
                        underground economy, as measured by the retail
                        value of drugs sold in the United States; and
                    ``(D) determination of the status of drug treatment
                in the United States, by assessing--
                            ``(i) public and private treatment capacity
                        within each State, including information on the
                        number of treatment slots available in relation
                        to the number actually used, including data on
                        intravenous drug users and pregnant women;
                            ``(ii) the extent, within each State, to
                        which treatment is available, on demand, to
                        intravenous drug users and pregnant women;
                            ``(iii) the number of drug users the
                        Director estimates could benefit from
                        treatment; and
                            ``(iv) the success of drug treatment
                        programs, including an assessment of the
                        effectiveness of the mechanisms in place
                        federally, and within each State, to determine
                        the relative quality of substance abuse
                        treatment programs, the qualifications of
                        treatment personnel, and the mechanism by which
                        patients are admitted to the most appropriate
                        and cost effective treatment setting.
            ``(5) The Director shall include with the National Drug
        Control Strategy required to be submitted not later than
        February 1, 1994, and with every second such strategy submitted
        thereafter--
                    ``(A) an assessment of the quality of current drug
                use measurement instruments and techniques to measure
                supply reduction and demand reduction activities;
                    ``(B) an assessment of the adequacy of the coverage
                of existing national drug use measurement instruments
                and techniques to measure the casual drug user
                population and groups at-risk for drug use;
                    ``(C) an assessment of the actions the Director
                shall take to correct any deficiencies and limitations
                identified pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
                    ``(D) identification of the specific factors that
                restrict the availability of treatment services to
                those seeking it and proposed administrative or
                legislative remedies to make treatment available to
                those individuals.
            ``(6) Federal agencies responsible for the collection or
        estimation of drug-related information required by the Director
        shall cooperate with the Director, to the fullest extent
        possible, to enable the Director to satisfy the requirements of
        sections 4 and 5.
            ``(7) By June 1, 1994, and with each National Drug Control
        Strategy submitted thereafter, the Director shall report to the
        President and the Congress on the Director's assessment of drug
        use and availability in the United States, including an
        estimate of the effectiveness of interdiction, treatment,
        prevention, law enforcement, and international programs under
        the National Drug Control Strategy in effect in the preceding
        year in reducing drug use and availability.''.

SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL.

    Section 402(a)(7) of title 50, United States Code, is amended by--
            (1) striking ``and'' after the semicolon in paragraph (6);
            (2) redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (3) inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) the Director of the Office of National Drug Control
        Policy; and''.

SEC. 6. COUNTER-DRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER.

    (a) Drug Abuse Addiction and Rehabilitation Center.--Section 1003A
of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C.
1502a(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as
        subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) identify and support, through interagency
                agreements or grants that are subjected to peer review
                by independent advisory boards, the application of
                technology to expanding the effectiveness or
                availability of drug treatment;''.
    (b) Assistance From the Advanced Research Project Agency.--Section
1003A of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C.
1502a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Assistance and Support to Office of National Drug Control
Policy.--The Director of the Advanced Research Project Agency shall, to
the fullest extent possible, render assistance and support to the
Office of National Drug Control Policy and its Director.''.
    (c) Repeal and Redesignation.--The National Narcotics Leadership
Act of 1988 is amended by--
            (1) repealing section 1008 (21 U.S.C. 1505), as in effect
        on the date of the enactment of this Act;
            (2) redesignating section 1003A, as amended by subsection
        (b) of this section, as section 1008; and
            (3) moving such section, as redesignated, so as to follow
        section 1007.

SEC. 7. PAYING CERTAIN NECESSARY EXPENSES FOR STRATEGY CONSULTATION.

    Section 1005(a)(3) of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988
(21 U.S.C. 1504(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C) The Director may pay for the necessary and appropriate
expenses for assemblages of individuals providing consultation to the
Director in developing the National Drug Control Strategy.''.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 1011 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21
U.S.C. 1508) is amended by striking ``$3,500,000'' and all that follows
through ``years,'' and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 1994,''.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.

    Section 1009 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21
U.S.C. 1506) is amended by striking ``the date which is 5 years after
the date of the enactment of this subtitle'' and inserting ``September
30, 1994''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 21, 1993.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

Summary: National Narcotics Leadership Act Amendments of 1993 - Amends the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to authorize the Director for National Drug Control Policy to require the budget submission to the Office of Management and Budget by any National Drug Control Program agency to include funding requests for specific initiatives that are consistent with the President's priorities for the National Drug Control Strategy and certifications made regarding the adequacy of such request to implement the objectives of the Strategy for the relevant year. Requires the Director to report to the Congress on a quarterly basis regarding the need for any reprogramming or transfer of appropriated funds for Program activities in an amount greater than $5 million. Prohibits a Federal officer in the Office of National Drug Control Policy who is appointed by the President from participating in Federal election campaign activities, except that such an official is not thereby prohibited from making contributions to individual candidates. Revises provisions regarding the Strategy to: (1) include long-range goals for reducing the consequences of drug abuse. And (2) require the Director to include an evaluation of the effectiveness of Federal drug control during the preceding year. Specifies that such evaluation shall include an assessment of Federal drug control efforts, including: (1) an assessment of the reduction of drug use, drug availability, and associated consequences. And (2) a determination of the status of US drug treatment. Requires: (1) the Director to include with the Strategy specified information regarding assessment of drug use measurement, identification of factors restricting the availability of treatment, and proposed remedies to make such treatment available and to report to the President and the Congress on drug use and availability in the United States. And (2) Federal agencies responsible for the collection or estimation of drug-related information to cooperate with the Director to satisfy such requirements. Designates the Director as a member of the National Security Council. Requires: (1) the Director to identify and support, through interagency agreements or grants that are subjected to peer review by independent advisory boards, the application of technology to expanding the effectiveness or availability of drug treatment. And (2) the Director of the Advanced Research Project Agency to assist and support the Office and its Director. Repeals provisions of the Act pertaining to an executive reorganization study. Authorizes the Director to pay the expenses for assemblage of individuals providing consultation in developing the Strategy. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Office on September 30, 1994.

National Narcotics Leadership Act Amendments Act of 1993


SECTION 1. RECOGNITION AND GRANT OF FEDERAL CHARTER.

    The Association of American State Geologists, a nonprofit
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, is
recognized and granted a Federal charter.

SEC. 2. POWERS.

    The Association of American State Geologists (in this Act referred
to as the ``association'') shall have only those powers granted to it
through its constitution, bylaws and article of incorporation filed in
the State of Delaware and subject to the laws of the State of Delaware.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of the association are those provided in its
constitution, bylaws and article of incorporation and shall include the
following:
            (1) To promote, advance and protect the common good,
        welfare and security of the Nation through the application of
        geology and related earth sciences to--
                    (A) foster wise and responsible stewardship of the
                Nation's natural resources;
                    (B) foster the creation of national wealth, general
                prosperity and a high quality of life in the United
                States;
                    (C) foster appropriate and sustainable economic
                development;
                    (D) foster prudent exploration, development,
                utilization, management and conservation of the
                Nation's land, seas and seabeds including energy,
                mineral, water, environmental and ecological resources;
                    (E) avoid, reduce and mitigate hazards related to
                geology, earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and other
                natural hazards through public awareness and
                coordination with appropriate local, State, regional
                and Federal agencies; and
                    (F) educate the general public concerning the
                critical importance of geology to society,
                civilization, culture, economy and national security.
            (2) To advance the science and practical application of
        geology and related earth sciences in the United States and its
        possessions.
            (3) To improve the effectiveness of State geological
        surveys through the interchange of ideas pertaining to their
        administrative organization, programs, and applications to
        economic changes and other geologically related issues.
            (4) To improve methods of assembling and disseminating data
        and information to mining, energy, agriculture, utility,
        construction, insurance and banking industries; educational
        institutions; civic and professional organizations;
        legislators; governmental agencies; and the public.
            (5) To effectively coordinate activities with Federal and
        State agencies working in related fields.

SEC. 4. SERVICE OF PROCESS.

    With respect to service of process, the association shall comply
with the law of the State of Delaware and those States in which it
carries on its activities in furtherance of the purposes of the
association.

SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.

    Except as provided in section (8)(g), eligibility for membership in
the association and the rights and privileges of members shall be as
provided in the constitution, bylaws and articles of incorporation of
the association.

SEC. 6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    Except as provided in section 8(g), the composition of the board of
directors of the association and the responsibilities of the board
shall be as provided in the constitution, bylaws and articles of
incorporation of the association.

SEC. 7. OFFICERS.

    Except as provided in section 8(g), the positions of officers of
the association and the election of members to such positions shall be
as provided in the constitution, bylaws and articles of incorporation
of the association.

SEC. 8. RESTRICTIONS.

    (a) Income and Compensation.--No part of the income or assets of
the association may insure to the benefit of any member, officer, or
director of the association or be distributed to any such individual
during the life of this charter. Nothing in this subsection may be
construed to prevent the payment of reasonable compensation to the
officers and employees of the association or reimbursement for actual
and necessary expenses in amounts approved by the board of directors.
    (b) Loans.--The association may not make any loan to any member,
officer, director or employee of the association.
    (c) Issuance of Stock and Payment of Dividends.--The association
may not issue any shares of stock or declare or pay any dividends.
    (d) Disclaimer of Congressional or Federal Approval.--The
association may not claim the approval of Congress or the authorization
of the Federal Government for any of its activities by virtue of this
Act.
    (e) Association Status.--The association shall maintain its status
as an entity organized and incorporated under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
    (f) Association Function.--The association shall function as an
educational, patriotic, civic, historical and research organization
under the laws of the State of Delaware.
    (g) Nondiscrimination.--In establishing the conditions of
membership in the association and in determining the requirements for
serving on the board of directors or as an officer of the association,
the association may not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, disability, age or national origin.

SEC. 9. LIABILITY.

    The association shall be liable for the acts of its officers,
directors, employees and agents whenever such individuals act within
the scope of their authority.

SEC. 10. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS.

    (a) Books and Records of Account.--The association shall keep
correct and complete books and records of account and minutes of any
proceeding of the association involving any of its members, the board
of directors, or any committee having authority under the board of
directors.
    (b) Names and Addresses of Members.--The association shall keep at
its principal office a record of the names and addresses of all members
having the right to vote in any proceeding of the association.
    (c) Right To Inspect Books and Records.--All books and records of
the association may be inspected by any member having the right to vote
in any proceeding of the association, or by any agent or attorney of
such member, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.
    (d) Application of State Law.--This section may not be construed to
contravene any applicable State law.

SEC. 11. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

    The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for audit
of accounts of private corporations established under Federal law'',
approved August 30, 1964 (36 U.S.C. 1101), is amended by adding at the
end the following:
            ``(80) Association of American State Geologists.''.

SEC. 12. ANNUAL REPORT.

    The association shall annually submit to Congress a report
concerning the activities of the association during the preceding
fiscal year. The annual report shall be submitted on the same date as
the report of the audit required by reason of the amendment made in
section 11. The annual report shall not be printed as a public
document.

SEC. 13. RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL CHARTER.

    The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved
to Congress.

SEC. 14. TAX-EXEMPT STATUS REQUIRED AS CONDITION OF CHARTER.

    If the association fails to maintain its status as an entity exempt
from taxation as provided in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 the
charter granted in this Act shall terminate.

SEC. 15. TERMINATION.

    The charter granted in this Act shall expire if the association
fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 16. DEFINITION OF STATE.

    For the purposes of this Act, the term ``State'' includes the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands and the territories and possessions of
the United States.

Summary: Grants a Federal charter to the Association of American State Geologists .

To grant a federal charter to the Association of American State Geologists.


SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF REFINED COAL CREDIT TO INCLUDE QUALIFIED
              COAL WASTE SLUDGE RECYCLING.

    (a) In General.--Section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to electricity produced from certain renewable resources,
etc.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting ``the $3.00 amount in
        subsection (e)(8)(B),'' after ``the $4.375 amount in subsection
        (e)(8)(A),'',
            (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``subsection
        (e)(8)(B)(i)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)(8)(C)(i)'',
            (3) in subsection (c)(7) by adding at the end the
        following:
                    ``(C) Refined coal from a qualified coal waste
                sludge recycling process.--Refined coal shall also
                include, without regard to subparagraphs (A) and (B)
                hereof, a solid fuel produced from a qualified coal
                waste sludge recycling process.'',
            (4) in subsection (d)(8) by striking ``2009.'' and
        inserting ``2009, or in the case of a facility that uses a
        qualified coal waste sludge recycling process, a facility that
        was placed in service not later than one year after the date of
        enactment of the credit under this section for refined coal
        from a qualified coal waste sludge recycling process. For
        purposes of this subsection, a qualified coal waste sludge
        recycling facility shall be treated as placed in service when
        such facility is in place and functioning to process coal with
        coal waste sludge. A `qualified coal waste sludge recycling
        facility' includes a plant, comprised of one or more batch
        tanks and/or one or more storage tanks, steam and spray pipes,
        processing pumps, variable speed drives, a flowmeter and
        related electrical equipment, that processes coal and liquefied
        coal waste sludge.'',
            (5) in subsection (e)(8)(A) by inserting ``(other than
        refined coal from a qualified coal waste sludge recycling
        process)'' after ``refined coal'' the first place it appears,
            (6) in subsection (e)(8) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
        and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and by
        inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Availability and determination of credit
                amount for refined coal from a qualified coal waste
                sludge recycling process.--In the case of a producer of
                refined coal from a qualified coal waste sludge
                recycling process, there shall be allowed a credit for
                the taxable year under this section of $3.00 per
                barrel-of-oil equivalent of refined coal from a
                qualified coal waste sludge recycling process--
                            ``(i) produced by the taxpayer at a
                        facility using a refined coal from qualified
                        coal waste sludge recycling process during the
                        period beginning on the date of enactment of
                        this subparagraph and ending on the date that
                        is four years from the later of the first day
                        of the fifth full month after the date of
                        enactment of this subparagraph or its placed-
                        in-service date, and
                            ``(ii) sold by the taxpayer--
                                    ``(I) to an unrelated person, and
                                    ``(II) during such period and
                                taxable year.
                        For purposes of the preceding sentence, barrel-
                        of-oil equivalent is the amount of refined coal
                        from a qualified coal waste sludge recycling
                        process that has a Btu content of 5.8
                        million.'',
            (7) in subsection (e)(8)(C), as redesignated by paragraph
        (6), by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``Except for a
        facility producing refined coal from a qualified coal waste
        sludge recycling process, the amount'',
            (8) in subsection (e)(8), as amended by paragraph (6), by
        adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Qualified coal waste sludge recycling
                process.--
                            ``(i) Definition.--For purposes of this
                        section, a `qualified coal waste sludge
                        recycling process' means a process using a
                        facility to liquefy coal waste sludge and
                        distribute the liquefied coal waste sludge on
                        the coal to create a feedstock for the
                        manufacture of coke. The term `coal waste
                        sludge' means the tar decanter sludge and
                        related byproducts of the coking process,
                        including such materials that have been stored
                        in ground, in tanks and in lagoons, that have
                        been treated as hazardous wastes under
                        applicable Federal environmental rules absent
                        liquefaction and processing with coal into a
                        feedstock for the manufacture of coke. The
                        process liquefies coal waste sludge and
                        distributes approximately one-quarter to one-
                        half gallon of liquefied coal waste sludge per
                        each ton of metallurgical coal. Liquefied coal
                        waste sludge in excess of such amounts would
                        have adverse effects on the operations and
                        equipment of the coke batteries that use
                        refined coal from a qualified coal waste sludge
                        recycling process as a feedstock for coke. Coal
                        waste sludge has an energy content ranging from
                        7,000 to 16,000 Btus per pound.
                            ``(ii) Interaction between section 45 and
                        section 45k; cross reference.--A taxpayer
                        selling refined coal from a qualified coal
                        waste sludge recycling process shall be
                        entitled to a credit under this section for all
                        such refined coal that meets the requirements
                        of this section. The credit under this section
                        shall be available notwithstanding the fact
                        that such refined coal is purchased for use as
                        a feedstock for coke by a taxpayer that has
                        previously claimed credits under section 45K
                        for the production of coke or coke gas. For
                        rules applicable to taxpayers producing coke or
                        coke gas from refined coal from a qualified
                        coal waste sludge recycling process, see
                        section 45K(h).'', and
            (9) in subsection (e)(9)(B) by striking ``The term'' and
        inserting ``Except for a facility producing refined coal from a
        qualified coal waste sludge recycling process, the term''.
    (b) No Double Benefit; Cross Reference.--Section 45K of such Code
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) No Double Benefit; Cross Reference.--No credit shall be
allowed under this section for coke or coke gas manufactured from
refined coal from a qualified coal waste sludge recycling process (as
defined by section 45(e)(8)(E)(i)) for which credits have been claimed
under section 45; provided that taxpayers may claim the credit under
this section for coke or coke gas produced from feedstocks for which a
refined coal credit under section 45 has not been claimed. For rules
governing the interaction of section 45 and this section that are
applicable to taxpayers producing refined coal from a qualified coal
waste sludge recycling process, see section 45(e)(8)(E)(ii).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to
refined coal produced after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the definition of refined coal for purposes of the tax credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources to include coal produced from a qualified coal waste sludge recycling process. Defines qualified coal waste sludge recycling process as a process using a facility to liquefy coal waste sludge and distribute the liquefied coal waste sludge on the coal to create a feedstock for the manufacture of coke.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the refined coal credit to include qualified coal waste sludge recycling.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer First Responder Housing
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Bona fide volunteer; eligible employer; qualified
        services.--The terms ``bona fide volunteer'', ``eligible
        employer'', and ``qualified services'' have the meanings given
        those terms in section 457(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986.
            (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            (3) Qualified volunteer first responder.--The term
        ``qualified volunteer first responder'' means any individual
        who--
                    (A) is a bona fide volunteer performing qualified
                services for an eligible employer;
                    (B) has volunteered for not less than 2 continuous
                years for an eligible employer;
                    (C) during each of the 2 years described in
                subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) met the minimum requirements for active
                        membership established by the eligible
                        employer; or
                            (ii) if the eligible employer did not
                        establish minimum requirements, volunteered for
                        not less than 200 hours; and
                    (D) is certified as a firefighter or other
                responder in the State, unit of general local
                government, or Indian tribe in which the individual is
                serving as volunteer.

SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING GUARANTEED LOAN
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--A qualified volunteer first responder who submits
to the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the
``Secretary'') a verification letter in accordance with subsection (b)
shall be eligible for a verified adjustment in annual income under
section 3555.152(c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations), in the amount of $18,000.
    (b) Verification Letter.--To be eligible for a verified deduction
under subsection (a), a qualified volunteer first responder shall
submit to the Secretary a verification letter from the head of the
eligible employer for which the qualified volunteer first responder
volunteers, which shall--
            (1) include the date on which the qualified volunteer first
        responder joined the eligible employer as a volunteer;
            (2) attest to the Secretary that the qualified volunteer
        first responder--
                    (A) continuously served as a volunteer for the
                eligible employer during the 2-year period preceding
                the date of the verification letter; and
                    (B) during each of the 2 years described in
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) met the minimum requirements for active
                        membership established by the eligible
                        employer; or
                            (ii) if the eligible employer did not
                        establish minimum requirements, volunteered for
                        not less than 200 hours; and
            (3) include a copy of the certification of the qualified
        volunteer first responder as a firefighter or other responder
        in the State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe
        in which the individual served as a volunteer.

SEC. 4. GOOD NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR SALES PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
        Department of Housing and Urban Development.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Housing and Urban Development.
    (b) Amendments.--The Secretary shall amend--
            (1) section 291.530 of title 24, Code of Federal
        Regulations, to provide that a qualified volunteer first
        responder qualifies as a firefighter or emergency medical
        technician for purposes of the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales
        Program of the Department; and
            (2) section 291.515 of title 24, Code of Federal
        Regulations, to provide that, to qualify to purchase a home
        through the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program of the
        Department, a qualified volunteer first responder shall submit
        to the Secretary a verification letter from the head of the
        eligible employer for which the qualified volunteer first
        responder volunteers, which shall--
                    (A) include the date on which the qualified
                volunteer first responder joined the eligible employer
                as a volunteer;
                    (B) attest to the Secretary that the qualified
                volunteer first responder--
                            (i) continuously served as a volunteer for
                        the eligible employer during the 2-year period
                        preceding the date of the verification letter;
                        and
                            (ii) during each of the 2 years described
                        in clause (i)--
                                    (I) met the minimum requirements
                                for active membership established by
                                the eligible employer; or
                                    (II) if the eligible employer did
                                not establish minimum requirements,
                                volunteered for not less than 200
                                hours; and
                    (C) include a copy of the certification of the
                qualified volunteer first responder as a firefighter or
                other responder in the State, unit of general local
                government, or Indian tribe in which the individual
                served as a volunteer.

Summary: Volunteer First Responder Housing Act This bill expands eligibility for assistance undernbsp. The Department of Agriculture Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program with respect to qualified volunteer first responders.

Volunteer First Responder Housing Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Entry for Supporters of the
Iranian Regime Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN ALIENS WHO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN
              ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.

    (a) In General.--Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
                    ``(H) Individuals who engage in certain activities
                with respect to iran.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii),
                        any alien described in clause (ii) is
                        inadmissible.
                            ``(ii) Aliens described.--An alien
                        described in this clause is an alien that the
                        Secretary of State determines--
                                    ``(I) engages in--
                                            ``(aa) an activity for
                                        which sanctions may be imposed
                                        pursuant to section 5 of the
                                        Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
                                        (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C.
                                        1701 note);
                                            ``(bb) an activity--

                                                    ``(AA) relating to
                                                the proliferation by
                                                Iran of weapons of mass
                                                destruction or the
                                                means of delivery of
                                                such weapons; and

                                                    ``(BB) for which
                                                sanctions may be
                                                imposed pursuant to
                                                Executive Order 13382
                                                (70 Fed. Reg. 38567)
                                                (or any successor
                                                thereto);

                                            ``(cc) an activity--

                                                    ``(AA) relating to
                                                support for
                                                international terrorism
                                                by the Government of
                                                Iran; and

                                                    ``(BB) for which
                                                sanctions may be
                                                imposed pursuant to
                                                Executive Order 13224
                                                (66 Fed. Reg. 49079)
                                                (or any successor
                                                thereto); or

                                            ``(dd) any other activity
                                        with respect to Iran for which
                                        sanctions may be imposed
                                        pursuant to any other provision
                                        of law;
                                    ``(II) is the chief executive
                                officer, president, or other individual
                                in charge of overall management of, or
                                a shareholder with a controlling
                                interest in, an entity that engages in
                                an activity described in subclause (I);
                                or
                                    ``(III) is a spouse or minor child
                                of--
                                            ``(aa) an alien who engages
                                        in an activity described in
                                        subclause (I); or
                                            ``(bb) the chief executive
                                        officer, president, or other
                                        individual in charge of overall
                                        management of, or a shareholder
                                        with a controlling interest in,
                                        an entity that engages in an
                                        activity described in subclause
                                        (I).
                            ``(iii) Notice; waiver with respect to
                        certain entities.--
                                    ``(I) Notice.--The Secretary of
                                State may notify an alien the Secretary
                                determines may be inadmissible under
                                this subparagraph--
                                            ``(aa) that the alien may
                                        be inadmissible; and
                                            ``(bb) of the reason for
                                        the inadmissibility of the
                                        alien.
                                    ``(II) Waiver.--The President may
                                waive the application of this
                                subparagraph and admit an alien to the
                                United States if--
                                            ``(aa) the alien is
                                        described in subclause (II) or
                                        (III)(bb) of clause (ii);
                                            ``(bb) the entity that
                                        engaged in the activity that
                                        would otherwise result in the
                                        inadmissibility of the alien
                                        under this subparagraph is no
                                        longer engaging the activity or
                                        has taken significant steps
                                        toward stopping the activity;
                                        and
                                            ``(cc) the President has
                                        received reliable assurances
                                        that the entity will not
                                        knowingly engage in an activity
                                        described in clause (ii)(I)
                                        again.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 236) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Regulations With Respect to Inadmissibility of Aliens Who
Engage in Certain Transactions With Iran.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
issue regulations and guidelines for interpreting and enforcing the
prohibition under subparagraph (H) of section 212(a)(3) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) on the
admissibility of aliens who engage in certain sanctionable activities
with respect to Iran.''.

Summary: No Entry for Supporters of the Iranian Regime Act of 2010 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make inadmissible to the United States an alien who: (1) engages in certain sanctionable activities with Iran, including the development of Iran's petroleum resources, the proliferation of Iranian weapons of mass destruction, or support for terrorism by Iran. Or (2) has a controlling managing or shareholder interest in an entity that engages in such activities. Authorizes presidential waiver of such prohibition under specified conditions.

A bill to prohibit aliens who engage in certain activities with respect to Iran from being admitted into the United States, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Liberty and Charitable
Donation Protection Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 548(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) In this section, the term `charitable contribution' means a
charitable contribution, as that term is defined in section 170(c) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if that contribution--
            ``(A) is made by a natural person; and
            ``(B) consists of--
                    ``(i) a financial instrument (as that term is
                defined in section 731(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue
                Code of 1986); or
                    ``(ii) cash.
    ``(4) In this section, the term `qualified religious or charitable
entity or organization' means--
            ``(A) an entity described in section 170(c)(1) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
            ``(B) an entity or organization described in section
        170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF PREPETITION QUALIFIED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 548(a) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
            (2) by striking ``(1) made'' and inserting ``(A) made'';
            (3) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(B)(i);
            (4) by striking ``(B)(i)'' and inserting ``(ii)(I)'';
            (5) by striking ``(ii) was'' and inserting ``(II) was'';
            (6) by striking ``(iii)'' and inserting ``(III)''; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) A transfer of a charitable contribution to a qualified
religious or charitable entity or organization shall not be considered
to be a transfer covered under paragraph (1)(B) in any case in which--
            ``(A) the amount of that contribution does not exceed 15
        percent of the gross annual income of the debtor for the year
        in which the transfer of the contribution is made; or
            ``(B) the contribution made by a debtor exceeded the
        percentage amount of gross annual income specified in
        subparagraph (A), if the transfer was consistent with the
        practices of the debtor in making charitable contributions.''.
    (b) Trustee as Lien Creditor and as Successor to Certain Creditors
and Purchasers.--Section 544(b) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b) The trustee'' and inserting ``(b)(1)
        Except as provided in paragraph (2), the trustee''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a transfer of a charitable
contribution (as that term is defined in section 548(d)(3)) that is not
covered under section 548(a)(1)(B), by reason of section 548(a)(2).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 546 of title 11, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``548(a)(2)'' and inserting
                ``548(a)(1)(B)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``548(a)(1)'' and inserting
                ``548(a)(1)(A)'';
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``548(a)(2)'' and inserting
                ``548(a)(1)(B)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``548(a)(1)'' and inserting
                ``548(a)(1)(A)''; and
            (3) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 548(a)(1)'' each place it
                appears and inserting ``section 548(a)(1)(A)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``548(a)(2)'' and inserting
                ``548(a)(1)(B)''.

SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF POST-PETITION CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) Confirmation of Plan.--Section 1325(b)(2)(A) of title 11,
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon the
following: ``, including charitable contributions (that meet the
definition of `charitable contribution' under section 548(d)(3)) to a
qualified religious or charitable entity or organization (as that term
is defined in section 548(d)(4)) in an amount not to exceed 15 percent
of the gross income of the debtor for the year in which the
contributions are made''.
    (b) Dismissal.--Section 707(b) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``In making a determination
whether to dismiss a case under this section, the court may not take
into consideration whether a debtor has made, or continues to make,
charitable contributions (that meet the definition of `charitable
contribution' under section 548(d)(3)) to any qualified religious or
charitable entity or organization (as that term is defined in section
548(d)(4)).''.

SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply to any
case brought under an applicable provision of title 11, United States
Code, that is pending or commenced on or after the date of enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in the amendments made by this Act is intended to limit the
applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (42
U.S.C. 2002bb et seq.).

Summary: Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act of 1998 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law with respect to avoidance by the trustee in bankruptcy of fraudulent transfers and obligations to cite circumstances under which a transfer of a charitable contribution to a qualified religious or charitable unit shall not be considered to be fraudulent. Prohibits the trustee from avoiding such charitable contributions when acting as lien creditor and successor to certain creditors and purchasers. Excludes from disposable income, for purposes of bankruptcy plan confirmation, up to 15 percent of the gross income of the debtor when it is expended for such charitable contributions. Prohibits the bankruptcy court, when it determines whether to dismiss a case, from taking into consideration whether a debtor makes charitable contributions to any qualified religious or charitable entity.


SECTION 1. CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RAIL LINE RELOCATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--
            (1) Program requirements.--Chapter 201 of title 49, United
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end of subchapter II
        the following new section:
``Sec. 20154. Capital grants for rail line relocation projects
    ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall carry out a grant program to provide financial assistance for
local rail line relocation projects.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--A State is eligible for a grant under this
section for any project for the improvement of the route or structure
of a rail line passing through a municipality of the State that--
            ``(1) is carried out for the purpose of mitigating the
        adverse effects of rail traffic on safety, motor vehicle
        traffic flow, or economic development in the municipality;
            ``(2) involves a lateral or vertical relocation of any
        portion of the rail line within the municipality to avoid a
        closing of a grade crossing or the construction of a road
        underpass or overpass; and
            ``(3) meets the costs-benefits requirement set forth in
        subsection (c).
    ``(c) Costs-Benefits Requirement.--A grant may be awarded under
this section for a project for the relocation of a rail line only if
the benefits of the project for the period equal to the estimated
economic life of the relocated rail line exceed the costs of the
project for that period, as determined by the Secretary considering the
following factors:
            ``(1) The effects of the rail line and the rail traffic on
        motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic, safety, and area commerce
        if the rail line were not so relocated.
            ``(2) The effects of the rail line, relocated as proposed,
        on motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic, safety, and area
        commerce.
            ``(3) The effects of the rail line, relocated as proposed,
        on the freight and passenger rail operations on the rail line.
    ``(d) Considerations for Approval of Grant Applications.--In
addition to considering the relationship of benefits to costs in
determining whether to award a grant to an eligible State under this
section, the Secretary shall consider the following factors:
            ``(1) The capability of the State to fund the rail line
        relocation project without Federal grant funding.
            ``(2) The requirement and limitation relating to allocation
        of grant funds provided in subsection (e).
            ``(3) Equitable treatment of the various regions of the
        United States.
    ``(e) Allocation Requirements.--
            ``(1) Grants not greater than $20,000,000.--At least 50
        percent of all grant funds awarded under this section out of
        funds appropriated for a fiscal year shall be provided as grant
        awards of not more than $20,000,000 each.
            ``(2) Limitation per project.--Not more than 25 percent of
        the total amount available for carrying out this section for a
        fiscal year may be provided for any one project in that fiscal
        year.
    ``(f) Federal Share.--The total amount of a grant awarded under
this section for a rail line relocation project shall be 90 percent of
the shared costs of the project, as determined under subsection (g)(4).
    ``(g) State Share.--
            ``(1) Percentage.--A State shall pay 10 percent of the
        shared costs of a project that is funded in part by a grant
        awarded under this section.
            ``(2) Forms of contributions.--The share required by
        paragraph (1) may be paid in cash or in kind.
            ``(3) In-kind contributions.--The in-kind contributions
        that are permitted to be counted under paragraph (2) for a
        project for a State are as follows:
                    ``(A) A contribution of real property or tangible
                personal property (whether provided by the State or a
                person for the State).
                    ``(B) A contribution of the services of employees
                of the State, calculated on the basis of costs incurred
                by the State for the pay and benefits of the employees,
                but excluding overhead and general administrative
                costs.
                    ``(C) A payment of any costs that were incurred for
                the project before the filing of an application for a
                grant for the project under this section, and any in-
                kind contributions that were made for the project
                before the filing of the application, if and to the
                extent that the costs were incurred or in-kind
                contributions were made, as the case may be, to comply
                with a provision of a statute required to be satisfied
                in order to carry out the project.
            ``(4) Costs not shared.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of subsection
                (f) and this subsection, the shared costs of a project
                in a municipality do not include any cost that is
                defrayed with any funds or in-kind contribution that a
                source other than the municipality makes available for
                the use of the municipality without imposing at least
                one of the following conditions:
                            ``(i) The condition that the municipality
                        use the funds or contribution only for the
                        project.
                            ``(ii) The condition that the availability
                        of the funds or contribution to the
                        municipality is contingent on the execution of
                        the project.
                    ``(B) Determinations of the secretary.--The
                Secretary shall determine the amount of the costs, if
                any, that are not shared costs under this paragraph and
                the total amount of the shared costs. A determination
                of the Secretary shall be final.
            ``(h) Multistate Agreements To Combine Amounts.--Two or
        more States (not including political subdivisions of States)
        may, pursuant to an agreement entered into by the States,
        combine any part of the amounts provided through grants for a
        project under this section if--
                    ``(1) the project will benefit each of the States
                entering into the agreement; and
                    ``(2) the agreement is not a violation of a law of
                any such State.
    ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for
carrying out this section.
    ``(j) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' includes,
except as otherwise specifically provided, a political subdivision of a
State.
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for use in carrying out this section
$350,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
        following new item:

``20154. Capital grants for rail line relocation projects.''.
    (b) Regulations.--
            (1) Interim regulations.--Not later than October 1, 2003,
        the Secretary of Transportation shall issue temporary
        regulations to implement the grant program under section 20154
        of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
        Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code,
        shall not apply to the issuance of a temporary regulation under
        this subsection or of any amendment of such a temporary
        regulation.
            (2) Final regulations.--Not later than April 1, 2004, the
        Secretary shall issue final regulations implementing the
        program.

Summary: Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a grant program to provide financial assistance to States for 90 percent of the cost of local rail line relocation projects.

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a grant program to provide financial assistance for local rail line relocations projects.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall award grants to
one or more States to carry out a 1-year pilot project to develop a
standardized peer review process and methodology to review and evaluate
prescribing and pharmacy dispensing patterns, through a review of
prescription drug monitoring programs (referred to in this section as
``PDMP'') in the States receiving such grants.
    (b) Methodology.--The recipients of a grant under this section
shall develop a systematic, standardized methodology to identify and
investigate questionable or inappropriate prescribing and dispensing
patterns of substances on schedule II or III under section 202 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812). Such peer review methodology
and prescribing and dispensing patterns shall be shared with the
appropriate State regulators and health profession boards.
    (c) Requirements.--A State receiving a grant under this section--
            (1) with respect to controlled substances for which a
        prescriber is required to be registered with by the Drug
        Enforcement Administration in order to prescribe such
        controlled substances, shall make the information with respect
        to such controlled substances from the PDMP available to State
        regulators and licensing boards; and
            (2) with respect to any other controlled substances, may
        make the information with respect to such controlled substances
        from the PDMP available to State regulators and licensing
        boards.
    (d) Subgrantees.--A quality improvement organization with which the
Secretary has entered into a contract under part B of title XI of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320c et seq.) may serve as the
subgrantee under this subsection to develop peer review processes as
described in subsection (a).

SEC. 3. PRESCRIPTION DRUG, HEROIN, AND OTHER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ABUSE
              PREVENTION.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399V-6. PRESCRIPTION DRUG, HEROIN, AND OTHER CONTROLLED
              SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION.

    ``(a) Training Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award 5-year grants
        to eligible entities to facilitate training in order to
        increase the capacity of health care providers to conduct
        patient screening, brief interventions, and referral to
        treatment as needed, such as in health care settings to prevent
        the abuse of prescription drugs, heroin, and other controlled
        substances. The grant program under this section may be
        coordinated with the Screening Brief Intervention and Referral
        to Treatment grant program of the Substance Abuse and Mental
        Health Services Administration, or other appropriate programs.
            ``(2) Eligible entities.--In this subsection, the term
        `eligible entity' includes--
                    ``(A) States;
                    ``(B) physician organizations;
                    ``(C) continuing education entities, such as health
                profession boards or health accrediting bodies;
                    ``(D) peer recovery organizations; and
                    ``(E) other appropriate health or professional
                education organizations or institutions.
    ``(b) Expansion of Prescribing Authority.--The Secretary, acting
through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
Administration, shall award grants to States for the purpose of
evaluating the prospect of the health professions board of such States
reviewing and expanding prescribing authorities of providers, such as
advance practice nurses and physician's assistants, with respect to
prescribing drugs for the treatment of the abuse of prescription drugs,
heroin, or other controlled substances.''.

SEC. 4. PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE TRAINING AND SCREENING PROGRAMS.

    (a) Continuing Education Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants
to States to develop continuing education criteria and review processes
that allow State health profession boards or State agencies to certify
appropriate education and training for informed and safe prescribing of
opioids and other drugs listed on schedule II or III under section 202
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
    (b) Screening Program.--The Attorney General shall request that a
practitioner registered under section 303(f) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f)) conduct patient screening for
potential drug misuse or abuse before prescribing a drug listed on
schedule II or III under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 812), according to standards established by the applicable
State licensing body.

SEC. 5. FDA REVIEW OF NALOXONE.

    The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
shall conduct a review of naloxone to consider whether naloxone should
cease to be subject to section 503(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)) and be available as an over-the-counter
drug, in order to increase access to such drug.

SEC. 6. PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISPOSAL.

    The Secretary shall convene or coordinate with an existing entity
an interagency working group--
            (1) to encourage States and local governments to increase
        opportunities for disposal of opiates, such as frequent ``take-
        back programs'' and fixed medicine disposal sites at law
        enforcement public buildings; and
            (2) to reduce opportunities for abuse of opiates, such as
        establishing opioid dispensing limits at hospital emergency
        departments.

SEC. 7. GAO REPORT.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) review opioid abuse programs, heroin abuse programs,
        and policies in Federal agencies and best practices with
        respect to opioid and heroin abuse and overdose programs of the
        States; and
            (2) not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
        this Act, issue a report to Congress on its findings and
        recommendations on ways to reduce opioid and heroin abuse and
        overdoses.

Summary: Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states to develop a peer review process to identify and investigate questionable or inappropriate prescribing and dispensing patterns of drugs classified as schedule II or III under the Controlled Substances Act, which are drugs with an accepted medical use that have the potential to be abused and addictive. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to establish grant programs to: (1) facilitate training to increase the capacity of health care providers to screen and treat patients to prevent drug abuse, and (2) develop continuing education criteria that allow health profession boards or state agencies to certify appropriate education for safe prescribing of schedule II or III drugs. Requires the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants to evaluate the prospect of state health professions boards expanding the authority of providers to prescribe drugs to treat drug abuse. Requires the Attorney General to request that practitioners registered to dispense controlled substances screen patients for potential drug abuse before prescribing a schedule II or III drug. Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider whether naloxone should be available without a prescription. Requires the Secretary to use an interagency working group to encourage states and local governments to increase opportunities for disposal of opiates and to reduce opportunities for abuse of opiates. Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review federal opioid abuse activities and make recommendations to reduce opioid abuse and overdoses.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iranian Nuclear Trade Prohibition
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Iran has pursued a nuclear program with assistance from
        foreign entities and foreign governments.
            (2) It is important that Iran not seek to develop nuclear
        weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear power program.
            (3) The Government of Iran has asserted that its nuclear
        program is for peaceful purposes, however, that Government has
        supported terrorist organizations and uses harsh rhetoric
        towards allies of the United States in the Middle East, and the
        United States has expressed great concern with Iran's nuclear
        ambitions and has worked with United States allies to end
        Iran's nuclear program.
            (4) In October 2003, the Government of Iran promised it
        would suspend uranium enrichment activities, but broke that
        promise less than a year later.
            (5) In November 2004, the Government of Iran, in concert
        with talks with representatives of the Governments of Britain,
        France, and Germany (the ``EU-3'') agreed to suspend all
        uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities related to
        Iran's nuclear program under the terms of the agreement made
        between the Islamic Republic of Iran and France, Germany and
        the United Kingdom, with the support of the High Representative
        of the European Union (the ``Paris Agreement'').
            (6) The EU-3 agreed to support the United States in taking
        Iran's nuclear program to the United Nations Security Council
        if Iran resumed its nuclear activities.
            (7) In concert with the Paris Agreement, the President
        announced that the United States will drop its opposition to
        Iran's application to join the World Trade Organization and
        permit, on a case-by-case basis, the licensing of spare parts
        for Iranian commercial aircraft.
            (8) Iran's uranium enrichment program is likely to be
        dispersed throughout the country, protected in hardened
        infrastructure, and highly mobile.
            (9) The Parliament of Iran passed a nonbinding resolution
        insisting that the Government of Iran resume developing nuclear
        fuel.
            (10) That resolution stated that Iran should develop enough
        nuclear fuel to generate 20,000 megawatts of electricity.
            (11) In February 2005, the Atomic Energy Agency of Russia
        announced that Russia would ship nuclear fuel to Iran's
        Busheher nuclear reactor.
            (12) Russia pledged to provide fuel to this facility for 10
        years and, under the commitment, Iran has pledged to return
        spent fuel to Russia for storage.
            (13) Russia remains the only major nuclear fuel market
        closed to outside competition and 100 percent of Russia's
        nuclear fuel industry is owned by the Government of Russia.
            (14) Iran is the fourth-largest oil producer in the world.
            (15) Iran has a wealth of natural gas and crude oil
        reserves and it is estimated that Iran plans to invest
        $104,000,000,000 by 2015 in natural gas production and that
        Iran plans to increase crude oil production to 7,000,000
        barrels a day by 2020.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRADE RELATIONS WITH STATE SPONSORS OF
              TERRORISM.

    It is the sense of Congress that the countries of the world should
choose between trading with state sponsors of terrorism or maintaining
good trade relations with the United States.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF ENTRY OF NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES.

    The Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended by inserting after section 10 the following new section:

``SEC. 10A. PROHIBITION OF ENTRY TO NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES TO THE
              UNITED STATES.

    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the President shall
prohibit the United States, or any entity of the United States, from
purchasing nuclear fuel assemblies from any person or government
entity, or any entity affiliated with such person or entity, that sells
nuclear fuel assemblies to Iran.
    ``(b) Waiver.--The President may waive the prohibition in
subsection (a) if the President--
            ``(1) determines that the waiver is in the national
        security interest of the United States; and
            ``(2) at least 7 days before the waiver takes effect,
        notifies the required congressional committees of the
        President's intention to exercise the waiver.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Nuclear fuel assemblies.--The term `nuclear fuel
        assemblies' does not include low-enriched uranium (LEU). For
        the purpose of the preceding sentence the term `low-enriched
        uranium' means a product produced using blended down weapons-
        grade and highly-enriched uranium (HEU) that is provided by the
        Russian entity Techsnabexport (also known as TENEX) in
        cooperation with the U.S. Enrichment Corporation, a subsidiary
        of USEC, Inc.
            ``(2) Required congressional committees.--The term
        `required congressional committees' means the Committee on
        Armed Services, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
        Services, the Committee on International Relations, and the
        Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.''.

Summary: Iranian Nuclear Trade Prohibition Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that countries should choose between trading with state sponsors of terrorism or maintaining good trade relations with the United States. Amends the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 to direct the President to prohibit the United States or any US entity from purchasing nuclear fuel assemblies from any person or government or affiliated entity that sells nuclear fuel assemblies to Iran. Authorizes the President, with congressional notification, to waive such prohibition for national security purposes.

A bill to prohibit entities that provide nuclear fuel assemblies to Iran from providing such assemblies to the United States, and for other purposes.