SECTION 1. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Air carrier.--The term ``air carrier'' has the meaning
        given that term in section 40102 of title 49, United States
        Code.
            (2) Covered proceeding.--The term ``covered proceeding''
        means a proceeding conducted by the Secretary of Transportation
        or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
        carry out a function of the Department of Transportation.
            (3) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means--
                    (A) an applicant that applies for employment by an
                air carrier, employee, or former employee of an air
                carrier; and
                    (B) includes a contractor or subcontractor of the
                Federal Aviation Administration carrying out a function
                of the Department of Transportation or of a contractor
                or subcontractor of an air carrier.
            (4) Related action.--The term ``related action'' means the
        actions of an employee to--
                    (A) notify an employer or the Secretary of
                Transportation of an alleged violation of title 49,
                United States Code;
                    (B) refuse to engage in any practice that the
                employee reasonably believes constitutes a violation of
                law (including a rule or regulation);
                    (C) testified before Congress or at any Federal or
                State proceeding regarding any provision of title 49,
                United States Code;
                    (D) commences, acts with the intention of
                commencing, or causes to be commenced a proceeding
                under title 49, United States Code;
                    (E) testified or is about to testify in any such
                proceeding; or
                    (F) assisted or participated or is about to
                participate in any manner in such a proceeding or in
                any other manner in such a proceeding or in any other
                action to carry out the purposes of title 49, United
                States Code.
    (b) Whistleblower Protection.--
            (1) Limitation on liability.--No employee shall be liable
        by reason of an activity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or
        (C) of paragraph (2).
            (2) Employees described.--An employee described in this
        paragraph is an employee who, in a manner consistent with
        applicable law--
                    (A) commences, acts with the intention of
                commencing, or causes to be commenced a covered
                proceeding;
                    (B) testifies or acts with the intention of
                testifying at a covered proceeding or with respect to a
                related action;
                    (C) assists with or participates in or acts with
                the intention of assisting or participating in a
                covered proceeding; or
                    (D) carries out a related action.
            (3) Refusal to violate law.--No employee shall be liable
        for refusing to violate or assist in the violation of any law
        (including any rule or regulation) in the course of employment,
        if the refusal is based on a reasonable belief that the law
        would be violated.
            (4) Prohibition on discrimination.--No air carrier,
        contractor, or subcontractor covered under this section may
        discriminate against an employee described in paragraph (2).
    (c) Procedures and Penalties.--
            (1) Filing of complaints and procedures.--
                    (A) In general.--An employee alleging
                discrimination (including discharge, discipline, or
                reassignment) in violation of subsection (b) or another
                person at the employee's request, may file a complaint
                with the Secretary of Labor not later than 180 days
                after the alleged violation occurs.
                    (B) Procedures.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary of Labor may
                        issue a subpoena for the attendance and
                        testimony of any person and the production of
                        documentary or other evidence from any person
                        if the testimony or production requested is not
                        unduly burdensome and appears reasonably
                        calculated to lead to the discovery of
                        admissible evidence.
                            (ii) Procedures.--Subject to paragraph (4),
                        in carrying out this subsection, the Secretary
                        of Labor shall, with respect to a complaint
                        described in subparagraph (A), use the same
                        procedures for filing complaints, conducting
                        investigations, holding hearings, and issuing
                        orders as are applicable to drivers of
                        commercial motor vehicles under section
                        31105(b) of title 49, United States Code.
                    (C) Burden of proof.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary of Labor
                        shall dismiss a complaint filed under
                        subparagraph (A), and shall not conduct the
                        investigation or provide relief after
                        completion of the procedures required under
                        subparagraph (B), unless the complainant has
                        made a prima facie showing that any behavior
                        described in subsection (b) (2) or (3) was a
                        contributing factor in the discrimination
                        (including discharge or discipline) alleged in
                        the complaint.
                            (ii) Demonstration by employer.--
                        Notwithstanding a finding by the Secretary that
                        the complainant has made a showing required
                        under clause (i), no investigation required or
                        relief available under subparagraph (B) shall
                        be carried out or made available if the
                        employer demonstrates, by clear and convincing
                        evidence, that it would have taken the same
                        unfavorable personnel action for legitimate,
                        independent reasons in the absence of such
                        behavior.
                    (D) Penalties.--The penalties contained in section
                31105(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall apply
                to persons who violate subsection (b) of this section
                in the same manner as those penalties apply to persons
                who violate section 31105(a) of title 49, United States
                Code.
            (2) Judicial review and venue.--A person adversely affected
        by an order issued pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) may seek
        judicial review in the same manner as is prescribed in section
        31105(c) of title 49, United States Code. The court in issuing
        any final order under this paragraph may award costs of
        litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness
        fees) to any party whenever the court determines such award is
        appropriate.
            (3) Civil actions.--If a person fails to comply with an
        order issued pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor
        shall bring a civil action to enforce the order in the district
        court of the United States for the judicial district in which
        the violation occurred.
            (4) Alternative procedures.--Upon filing a complaint under
        this subsection, with the mutual consent of the parties, the
        Secretary of Labor may provide for mediation or arbitration in
        a manner consistent with applicable law, in lieu of conducting
        a hearing and issuing an order under the procedures contained
        in section 31105(b) of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 2. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR FAA EMPLOYEES.

    Section 347(b)(1) of the Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (49 U.S.C. 106 note; 109 Stat. 460)
is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following:
``, including the provisions for investigation, adjudication, and
enforcement as provided for in chapters 12 and 77 of title 5, United
States Code''.

SEC. 3. PROTECTION AGAINST OVERBROAD RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSURES.

    (a) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--No employer may spend funds to implement
        or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4355 of the
        Federal Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or
        agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain
        the following statement: ``These provisions are consistent with
        and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the
        employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by
        Executive Order No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5, United
        States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); section 1034
        of title 10, United States Code, (governing disclosures to
        Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b)(8) of
        title 5, United States Code (governing disclosures of
        illegality, waste, fraud, abuse, or public health or safety
        threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982
        (50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that could
        expose confidential Government agents); and the statutes which
        protect against disclosures which may compromise the national
        security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of
        title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the
        Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The
        definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and
        liabilities created by such Executive order and such provisions
        are incorporated into this Agreement and are controlling.''.
            (2) Intelligence activities.--Notwithstanding the paragraph
        (1), a nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement that is to be
        executed by a person connected with the conduct of an
        intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an
        employee or officer of the United States Government, may
        contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for
        which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement
        shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose
        classified information received in the course of such activity
        unless specifically authorized to do so by the United States
        Government.
            (3) Violations of law.--Nondisclosure agreements or forms
        described in paragraph (1) shall clarify that such agreements
        do not bar disclosures to Congress or to an authorized official
        of an executive agency or the Department of Justice that are
        essential to reporting a substantial violation of law.
    (b) Civil Actions.--An employee, former employee, or applicant for
employment to which this section applies may, with respect to an action
for a violation of section 7211 or 7212 of title 49, United States
Code, that is taken, threatened, or proposed to be taken against such
employee, former employee, or applicant for employment, bring a civil
action for a jury trial in the appropriate district court of the United
States for relief.
    (c) Procedures.--In any action brought under subsection (b)--
            (1) the matter shall be reviewed de novo by the court; and
            (2) the proceeding shall be governed by the legal burdens
        of proof in sections 1214(b)(4)(B) and 1221(e) of title 5,
        United States Code.

Summary: Provides for whistleblower protections for airline employees. Declares that no airline employee (including a contractor or subcontractor of the Federal Aviation Administration shall be liable: (1) for commencing, testifying at, or participating in, a proceeding conducted by the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the FAA or a related action. Or (2) for refusing to violate or assist in the violation of any law or regulation in the course of employment, if such refusal is based on a reasonable belief that the law would be violated. Prohibits an air carrier, contractor, or subcontractor from discriminating against such an employee. Sets forth Department of Labor complaint procedures for employees alleging discrimination in violation of this Act. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of such employee protections. Provides for judicial review for persons adversely affected by an order issued by the Secretary of Labor. Amends the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 to provide for the investigation, adjudication, and enforcement of whistleblower protections for FAA employees. Prohibits an employer from spending funds to implement or enforce certain agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4355 of the Federal Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement, if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain certain statements regarding employee protections with respect to certain disclosures. Authorizes a nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement that is executed by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity to contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. Requires such agreement, at a minimum, to require that the person will not disclose classified information received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the Government. Requires such nondisclosure agreements to clarify that they do not bar disclosures to the Congress or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of Justice that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law. Authorizes an airline employee, former employee, or applicant for employment that has been discriminated against in violation of certain whistleblower protections to bring a civil action for relief in the appropriate US district court.

A bill to protect employees of air carriers who serve as whistleblowers under applicable Federal law, or who refuse to violate an applicable law, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Campaign Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 23 the
following new section:

``SEC. 24. CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of an individual, there shall be
allowed, subject to the limitations in subsection (b), as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year, an amount
equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) 100 percent of the portion of all qualified
        congressional campaign contributions which does not exceed $25,
        and
            ``(2) 50 percent of the remaining portion of all qualified
        congressional campaign contributions.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum credit.--The credit allowed by subsection (a)
        for a taxable year shall not exceed $100 ($200 in the case of a
        joint return).
            ``(2) Verification.--A credit shall be allowed by
        subsection (a) with respect to any contribution only if the
        contribution is verified in the manner prescribed by the
        Secretary in regulations.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualified congressional campaign contribution.--The
        term `qualified congressional campaign contribution' means a
        contribution or gift of money--
                    ``(A) payment of which is made during the taxable
                year to an individual who is a candidate for nomination
                or election to the office of Senator or Representative
                in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
                Congress in any primary, general, or special election,
                for use by the individual to further the candidacy of
                the individual for nomination or election to the
                office, and
                    ``(B) which is from a taxpayer (or either spouse in
                the case of a joint return) who is a resident of the
                State in which the election is held.
            ``(2) Candidate.--The term `candidate' means an individual
        who--
                    ``(A) publicly announces before the close of the
                calendar year following the calendar year in which the
                contribution or gift is made that the individual is a
                candidate for nomination or election to an office
                referred to in paragraph (1)(A), and
                    ``(B) meets the qualifications prescribed by law to
                hold the office.
    ``(d) Inflation Adjustment.--In the case of any taxable year
beginning in a calendar year after 1994, each dollar amount contained
in subsections (a) and (b) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
            ``(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by
            ``(2) the cost-of-living adjustment under section 1(f)(3)
        for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins,
        determined by substituting `calendar year 1994' for `calendar
        year 1989' in subparagraph (B) of such section.
    ``(e) Credit not Allowed to Estates and Trusts.--No credit shall be
allowed under this section to any estate or trust.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subpart A
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 23 the
following new item:

                              ``Sec. 24. Congressional campaign
                                        contributions.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN THE CEILING ON MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE
              CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES.

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

SEC. 4. INCREASE IN THE CEILING ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES BY
              PERSONS OTHER THAN MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

    Section 315(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking out ``$1,000'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,000''.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES.

    Section 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
432) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) A candidate for Federal office may not establish, maintain,
finance, or control a political committee other than the principal
campaign committee of the candidate.''.

SEC. 6. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL
              COMMITTEES.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) No multicandidate political committee may make any
contribution to another multicandidate political committee.''.

SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) In addition to any other reporting requirement under this
section, each authorized committee of a candidate shall include in any
report of contributions to such committee, with respect to any
contribution of more than $25, the name and mailing address of the
person making the contribution, and, in the case of a contribution by
an individual, the occupation and the name of the employer of the
individual.''.

SEC. 8. NAME REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUNDS.

    Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``Any separate segregated fund under subparagraph (C) that is
a multicandidate political committee shall include in its name the name
of the entity that establishes the fund.''.

SEC. 9. SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATE REQUIRED ON REPORTS OF AUTHORIZED
              COMMITTEES.

    Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434), as amended by section 7, is further amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Any report required by this section with respect to an
authorized committee of a candidate shall be signed by the
candidate.''.

Summary: Common Sense Campaign Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of up to $100 for qualified congressional campaign contributions. Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the ceiling on multicandidate political committee (PAC) contributions to candidates for Federal office. Increases the ceiling on contributions to such candidates by persons other than PACs. Prohibits a candidate for Federal office from establishing, maintaining, financing, or controlling a political committee other than the principal campaign committee. Prohibits contributions between PACs. Requires the authorized committee of a candidate to include in the report of contributions to such committee certain identifying information of contributors of more than $25. Requires a separate segregated fund established by a national bank, corporation, or labor organization that is a PAC to include in its name the name of the establishing entity. Requires the candidate to sign any required reports.

Common Sense Campaign Reform Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Spread Pricing Liquidity Act of
2013''.

SEC. 2. TICK SIZE FOR CERTAIN ISSUERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 11A(c)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78k-1(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) Tick size for certain issuers.--
                    ``(A) Selection.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The board of directors
                        of an issuer with a public float of
                        $500,000,000 or less (based on a rolling
                        average over the course of the preceding 3-
                        month period) and an average daily trading
                        volume of less than 500,000 shares may select
                        to have the securities of the issuer quoted and
                        traded using an increment of either $0.05 or
                        $0.10.
                            ``(ii) Manner of selection.--A selection
                        under this subparagraph shall be made by
                        informing the Commission and each exchange on
                        which the securities of the issuer are quoted
                        or traded.
                            ``(iii) Limitation on certain issuers.--
                        With respect to the average trading price in
                        the most recent 1-month period for the
                        securities of an issuer--
                                    ``(I) if such average price is less
                                than $1, the issuer may not make the
                                selection under this subparagraph; and
                                    ``(II) if such average price is $1
                                or more, but less than $2, the issuer
                                may only select to have the securities
                                of the issuer quoted and traded using
                                an increment of $0.05.
                            ``(iv) Consultation.--In making a selection
                        under this subparagraph, the board of directors
                        shall first consult with the issuer's primary
                        listing market.
                    ``(B) Trading requirements.--If an issuer has made
                the selection under subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) all quotes of the securities of such
                        issuer shall be done using only the increment
                        selected;
                            ``(ii) an exchange on which the securities
                        of such issuer are traded may not charge a fee
                        for a person engaging in such a trade, unless
                        such fee is uniform for all trades and based
                        solely on the number of shares traded; and
                            ``(iii) such selection shall not prevent
                        the securities of the issuer being traded at
                        increments other than the increment selected.
                    ``(C) Right to opt out of selection.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An issuer that has made
                        the selection under subparagraph (A) may choose
                        to opt out of such selection at any time after
                        the 6-month period beginning on the date such
                        selection was made.
                            ``(ii) Manner of opt out.--An issuer that
                        chooses to opt out of the selection under
                        subparagraph (A) shall do so by informing the
                        Commission and each exchange on which the
                        securities of the issuer are quoted or traded.
                            ``(iii) Future selection.--Subject to
                        subparagraph (D), an issuer that opts out of
                        the selection under subparagraph (A) may make
                        the selection under subparagraph (A) again at
                        any time after the 1-year period beginning on
                        the date of the opt out.
                    ``(D) Treatment of issuers surpassing cap.--If the
                public float of an issuer that has made the selection
                under subparagraph (A) rises above $500,000,000 (based
                on a rolling average over the course of a 3-month
                period) or the average daily trading volume of the
                issuer raises above 500,000 then, after the end of the
                3-month period beginning on the date of such
                occurrence--
                            ``(i) the issuer shall no longer be
                        considered to have made the selection under
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(ii) the issuer shall be ineligible to
                        make a selection under subparagraph (A) during
                        the 2-year period beginning after the end of
                        such 3-month period, regardless of the issuer's
                        public float or average daily trading volume.
                    ``(E) Study and report.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than the end
                        of the 9-month period beginning on the date of
                        the enactment of this paragraph, and annually
                        thereafter, the Commission shall carry out a
                        study of the quoting and trading of securities
                        in increments of $0.05 and $0.10 permitted by
                        this paragraph, and the extent to which such a
                        system is increasing liquidity by incentivizing
                        capital commitment, research coverage, and
                        brokerage support.
                            ``(ii) Report to congress.--Upon the
                        completion of each study described under clause
                        (i), the Commission shall issue a report to the
                        Congress containing all of the findings and
                        determinations made in carrying out such study,
                        along with any legislative recommendations the
                        Commission may have.
                    ``(F) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Average daily trading volume.--With
                        respect to a security, the term `average daily
                        trading volume' means the average, over the
                        previous 3-month period, of--
                                    ``(I) the aggregate daily volume
                                for bids made on the security within
                                the price band; and
                                    ``(II) the aggregate daily volume
                                for offers made on the security within
                                the price band.
                            ``(ii) Price band.--With respect to a
                        security, the term `price band' means the range
                        between the price that is 25 cents below the
                        trading price of the security and the price
                        that is 25 cents above the trading price of the
                        security.
                            ``(iii) Public float.--The term `public
                        float' means the amount of equity of an issuer
                        that is held by persons who are not affiliated
                        with the issuer, determined by multiplying the
                        number of shares of such stock by the price of
                        one of such shares.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Section 11A(c)(6) of the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by subsection (a), shall take
        effect--
                    (A) with respect to an issuer with a public float
                of $100,000,000 or less (based on a rolling average
                over the course of the preceding 3-month period) and an
                average daily trading volume of less than 100,000, on
                the date of the enactment of this Act;
                    (B) with respect to an issuer that is not described
                under subparagraph (A) and that has a public float of
                $250,000,000 or less (based on a rolling average over
                the course of the preceding 3-month period) and an
                average daily trading volume of less than 250,000,
                after the end of the 3-month period beginning on the
                date of the enactment of this Act; and
                    (C) with respect to an issuer that is not described
                under subparagraph (A) or (B) and that has a public
                float of $500,000,000 or less (based on a rolling
                average over the course of the preceding 3-month
                period) and an average daily trading volume of less
                than 500,000, after the end of the 6-month period
                beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        terms ``average daily trading volume'' and ``public float''
        have the meaning given those terms, respectively, under section
        11A(c)(6)(F) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Summary: Spread Pricing Liquidity Act of 2013 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 concerning the national market system for securities to authorize the board of directors of an issuer with a public float of $500 million or less to select to have the issuer's securities quoted and traded using an increment (tick) of either $0.05 or $0.10. Prohibits selection of the $0.05 tick unless the average trading price in the most recent 1-month period for the securities of an issuer is between $1 and $2. Limits the tick selection to $0.05 for the issuer of any such security. Prescribes trading requirements. Permits a issuer that has made the selection under this Act to choose to opt out at any time after the six-month period beginning on the date the selection was made. States that, if the public float of an issuer that has made such a tick selection rises above $500 million , or its average daily trading volume rises above $500 million, then after the end of the 3-month period beginning on the date of such occurrence the issuer: (1) shall no longer be considered to have made the tick selection. And (2) shall be ineligible to make such a tick selection for 2 years after such 3-month period. Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to study the quoting and trading of securities in increments of $0.05 and $0.10, and the extent to which such system increases liquidity by incentivizing capital commitment, research coverage, and brokerage support.

Spread Pricing Liquidity Act of 2013


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Telework Tax Incentive Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Federal, State, and local governments spend billions of
        dollars annually on the Nation's transportation needs.
            (2) Congestion on the Nation's roads costs over
        $74,000,000,000 annually in lost work time, fuel consumption,
        and costs of infrastructure and equipment repair.
            (3) On average on-road-vehicles contribute 30 percent of
        nitrogen oxides emissions.
            (4) It is estimated that staying at home to work requires 3
        times less energy consumption than commuting to work.
            (5) It was recently reported that if an identified 10 to 20
        percent of commuters switched to teleworking, 1,800,000 tons of
        regulated pollutants would be eliminated, 3,500,000,000 gallons
        of gas would be saved, 3,100,000,000 hours of personal time
        would be freed up, and maintenance and infrastructure costs
        would decrease by $500,000,000 annually because of reduced
        congestion and reduced vehicle miles traveled.
            (6) The average American daily commute is 62 minutes for a
        44-mile round-trip (a total of 6 days per year and 5,808 miles
        per year).
            (7) The increase in work from 1969 to 1996, the increase in
        hours mothers spend in paid work, combined with a shift toward
        single-parent families resulted in families on average
        experiencing a decrease of 22 hours a week (14 percent) in
        parental time available outside of paid work they could spend
        with their children.
            (8) Companies with teleworking programs have found that
        teleworking can boost employee productivity 5 percent to 20
        percent.
            (9) Today 60 percent of the workforce is involved in
        information work (an increase of 43 percent since 1990)
        allowing and encouraging decentralization of paid work to
        occur.
            (10) In recent years, studies performed in the United
        States have shown a marked expansion of teleworking, with an
        estimate of 19,000,000 Americans teleworking by the year 2002,
        5 times the amount in 1990.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR TELEWORKING.

    (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to foreign tax credit,
etc.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 30B. TELEWORKING CREDIT.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible taxpayer,
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this
chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified
teleworking expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--
            ``(1) Per teleworker limitation.--The credit allowed by
        subsection (a) for a taxable year with respect to qualified
        teleworking expenses paid or incurred by or on behalf of an
        individual teleworker shall not exceed $500.
            ``(2) Reduction for teleworking less than full year.--In
        the case of an individual who is in a teleworking arrangement
        for less than a full taxable year, the amount referred to
        paragraph (1) shall be reduced by an amount which bears the
        same ratio to $500 as the number of months in which such
        individual is not in a teleworking arrangement bears to 12. For
        purposes of the preceding sentence, an individual shall be
        treated as being in a teleworking arrangement for a month if
        the individual is subject to such arrangement for any day of
        such month.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Eligible taxpayer.--The term `eligible taxpayer'
        means--
                    ``(A) in the case of an individual, an individual
                who performs services for an employer under a
                teleworking arrangement, and
                    ``(B) in the case of an employer, an employer for
                whom employees perform services under a teleworking
                arrangement.
            ``(2) Teleworking arrangement.--The term `teleworking
        arrangement' means an arrangement under which an employee
        teleworks for an employer not less than 75 days per year.
            ``(3) Qualified teleworking expenses.--The term `qualified
        teleworking expenses' means expenses paid or incurred under a
        teleworking arrangement for furnishings and electronic
        information equipment which are used to enable an individual to
        telework.
            ``(4) Telework.--The term `telework' means to perform work
        functions, using electronic information and communication
        technologies, thereby reducing or eliminating the physical
        commute to and from the traditional worksite.
    ``(d) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--
            ``(1) Liability for tax.--The credit allowable under
        subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess
        (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the regular tax for the taxable year, reduced
                by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and
                the preceding sections of this subpart, over
                    ``(B) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable
                year.
            ``(2) Carryforward of unused credit.--If the amount of the
        credit allowable under subsection (a) for any taxable year
        exceeds the limitation under paragraph (1) for the taxable
        year, the excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable
        year and added to the amount allowable as a credit under
        subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Basis reduction.--The basis of any property for which
        a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by
        the amount of such credit (determined without regard to
        subsection (d)).
            ``(2) Recapture.--The Secretary shall, by regulations,
        provide for recapturing the benefit of any credit allowable
        under subsection (a) with respect to any property which ceases
        to be property eligible for such credit.
            ``(3) Property used outside united states, etc., not
        qualified.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a)
        with respect to any property referred to in section 50(b) or
        with respect to the portion of the cost of any property taken
        into account under section 179.
            ``(4) Election to not take credit.--No credit shall be
        allowed under subsection (a) for any expense if the taxpayer
        elects to not have this section apply with respect to such
        expense.
            ``(5) Denial of double benefit.--No deduction or credit
        (other than under this section) shall be allowed under this
        chapter with respect to any expense which is taken into account
        in determining the credit under this section.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 1016 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of paragraph (26), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (27)
and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(28) to the extent provided in section 30B(e), in the
        case of amounts with respect to which a credit has been allowed
        under section 30B.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart B of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 30B. Teleworking credit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of
this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: Telework Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of up to $500 annually for qualified teleworking expenses. Defines such expenses.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses incurred in teleworking.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Scaling Up Manufacturing Act of
2012''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR MANUFACTURING FACILITY COSTS.

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

``SEC. 45S. MANUFACTURING FACILITY EXPENDITURES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of an
eligible business, the manufacturing facility expenditure credit for
any taxable year is an amount equal to 25 percent of the qualified
facility construction expenditures of the taxpayer for the taxable
year.
    ``(b) Eligible Business.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `eligible business' means any
        corporation or partnership--
                    ``(A) which is engaged in an active trade or
                business,
                    ``(B) which is headquartered in the United States,
                    ``(C) substantially all of the management or
                administrative activities of which are performed in the
                United States,
                    ``(D) which has not (prior to placing into service
                the manufacturing facility designated for purposes of
                this section) placed in service a manufacturing
                facility,
                    ``(E) which is a start-up company, and
                    ``(F) with respect to which all debt obligations
                issued by, and equity interests in, have a rating of B
                minus (or its substantial equivalent) or higher from a
                credit rating agency registered with the Securities and
                Exchange Commission as a nationally recognized
                statistical rating organization (as defined in section
                3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
            ``(2) Start-up company.--The term `start-up company' means
        any corporation or partnership--
                    ``(A) which first has both gross receipts and
                qualified research expenses (as defined in section
                41(b)) in a taxable year beginning after December 31,
                2012, or
                    ``(B) which has both gross receipts and qualified
                research expenses (as so defined) in fewer than 3
                taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, and
                before January 1, 2018.
    ``(c) Qualified Facility Construction Expenditures.--For purposes
of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified facility
        construction expenditures' means amounts paid or incurred by
        the taxpayer--
                    ``(A) for the construction of a facility
                (designated for purposes of this section by the
                taxpayer at such time and in such form and manner as
                the Secretary shall prescribe) in the United States to
                manufacture a qualified product (including amounts for
                professional services necessary for the planning of
                such construction), and
                    ``(B) for the purchase of specialized equipment for
                use at such facility and required for the manufacture
                of such product.
            ``(2) Qualified product.--The term `qualified product'
        means any product which, prior to construction of the facility
        with respect to which a credit is allowed under this section,
        the taxpayer has produced and sold to a bona fide purchaser,
        and such purchaser has placed such product in service.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Recapture.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If, as of the close of any
                taxable year, there is a recapture event with respect
                to any facility of the taxpayer with respect to which a
                credit was allowed under this section, then the tax of
                the taxpayer under this chapter for such taxable year
                shall be increased by an amount equal to the product
                of--
                            ``(i) the applicable recapture percentage,
                        and
                            ``(ii) the aggregate decrease in the
                        credits allowed under section 38 for all prior
                        taxable years which would have resulted if the
                        qualified facility construction expenditures of
                        the taxpayer described in subsection (c)(1)
                        with respect to such facility had been zero.
                    ``(B) Applicable recapture percentage.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this
                        subsection, the applicable recapture percentage
                        shall be determined in accordance with the
                        following table:

``If the recapture event            The applicable recapture percentage
  occurs in:                                                        is:
        Year 1.............................................        100
        Year 2.............................................         80
        Year 3.............................................         60
        Year 4.............................................         40
        Year 5.............................................         20
        Years 6 and thereafter.............................          0.
                            ``(ii) Years.--For purposes of clause (i),
                        year 1 shall begin on the first day of the
                        taxable year in which the facility with respect
                        to which a credit was allowed under this
                        subsection was placed in service.
                    ``(C) Recapture event.--For purposes of this
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) In general.--A recapture event occurs
                        with respect to any facility if--
                                    ``(I) the taxpayer becomes
                                insolvent, or
                                    ``(II) the taxpayer disposes of the
                                facility to another person who, at this
                                time of the disposition, is not an
                                eligible business.
                            ``(ii) Special rule for facilities not
                        placed in service within 5 years.--In the case
                        of a facility with respect to which a credit is
                        allowed under this section which is not placed
                        in service before the close of the 5th taxable
                        year beginning after the first taxable year for
                        which the credit was so allowed, a recapture
                        event shall be treated as having occurred with
                        respect to such facility in year 1.
            ``(2) Credit may be assigned.--The amount of qualified
        facility construction expenditures with respect to a facility
        which would (but for this paragraph) be taken into account
        under subsection (a) for any taxable year by any person
        (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the `initial
        taxpayer')--
                    ``(A) may be taken into account by any other person
                to whom such expenditures are assigned by the initial
                taxpayer, and
                    ``(B) shall not be taken into account by initial
                taxpayer.
        Any person to whom such expenditures are assigned under
        subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this title as
        the taxpayer with respect to such expenditures.
            ``(3) Controlled group.--All members of the same controlled
        group of corporations (within the meaning of section 52(a)) and
        all persons under common control (within the meaning of section
        52(b)) shall be treated as 1 person for purposes of this
        section.
            ``(4) Predecessor.--Any reference in this section to a
        corporation or partnership shall include a reference to any
        predecessor of such corporation or partnership.
            ``(5) Denial of double benefit.--For purposes of this
        subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section in
        connection with any expenditure for any property, the basis of
        such property shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so
        allowed.''.
    (b) Denial of Double Benefit.--Section 280C of such Code is amended
by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Manufacturing Facility Expenditures.--No deduction shall be
allowed for that portion of the expenses otherwise allowable as a
deduction taken into account in determining the credit under section
45S for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit
determined for such taxable year under section 45S(a).''.
    (c) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b)
of section 38 of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end
of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36)
and inserting ``, plus'', and by inserting after paragraph (36) the
following:
            ``(37) manufacturing facility expenditure credit determined
        under section 45S(a).''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 1016 of such
Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (36), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting ``,
and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(38) to the extent provided in section 45S(d)(2).''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Summary: Scaling Up Manufacturing Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain start-up companies that are headquartered in the United States a tax credit for up to 25 of their costs for the construction of a manufacturing facility and for the purchase of specialized equipment for use at such facility. Defines a start-up company as any corporation or partnership that: (1) first has both gross receipts and qualified research expenses in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2012, or (2) has both gross receipts and qualified research expenses in fewer than three taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2018.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for qualified manufacturing facility construction costs.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Decennial Census Improvement Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Constitution requires that the number of persons in
        the Nation be enumerated every 10 years in order to permit the
        apportionment of Representatives among the several States;
            (2) information collected through a decennial census is
        also used to determine--
                    (A) the boundaries of congressional districts
                within States;
                    (B) the boundaries of the districts for the
                legislature of each State and the boundaries of other
                political subdivisions within the States; and
                    (C) the allocation of billions of dollars of
                Federal and State funds;
            (3) the Constitution requires that those enumerations be
        made in such manner as the Congress ``shall by law direct'';
            (4) in the 1990 decennial census, the Bureau of the Census
        used a combination of mail questionnaires and personal
        interviews, involving more than 350,000 enumerators, to collect
        the census data;
            (5) in August 1992, the Bureau concluded that the 1990
        decennial census had failed to count four million persons or
        1.6 percent of the population;
            (6) the extent of the undercount varies by group and by the
        part of the country involved; for example, the undercount in
        the 1990 decennial census was--
                    (A) 4.4 percent for African Americans, 4.5 percent
                for American Indians, 2.3 percent for Asians or Pacific
                Islanders, and 5 percent for Hispanic Americans; and
                    (B) 3.1 percent for New Mexico, 2.8 percent for
                Texas, 2.7 percent for California, and 2 percent for
                Florida;
            (7) in 1993, the Bureau concluded that legislation
        providing that pay for temporary census enumerators in the 2000
        decennial census not be used to reduce benefits under Federal
        assistance programs would make it easier for the Bureau to hire
        neighborhood people as temporary census enumerators in low-
        income neighborhoods;
            (8) a number of lawsuits were filed challenging the
        accuracy of the 1990 decennial census, and in March 1996 the
        Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Secretary of Commerce's
        decision in July 1991 not to adjust the initial enumeration in
        the 1990 decennial census by using a postenumeration
        statistical survey;
            (9) on February 28, 1996, the Bureau announced that, for
        the 2000 decennial census, it plans to use a combination of
mail questionnaires and personal interviews in each county until it has
collected data from 90 percent of the households in the county,
whereupon it would conduct interviews with respect to one-tenth of the
remaining households in the county and use the information obtained
from those interviews to make estimates with respect to the remaining
nonresponding households;
            (10) certain witnesses testified, at a hearing held by the
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of
        Representatives on February 29, 1996, that the Bureau's
        proposed sampling technique may increase the disparity in the
        undercount among either geographic areas (such as between rural
        and urban areas) or racial or ethnic groups (such as with
        respect to African Americans and Hispanic Americans, as
        compared to other groups);
            (11) the planning, conduct, and analysis of a decennial
        census often requires close to a period of 10 years;
            (12) the Bureau estimates that the proposed sampling
        technique will cost about $500 million less, over that period
        of time, than the $4.4 billion that it estimates would be spent
        over that same period if the method used in the 1990 decennial
        census were to be used (instead of such sampling technique) in
        the 2000 decennial census; and
            (13) the Chairman of the Panel on Census Requirements in
        the Year 2000 and Beyond of the National Academy of Sciences
        testified at the February 29th hearing that there is a trade-
        off between cost savings associated with using a sampling
        technique on the one hand, and adverse effects with respect to
        sampling variability, public perception, and political
        consequences, on the other.
    (b) Purposes.--It is the purpose of this Act to promote the
accuracy of the 2000 decennial census, and public confidence with
respect to the data obtained therefrom.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS.

    The 2000 decennial census shall be conducted in accordance with the
following:
            (1) Direct contact must be attempted.--The Bureau shall
        attempt to contact every household directly (whether by mail or
        in person), and may use sampling as a substitute for direct
        contact in a particular census tract only after direct contact
        has been made with at least 90 percent of the households in
        such tract.
            (2) Greater use of non-federal resources.--The Bureau--
                    (A) shall seek to make more effective use of State
                and local government offices, as well as appropriate
                local groups, in order to reduce the undercount; and
                    (B) shall include, as part of its report under
                section 141(f) of title 13, United States Code, next
                due after the date of the enactment of this Act, a
                description of the measures it intends to pursue to
                carry out subparagraph (A).

SEC. 4. MEASURES TO FACILITATE THE RECRUITMENT OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Purposes for Which Compensation Shall Not Be Taken Into
Account.--Section 23 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Compensation for services performed by an individual
appointed by the Secretary to a temporary position for purposes
relating to the 2000 decennial census (if the position is so designated
by the Secretary, in writing, at the time of such individual's
appointment) shall not be taken into account for purposes of
determining either the eligibility of any individual for or the amount
of benefits payable to an individual under any Federal, State, or local
program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.''.
    (b) Exemption From Provisions Relating to Reemployed Annuitants and
Former Members of the Uniformed Services.--Public Law 101-86 (13 U.S.C.
23 note) is amended--
            (1) in section 1(b) and the long title by striking ``the
        1990 decennial census'' and inserting ``the 2000 decennial
        census''; and
            (2) in section 4 by striking ``December 31, 1990.'' and
        inserting ``December 31, 2000.''.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``census'' means a census of population within
        the meaning of section 141(g) of title 13, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of the Census; and
            (3) the term ``census tract'' means a statistical
        subdivision as defined by the Bureau for purposes of the 1990
        decennial census.

Summary: Decennial Census Improvement Act of 1997 - Requires the Bureau of the Census, in conducting the 2000 decennial census, to: (1) attempt to contact every household directly, whether by mail or in person. And (2) seek to make more effective use of State and local government offices and appropriate local groups to reduce the undercount and include in a specified report a description of the measures it intends to pursue to carry out such requirement. Prohibits taking into account compensation for services performed by an individual appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to a temporary position for purposes relating to the 2000 decennial census for purposes of determining either the individual's eligibility for benefits, or the amount of benefits payable to an individual, under any Federal, State, or local program financed with Federal funds. Modifies Federal law regarding exemptions for reemployed annuitants and former uniformed service members to make such law: (1) applicable to service in any temporary position within the Bureau established for purposes relating to the 2000 decennial census. And (2) inapplicable to any service performed after December 31, 2000.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Government Ethics
Authorization Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. GIFT ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.

    Section 403 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.
5) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Upon the request''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) The Director is authorized to accept and utilize on behalf
of the United States, any gift, donation, bequest, or devise of money,
use of facilities, personal property, or services for the purpose of
aiding or facilitating the work of the Office of Government Ethics.
    ``(2) No gift may be accepted--
        ``(A) that attaches conditions inconsistent with applicable
    laws or regulations; or
        ``(B) that is conditioned upon or will require the expenditure
    of appropriated funds that are not available to the Office of
    Government Ethics.
    ``(3) The Director shall establish written rules setting forth the
criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of
contributions of money, services, use of facilities, or personal
property under this subsection would reflect unfavorably upon the
ability of the Office of Government Ethics, or any employee of such
Office, to carry out its responsibilities or official duties in a fair
and objective manner, or would compromise the integrity or the
appearance of the integrity of its programs or any official involved in
those programs.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The text of section 405 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App. 5) is amended to read as follows: ``There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 1997 through 1999.''.

SEC. 4. REPEAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Repeal of Display Requirement.--The Act entitled ``An Act to
provide for the display of the Code of Ethics for Government Service,''
approved July 3, 1980 (5 U.S.C. 7301 note), is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) FDIA.--Section 12(f)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
    Act (12 U.S.C. 1822(f)(3)) is amended by striking ``, with the
    concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics,''.
        (2) Ethics in government act of 1978.--(A) The heading for
    section 401 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is amended to
    read as follows:

               ``ESTABLISHMENT; APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR''.

        (B) Section 408 of such Act is amended by striking ``March 31''
    and inserting ``April 30''.

SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON POSTEMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.

    Section 207(j) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(7) Political parties and campaign committees.--(A) Except as
    provided in subparagraph (B), the restrictions contained in
    subsections (c), (d), and (e) shall not apply to a communication or
    appearance made solely on behalf of a candidate in his or her
    capacity as a candidate, an authorized committee, a national
    committee, a national Federal campaign committee, a State
    committee, or a political party.
        ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
            ``(i) any communication to, or appearance before, the
        Federal Election Commission by a former officer or employee of
        the Federal Election Commission; or
            ``(ii) a communication or appearance made by a person who
        is subject to the restrictions contained in subsections (c),
        (d), or (e) if, at the time of the communication or appearance,
        the person is employed by a person or entity other than--
                ``(I) a candidate, an authorized committee, a national
            committee, a national Federal campaign committee, a State
            committee, or a political party; or
                ``(II) a person or entity who represents, aids, or
            advises only persons or entities described in subclause
            (I).
        ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph--
            ``(i) the term `candidate' means any person who seeks
        nomination for election, or election, to Federal or State
        office or who has authorized others to explore on his or her
        behalf the possibility of seeking nomination for election, or
        election, to Federal or State office;
            ``(ii) the term `authorized committee' means any political
        committee designated in writing by a candidate as authorized to
        receive contributions or make expenditures to promote the
        nomination for election, or the election, of such candidate, or
        to explore the possibility of seeking nomination for election,
        or the election, of such candidate, except that a political
        committee that receives contributions or makes expenditures to
        promote more than 1 candidate may not be designated as an
        authorized committee for purposes of subparagraph (A);
            ``(iii) the term `national committee' means the
        organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political
        party, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of such
        political party at the national level;
            ``(iv) the term `national Federal campaign committee' means
        an organization that, by virtue of the bylaws of a political
        party, is established primarily for the purpose of providing
        assistance, at the national level, to candidates nominated by
        that party for election to the office of Senator or
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
        Congress;
            ``(v) the term `State committee' means the organization
        which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is
        responsible for the day-to-day operation of such political
        party at the State level;
            ``(vi) the term `political party' means an association,
        committee, or organization that nominates a candidate for
        election to any Federal or State elected office whose name
        appears on the election ballot as the candidate of such
        association, committee, or organization; and
            ``(vii) the term `State' means a State of the United
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
        Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.''.

SEC. 6. PAY LEVEL.

    Section 207(c)(2)(A)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``level V of the Executive Schedule,'' and
inserting ``level 5 of the Senior Executive Service,''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Summary: Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1996 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to: (1) authorize the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director to accept gifts for OGE use. And (2) extend the authorization of appropriations for the OGE. Amends Federal law to repeal the requirement that Federal buildings display the Code of Ethics for Government Service. Modifies postemployment restrictions on certain senior personnel. Modifies the level of pay applicable with respect to certain senior personnel of the executive branch and independent agencies.


SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR 99-YEAR LEASES.

    The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first section of the
Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415), is
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``lands held in trust for the Confederated
        Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon,'' after ``lands
        held in trust for the Cahuilla Band of Indians of
        California,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``the Cabazon Indian Reservation,'' after
        ``the Navajo Reservation,''.

SEC. 2. GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT.

    Section 1(c) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a
reservation for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon, and for other purposes,'' approved September 9, 1988 (102 Stat.
1594), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``10,120.68 acres of land'' and inserting
        ``10,311.60 acres of land''; and
            (2) in the table contained in that subsection, by striking
        all after

                      ``4                           7      30    Lots 3, 4, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/          240''
                                                                  4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\;

        through the end of the table, and inserting the following:

                      ``6                           8       1    N\1/2\SW\1/4\                             29.59

                        6                           8      12    W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/        21.70
                                                                  4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/
                                                                  4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/
                                                                  4\SE\1/4\

                        6                           8      13    W\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\                 5.31

                        6                           7       7    E\1/2\E\1/2\                              57.60

                        6                           7       8    SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/        22.46
                                                                  4\

                        6                           7      17    NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/        10.84
                                                                  4\

                        6                           7      18    E\1/2\NE\1/4\                             43.42
                                                                                ------------
                                                                                Total            10,311.60''

SEC. 3. SAN CARLOS APACHE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT.

    Section 3711(b) of the San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights
Settlement Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4752) is amended by striking
``subsections (c) and (d) of section 3704'' inserting ``section
3704(d)''.

SEC. 4. YUROK SETTLEMENT RECOGNITION.

    Section 4 of Public Law 98-458 (25 U.S.C. 1407) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or'' at the end; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) are distributed pursuant to--
                    ``(A) the judgment of the United States Claims
                Court (which was subsequently reorganized as the United
                States Court of Federal Claims) in Jesse Short et al.
                v. United States, 486 F2d. 561 (Ct. Cl. 1973); or
                    ``(B) any other judgment of the United States Court
                of Federal Claims in favor of 1 or more individual
                Indians,''.

SEC. 5. SELF-DETERMINATION CONTRACT CARRY-OVER EXPENDITURE
              AUTHORIZATION.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds that were
provided to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska for any of the fiscal years
1992 through 1998 pursuant to a self-determination contract with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services that the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
entered into under section 102 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450f) that were retained by the
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska to carry out programs and functions of the
Indian Health Service may be used by the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska to
purchase or build facilities for the health services programs of the
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska.

SEC. 6. NAVAJO-HOPI LAND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT ACT.

    Section 12 of the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act (Public
Law 104-301; 110 Stat. 3653) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), in the first sentence, by
        inserting ``of surface water'' after ``on such lands''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' both
        places it appears and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(C)''.

SEC. 7. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall take such
action as may be necessary to extend the terms of the projects referred
to in section 512 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C.
1660b) so that the term of each such project expires on October 1,
2002.
    (b) Amendment to Indian Health Care Improvement Act.--Section 512
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1660b) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) In addition to the amounts made available under section 514
to carry out this section through fiscal year 2000, there are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry
out this section for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.''.

SEC. 8. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA, AND SIUSLAW INDIANS
              RESERVATION ACT.

    Section 7(b) of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act
(Public Law 98-481, 98 Stat. 2253) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
            ``(4) In Lane County, Oregon, a parcel described as
        beginning at the common corner to sections 23, 24, 25, and 26
        township 18 south, range 12 west, Willamette Meridian; then
        west 25 links; then north 2 chains and 50 links; then east 25
        links to a point on the section line between sections 23 and
        24; then south 2 chains and 50 links to the place of origin,
        and containing .062 of an acre, more or less, situated and
        lying in section 23, township 18 south, range 12 west, of
        Willamette Meridian.''.

SEC. 9. HOOPA VALLEY RESERVATION BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    Section 2(b) of the Hoopa Valley Reservation South Boundary
Adjustment Act (25 U.S.C. 1300i-1 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``north 72 degrees 30 minutes east'' and
        inserting ``north 73 degrees 50 minutes east''; and
            (2) by striking ``south 15 degrees 59 minutes east'' and
        inserting ``south 14 degrees 36 minutes east''.

SEC. 10. CLARIFICATION OF SERVICE AREA FOR CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF
              SILETZ INDIANS OF OREGON.

    Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a reservation
for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon'', approved
September 4, 1980 (94 Stat. 1073 and 1074), is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary''
        and inserting ``(a) The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Subject to the express limitations under sections 4 and 5,
for purposes of determining eligibility for Federal assistance
programs, the service area of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Indians of Oregon shall include Benton, Clackamas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn,
Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill Counties in
Oregon.''.

SEC. 11. MICHIGAN INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT.

    Section 111 of the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act (111
Stat. 2665) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The eligibility'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(b) Treatment of Funds for Purposes of Certain Federal Programs
and Benefits.--The eligibility''; and
            (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as designated by
        paragraph (1) of this section, the following:
    ``(a) Treatment of Funds for Purposes of Income Taxes.--None of the
funds distributed pursuant to this Act, or pursuant to any plan
approved in accordance with this Act, shall be subject to Federal or
State income taxes.''.

SEC. 12. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Authorization.--Section 711(h) of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1665j(h)) is amended by striking ``for
each'' and all that follows through ``2000,'' and inserting ``for each
of fiscal years 1996 through 2000,''.
    (b) Reference.--Section 4(12)(B) of the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(12)(B))
is amended by striking ``Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act of 1975'' and inserting ``Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)''.

SEC. 13. TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHTS.

    The Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act (106 Stat.
2237 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 12. TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHTS.

    ``(a) In General.--In accordance with the requirements of section
2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177), the transfer of water
rights set forth in paragraph (5) of the stipulation and settlement
agreement between the Jicarilla Apache Tribe and other parties to the
case referred to in section 8(e)(1)(B)(ii), that was executed on
October 7, 1997, is approved.
    ``(b) Effective Date.--The approval under subsection (a) shall
become effective on the date of entry of a partial final decree by the
court for the case referred to in that subsection that quantifies the
reserved water rights claims of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe.''.

SEC. 14. NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 10(a)(1) of the Native Hawaiian Health
Care Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11709(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``meet
the requirements of section 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 2541)'' and inserting ``meet the requirements of paragraphs (1),
(3), and (4) of section 338A(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254l(b))''.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Section 10(b)(1) of the Native Hawaiian
Health Care Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11709(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``identified in the
        Native Hawaiian comprehensive health care master plan
        implemented under section 4'' after ``health care
        professional'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as
        subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
            ``(B) the primary health services covered under the
        scholarship assistance program under this section shall be the
        services included under the definition of that term under
        section 12(8),'';
            (4) by striking subparagraph (D), as redesignated, and
        inserting the following:
            ``(D) the obligated service requirement for each
        scholarship recipient shall be fulfilled through the full-time
        clinical or nonclinical practice of the health profession of
        scholarship recipient, in an order of priority that would
        provide for practice--
                            ``(i) first, in any 1 of the 5 Native
                        Hawaiian health care systems, and
                            ``(ii) second, in--
                                    ``(I) a health professional
                                shortage area or medically underserved
                                area located in the State of Hawaii, or
                                    ``(II) geographic area or facility
                                that is--
                                            ``(aa) located in the State
                                        of Hawaii, and
                                            ``(bb) has a designation
                                        that is similar to a
                                        designation described in
                                        subclause (I) made by the
                                        Secretary, acting through the
                                        Public Health Service,'';
            (5) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated, by striking the
        period and inserting a comma; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(F) the obligated service of a scholarship recipient
        shall not be performed by the recipient through membership in
        the National Health Service Corps, and
            ``(G) the requirements of sections 331 through 338 of the
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d through 254k),
        section 338C of that Act (42 U.S.C. 254m), other than
        subsection (b)(5) of that section, and section 338D of that Act
        (42 U.S.C. 254n) applicable to scholarship assistance provided
        under section 338A of that Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) shall not apply
        to the scholarship assistance provided under subsection (a) of
        this section.''.

Summary: Amends Federal law to authorize leases granted on lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and on the Cabazon Indian Reservation in California to be for terms of up to 99 years. Makes technical amendments to specified laws relating to Native Americans. Exempts from Federal and State taxation funds distributed pursuant to the judgment in Jesse Short et al. v. United States or any other judgment of the US Court of Federal Claims in favor of individual Indians and provides that such funds shall not be considered as resources for purposes of reducing benefits under the Social Security Act or, except for per capita shares exceeding $2,000, any Federal program. Authorizes any funds provided to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska for any of FY 1992 through 1998 pursuant to a self-determination contract to carry out Indian Health Service programs to be used by the Tribe to purchase or build health service facilities. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to extend the terms of specified Indian health care demonstration projects at the Oklahoma City and Tulsa clinics in Oklahoma through FY 2002. Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for such projects through FY 2002. Amends the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to accept additional Oregon lands in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians for a reservation. Includes certain counties in Oregon in the service area of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians for purposes of determining eligibility for Federal assistance programs. Amends the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act to exempt all funds distributed under such Act from Federal or State income taxes. Amends the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act to approve a specified transfer of water rights between the Jicarilla Apache Tribe and other parties. Amends the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988 to revise conditions pertaining to Native Hawaiian health scholarships.

A bill to make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of
1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) The public lands within the Otay Mountain region of
        California are one of the last remaining pristine locations in
        western San Diego County, California.
            (2) This rugged mountain adjacent to the United States-
        Mexico border is internationally known for its diversity of
        unique and sensitive plants.
            (3) This area plays a critical role in San Diego's multi-
        species conservation plan, a national model made for
        maintaining biodiversity.
            (4) Due to its proximity to the international border, this
        area is the focus of important law enforcement and border
        interdiction efforts necessary to curtail illegal immigration
        and protect the area's wilderness values.
            (5) The illegal immigration traffic, combined with the
        rugged topography, also presents unique fire management
        challenges for protecting lives and resources.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION.

    In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), certain public lands in the California Desert District
of the Bureau of Land Management, California, comprising approximately
18,500 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled ``Otay Mountain
Wilderness'' and dated May 7, 1998, are hereby designated as wilderness
and therefore as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation
System, which shall be known as the Otay Mountain Wilderness.

SEC. 4. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, a map and a legal description for the Wilderness Area
shall be filed by the Secretary with the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives. Such map and legal description shall have the
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the
Secretary, as appropriate, may correct clerical and typographical
errors in such legal description and map. Such map and legal
description for the Wilderness Area shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the offices of the Director and California State
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
    (b) United States-Mexico Border.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall ensure that the southern boundary of the Wilderness
Area is 100 feet north of the trail depicted on the map referred to in
subsection (a) and is at least 100 feet from the United States-Mexico
international border.

SEC. 5. WILDERNESS REVIEW.

    The Congress hereby finds and directs that all the public lands not
designated wilderness within the boundaries of the Southern Otay
Mountain Wilderness Study Area (CA-060-029) and the Western Otay
Mountain Wilderness Study Area (CA-060-028) managed by the Bureau of
Land Management and reported to the Congress in 1991, have been
adequately studied for wilderness designation pursuant to section 603
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782),
and are no longer subject to the requirements contained in section
603(c) of that Act pertaining to the management of wilderness study
areas in a manner that does not impair the suitability of such areas
for preservation as wilderness.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREA.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights and to subsection
(b), the Wilderness Area shall be administered by the Secretary in
accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.), except that--
            (1) any reference in such provisions to the effective date
        of the Wilderness Act is deemed to be a reference to the
        effective date of this Act; and
            (2) any reference in such provisions to the Secretary of
        Agriculture is deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of the
        Interior.
    (b) Border Enforcement, Drug Interdiction, and Wildland Fire
Protection.--Nothing in this Act or the Wilderness Act may be construed
to preclude Federal, State, and local agencies from conducting within
the Wilderness Area, in accordance with appropriate conditions
determined by the Secretary--
            (1) drug interdiction and border operations, including the
        installation of electronic sensors and other surveillance
        equipment; and
            (2) wildland fire management operations, including
        prescribed burns.

SEC. 7. FURTHER ACQUISITIONS.

    Any lands within the boundaries of the Wilderness Area that are
acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act
shall become part of the Wilderness Area and shall be managed in
accordance with all the provisions of this Act and other laws
applicable to such a wilderness.

SEC. 8. NO BUFFER ZONES.

    The Congress does not intend for the designation of the Wilderness
Area by this Act to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or
buffer zones around the Wilderness Area. The fact that nonwilderness
activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the
Wilderness Area shall not, of itself, preclude such activities or uses
up to the boundary of the Wilderness Area.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Public lands.--The term ``public lands'' has the same
        meaning as that term has in section 103(e) of the Federal Land
        Policy and Management Act of 1976.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (3) Wilderness area.--The term ``Wilderness Area'' means
        the Otay Mountain Wilderness designated by section 3.

Summary: Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of 1998 - Designates specified public lands in the California Desert District of the Bureau of Land Management as the Otay Mountain Wilderness. Declares that such designation: (1) shall not preclude Federal, State, or local government drug interdiction and border operations or wildland fire management operations within the Wilderness. And (2) is not intended to lead to the creation of protective buffer zones around the Wilderness.

Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of 1998


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cocopah Lands Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The reservation of the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona is
        located in Yuma County, Arizona.
            (2) That reservation was created by an Executive order
        signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917.
            (3) The Tribe's land holdings are located within 3
        noncontiguous reservations comprising a total of approximately
        6,226.3 acres of trust land.
            (4) The Tribe purchased the additional lands to provide
        infrastructure to housing areas, water, and economic
        development to tribal members.
            (5) The current trust land base of the reservation is
        insufficient to provide such needs.
            (6) The Tribe acquired 7 parcels of land contiguous to its
        present reservation lands in 1986, 1993, 1997, and 2005, and
        these parcels are currently classified as ``Tribal fee lands''
        under Federal law.
            (7) The acquired parcels shall not be taken into trust for
        gaming purposes.
            (8) The best means of solving the Tribe's land and economic
        needs to its tribal members is to require the Secretary to take
        lands in Yuma County, Arizona, that are acquired by the Tribe
        into trust for the Tribe subject to the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Cocopah Tribe of
        Arizona.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. LANDS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.

    (a) Lands To Be Taken Into Trust.--If the Tribe transfers title to
the land described in subsection (b) to the Secretary, the Secretary
shall take that land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, if at the
time of such transfer there are no recognized environmental conditions
or contamination related concerns and no adverse legal claims to such
land, including outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed.
    (b) Land Described.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is
described as follows:
            (1) Parcel 1 (sibley purchase 1986).--Lot 4 and the SW\1/4\
        of the NW\1/4\, of Sec. 1, T. 10 S., R. 25 W., of the Gila and
        Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, except that
        portion of the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\, of said Sec. 1, T. 10
        S., R. 25 W., lying southeasterly of the north right-of-way
        line of the Bureau of Reclamation levee.
            (2) Parcel 2 (sibley purchase 1986).--Lot 1 and the SE\1/4\
        of the NE\1/4\, of Sec. 2, T. 10 S., R. 25 W., of the Gila and
        Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona.
            (3) Parcel 3 (mcdaniel purchase 1993).--That part of the
        E\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\, lying south of the East Main Bureau of
        Reclamation Canal right of way in Sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 23 W.,
        of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County,
        Arizona.
            (4) Parcel 4 (holland purchase 1997).--That portion of the
        NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, of Sec. 31, T. 16 S., R 22 E., of the
        San Bernardino Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, lying
        north of the levee and Salinity Canal; except the north 220
        feet.
            (5) Parcel 5 (holland purchase 1997).--An easement over the
        easterly 15 feet of the north 220 feet of that portion of the
        NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, of Sec. 31, T. 16 S., R. 22 E., of the
        San Bernardino Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, lying
        north of the levee and Salinity Canal for irrigation purposes.
            (6) Parcel 6 (powers purchase 1997).--Lots 21, 24, and 25,
        Sec. 29, and Lots 16 and 17 and the N\1/2\ of the SW\1/4\ of
        the SE\1/4\, of Sec. 30, T. 16 S., R. 22 E., of the San
        Bernardino Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona, according to the
        dependent resurvey of the Bureau of Land Management, accepted
        December 9, 1960.
            (7) Parcel 7 (speed way purchase 2005).--That portion of
        the W\1/2\ of the SE\1/4\ of Sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 23 W., of the
        Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Yuma County, Arizona,
        lying south and east of the East Main Canal; except the south
        33 feet thereof; except one-third interest in and to all
        mineral rights, as reserved in the deed recorded in Docket
        1461, page 600, records of Yuma County, Arizona.
    (c) Lands To Be Made Part of the Reservation.--Land taken into
trust pursuant to subsection (a) shall be considered to be part of the
Tribe's initial reservation.
    (d) Service Area.--For the purposes of the delivery of Federal
services to enrolled members of the Tribe, the Tribe's service area
shall be Yuma County, Arizona.
    (e) Gaming Prohibited.--Land taken into trust for the benefit of
the Tribe under this Act shall not be used for gaming under the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Summary: Cocopah Lands Act - Provides that if the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona transfers title to certain described land to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary shall take it into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, if there are no recognized environmental conditions or contamination related concerns and no adverse legal claims to it, including outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed. Considers such land to be part of the Tribe's initial reservation. Designates Yuma county, Arizona, to be the Tribe's service area for the delivery of federal services to enrolled members of the Tribe. Prohibits its use for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take lands in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of the reservation of the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes.