SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teachers and First Responders Back
to Work Act of 2011''.

                     TITLE I--TEACHER STABILIZATION

SEC. 101. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to provide funds to States to prevent
teacher layoffs and support the creation of additional jobs in public
early childhood, elementary, and secondary education in the 2011-2012
and 2012-2013 school years.

SEC. 102. GRANTS FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS AND THE SECRETARY OF THE
              INTERIOR; AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

    (a) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount appropriated to carry
out this title under section 111, the Secretary--
            (1) shall reserve up to one-half of one percent to provide
        assistance to the outlying areas on the basis of their
        respective needs, as determined by the Secretary, for
        activities consistent with this part under such terms and
        conditions as the Secretary may determine;
            (2) shall reserve up to one-half of one percent to provide
        assistance to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out
        activities consistent with this part, in schools operated or
        funded by the Bureau of Indian Education; and
            (3) may reserve up to $2,000,000 for administration and
        oversight of this part, including program evaluation.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds made available under section 111
shall remain available to the Secretary until September 30, 2012.

SEC. 103. STATE ALLOCATION.

    (a) Allocation.--After reserving funds under section 102(a), the
Secretary shall allocate to the States--
            (1) 60 percent on the basis of their relative population of
        individuals aged 5 through 17; and
            (2) 40 percent on the basis of their relative total
        population.
    (b) Awards.--From the funds allocated under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall make a grant to the Governor of each State who submits
an approvable application under section 104.
    (c) Alternate Distribution of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--If, within 30 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, a Governor has not submitted an
        approvable application to the Secretary, the Secretary shall,
        consistent with paragraph (2), provide for funds allocated to
        that State to be distributed to another entity or other
        entities in the State for the support of early childhood,
        elementary, and secondary education, under such terms and
        conditions as the Secretary may establish.
            (2) Maintenance of effort.--
                    (A) Governor assurance.--The Secretary shall not
                allocate funds under paragraph (1) unless the Governor
                of the State provides an assurance to the Secretary
                that the State will, for fiscal years 2012 and 2013,
                meet the requirements of section 108.
                    (B) Special rule.--Notwithstanding subparagraph
                (A), the Secretary may allocate up to 50 percent of the
                funds that are available to the State under paragraph
                (1) to another entity or entities in the State,
                provided that the State educational agency submits data
                to the Secretary demonstrating that the State will for
                fiscal year 2012 meet the requirements of section
                108(a) or the Secretary otherwise determines that the
                State will meet those requirements, or such comparable
                requirements as the Secretary may establish, for that
                year.
            (3) Requirements.--An entity that receives funds under
        paragraph (1) shall use those funds in accordance with the
        requirements of this title.
    (d) Reallocation.--If a State does not receive funding under this
title or only receives a portion of its allocation under subsection
(c), the Secretary shall reallocate the State's entire allocation or
the remaining portion of its allocation, as the case may be, to the
remaining States in accordance with subsection (a).

SEC. 104. STATE APPLICATION.

    The Governor of a State desiring to receive a grant under this
title shall submit an application to the Secretary within 30 days of
the date of enactment of this Act, in such manner, and containing such
information, as the Secretary may reasonably require to determine the
State's compliance with applicable provisions of law.

SEC. 105. STATE RESERVATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) Reservation.--Each State receiving a grant under section 103(b)
may reserve--
            (1) not more than 10 percent of the grant funds for awards
        to State-funded early learning programs; and
            (2) not more than 2 percent of the grant funds for the
        administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under
        this title.
    (b) State Responsibilities.--Each State receiving a grant under
this title shall, after reserving any funds under subsection (a)--
            (1) use the remaining grant funds only for awards to local
        educational agencies for the support of early childhood,
        elementary, and secondary education; and
            (2) distribute those funds, through subgrants, to its local
        educational agencies by distributing--
                    (A) 60 percent on the basis of the local
                educational agencies' relative shares of enrollment;
                and
                    (B) 40 percent on the basis of the local
                educational agencies' relative shares of funds received
                under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
                Education Act of 1965 for fiscal year 2011; and
            (3) make those funds available to local educational
        agencies no later than 100 days after receiving a grant from
        the Secretary.
    (c) Prohibitions.--A State shall not use funds received under this
title to directly or indirectly--
            (1) establish, restore, or supplement a rainy-day fund;
            (2) supplant State funds in a manner that has the effect of
        establishing, restoring, or supplementing a rainy-day fund;
            (3) reduce or retire debt obligations incurred by the
        State; or
            (4) supplant State funds in a manner that has the effect of
        reducing or retiring debt obligations incurred by the State.

SEC. 106. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    Each local educational agency that receives a subgrant under this
title--
            (1) shall use the subgrant funds only for compensation and
        benefits and other expenses, such as support services,
        necessary to retain existing employees, recall or rehire former
        employees, or hire new employees to provide early childhood,
        elementary, or secondary educational and related services;
            (2) shall obligate those funds no later than September 30,
        2013; and
            (3) may not use those funds for general administrative
        expenses or for other support services or expenditures, as
        those terms are defined by the National Center for Education
        Statistics in the Common Core of Data, as of the date of
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 107. EARLY LEARNING.

    Each State-funded early learning program that receives funds under
this title shall--
            (1) use those funds only for compensation, benefits, and
        other expenses, such as support services, necessary to retain
        early childhood educators, recall or rehire former early
        childhood educators, or hire new early childhood educators to
        provide early learning services; and
            (2) obligate those funds no later than September 30, 2013.

SEC. 108. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.

    (a) The Secretary shall not allocate funds to a State under this
title unless the State provides an assurance to the Secretary that--
            (1) for State fiscal year 2012--
                    (A) the State will maintain State support for early
                childhood, elementary, and secondary education (in the
                aggregate or on the basis of expenditure per pupil) and
                for public institutions of higher education (not
                including support for capital projects or for research
                and development or tuition and fees paid by students)
                at not less than the level of such support for each of
                the 2 categories for State fiscal year 2011; or
                    (B) the State will maintain State support for early
                childhood, elementary, and secondary education and for
                public institutions of higher education (not including
                support for capital projects or for research and
                development or tuition and fees paid by students) at a
                percentage of the total revenues available to the State
                that is equal to or greater than the percentage
                provided for State fiscal year 2011; and
            (2) for State fiscal year 2013--
                    (A) the State will maintain State support for early
                childhood, elementary, and secondary education (in the
                aggregate or on the basis of expenditure per pupil) and
                for public institutions of higher education (not
                including support for capital projects or for research
                and development or tuition and fees paid by students)
                at not less than the level of such support for each of
                the two categories for State fiscal year 2012; or
                    (B) the State will maintain State support for early
                childhood, elementary, and secondary education and for
                public institutions of higher education (not including
                support for capital projects or for research and
                development or tuition and fees paid by students) at a
                percentage of the total revenues available to the State
                that is equal to or greater than the percentage
                provided for State fiscal year 2012.
    (b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of this
section if the Secretary determines that a waiver would be equitable
due to--
            (1) exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a
        natural disaster; or
            (2) a precipitous decline in the financial resources of the
        State.

SEC. 109. REPORTING.

    Each State that receives a grant under this title shall submit, on
an annual basis, a report to the Secretary that contains--
            (1) a description of how funds received under this part
        were expended or obligated; and
            (2) an estimate of the number of jobs supported by the
        State using funds received under this title.

SEC. 110. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Except as otherwise provided, the terms ``local
        educational agency'', ``outlying area'', ``Secretary'',
        ``State'', and ``State educational agency'' have the meanings
        given those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (2) The term ``State'' does not include an outlying area.
            (3) The term ``early childhood educator'' means an
        individual who--
                    (A) works directly with children in a State-funded
                early learning program in a low-income community;
                    (B) is involved directly in the care, development,
                and education of infants, toddlers, or young children
                age five and under; and
                    (C) has completed a baccalaureate or advanced
                degree in early childhood development or early
                childhood education, or in a field related to early
                childhood education.
            (4) The term ``State-funded early learning program'' means
        a program that provides educational services to children from
        birth to kindergarten entry and receives funding from the
        State.

SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are
appropriated, $30,000,000,000 to carry out this title for fiscal year
2012.

                TITLE II--FIRST RESPONDER STABILIZATION

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to provide funds to States and
localities to prevent layoffs of, and support the creation of
additional jobs for, law enforcement officers and other first
responders.

SEC. 202. GRANT PROGRAM.

    The Attorney General shall carry out a competitive grant program
pursuant to section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for hiring, rehiring, or
retention of career law enforcement officers under part Q of such
title. Grants awarded under this section shall not be subject to
subsections (g) or (i) of section 1701 or to section 1704 of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3(c)).

SEC. 203. APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are hereby appropriated to the Community Oriented Policing
Stabilization Fund out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
obligated, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2012, of which $4,000,000,000 shall be for the Attorney General to
carry out the competitive grant program under section 202; and of which
$1,000,000,000 shall be transferred by the Attorney General to a First
Responder Stabilization Fund from which the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall make competitive grants for hiring, rehiring, or
retention pursuant to the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), to carry out section 34 of such Act (15
U.S.C. 2229a). In making such grants, the Secretary may grant waivers
from the requirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E),
(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4)(A) of section 34. Of the amounts
appropriated herein, not to exceed $8,000,000 shall be for
administrative costs of the Attorney General, and not to exceed
$2,000,000 shall be for administrative costs of the Secretary of
Homeland Security.

                   TITLE III--SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES

SEC. 301. SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES.

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

                  ``PART VIII--SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES

``Sec. 59B. Surtax on millionaires.

``SEC. 59B. SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a
corporation for any taxable year beginning after 2012, there is hereby
imposed (in addition to any other tax imposed by this subtitle) a tax
equal to 0.5 percent of so much of the modified adjusted gross income
of the taxpayer for such taxable year as exceeds $1,000,000 ($500,000,
in the case of a married individual filing a separate return).
    ``(b) Inflation Adjustment.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year
        beginning after 2013, each dollar amount under subsection (a)
        shall be increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
                the taxable year begins, determined by substituting
                `calendar year 2011' for `calendar year 1992' in
                subparagraph (B) thereof.
            ``(2) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph
        (1) is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded
        to the next highest multiple of $10,000.
    ``(c) Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--For purposes of this
section, the term `modified adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross
income reduced by any deduction (not taken into account in determining
adjusted gross income) allowed for investment interest (as defined in
section 163(d)). In the case of an estate or trust, adjusted gross
income shall be determined as provided in section 67(e).
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Nonresident alien.--In the case of a nonresident
        alien individual, only amounts taken into account in connection
        with the tax imposed under section 871(b) shall be taken into
        account under this section.
            ``(2) Citizens and residents living abroad.--The dollar
        amount in effect under subsection (a) shall be decreased by the
        excess of--
                    ``(A) the amounts excluded from the taxpayer's
                gross income under section 911, over
                    ``(B) the amounts of any deductions or exclusions
                disallowed under section 911(d)(6) with respect to the
                amounts described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Charitable trusts.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to
        a trust all the unexpired interests in which are devoted to one
        or more of the purposes described in section 170(c)(2)(B).
            ``(4) Not treated as tax imposed by this chapter for
        certain purposes.--The tax imposed under this section shall not
        be treated as tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of
        determining the amount of any credit under this chapter or for
        purposes of section 55.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter A of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

                ``part viii. surtax on millionaires.''.

    (c) Section 15 Not to Apply.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall not be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of
section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.

Summary: Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to allocate grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the costs of retaining, recalling, rehiring, or hiring employees to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary education and related services. Allows states to reserve up to 10 of their grant for awards, for the same purposes, to state-funded early learning programs. Requires LEAs and state-funded early learning programs to obligate such funds by the close of FY2013. Prohibits the use of such grants to supplant state funding for education. Directs the Attorney General to carry out a competitive grant program pursuant to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for the hiring, rehiring, or retention of career law enforcement officers. Makes appropriations to the Community Oriented Policing Stabilization Fund to carry out such program and for transfer to a First Responder Stabilization Fund from which the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) shall make competitive grants for hiring additional firefighters pursuant to the Federal Fire Prevention Control Act of 1974. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose on individual taxpayers in taxable years beginning after 2012 an additional tax equal to 0.5 of so much of their modified adjusted gross income as exceeds $1 million. Defines modified adjusted gross income as adjusted gross income reduced by any deduction allowed for investment interest. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the $1 million threshold amount for taxable years beginning after 2013.

A bill to provide for teacher and first responder stabilization.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Service for Schools Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS.

    Subtitle H of title I of the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

                ``PART VI--NATIONAL SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS

``SEC. 198T. SERVICE OPPORTUNITY REGISTRY.

    ``(a) Definitions.--
            ``(1) Eligible service opportunity.--The term `eligible
        service opportunity' means a national service opportunity--
                    ``(A) that achieves purposes specified in section
                2(b), including meeting an unmet human, educational,
                environmental, or public safety need of the United
                States, without displacing existing (as of the first
                date of the opportunity) workers, as determined by the
                Chief Executive Officer; and
                    ``(B) for which--
                            ``(i) a participant may receive
                        compensation but, except as provided in clauses
                        (ii) and (iii), the total compensation, in the
                        aggregate, shall not exceed the product of--
                                    ``(I) $10.00 per hour; and
                                    ``(II) the number of the qualifying
                                hours of service involved;
                            ``(ii) a participant may receive total
                        compensation that exceeds the product described
                        in clause (i), if the excess is subtracted from
                        the amount of the participant's corresponding
                        award under subsection (d); and
                            ``(iii) a participant in a professional
                        corps program described in section
                        122(c)(1)(D), who is in engaged in a service
                        opportunity that meets human, educational,
                        environmental, or public safety needs in a
                        high-need community with an inadequate number
                        of such professionals, as determined by the
                        Chief Executive Officer, may receive
                        compensation without regard to clauses (i) and
                        (ii).
            ``(2) Eligible student.--The term `eligible student' means
        an individual who--
                    ``(A) completed 2000 qualifying hours of service
                when the individual was a qualified student, which
                hours are recorded by a State Commission under
                subsection (c); and
                    ``(B) is not older than age 35.
            ``(3) Qualified student.--The term `qualified student'
        means an individual who is not younger than age 12 or older
        than age 30.
            ``(4) Qualifying hour of service.--The term `qualifying
        hour of service' means an hour of service performed for an
        eligible service opportunity and for which the participant did
        not receive a payment under part C of title IV of the Higher
        Education Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
    ``(b) Registry.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall establish and
        carry out directly, in partnership with a nonprofit
        organization or State Commission or through a grant or subgrant
        to a nonprofit organization or State Commission, activities
        concerning a Service Opportunity Registry (referred to in this
        section as the `Registry'), which shall list eligible service
        opportunities and the registered organizations offering the
        opportunities.
            ``(2) Application.--To be eligible to be registered in the
        Registry, an organization that offers an eligible service
        opportunity shall submit an application to the Corporation at
        such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
        the Corporation may require.
            ``(3) Registry information.--On receipt of an application
        that meets the requirements of paragraph (2) from an
        organization that the Chief Executive Officer determines offers
        an eligible service opportunity, the Corporation shall register
        the organization by listing in the Registry--
                    ``(A) the names and contact information for the
                organization; and
                    ``(B) a description of the eligible service
                opportunity.
            ``(4) Web site.--The Corporation shall make the Registry
        available to the public through a National Service for Schools
        Web site.
            ``(5) Re-registration.--Not less often than every 2 years,
        a listed organization that offers an eligible service
        opportunity shall re-apply for listing in the Registry.
    ``(c) Service.--
            ``(1) Application.--To be eligible to participate in and
        receive credit for service in service opportunities listed in
        the Registry, a qualified student shall submit an application
        to the student's State Commission, at such time, in such
        manner, and containing the qualified student's name, the
        qualified student's contact information, and such other
        information as the Corporation, after consultation with the
        State Commissions, may require.
            ``(2) Designation.--In order for students in a State to
        participate in and receive credit for that service, the State
        Commission shall participate in the program carried out under
        this part. On receipt of an application that meets the
        requirements of paragraph (1) from a qualified student, the
        State Commission shall designate the qualified student as
        eligible to so participate and receive such credit.
            ``(3) Contact.--A qualified student who wishes to
        participate in a service opportunity listed in the Registry
        shall contact and make arrangements with the organization
        providing the opportunity.
            ``(4) Record of service.--
                    ``(A) Organization.--The organization shall record
                the qualifying hours of service completed by each
                qualified student who participates in an eligible
                service opportunity with the organization.
                    ``(B) State commission.--The organization shall,
                not less often than annually, notify the appropriate
                State Commission of the number of qualifying hours of
                service completed by each qualified student on an
                eligible service opportunity with the organization
                since the last notification. The State Commission shall
                record the qualifying hours of service in a record for
                the qualified student. The State Commission shall make
                the record available to the Corporation on request.
            ``(5) Transfer of application and record.--At the request
        of a qualified student, a State Commission shall transfer to
        another State Commission the qualified student's application
        for service under paragraph (1) and record of hours of service
        under paragraph (4)(B).
            ``(6) Effect of erroneous certifications.--If the State
        Commission or the Corporation determines that the
        organization's record of service under paragraph (4) is
        erroneous due to a willful act of the organization or is
        incorrect, and the Corporation makes any associated payment
        from the National Service Trust due to the erroneous or
        incorrect record of service, the Corporation may assess against
        the organization a charge for the amount of the payment. In
        assessing the amount of the charge, the Corporation shall
        consider the full facts and circumstances surrounding the
        erroneous or incorrect recording of hours.
    ``(d) Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to appropriations, an eligible
        student shall receive an award of $10,000 from the National
        Service for Schools Account, established in section 145A, to be
        used as described in subsection (f), except that--
                    ``(A) the eligible student may not receive more
                than 4 of such awards; and
                    ``(B) the eligible student may not receive both an
                award under this section and a national service
                educational award for the same hours of service.
            ``(2) Application.--An eligible student seeking such an
        award shall submit an application to the Corporation at such
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
        Corporation may require.
    ``(e) Credit of Hours of Service for National Service
Participants.--A participant who is eligible to receive a national
service educational award from the National Service Trust under section
146 may opt to use the hours certified under section 146A towards an
award under subsection (d). The Corporation shall establish a process
allowing such participants to elect to use their hours certified under
section 146A towards that award instead of towards a national service
educational award.
    ``(f) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Award funds provided under this section
        shall be available--
                    ``(A) to repay eligible student loans in accordance
                with section 148(b); and
                    ``(B) to pay all or part of the cost of attendance
                or other educational expenses at an institution of
                higher education in accordance with section 148(c).
            ``(2) Application.--For purposes of the application of
        subsections (b) and (c) of section 148 under paragraph (1), a
        reference in those subsections--
                    ``(A) to a national service educational award shall
                be considered to be a reference to an award under this
                section;
                    ``(B) to an eligible individual shall be considered
                to be a reference to an eligible student who has met
                the requirements for an award under this section;
                    ``(C) to the National Service Trust shall be
                considered to be a reference to the National Service
                for Schools Account established in section 145A;
                    ``(D) to a position shall be considered to be a
                reference to activities under this section; and
                    ``(E) to a term of service shall be considered to
                be a term of service under this section.
    ``(g) National Service for Schools Account.--
            ``(1) Investment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
        invest in full the amounts appropriated under subsection
        (i)(1)(B) to the National Service for Schools Account in
        section 145A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
        only provisions of subtitle D relating to funds in the National
        Service Trust that apply to amounts in the Account shall be
        section 145(b) and subsections (b) and (c) of section 148.
            ``(2) Obligations for awards.--Notwithstanding section 149,
        the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a et seq.),
        subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code,
        and any other Federal law, the Corporation shall not record an
        obligation for an award under this section until such time as
        the Corporation approves the corresponding application under
        subsection (d)(2).
    ``(h) Annual Estimates.--Not later than January 31 of each fiscal
year, the Corporation and the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office shall jointly--
            ``(1) estimate the amount necessary to make award payments
        under subsection (d) in the next fiscal year; and
            ``(2) submit a report containing the estimate to the
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
        the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
    ``(i) Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
        for a fiscal year--
                    ``(A) such sums as may be necessary to carry out
                the Registry under this section; and
                    ``(B) such sums as may be necessary for the
                National Service for Students Account, to make award
                payments under subsection (d).
            ``(2) Insufficient appropriations.--If, for any fiscal
        year, the funds appropriated for award payments under this part
        are insufficient to make all the awards for which applications
        are submitted and approved under subsection (d)(2), the
        Corporation shall promptly transmit a notice of such
        insufficiency to each House of Congress, and identify in such
        notice the additional amount that would be required to be
        appropriated to make all such awards.''.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS ACCOUNT.

    Subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of
1990 is amended by inserting after section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601) the
following:

``SEC. 145A. NATIONAL SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS ACCOUNT.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the National Service
Trust a National Service for Schools Account.
    ``(b) Amounts in the Account.--The Account shall consist of--
            ``(1) the amounts appropriated under section 198T(i)(1)(B);
            ``(2) any amounts received by the Corporation as gifts,
        bequests, devises, or otherwise pursuant to section 196(a)(2),
        if the terms of such donations direct that the donated amounts
        be deposited in the Account; and
            ``(3) the interest on, and proceeds from the sale or
        redemption of, any obligations held by the Account.
    ``(c) Administration.--The Account shall be administered as
described in section 198T.''.

Summary: Service for Schools Act of 2015 This bill amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to establish the National Service for Schools Program to carry out activities concerning a Service Opportunity Registry that shall list eligible service opportunities and the registered organizations that offer them. Upon receiving an application from an organization that offers an eligible service opportunity, the Corporation shall register it in a specified manner, including a description of the eligible service opportunity in the Registry. To be eligible to participate in and receive credit for service in a service opportunity listed in the Registry, qualified students must apply to their participating State Commission on National and Community Service. Each organization shall: record the qualifying hours of service completed by each qualified student who participates in a service opportunity. And notify the appropriate State Commission at least annually of the number of qualifying hours of service completed by each qualified student on a service opportunity. Eligible students shall receive an award of $10,000 from the National Services for Schools Account for use to: repay eligible student loans, or pay all or part of the cost of attendance or other educational expenses at an institution of higher education.

Service for Schools Act of 2015


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        XX with respect to the affirmative determination submitted to
        the Congress by the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission on
        XX,'' the first blank space being filled with the specific
        rules and procedures with respect to which Trade Representative
        is to undertake negotiations and the second blank space being
        filled with the date of the affirmative determination submitted
        to the Congress by the Commission pursuant to section 4(b)
        which has given rise to the joint resolution.
            (2) Withdrawal resolution.--For purposes of subsection
        (a)(2), a joint resolution is described in this paragraph if it
        is a joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress and the
        matter after the resolving clause of such joint resolution is
        as follows: ``That the Congress authorizes and directs the
        United States Trade Representative to undertake negotiations to
        amend or modify the rules and procedures of the Understanding
        on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
        relating to XX with respect to the affirmative report submitted
        to the Congress by the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission
        on XX and if such negotiations do not result in a solution that
        the Trade Representative, by XX, certifies to the Congress is
        satisfactory, the Congress withdraws its approval, provided
        under section 101(a) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, of
        the WTO Agreement as defined in section 2(9) of the Act'', the
        first blank space being filled with the specific rules and
        procedures with respect to which the Trade Representative is to
        undertake negotiations, the second blank space being filled
        with the date of the affirmative determination submitted to the
        Congress by the Commission pursuant to section 4(b) which has
        given rise to the joint resolution, and the third blank space
        being filled with the date the Congress withdraws its approval
        of the WTO Agreement.
    (c) Procedural Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--The requirements of this subsection are
        met if the joint resolution is enacted in accordance with this
        subsection, and--
                    (A) in the case of a joint resolution described in
                subsection (b)(1), the Congress adopts and transmits
                the joint resolution to the President before the end of
                the 90-day period (excluding any day described in
                section 154(b) of the Trade Act of 1974) beginning on
                the date on which the Congress receives an affirmative
                determination from the Commission described in section
                4(b), or
                    (B) in the case of a joint resolution described in
                subsection (b)(2), the Commission has made 3
                affirmative determinations described in section 4(b)
                during a 5-year period, and the Congress adopts and
transmits the joint resolution to the President before the end of the
90-day period (excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the
Trade Act of 1974) beginning on the date on which the Congress receives
the third such affirmative determination.
            (2) Presidential veto.--In any case in which the President
        vetoes the joint resolution, the requirements of this
        subsection are met if each House of Congress votes to override
        that veto on or before the later of the last day of the 90-day
        period referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1),
        whichever is applicable, or the last day of the 15-day period
        (excluding any day described in section 154(b) of the Trade Act
        of 1974) beginning on the date on which the Congress receives
        the veto message from the President.
            (3) Introduction.--
                    (A) Time.--A joint resolution to which this section
                applies may be introduced at any time on or after the
                date on which the Commission transmits to the Congress
                an affirmative determination described in section 4(b),
                and before the end of the 90-day period referred to in
                subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), as the case
                may be.
                    (B) Any member may introduce.--A joint resolution
                described in subsection (b) may be introduced in either
                House of the Congress by any Member of such House.
            (4) Expedited procedures.--
                    (A) General rule.--Subject to the provisions of
                this subsection, the provisions of subsections (b),
                (d), (e), and (f) of section 152 of the Trade Act of
                1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192 (b), (d), (e), and (f)) apply to
                joint resolutions described in subsection (b) to the
                same extent as such provisions apply to resolutions
                under such section.
                    (B) Report of discharge of committee.--If the
                committee of either House to which a joint resolution
                has been referred has not reported it by the close of
                the 45th day after its introduction (excluding any day
                described in section 154(d) of the Trade Act of 1974),
                such committee shall be automatically discharged from
                further consideration of the joint resolution and it
                shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
                    (C) Finance and ways and means committees.--It is
                not in order for--
                            (i) the Senate to consider any joint
                        resolution unless it has been reported by the
                        Committee on Finance or the committee has been
                        discharged under subparagraph (B); or
                            (ii) the House of Representatives to
                        consider any joint resolution unless it has
                        been reported by the Committee on Ways and
                        Means or the committee has been discharged
                        under subparagraph (B).
                    (D) Special rules for house.--A motion in the House
                of Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a
                joint resolution may only be made on the second
                legislative day after the calendar day on which the
                Member making the motion announces to the House his or
                her intention to do so.
            (5) Consideration of second resolution not in order.--It
        shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives or
        the Senate to consider a joint resolution (other than a joint
        resolution received from the other House), if that House has
        previously adopted a joint resolution under this section
        relating to the same matter.
    (d) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--This section is
enacted by the Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of
        Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such is
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and
        such procedures supersede other rules only to the extent that
        they are inconsistent with such other rules; and
            (2) with the full recognition of the constitutional right
        of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
        procedures of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
        to the same extent as any other rule of that House.

SEC. 206. PARTICIPATION IN WTO PANEL PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) In General.--If the United States Trade Representative, in
proceedings before a dispute settlement panel or the Appellate Body of
the WTO, seeks--
            (1) to enforce United States rights under a multilateral
        trade agreement; or
            (2) to defend a challenged action or determination of the
        United States Government;
a private United States person that is supportive of the United States
Government's position before the panel or Appellate Body and that has a
direct economic interest in the panel's or Appellate Body's resolution
of the matters in dispute shall be permitted to participate in
consultations and panel proceedings. The Trade Representative shall
issue regulations, consistent with subsections (b) and (c), ensuring
full and effective participation by any such private person.
    (b) Access to Information.--The United States Trade Representative
shall make available to persons described in subsection (a) all
information presented to or otherwise obtained by the Trade
Representative in connection with a WTO dispute settlement proceeding.
The United States Trade Representative shall promulgate regulations
implementing a protective order system to protect information
designated by the submitting member as confidential.
    (c) Participation in Panel Process.--Upon request from a person
described in subsection (a), the United States Trade Representative
shall--
            (1) consult in advance with such person regarding the
        content of written submissions from the United States to the
        WTO panel concerned or to the other member countries involved;
            (2) include, where appropriate, such person or its
        appropriate representative as an advisory member of the
        delegation in sessions of the dispute settlement panel;
            (3) allow such special delegation member, where such member
        would bring special knowledge to the proceeding, to appear
        before the panel, directly or through counsel, under the
        supervision of responsibility United States Government
        officials; and
            (4) in proceedings involving confidential information,
        allow appearance of such person only through counsel as a
        member of the special delegation.

SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Appellate body.--The term ``Appellate Body'' means the
        Appellate Body established under article 17.1 of the Dispute
        Settlement Understanding.
            (2) Adverse to the united states.--The term ``adverse to
        the United States'' includes any report which holds any law,
        regulation, or application thereof by a government agency to be
        inconsistent with international obligations under a Uruguay
        Round Agreement (or a nullification or impairment thereof),
        whether or not there are other elements of the decision which
        favor arguments made by the United States.
            (3) Dispute settlement panel; panel.--The terms ``dispute
        settlement panel'' and ``panel'' mean a panel established
        pursuant to article 6 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
            (4) Dispute settlement body.--The term ``Dispute Settlement
        Body'' means the Dispute Settlement Body administering the
        rules and procedures set forth in the Dispute Settlement
        Understanding.
            (5) Dispute settlement understanding.--The term ``Dispute
        Settlement Understanding'' means the understanding on rules and
        procedures governing the settlement of disputes referred to in
        section 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
            (6) Uruguay round agreement.--The term ``Uruguay Round
        Agreement'' means any of the agreements described in section
        101(d) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
            (7) World trade organization; wto.--The term ``World Trade
        Organization'' and ``WTO'' mean the organization established
        pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
            (8) WTO agreement.--The term ``WTO Agreement'' means the
        Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered
        into on April 15, 1994.

Summary: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: NAFTA Renegotiation Act Title II: WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act NAFTA Renegotiation and WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Title I: NAFTA Renegotiation Act - Requires the President to renegotiate the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to correct trade deficits and currency distortions. Requires reports to the Congress assessing the impact of NAFTA on US jobs and the environment. Requires the President to consult with the Congress with respect to the renegotiations. Title II: WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Establishes the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review: (1) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which are adverse to the United States and adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body. And (2) upon request of the US Trade Representative (USTR), any other report of such bodies adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body. Requires the USTR to undertake negotiations to amend the rules and procedures of the dispute settlement understanding upon enactment of a joint resolution mandating such negotiations. Permits participation in WTO panel proceedings in support of the United States of a private US person with a direct economic interest in the resolution of the matters in dispute.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Executive Cyberspace Coordination
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL OFFICE FOR CYBERSPACE.

    (a) Coordination of Federal Information Policy.--Subchapter II of
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 3552(b), by adding at the end the following
        new paragraphs:
            ``(8) The term `Director' means the Director of the
        National Office for Cyberspace.
            ``(9) The term `information infrastructure' means the
        underlying framework that information systems and assets rely
        on in processing, storing, or transmitting information
        electronically.'';
            (2) in section 3553--
                    (A) in subsection(a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and''
                        and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking the
                        period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
                        and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (6) the
                        following new paragraphs:
            ``(7) reviewing at least annually, and approving or
        disapproving, agency information security programs required
        under section 3554(b);
            ``(8) coordinating the defense of information
        infrastructure operated by agencies in the case of a large-
        scale attack on information infrastructure, as determined by
        the Director;
            ``(9) coordinating information security training for
        Federal employees with the Office of Personnel Management;
            ``(10) ensuring the adequacy of protections for privacy and
        civil liberties in carrying out the responsibilities of the
        Director under this subchapter;
            ``(11) making recommendations that the Director determines
        are necessary to ensure risk-based security of the Federal
        information infrastructure and information infrastructure that
        is owned, operated, controlled, or licensed for use by, or on
        behalf of, the Department of Defense, a military department, or
        another element of the intelligence community to--
                    ``(A) the Director of the Office of Management and
                Budget;
                    ``(B) the head of an agency; or
                    ``(C) to Congress with regard to the reprogramming
                of funds;
            ``(12) ensuring, in consultation with the Administrator of
        the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, that the
        efforts of agencies relating to the development of regulations,
        rules, requirements, or other actions applicable to the
        national information infrastructure are complementary;
            ``(13) when directed by the President, carrying out the
        responsibilities for national security and emergency
        preparedness communications described in section 706 of the
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 606) to ensure
        integration and coordination; and
            ``(14) as assigned by the President, other duties relating
        to the security and resiliency of cyberspace.'';
            (3) by adding at the end of section 3554, the following new
        subsection:
    ``(f) Budget Assessment and Reporting.--
            ``(1) Agency submission.--The head of each agency shall
        submit to the Director a budget each year for the following
        fiscal year relating to the protection of information
        infrastructure for such agency, by a date determined by the
        Director that is before July 1 of each year. Such budget shall
        include--
                    ``(A) a review of any threats to information
                technology for such agency;
                    ``(B) a plan to secure the information
                infrastructure for such agency based on threats to
                information technology, using the National Institute of
                Standards and Technology guidelines and
                recommendations;
                    ``(C) a review of compliance by such agency with
                any previous year plan described in subparagraph (B);
                and
                    ``(D) a report on the development of the
                credentialing process to enable secure authentication
                of identity and authorization for access to the
                information infrastructure of such agency.
            ``(2) Assessment and certification.--The Director shall
        assess and certify the adequacy of each budget submitted under
        paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Agency recommendations.--Not later than July 1 of
        each year, the Director shall submit to the head of each agency
        budget recommendations, including requests for specific
        initiatives that are consistent with the priorities of the
        President relating to the protection of information
        infrastructure. Such budget recommendations shall--
                    ``(A) apply to the next budget year scheduled for
                formulation under chapter 11 of title 31, and each of
                the 4 subsequent fiscal years; and
                    ``(B) address funding priorities developed in the
                National Office for Cyberspace.
            ``(4) Recommendations to the president.--The Director shall
        make recommendations to the President that the Director
        determines are appropriate regarding changes in the
        organization, management, and budget of each agency relating to
        the protection of information infrastructure in each such
        agency, and changes in the allocation of personnel to and
        within such agency, including monetary penalties or incentives
        necessary to encourage and maintain accountability of any
        agency, or senior agency official, for efforts to secure the
        information infrastructure of such agency.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3559. National Office for Cyberspace
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Executive
Office of the President an office to be known as the National Office
for Cyberspace.
    ``(b) Director.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be at the head of the
        National Office for Cyberspace a Director, who shall be
        appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent
        of the Senate. The Director of the National Office for
        Cyberspace shall administer all functions designated to such
        Director under section 3553 and collaborate to the extent
        practicable with the heads of appropriate agencies, the private
        sector, and international partners. The Office shall serve as
        the principal office for coordinating issues relating to
        cyberspace, including achieving an assured, reliable, secure,
        and survivable information infrastructure and related
        capabilities for the Federal Government, while promoting
        national economic interests, security, and civil liberties.
            ``(2) Basic pay.--The Director of the National Office for
        Cyberspace shall be paid at the rate of basic pay for level III
        of the Executive Schedule.
    ``(c) Staff.--The Director of the National Office for Cyberspace
may appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel as the Director
considers appropriate.
    ``(d) Experts and Consultants.--The Director of the National Office
for Cyberspace may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for
subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:

        ``3559. National Office for Cyberspace.''.
    (c) National Strategy Required.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Office
for Cyberspace shall establish a national strategy for improving agency
information security.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made by this
section, shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Summary: Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2015 This bill establishes the National Office for Cyberspace within the Executive Office of the President, to be headed by a Director. The Office shall serve as the principal office for coordinating issues relating to cyberspace, including achieving an assured, reliable, secure, and survivable information infrastructure while promoting national economic interests, security, and civil liberties. The bill defines information infrastructure as the underlying framework that information systems and assets rely on to process, store, or transmit information electronically. The bill assigns new duties to the Director, including: (1) reviewing at least annually, and approving or disapproving, agency information security programs. (2) coordinating information security training for federal employees with the Office of Personnel Management. And (3) ensuring the adequacy of protections for privacy and civil liberties. The head of each agency must submit to the Director an annual budget relating to the protection of information infrastructure for the agency, which shall include a review of any threats to information technology for such agency and a plan to secure the information infrastructure for such agency based on threats to information technology.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Election Standards Act of
2001''.

SEC. 2. UNIFORM NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL ELECTION PROCEDURES.

    (a) Uniform Standards.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 323. UNIFORM ELECTION PROCEDURES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Commission shall provide required uniform
national standards regarding procedures for elections for Federal
office that--
            ``(1) minimize delay, error, or confusion in voting and in
        voter registration;
            ``(2) eliminate fraud in the voting process;
            ``(3) increase the accuracy and reliability of vote counts
        and counting procedure;
            ``(4) reduce the number of uncounted and discarded ballots;
            ``(5) encourage voter registration and voter turnout;
            ``(6) ensure accessibility to registration facilities and
        polling places for all voters; and
            ``(7) promote public confidence in the accuracy and
        reliability of the election process.
    ``(b) Standards.--The standards under subsection (a) shall include
procedures regarding--
            ``(1) the type of ballots used;
            ``(2) vote counting;
            ``(3) use of counting machines;
            ``(4) accuracy and security of elections and vote counts;
            ``(5) voter registration; and
            ``(6) verification and maintenance of voter rolls.
    ``(c) Study of State Procedures.--For purposes of determining
standards under subsection (a), the Commission shall study and
periodically review (not less often than once every 6 months following
an election for Federal office) State election regulations and
procedures.
    ``(d) Enforcement.--Standards established under this section shall
only be enforceable under section 309(e).
    ``(e) Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2002, the
        Commission shall promulgate regulations to carry out the
        provisions of this section based on an initial study and
        analysis of election and vote counting procedures utilized in
        each State.
            ``(2) State compliance.--The Commission may--
                    ``(A) prescribe a reasonable period of time for
                States to comply with the uniform national standards
                established under this section; and
                    ``(B) establish a process for a State to request a
                waiver of compliance with a standard or an extension of
                time to comply with a standard, based on a showing that
                the State cannot reasonably comply with such
                standard.''.
    (b) Enforcement.--
            (1) Civil penalties.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 309 of the Federal
                Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g) is
                amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an
appropriate district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as
is necessary to carry out the requirements under section 323.''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 309(a)(1) of the
                Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
                437g(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``Any person'' and
                inserting ``Except as provided in section 323, any
                person''.
            (2) Criminal penalties.--
                    (A) In general.--Chapter 29 of title 18, United
                States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
                following:

``SEC. 612. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH UNIFORM NATIONAL ELECTION STANDARDS.

    ``It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly conduct an
election for Federal office (within the meaning of section 301 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431)), or to knowingly
interfere with such election, so that the election is in violation of
the uniform national standards established by the Federal
Election Commission under section 323 of such Act. Any person who
violates this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than 3 years, or both.''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections
                for chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is
                amended by inserting at the end the following:

                              ``Sec. 612. Noncompliance with uniform
                                        national election standards.''.
    (c) Compliance Grant Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal Election Commission is
        authorized to make grants to States to provide for the cost of
        implementing the uniform national standards for elections
        established under section 323 of the Federal Election Campaign
        Act of 1971.
            (2) Use of funds.--A State may use a grant received under
        paragraph (1) for costs in relation to compliance with the
        uniform national standards for elections established by the
        Federal Election Commission.
            (3) Application.--Each State that desires to receive a
        grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the
        Federal Election Commission, at such time, in such manner, and
        accompanied by such information as reasonably required by the
        regulations promulgated under paragraph (5).
            (4) Approval of application.--The Federal Election
        Commission shall approve an application in accordance with the
        standards required under paragraph (5).
            (5) Administrative regulations.--The Federal Election
        Commission shall issue regulations regarding grants under this
        subsection that provide for the following:
                    (A) The application process.
                    (B) The content of an application.
                    (C) The standard amount of each grant.
                    (D) The criteria for approval of an application.
            (6) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    (A) In general.--There is authorized to be
                appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002
                through 2011 to carry out the provisions of this
                subsection.
                    (B) Availability of funds.--Such funds shall remain
                available until expended.
            (7) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Federal
        Election Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the
        activities under this subsection.

SEC. 3. CHANGE IN GENERAL ELECTION DATE.

    (a) Electors.--Section 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``on the Tuesday next after the first Monday'' and
inserting ``on the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday prior to the
first Monday''.
    (b) Congressional Elections.--Section 25 of the Revised Statutes (2
U.S.C. 7) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 25. The first consecutive Saturday and Sunday prior to the
first Monday in November, in every even numbered year, are established
as the days for the election, in each of the States and Territories of
the United States, of Representatives and Delegates to the Congress
commencing on the 3d day of January thereafter.''.

SEC. 4. VOTER REGISTRATION IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    Section 4 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C.
1973gg-2) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Same Day Registration.--Notwithstanding any other Federal or
State law, each State shall establish procedures to allow voters in the
State to register to vote at the polling place at the time of voting in
a general election for Federal office.''.

Summary: National Election Standards Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to provide uniform national election standards meeting specified criteria with regard to procedures for elections to Federal office. Authorizes FEC to make grants to States to provide for the cost of implementing such standards for elections to Federal office. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violation of such standards. Amends Federal presidential elections and vacancies law and other Federal election law to provide for a change in the date with respect to the timing of the appointment of presidential and vice presidential electors, and with respect to the timing of the holding of congressional elections. Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to establish procedures to allow voters in the State to register to vote at the polling place at the time of voting in a general election for Federal office.

A bill to direct the Federal Election Commission to set uniform national standards for Federal election procedures, change the Federal election day, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) there have been shocking consumer abuses in the funeral
        industry, including scandals at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip,
        Illinois, Menorah Gardens Cemetery in Palm Beach, Florida, and
        the Tri State Crematory in Noble, Georgia;
            (2) funeral arrangements are a major expense for most
        American households and families;
            (3) some consumers seek to ease the burdens on their
        families by arranging and paying for preneed funeral and
        cemetery arrangements;
            (4) most funerals are planned by grieving family members at
        a time when they are especially vulnerable and unlikely to
        focus on cost comparison;
            (5) the Federal Trade Commission's Funeral Industry
        Practices Trade Regulation Rule (known as the Funeral Rule)
        dictates consumer protections in the funeral home, but does not
        cover the practices of cemeteries, crematoria, or sellers of
        monuments, urns, or caskets;
            (6) State laws are inconsistent and frequently too weak to
        provide adequate consumer protections, creating a need for
        minimum Federal standards in this area;
            (7) consumers have the right to receive clear and accurate
        information about all funeral goods and funeral services
        offered for sale;
            (8) consumers need effective protection from fraud and
        abusive practices by all providers of funeral goods and funeral
        services and at all stages of the funeral planning process; and
            (9) a new Federal law that provides adequate protections to
        grieving families is warranted.

SEC. 3. FTC RULEMAKING RELATING TO UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR
              PRACTICES IN THE PROVISION OF FUNERAL GOODS OR FUNERAL
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Trade Commission shall prescribe rules
prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of
funeral goods or funeral services. Such rules shall include the
following:
            (1) A requirement that providers of funeral goods or
        funeral services furnish accurate price information disclosing
        clearly and conspicuously the cost to the purchaser for each of
        the specific funeral goods or funeral services provided or
        offered for sale.
            (2) A prohibition on misrepresentations by such providers,
        including misrepresentations of the requirements of Federal,
        State, or local law.
            (3) A prohibition on conditioning the provision of any
        funeral good or funeral service upon the purchase of any other
        funeral good or funeral service from that provider, except as
        required by law.
            (4) A requirement that any presale disclosures and
        contracts for funeral services or funeral goods be written
        clearly, stating the merchandise and services that purchasers
        are buying and their prices.
            (5) In the case of contracts for funeral services or
        funeral goods that are prepaid in whole or in part, a
        requirement for clear and conspicuous presale and contractual
        disclosure regarding any penalties incurred if the consumer
        decides to cancel or transfer the contract to another provider
        of funeral services or funeral goods.
            (6) A requirement that contracts for funeral services or
        funeral goods disclose clearly and conspicuously all fees and
        costs to be incurred in the future or at the time that the
        funeral services or funeral goods are provided.
            (7) A requirement that cemeteries provide to consumers, in
        a timely manner, all written rules and regulations of the
        cemetery, and a clear explanation in writing of the interment,
        inurnment, or entombment right that has been purchased, and any
        material terms and conditions of that purchase, including any
        repurchase option by the cemetery or resale rights available to
        the consumer.
            (8) A requirement that cemeteries--
                    (A) retain all records in existence on the date of
                enactment of this Act, including maps or other systems
                indicating the location and date of each interment,
                inurnment, or entombment;
                    (B) accurately record and retain records of all
                interments, inurnments, or entombments occurring, as
                well as any internment, inurnment, or entombment rights
                sold, after the effective date of the regulations
                issued under this subsection, in such manner and form
                as the Commission may prescribe in such regulations;
                and
                    (C) make such records available to Federal, State,
                and local governments, as appropriate.
    (b) Rulemaking.--The Commission shall prescribe the rules under
subsection (a) within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
Such rules, and any future rules or revision of rules prescribed by the
Commission prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the
provision of funeral goods or funeral services, shall be prescribed in
accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Application of Rules to Tax-Exempt Organizations and States.--
Notwithstanding the definition of corporation in section 4 of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44), the rules prescribed under
subsection (a), and any future rules or revision of rules prescribed by
the Commission prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the
provision of funeral goods or funeral services, shall also apply to
cemeteries organized or operated by--
            (1) organizations described in section 501(c) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that are exempt from taxation
        under section 501(a) of such Code, except for cemeteries
        organized, operated, managed, and owned by a religious
        denomination, middle judicatory, house of worship, or similar
        religious organization, and that are not organized, operated,
        managed, or owned by contract or affiliation with a for-profit
        provider of funeral goods or funeral services that offers those
        goods or services for sale to the public; or
            (2) States or any political subdivision of a State.
    (d) Enforcement.--Any violation of any rule prescribed under this
section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation prescribed
under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this Act in the same manner,
by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act
were incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any person who
violates the regulations prescribed under this Act shall be subject to
the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in
that Act.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY STATES.

    (a) In General.--Whenever an attorney general of any State has
reason to believe that the interests of the residents of that State
have been or are being threatened or adversely affected because any
person has engaged or is engaging in an act or practice which violates
any rule of the Commission issued under section 3 of this Act or the
Trade Regulation Rule on Funeral Industry Practices (16 C.F.R. 453.1 et
seq.), the State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf
of its residents in an appropriate district court of the United States
to enjoin such violative act or practice, to enforce compliance with
such rule of the Commission, to obtain damages, restitution, or other
compensation on behalf of residents of such State, or to obtain such
further and other relief as the court may determine appropriate.
    (b) Notice.--The State shall provide prior written notice of any
civil action under subsection (a) or (f)(2) to the Commission and
provide the Commission with a copy of its complaint, except that if it
is not feasible for the State to provide such prior notice, the State
shall provide such notice immediately upon instituting such action.
Upon receiving a notice respecting a civil action, the Commission shall
have the right--
            (1) to intervene in such action;
            (2) upon so intervening, to be heard on all matters arising
        therein;
            (3) to remove the action to the appropriate United States
        district court; and
            (4) to file petitions for appeal.
    (c) Construction.--For purposes of bringing any civil action under
subsection (a), nothing in this Act shall prevent an attorney general
from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the
laws of such State to conduct investigations or to administer oaths or
affirmations or to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production
of documentary and other evidence.
    (d) Actions by Commission.--Whenever a civil action has been
instituted by or on behalf of the Commission for violation of any rule
prescribed under section 3 of this Act, no State may, during the
pendency of such action instituted by or on behalf of the Commission,
institute a civil action under subsection (a) or (f)(2) of this section
against any defendant named in the complaint in such action for
violation of any rule as alleged in such complaint.
    (e) Venue; Service of Process.--Any civil action brought under
subsection (a) of this section in a district court of the United States
may be brought in the district in which the defendant is found, is an
inhabitant, or transacts business or wherever venue is proper under
section 1391 of title 28, United States Code. Process in such an action
may be served in any district in which the defendant is an inhabitant
or in which the defendant may be found.
    (f) Actions by Other State Officials.--
            (1) Construction.--Nothing contained in this section shall
        prohibit an authorized State official from proceeding in State
        court on the basis of an alleged violation of any civil or
        criminal statute of such State.
            (2) Other state actions.--In addition to actions brought by
        an attorney general of a State under subsection (a) of this
        section, such an action may be brought by officers of such
        State who are authorized by the State to bring actions in such
        State on behalf of its residents.

SEC. 5. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.

    Nothing in this Act or the rules prescribed under this Act shall be
construed to preempt any provision of any law of a State or political
subdivision of that State that provides protections to consumers of
funeral services or funeral goods, except to the extent that the
provision of law is inconsistent with any provision of this Act or a
rule prescribed under this Act, and then only to the extent of the
inconsistency.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``cemetery'' means any organization,
        association, or other business that offers for sale the
        interment, inurnment, or entombment of human remains, but does
        not include any cemetery that--
                    (A) performs fewer than a total of 25 interments,
                inurnments, and entombments during any calendar year;
                or
                    (B) sells fewer than a total of 25 interment
                rights, inurnment rights, and entombment rights during
                any calendar year;
            (2) the term ``funeral goods'' means the goods which are
        sold or offered for sale directly to the public for use in
        connection with funeral services; and
            (3) the term ``funeral services'' means--
                    (A) any services which are sold or offered for sale
                directly to the public in order to--
                            (i) care for and prepare deceased human
                        bodies for burial, cremation, or other final
                        disposition; or
                            (ii) arrange, supervise, or conduct the
                        funeral ceremony or the final disposition of
                        deceased human bodies; or
                    (B) services provided by funeral directors,
                morticians, cemeterians, cremationists, and retailers
                of caskets, urns, monuments, and markers.

Summary: Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of funeral goods or services. nbsp. The rules must: (1) require price information to be disclosed clearly and conspicuously. (2) prohibit misrepresentations or the provision of goods or services being conditioned upon the purchase of other goods or services from the provider. (3) require presale disclosures and contracts to be written clearly, stating the merchandise, services, and prices and disclosing any penalties for canceling or transferring a contract. (4) require cemeteries to provide consumers all written rules and regulations of the cemetery and all material terms and conditions of purchase. And (5) require cemeteries to retain all records in existence on the date of enactment of this bill and accurately record and retain records of interments, inurnments, or entombments. Cemeteries subject to the FTC's rules shall include those organized or operated by states, political subdivisions, or tax-exempt organizations. nbsp. But the bill excludes cemeteries organized, operated, managed, and owned by a religious organization and that are not affiliated with a for-profit provider offering funeral goods and services for sale to the public. The FTC and states are provided authority to enforce against violations.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Parks Capital Improvements
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Fundraising organization.--The term ``fundraising
        organization'' means an entity authorized to act as a
        fundraising organization under section 3(a).
            (2) National park foundation.--The term ``National Park
        Foundation'' means the foundation established under the Act
        entitled ``An Act to establish the National Park Foundation'',
        approved December 18, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 19e et seq.).
            (3) Park.--The term ``park'' means--
                    (A) the Grand Canyon National Park; and
                    (B) any other national park designated by the
                Secretary that has an approved general management plan
                with capital needs in excess of $5,000,000.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of
agreement under section 4 with an entity to act as an authorized
fundraising organization for the benefit of the park.
    (b) Bonds.--The fundraising organization shall issue taxable bonds
in return for the park surcharge collected under section 5.
    (c) Professional Standards.--The fundraising organization shall
abide by all relevant professional standards regarding the issuance of
securities and shall comply with all Federal and State law.
    (d) Audit.--The fundraising organization shall be subject to an
audit by the Secretary.
    (e) No Liability For Bonds.--The United States shall not be liable
for the security of any bonds issued by the fundraising organization,
except that if the surcharge specified in section 5(a) is not imposed
for any reason or if such surcharge is reduced or eliminated, the full
faith and credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of such
bonds and the interest accruing on such bonds.

SEC. 4. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.

    The fundraising organization shall enter into a memorandum of
agreement that specifies--
            (1) the amount of the bond issue;
            (2) the maturity of the bonds, not to exceed 20 years;
            (3) the per capita amount required to amortize the bond
        issue, provide for the reasonable costs of administration, and
        maintain a sufficient reserve consistent with industry
        standards;
            (4) any project that will be funded with the bond proceeds
        and the specific responsibilities of the Secretary and the
        fundraising organization with respect to the project; and
            (5) procedures for modifications of the agreement with the
        consent of both parties, including modifications relating to
        project priorities, based on changes in circumstances.

SEC. 5. PARK SURCHARGE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior may authorize the Superintendent of the park
to charge and collect, in addition to the entrance fee collected
pursuant to section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a), a surcharge in an amount not to exceed $2 for
each individual charged the entrance fee.
    (b) Use.--The surcharge shall be used by the fundraising
organization to amortize the bond issue, provide for the reasonable
costs of administration, and maintain a sufficient reserve consistent
with industry standards.
    (c) Excess Funds.--Any funds collected in excess of the amount
necessary to amortize the bond issue, pay reasonable administrative
expenses, and maintain a sufficient reserve, as determined by the bond
underwriter, shall be remitted to the National Park Foundation to be
used for the benefit of all units of the National Park System.

SEC. 6. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.

    (a) Eligible Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), bond proceeds
        under this Act may be used for a project for the design,
        construction, operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of
        a facility in the park. No part of such proceeds (other than
        interest as provided in subsection (b)) may be used to defray
        administrative expenses.
            (2) Limitation.--A project referred to in paragraph (2)
        shall be consistent with--
                    (A) the laws governing the National Park System;
                    (B) any law governing the park; and
                    (C) the general management plan for the park.
    (b) Interest on Bond Proceeds.--(1) Any interest earned on bond
proceeds may be used by the fundraising organization to--
            (A) meet reserve requirements; and
            (B) defray administrative expenses incurred in connection
        with the management and sale of the bonds.
    (2) All interest on bond proceeds not used for purposes of
paragraph (1) shall be remitted to the National Park Foundation for the
benefit of all units of the National Park System.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

    The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Treasury,
shall issue regulations to carry out this Act.

Summary: National Parks Capital Improvements Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of agreement with an entity to act as an authorized fundraising organization for the benefit of the Grand Canyon National Park and any other national park designated by the Secretary that has an approved general management plan with capital needs in excess of $5 million. Requires the organization to issue taxable bonds in return for a park surcharge. Exempts the United States from liability for the security of such bonds, unless the surcharge authorized under this Act is not imposed or is reduced or eliminated. Authorizes the Secretary to permit the Superintendent of the park to charge and collect, in addition to the park entrance fee, a surcharge of not to exceed two dollars per individual. Requires the fundraising organization to: (1) use the surcharge to amortize the bond issue, provide for the reasonable costs of administration, and maintain a sufficient reserve consistent with industry standards. And (2) remit any excess funds to the National Park Foundation (NPF) to be used for the benefit of all National Park System (NPS) units. Allows bond proceeds to be used for a park facility project that is consistent with: (1) the laws governing the NPS and the park. And (2) the general management plan for the park. Prohibits bond proceeds from being used to defray administrative expenses. Requires interest earned on bond proceeds to be used by the organization to meet reserve requirements and defray administrative expenses incurred in connection with the management and sale of the bonds, with any excess to be remitted to the NPF for the benefit of all NPS units.


SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPENSES.

    (a) Deduction Allowed.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is amended by redesignating section 220 as
section 221 and by inserting after section 219 the following new
section:

``SEC. 220. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPENSES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to the qualified
postsecondary education expenses paid by the taxpayer during the
taxable year.
    ``(b) Dollar Limitations.--
            ``(1) Per student.--The aggregate payments during the
        taxable year for the qualified postsecondary education expenses
        of each individual which may be taken into account under
        subsection (a) shall not exceed $10,000.
            ``(2) Per taxpayer.--The amount allowed as a deduction
        under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed
        $20,000.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualified postsecondary education expenses.--The term
        `qualified postsecondary education expenses' means qualified
        tuition and related expenses of--
                    ``(A) the taxpayer, or
                    ``(B) an individual who is the spouse, or a
                dependent, of the taxpayer for the taxable year in
                which such expenses are incurred,
        for attendance at an eligible educational institution.
            ``(2) Qualified tuition and related expenses.--The term
        `qualified tuition and related expenses' means--
                    ``(A) tuition and fees required for enrollment or
                attendance at an eligible educational institution,
                    ``(B) fees, books, supplies, and equipment required
                for courses of instruction at such an institution, and
                    ``(C) reasonable living expenses while away from
                home.
        Such term shall not include expenses which are treated as not
        described in section 135(c)(2)(A) by reason of section
        135(c)(2)(B).
            ``(3) Eligible educational institution.--The term `eligible
        educational institution' has the meaning given to such term by
        section 135(c)(3).
    ``(d) Coordination With Other Provisions.--
            ``(1) No double benefit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed
                under subsection (a) for qualified postsecondary
                education expenses with respect to which a deduction is
                allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
                    ``(B) Savings bond exclusion.--A deduction shall be
                allowed under subsection (a) for qualified
                postsecondary education expenses only to the extent the
                amount of such expenses exceeds the amount excludable
                under section 135 for the taxable year.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Adjustment for certain scholarships and veterans
        benefits.--The amounts otherwise taken into account under
        subsection (a) as qualified postsecondary education expenses of
        any individual during any period shall be reduced (before the
        application of subsection (b)) by any amounts received by such
        individual during such period as--
                    ``(A) a qualified scholarship (within the meaning
                of section 117(b)) which under section 117 is not
                includible in gross income, or
                    ``(B) an educational assistance allowance under
                chapters 30, 31, 32, 34, or 35 of title 38 of the
                United States Code.
            ``(2) Eligible courses.--Amounts paid for qualified
        postsecondary education expenses of any individual shall be
        taken into account under subsection (a) only to the extent such
        expenses are attributable to courses of instruction for which
        credit is allowed toward a degree by an institution of higher
        education or toward a certificate of required course work at a
        vocational school.
            ``(3) Individual must be at least a half-time student.--No
        deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for amounts
        paid during the taxable year for qualified postsecondary
        education expenses with respect to any individual unless that
        individual, during any 4 calendar months during the calendar
        year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, is at
        least a half-time student at an eligible education institution.
            ``(4) Taxpayer who is dependent of another taxpayer.--No
        deduction shall be allowed to a taxpayer under subsection (a)
        for amount paid for the education of such taxpayer if such
        taxpayer is a dependent of another person for a taxable year
        beginning in the calendar year in which the taxable year of the
        taxpayer begins.
            ``(5) Spouse.--No deduction shall be allowed under
        subsection (a) for amounts paid during the taxable year for
        qualified postsecondary education expenses for the spouse of
        the taxpayer unless--
                    ``(A) the taxpayer is entitled to an exemption for
                his spouse under section 151(b) for the taxable year,
                or
                    ``(B) the taxpayer files a joint return with his
                spouse for the taxable year.''
    (b) Deduction Allowed in Computing Adjusted Gross Income.--Section
62(a) of such Code is amended by inserting after paragraph (15) the
following new paragraph:
            ``(16) Postsecondary education expenses.--The deduction
        allowed by section 220.''
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the item
relating to section 220 and inserting:

                              ``Sec. 220. Postsecondary education
                                        expenses.
                              ``Sec. 221. Cross reference.''
    (d) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for qualified postsecondary education expenses of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependent.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for the payment of postsecondary education expenses.