SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Worker Registration and
Visa Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY WORKER VISA FOR CERTAIN UNDOCUMENTED
              WORKER REGISTRANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
inserting after section 245A (8 U.S.C. 1255a) the following new
section:

``SEC. 245B. ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY WORKER VISA FOR CERTAIN UNDOCUMENTED
              WORKER REGISTRANTS.

    ``(a) Registration Process for Certain Undocumented Workers.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
        register under this subsection an alien if the alien
        demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the
        alien meets the following requirements:
                    ``(A) Application.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The alien applies for
                        such registration in a form and manner
                        specified by the Secretary during the
                        registration period under clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Registration period.--The
                        registration period under this clause shall be
                        a 12-month period beginning on a date (not
                        later than 180 days after the enactment of this
                        section) designated by the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Continuous unlawful presence.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The alien has been
                        continuously unlawfully present in the United
                        States from January 1, 2005, through the date
                        the application under subparagraph (A) is
                        filed.
                            ``(ii) Unlawful presence not known.--The
                        alien's unlawful presence in the United States
                        is not known to officials of the Bureau of
                        Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the
                        Department of Homeland Security (as evidenced
                        by documentary records) at any time prior to
                        the alien's application for registration under
                        this subsection.
                            ``(iii) Treatment of brief, casual, and
                        innocent absences.--An alien shall not be
                        considered to have failed to have maintained
                        continuous physical presence in the United
                        States for purposes of clause (i) by virtue of
                        brief, casual, and innocent absences from the
                        United States or a brief, temporary trip abroad
                        required by emergency or extenuating
                        circumstances outside the control of the alien
                            ``(iv) No authorization of admission.--
                        Nothing in this section shall be construed as
                        authorizing an alien to apply for admission to,
                        or to be admitted to, the United States in
                        order to register under this subsection.
                    ``(C) Nonimmigrants.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of an alien
                        who entered the United States as a nonimmigrant
                        before the date specified in subparagraph
                        (B)(i), the alien's period of authorized stay
                        as a nonimmigrant expired through the passage
                        of time before such date.
                            ``(ii) Exchange visitors.--If the alien was
                        at any time a nonimmigrant exchange alien (as
                        described in section 101(a)(15)(J)), the alien
                        was not subject to the two-year foreign
                        residence requirement of section 212(e) or has
                        fulfilled that requirement or received a waiver
                        thereof.
                    ``(D) Admissible as temporary worker.--The alien--
                            ``(i) is admissible to the United States as
                        an immigrant, except as otherwise provided
                        under paragraph (3), and is not inadmissible
                        under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) or
                        deportable under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or (4)
                        of section 237(a);
                            ``(ii) has not been convicted of any felony
                        or of three or more misdemeanors committed in
                        the United States; and
                            ``(iii) has not assisted in the persecution
                        of any person or persons on account of race,
                        religion, nationality, membership in a
                        particular social group, or political opinion.
                    ``(E) Biometric identifiers.--The alien provides
                the Secretary with such biometric identifiers as the
                Secretary may require for the issuance of a visa, in
                accordance with section 303(b)(1) of the Enhanced
                Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (8
                U.S.C. 1732(b)(1)).
                    ``(F) Registration fee.--The alien has paid such
                registration fee as the Secretary shall specify.
                    ``(G) Abandonment of other applications for
                relief.--The alien has withdrawn or has otherwise
                abandoned or terminated any other application for
                relief from removal under any law, which may have been
                pending prior to the submission of the application
                under subparagraph (A), and the alien has permanently
                relinquished the opportunity subsequently to submit any
                other such application for relief.
                    ``(H) Employment in the united states.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                        clause (ii), the alien was employed on a full-
                        time basis in the United States since the date
                        specified in subparagraph (B)(i).
                            ``(ii) Exception for spouses and minor
                        children of registrants.--Clause (i) shall not
                        apply in the case of an alien who is the spouse
                        or minor child of an alien who is registered
                        (or in the process of registering) under this
                        subsection.
            ``(2) Benefits of registration.--
                    ``(A) Work authorization.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
                        authorize an alien who is registered under this
                        subsection to engage in employment in the
                        United States during the term of the alien's
                        registration and shall provide the alien with
                        an `employment authorized' endorsement or other
                        appropriate document signifying authorization
                        of employment.
                            ``(ii) Granting upon prima facie showing of
                        eligibility.--In the case of an alien who
                        applies for registration under this subsection
                        and who establishes a prima facie case of
                        eligibility to be so registered, the Secretary
                        shall provide such alien with the employment
                        authorization described in clause (i) during
                        the pendency of such application.
            ``(3) Waiver of certain grounds for removal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in this
                paragraph, the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B)
                of subsection (d)(2) of section 245A shall apply to
                determinations of eligibility for registration under
                this subsection in the same manner as they apply to
                determinations of admissibility for purposes of such
                section.
                    ``(B) Modification of reference.--In applying
                subparagraph (A), any reference in section
                245A(d)(2)(A) to section 212(a)(7)(A) is deemed a
                reference to section 212(a)(7)(B).
                    ``(C) Inapplicability of certain grounds for
                subsequent removal.--For purposes of obtaining the
                benefits described in this subsection, and for purposes
                of any other determination under the immigration laws
                of the United States, any ground for removal or denial
                of admission (including grounds under sections
                212(a)(6)(A) and 212(a)(9)(B)) applicable to an alien
                registered under this subsection shall be disregarded
                if the ground is reflected in the records of the
                Department of Homeland Security or the Department of
                State on the date on which the alien first applied for
                such registration and if such ground is waived under
                this paragraph.
            ``(4) Termination of registration.--
                    ``(A) Expiration.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), the period of registration of an
                alien under this section shall expire at the end of the
                6-month period beginning on the date of the approval of
                such registration.
                    ``(B) Termination of registration.--The Secretary
                of Homeland Security shall provide for the termination
                of registration of an alien under this subsection--
                            ``(i) if it appears to the Secretary that
                        the alien was in fact not eligible for such
                        registration; or
                            ``(ii) if the alien commits an act that
                        makes the alien inadmissible to the United
                        States as a nonimmigrant under section
                        101(a)(15)(W).
    ``(b) Provision of Temporary Worker Visa.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
        approve the issuance of a visa to an alien as a nonimmigrant
        described in section 101(a)(15)(W) if the alien--
                    ``(A) is registered under subsection (a); and
                    ``(B) makes application for such visa at an
                appropriate consular office outside the United States
                in the alien's country of nationality or, in the case
                of an alien having no nationality, in the alien's
                country of last habitual residence outside the United
                States, not later than 6 months after the date of
                approval of such registration.
            ``(2) Period of authorized admission.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                initial period of authorized admission as a
                nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(W) shall
                be 3 years.
                    ``(B) Employment required to maintain status.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An alien's admission as
                        a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(W),
                        other than as the spouse or child of such a
                        nonimmigrant, is conditioned upon continuous
                        employment in the United States.
                            ``(ii) Short breaks in employment permitted
                        with notice.-- An alien does not violate clause
                        (i) if--
                                    ``(I) the break in employment does
                                not exceed 30 days (or such longer
                                period as the Secretary may provide
                                based on extraordinary circumstances);
                                and
                                    ``(II) the Secretary is provided
                                notice in a timely manner of the break
                                in employment and of the resumption of
                                employment.
                    ``(C) Extension.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The period of authorized
                        admission as a nonimmigrant under section
                        101(a)(15)(W) may be extended by the Secretary
                        in 3-year increments. The Secretary may not
                        authorize such extension for an alien if the
                        alien violated subparagraph (B) for the
                        previous period of authorized admission.
                            ``(ii) Extension fee.-- The Secretary shall
                        impose a fee on applicants for an extension
                        under clause (i).
                    ``(D) Termination of nonimmigrant status.--The
                Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for the
                termination of nonimmigrant status granted an alien
                under this subsection if it appears to the Secretary
                that the alien was in fact not eligible for
                registration under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Application of Certain Provisions.--
            ``(1) Confidentiality and false statement.--The provisions
        of paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (c) of section 245A
        shall apply to applications for registration under subsection
        (a) in the same manner as they applied to applications for
        adjustment under section 245A.
            ``(2) Temporary stay of deportation.--The provisions of
        subsection (e)(1) of section 245A shall apply to aliens with
        respect to the application period and registration under
        subsection (a) in the same manner as they applied to the
        application period and applications for adjustment under
        subsection (a) of such section.
    ``(d) Construction.--
            ``(1) Limited follow-to-join authority for family
        members.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as
        authorizing, in the case of an alien registered under
        subsection (a)--
                    ``(A) the registration of any family member of such
                alien unless such family member meets the requirements
                for such registration; or
                    ``(B) the issuance of a nonimmigrant visa under
                section 101(a)(15)(W) to such family member unless such
                family member qualifies for such a visa.
            ``(2) Change in nonimmigrant classification; adjustment of
        status.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as
        prohibiting the change of nonimmigrant classification, or
        adjustment to lawful permanent resident status, of an alien who

        is a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(W).''.
    (b) New Nonimmigrant Visa Category.--Section 101(a)(15) of such Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (V), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(W) an alien who is coming temporarily to the United
        States to be employed in accordance with subsection (b) of
        section 245B, and the spouse and minor children of such alien
        if accompanying or following to join the alien and qualified
        under paragraph (1) of such subsection to be provided
        nonimmigrant status under this subparagraph.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 245A the
following:

``Sec. 245B. Issuance of temporary worker visa for certain undocumented
                            worker registrants.''.

Summary: Temporary Worker Registration and Visa Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for issuance of a temporary worker visa (W-visa) for qualifying aliens who have been continuously unlawfully present and working full-time in the United States from January 1, 2005 through the application date provided for under this Act. Conditions such admission on the alien worker's continuous employment. Limits family member follow-to-join admissions to situations where the family member meets registration or W-visa requirements.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain undocumented workers with temporary work visas.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Milestones to Measure
Progress in Ending the Opioid Epidemic Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL MILESTONES TO MEASURE SUCCESS IN CURTAILING THE OPIOID
              EPIDEMIC.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary''), in consultation with
the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall develop
national indicators to measure success in curtailing the opioid
epidemic, with the goal of significantly reversing the toll of opioid
misuse and opioid-related morbidity and mortality in the United States
within 5 years of such date of enactment (referred to in this section
as the ``national milestones'').
    (b) National Milestones To End the Opioid Epidemic.--The national
milestones under subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) The establishment of not fewer than 10 indicators or
        metrics to accurately and expediently measure progress in
        meeting the goal described in subsection (a)(1), which shall
        include--
                    (A) a reduction in fatal and non-fatal opioid
                overdoses;
                    (B) a reduction in emergency room visits related to
                opioid misuse and abuse;
                    (C) an increase in public and provider education,
                including a focus on reducing stigma associated with
                opioid use disorder;
                    (D) an increase in the number of individuals in
                sustained recovery from opioid use disorder;
                    (E) a reduction in the number of co-infections
                associated with injection drug use, such as HIV, viral
                hepatitis, and endocarditis, and an expanded capacity
                to reduce initial infections and enhance access to
                treatment;
                    (F) an increase in the number of providers
                prescribing medically assisted treatment for opioid use
                disorder in different settings, including primary care,
                community health centers, jails, and prisons;
                    (G) an increase in the number of harm reduction
                organizations, including syringe services programs and
                naloxone distribution programs;
                    (H) an increase in the number of individuals
                admitted to opioid use disorder treatment; and
                    (I) additional indicators or metrics, such as
                metrics pertaining to specific populations, including
                women and children, American Indians and Alaskan
                Natives, individuals living in rural and non-urban
                areas, and justice-involved populations, that would
                further clarify the progress made in addressing the
                opioid misuse and abuse epidemic, as the Secretary
                determines appropriate.
            (2) A reasonable goal, such as a percentage decrease or
        other specified metric, that signifies progress in meeting the
        goal described in subsection (a), and annual targets to help
        achieve that goal.
    (c) Extension of Period.--If the Secretary determines that the goal
described in subsection (a) will not be achieved with respect to any
indicator or metric established under subsection (b)(2) within 5 years
of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may extend the
timeline for meeting such goal with respect to that indicator or
metric. The Secretary shall include with any such extension a rationale
for why additional time is needed and a description of changes the
Secretary will make in order to achieve such goal with respect to the
indicator or metric.
    (d) Reports.--During the 5-year period described in subsection (a)
or such extended period as the Secretary may determine under subsection
(c), the Secretary shall--
            (1) submit to Congress annual reports on the national
        milestones; and
            (2) make each such report publicly available.
    (e) Annual Status Update.--Beginning one year after submission of
the report under subsection (d) and for each year thereafter that a
report is required under such subsection, the Secretary shall provide
an update to Congress on the progress of Federal agencies in achieving
the goals detailed in the national milestones. Each such update shall
include--
            (1) the total Federal investment in programs addressing the
        opioid epidemic and the amount invested in each program, both
        by fiscal year and, for programs created after fiscal year
        2015, the total spent since the program's creation;
            (2) an evaluation of the most and least effective Federal
        programs intended to respond to the opioid crisis;
            (3) the progress made in the first year or since the
        previous report, as applicable, in meeting each indicator or
        metric in the national milestones; and
            (4) the Secretary's proposal for meeting each specified
        indicator or metric in the proceeding year.

Summary: National Milestones to Measure Progress in Ending the Opioid Epidemic Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop national milestones to measure progress in reducing the opioid epidemic over a five-year period based on certain metrics, such as opioid-related overdoses, emergency room visits, and treatment admissions. HHS must submit annual reports and status updates, including evaluations of federal programs that are intended to address the opioid epidemic.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection
Act''.

SEC. 2. SURFACE COAL MINING BONDING.

    Section 509 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1259) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Alternative Bonding System.--The Secretary may approve as
part of a State or Federal program an alternative system that will--
            ``(1) achieve the objectives and purposes of the bonding
        program pursuant to this section; and
            ``(2) result in no greater risk of financial liability to
        the Federal Government or a State government than the bonding
        program under this section.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Self-Bonding.--
            ``(1) Federal programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Effective on the date of
                enactment of this subsection, the Secretary--
                            ``(i) may not accept the bond of the
                        applicant itself (referred to in this
                        subsection as a `self-bond'); but
                            ``(ii) may accept a separate surety or
                        collateral bond, consistent with the terms
                        under subsection (b).
                    ``(B) Existing self-bonds.--For coal mining
                operations covered by a self-bond accepted by the
                Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this
                subsection, the permittee shall replace the self-bond
                with another form of bond acceptable to the Secretary
                under this section by not later than the earlier of--
                            ``(i) the date of renewal of the permit
                        under section 506(d); and
                            ``(ii) the date of any major permit
                        modification under section 506.
            ``(2) State programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
                date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary
                shall notify all State regulatory authorities that
                allow applicants to self-bond that the approved
                regulatory programs of the State regulatory authority
                must be amended--
                            ``(i) to remove the authority for
                        applicants to self-bond; and
                            ``(ii) to require coal mining operations
                        covered by a self-bond accepted by the State
                        regulatory authority prior to the date of
                        enactment of this subsection to replace the
                        self-bond with another form of bond acceptable
                        under this section by not later than the
                        earlier of--
                                    ``(I) the date of renewal of the
                                permit under section 506(d); and
                                    ``(II) the date of any major permit
                                modification under section 506.
    ``(g) Bonds Issued by Surety.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue rules
        establishing limitations on surety bonds accepted under this
        section to minimize the risk of financial liability to the
        Federal Government or a State government, including rules
        regarding--
                    ``(A) the maximum quantity of corporate surety
                bonds issued by any 1 corporate surety as a percentage
                of the total quantity of coal mine reclamation bonds in
                any 1 State;
                    ``(B) the minimum percentage of surety bonds
                unrelated to activities regulated pursuant to this Act
                required to reinsure corporate surety bonds;
                    ``(C) the minimum collateralization required for
                corporate surety bonds; and
                    ``(D) the minimum amount of cash assets required to
                be held by a corporate surety as a percentage of coal
                mine reclamation bonds issued by the corporate surety.
            ``(2) Existing corporate bonds.--Corporate surety bonds in
        existence on the date of enactment of this subsection must be
        modified or replaced as necessary by not later than 1 year
        after the date on which the rule is issued under paragraph (1).
    ``(h) Collateral Requirements.--Real property posted as collateral
for a bond may not include--
            ``(1) coal;
            ``(2) a coal mine;
            ``(3) land that includes a coal mine;
            ``(4) land that is located above a coal mine;
            ``(5) a coal processing facility;
            ``(6) a coal waste disposal site;
            ``(7) coal mining equipment unlikely to retain salvage or
        resale value; or
            ``(8) any other property determined by the Secretary.
    ``(i) Executive Compensation.--The Secretary may require the
inclusion of executive compensation, including salaries and bonuses of
officers and executives, of an applicant under this section, and any
affiliated company, as collateral for a bond under this section.''.

Summary: Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE)and state regulatory authoritiesfrom accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation. Additionally, any existing self-bonds or corporate bondsutilized for coal reclamationmust be converted to surety or collateral bonds. The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal miningbond programs thatresult in no greater risk of financial liability to the federalgovernment than a surety or collateral bond program. The bill also requires the OSMRE to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bondsto minimize the financial liability to the federal or stategovernment.

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Survivors' and Dependents'
Educational Assistance Adjustment Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN RATES OF SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS'
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance.--Section
3532 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``at the monthly
                rate of'' and all that follows and inserting ``at the
                monthly rate of--
            ``(A) for months occurring during fiscal year 2003, $900
        for full-time, $676 for three-quarter-time, or $450 for half-
        time pursuit; and
            ``(B) for months occurring during a subsequent fiscal year,
        $985 for full-time, $740 for three-quarter-time, or $492 for
        half-time pursuit.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``at the rate
                of'' and all that follows and inserting ``at the rate
                of the lesser of--
            ``(A) the established charges for tuition and fees that the
        educational institution involved requires similarly
        circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same program to pay;
        or
            ``(B)(i) for months occurring during fiscal year 2003, $900
        per month for a full-time course; or (ii) for months occurring
        during a subsequent fiscal year, $985 per month for a full-time
        course.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``at the rate of'' and
        all that follows and inserting ``at the rate of--
            ``(1) for months occurring during fiscal year 2003, $900
        per month; and
            ``(2) for months occurring during a subsequent fiscal year,
        $985 per month.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``shall be'' and all
        that follows and inserting ``shall be--
            ``(A) for months occurring during fiscal year 2003, $727
        for full-time, $545 for three-quarter-time, or $364 for half-
        time pursuit; and
            ``(B) for months occurring during a subsequent fiscal year,
        $795 for full-time, $596 for three-quarter-time, or $398 for
        half-time pursuit.''.
    (b) Correspondence Courses.--Section 3534(b) of that title is
amended by striking ``for each $670'' and all that follows and
inserting ``for each amount which is paid to the spouse as an
educational assistance allowance for such course as follows:
            ``(1) For amounts paid during fiscal year 2003, $900.
            ``(2) For amounts paid during a subsequent fiscal year,
        $985.''.
    (c) Special Restorative Training.--Section 3542(a) of that title is
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
            (2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2) and
        indenting such paragraph, as so designated, two ems from the
        left margin;
            (3) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking ``the
        basic rate of $670 per month.'' and inserting ``the basic rate
        of--
            ``(A) for months occurring during fiscal year 2003, $900
        per month; and
            ``(B) for months occurring during a subsequent fiscal year,
        $985 per month.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (2), as so designated--
                    (A) by striking ``$184 per calendar month'' and
                inserting ``$282 per calendar month for months
                occurring during fiscal year 2003, or $307 per calendar
                months for months occurring during a subsequent fiscal
                year''; and
                    (B) by striking ``$184 a month'' and inserting
                ``$282 a month for months occurring during fiscal year
                2003, or $307 a month for months occurring during a
                subsequent fiscal year''.
    (d) Apprenticeship Training.--Section 3687(b)(2) of that title is
amended by striking ``shall be $488 for the first six months'' and all
that follows and inserting ``shall be--
            ``(A) $655 for the first six months, $490 for the second
        six months, $325 for the third six months, and $164 for the
        fourth and any succeeding six-month period of training, if such
        six-month period of training begins during fiscal year 2003;
        and
            ``(B) $717 for the first six months, $536 for the second
        six months, $356 for the third six months, and $179 for the
        fourth and any succeeding six-month period of training, if such
        six-month period of training begins during a subsequent fiscal
        year.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by this section shall
take effect as of October 1, 2003, and shall apply with respect to
educational assistance allowances payable under chapter 35 and section
3687(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, for months beginning on or
after that date.
    (2) No adjustment in rates of monthly training allowances shall be
made under section 3687(d) of title 38, United States Code, for fiscal
years 2003 and 2004.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF DURATION OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 3511(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``45 months'' and all that follows and inserting ``45 months,
or 36 months in the case of a person who first files a claim for
educational assistance under this chapter after the date of the
enactment of the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
Adjustment Act of 2002, or to the equivalent thereof in part-time
training.''.

SEC. 4. INCREASE IN AGGREGATE ANNUAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR STATE
              APPROVING AGENCIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    (a) Increase in Amount.--Section 3674(a)(4) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking ``may not
exceed $13,000,000'' and all that follows through the end and inserting
``may not exceed $18,000,000.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on October 1, 2002.

Summary: Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Adjustment Act of 2002 - Provides incremental increases in the rates of educational assistance provided to veterans' survivors and dependents, including for full- and part-time courses, correspondence courses, special restorative training, and apprenticeship training. Entitles an eligible person who first files a claim for such assistance after enactment of this Act to assistance for up to 36 months. Increases the annual aggregate amount available to State educational approving agencies for the reimbursement of administrative expenses.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an incremental increase in amounts of educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPRECIATION RECOVERY PERIOD FOR CERTAIN ROOF SYSTEMS.

    (a) 20-Year Recovery Period.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (F) of section 168(e)(3) of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to classification
        of certain property) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(F) 20-year property.--The term `20-year
                property' means--
                            ``(i) initial clearing and grading land
                        improvements with respect to any electric
                        utility transmission and distribution plant,
                        and
                            ``(ii) any qualified energy-efficient cool
                        roof replacement property.''.
            (2) Qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement
        property.--Section 168(e) of such Code is amended by adding at
        the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement
        property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified energy-
                efficient cool roof replacement property' means any
                roof system--
                            ``(i) which is placed in service--
                                    ``(I) above conditioned or semi-
                                heated space on an eligible commercial
                                building, and
                                    ``(II) during the period beginning
                                on the date of the enactment of this
                                paragraph and ending on December 31,
                                2013,
                            ``(ii) which has a slope equal to or less
                        than 2:12,
                            ``(iii) which replaces an existing roof
                        system, and
                            ``(iv) which includes--
                                    ``(I) insulation which meets or
                                exceeds the minimum prescriptive
                                requirements in tables A-1 to A-9 in
                                the Normative Appendix A of ASHRAE
                                Standard 189.1-2009, and
                                    ``(II) in the case of an eligible
                                commercial building located in a
                                climate zone other than climate zone 6,
                                7, or 8 (as specified in ASHRAE
                                Standard 90.1-2010), a primary roof
                                covering which has a cool roof surface.
                    ``(B) Cool roof surface.--The term `cool roof
                surface' means a roof the exterior surface of which --
                            ``(i) has a 3-year-aged solar reflectance
                        of at least 0.55 and a 3-year-aged thermal
                        emittance of at least 0.75, as determined in
                        accordance with the Cool Roof Rating Council
                        CRRC-1 Product Rating Program, or
                            ``(ii) has a 3-year-aged solar reflectance
                        index (SRI) of at least 64, as determined in
                        accordance with ASTM Standard E1980,
                        determined--
                                    ``(I) using a medium-wind-speed
                                convection coefficient of 12 W/m2.K,
                                and
                                    ``(II) using the values for 3-year-
                                aged solar reflectance and 3-year-aged
                                thermal emittance determined in
                                accordance with the Cool Roof Rating
                                Council CRRC-1 Product Rating Program.
                    ``(C) Roof system.--The term `roof system' means a
                system of roof components, including roof insulation
                and a membrane or primary roof covering, but not
                including the roof deck, designed to weather-proof and
                improve the thermal resistance of a building.
                    ``(D) Eligible commercial building.--The term
                `eligible commercial building' means any building--
                            ``(i) which is within the scope of ASHRAE
                        Standard 90.1-2010,
                            ``(ii) which is located in the United
                        States,
                            ``(iii) with respect to which depreciation
                        (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is
                        allowable, and
                            ``(iv) which was placed in service prior to
                        December 31, 2009.
                    ``(E) ASHRAE.--The term `ASHRAE' means the American
                Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
                Engineers.''.
    (b) Requirement To Use Straight Line Method.--Paragraph (3) of
section 168(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(J) Any qualified energy-efficient cool roof
                replacement property.''.
    (c) Alternative System.--The table contained in section
168(g)(3)(B) of such Code is amended by striking the last item and
inserting the following new items:

        ``(F)(i)...........................................         25
         (F)(ii)...........................................     27.5''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Summary: Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify any qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement property as 20-year property for depreciation purposes. Defines qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement property as any roof system that: (1) is placed in service above conditioned or semi-heated space on an eligible commercial building during the period between the enactment of this Act and December 31, 2013, (2) has a slope equal to or less than 2:12, (3) replaces an existing roof system, and (4) includes insulation meeting specified standards and a primary roof covering that has a cool roof surface.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Accountability Study Act''.

SEC. 2. TRADE IMPACT COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the ``Trade Impact Review
Commission'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Duties.--The Commission shall--
            (1) determine--
                    (A) the extent to which exports of goods of the
                United States to NAFTA countries, and imports of goods
                of NAFTA countries into the United States, have
                increased or decreased since January 1, 1994; and
                    (B) the number of jobs in the United States that
                have been created as a result of increased exports of
                goods of the United States to NAFTA countries, and the
                number of jobs in the United States that have been lost
                as a result of increased imports of goods of NAFTA
                countries into the United States, since January 1,
                1994; and
            (2) determine--
                    (A) the extent to which exports of goods of the
                United States to the People's Republic of China, and
                imports of goods of the People's Republic of China into
                the United States, have increased or decreased since
                December 11, 2001; and
                    (B) the number of jobs in the United States that
                have been created as a result of increased exports of
                goods of the United States to the People's Republic of
                China, and the number of jobs in the United States that
                have been lost as a result of increased imports of
                goods of the People's Republic of China into the Untied
                States, since December 11, 2001; and
            (3) submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress,
        the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and the
        United States Trade Representative, the findings of the
        Commission under paragraphs (1) and (2), as well as any
        recommendations the Commission has for strengthening the United
        States labor force in light of such findings.
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be
        composed of 5 members appointed as follows:
                    (A) 1 member appointed by the President.
                    (B) 1 member appointed by the Speaker of the House
                of Representatives.
                    (C) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of
                the House of Representatives.
                    (D) 1 member appointed by the majority leader of
                the Senate.
                    (E) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of
                the Senate.
            (2) Persons eligible.--
                    (A) In general.--The members of the Commission
                shall be individuals who have knowledge or expertise,
                whether by experience or training, in matters to be
                studied by the Commission. The members may be from the
                public or private sector, and may include employees of
                the Federal Government or of State or local
                governments, members of academia, nonprofit
                organizations, or industry, or other interested
                individuals.
                    (B) Diversity.--It is the intent of the Congress
                that persons appointed to the Commission under
                paragraph (1) be persons who represent diverse economic
                and professional backgrounds from different regions of
                the United States.
            (3) Consultation and appointment.--
                    (A) In general.--The President, Speaker of the
                House of Representatives, minority leader of the House
                of Representatives, majority leader of the Senate, and
                minority leader of the Senate shall consult among
                themselves before appointing the members of the
                Commission in order to achieve, to the maximum extent
                practicable, fair and equitable representation of
                various points of view with respect to the matters to
                be studied by the Commission.
                    (B) Completion of appointments; vacancies.--The
                President, Speaker of the House of Representatives,
                minority leader of the House of Representatives,
                majority leader of the Senate, and minority leader of
                the Senate shall conduct the consultation under
                subparagraph (A) and make their respective appointments
                not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment
                of this Act.
            (4) Terms and vacancies.--Each member of the Commission
        shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. A vacancy in
        the membership of the Commission shall not affect the powers of
        the Commission and shall be filled, not later than 30 days
        after the vacancy occurs, in the same manner as the original
        appointment was made.
            (5) Chair and vice chair.--The Commission shall select a
        Chair and Vice Chair from among its members.
    (d) Meetings.--
            (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date
        on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the
        Commission shall hold its first meeting.
            (2) Subsequent meetings.--After the initial meeting, the
        Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair.
    (e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser
number of members may hold hearings.
    (f) Compensation.--
            (1) Rate.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of
        the Commission shall each be paid the daily equivalent of the
        annual rate of pay payable for level IV of the Executive
        Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for
        each day (including travel time) during which they are engaged
        in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission.
            (2) Prohibition of compensation of federal employees.--A
        member of the Commission who is a full-time officer or employee
        of the United States or a Member of Congress may not receive
        additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of his or her
        service on the Commission.
    (g) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57
of title 5, United States Code.
    (h) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
    (i) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the Commission,
the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a
reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency
to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this
section.
    (j) Powers.--
            (1) Hearings and sessions.--The Commission may, for the
        purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and
        act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence
        as the Commission considers appropriate.
            (2) Powers of members and agents.--Any member or agent of
        the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any
        action which the Commission is authorized to take by this
        section.
            (3) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure
        directly from any department or agency of the United States
        information necessary to enable it to carry out this section.
        Upon request of the Chair or Vice Chair of the Commission, the
        head of that department or agency shall furnish that
        information to the Commission.
            (4) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails
        in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
        departments and agencies of the United States.
            (5) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of
        the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall
        provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the
        administrative support services necessary for the Commission to
        carry out its responsibilities under this section.
    (k) Report.--The Commission shall transmit a report containing its
findings and recommendations under subsection (b)(3) not later than 180
days after the first meeting of the Commission under subsection (d)(1).
    (l) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 30 days after
submitting its report under subsection (k).
    (m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS.

    In preparing for and engaging in negotiations for trade agreements,
the President shall ensure that the findings and recommendations of the
Trade Impact Commission established in section 2 are included in
developing trade policy with respect to such negotiations.

SEC. 4. PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS.

    The President shall submit to the Congress, not later than May 31
of each year, a report that certifies whether or not--
            (1) each NAFTA country is meeting commitments made in the
        North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation and in
        the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation; and
            (2) the People's Republic of China is meeting its
        obligations with respect to protection of the environment and
        worker rights by reason of its accession to the World Trade
        Organization, including commitments made to the United States.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) NAFTA.--The term ``NAFTA'' means the North American
        Free Trade Agreement entered into by the United States, Canada,
        and Mexico on December 17, 1992.
            (2) NAFTA country.--The term ``NAFTA country'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 2(4) of the North American
        Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3301(4)).
            (3) North american agreement on environmental
        cooperation.--The term ``North American Agreement on
        Environmental Cooperation'' has the meaning given that term in
        section 532(b)(2) of the North American Free Trade Agreement
        Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3472(b)(2)).
            (4) North american agreement on labor cooperation.--The
        term ``North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 531(b)(2) of the North
        American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C.
        3471(b)(2)).

Summary: Trade Accountability Study Act - Establishes the Trade Impact Review Commission to determine: (1) the extent to which exports of US goods to North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries, and imports into the United States of goods from NAFTA countries, have increased or decreased since January 1, 1994. (2) the number of jobs in the United States that have resulted from increased exports of US goods to NAFTA countries, and the number of jobs in the United States that have been lost as a result of increased imports into the United States of goods from NAFTA countries, since January 1, 1994. (3) the extent to which exports of US goods to the People's Republic of China, and imports into the United States of Chinese goods, have increased or decreased, since December 11, 2001. And (4) the number of jobs in the United States that have resulted from increased exports of US goods to China, and the number of jobs in the United States lost as a result of increased imports into the United States of goods from China, since December 11, 2001. Directs the President to certify annually to Congress whether or not: (1) each NAFTA country is meeting its commitments with respect to the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation and the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation. And (2) China is meeting its obligations with respect to the protection of the environment and worker rights because of its accession to the World Trade Organization, including commitments made to the United States.

To assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the entry of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization on American jobs, the environment, and worker rights.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Every Child Deserves a Family Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) There is a shortage of qualified individuals willing to
        adopt or foster a child in the child welfare system. As a
        result, thousands of foster children lack a permanent and safe
        home.
            (2) In order to open more homes to foster children, child
        welfare agencies should work to eliminate sexual orientation,
        gender identification, and marital status discrimination and
        bias in adoption and foster care recruitment, selection, and
        placement procedures.
            (3) Of the estimated 500,000 children in the United States
        foster care system, over 129,000 cannot return to their
        original families and are legally free for adoption.
                    (A) Fifty-one thousand children were adopted in
                2007, while 25,000 youth ``aged out'' of the foster
                care system.
                    (B) Research shows that youth who ``age out'' of
                the foster care system are at a high risk for poverty,
                homelessness, incarceration, and early parenthood.
                    (C) Increasing adoption rates, in addition to
                establishing permanency and decreasing risk factors for
                foster youth, can yield annual national cost savings
                between $3,300,000,000 and $6,300,000,000.
            (4) As of 2007, gay, lesbian, and bisexual parents were
        raising 4 percent of all adopted children and fostering for 3
        percent of all foster children. A report from the Evan B.
        Donaldson Institute found that an additional 2,000,000 gay,
        lesbian, and bisexual individuals are interested in adoption.
            (5) According to the Urban Institute, same-sex couples
        raising adopted children tend to be older, more educated, and
        have more economic resources than other adoptive parents.
        Studies confirm that children with same-sex parents have the
        same advantages and same expectations for health, social and
        psychological adjustment, and development as children whose
        parents are heterosexual.
            (6) An Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute study found
        that one-third of child welfare agencies in the United States
        currently reject gay, lesbian, and bisexual applicants, citing
        a conflict with the religious beliefs associated with the
        agency, State law prohibiting placement with gay, lesbian, or
        bisexual parents, or a policy of placing children with married-
        heterosexual only couples.
                    (A) The practice of prohibiting applicants from
                becoming foster parents or adopting children solely on
                the basis of sexual orientation or marital status has
                resulted in reducing the number of qualified adoptive
                and foster parents overall and denying gay, lesbian,
                bisexual, and unmarried relatives the opportunity to
                become foster parents for their own kin, including
                grandchildren, or to adopt their own kin, including
                grandchildren, from foster care.
                    (B) Over 14,000 children are currently in
                placements with gay, lesbian, and bisexual adoptive and
                foster parents. If other States followed the minority
                of States and discriminated against qualified
                individuals because of their sexual orientation or
                marital status, foster care expenditures would increase
                between $87,000,000 and $130,000,000 per year in order
                to pay for additional institutional and group care, as
                well as to recruit and train new foster and adoptive
                parents.
            (7) Some States allow 1 member of a same-sex couple to
        adopt, but do not recognize both members of the couple as the
        child's legal parents. Recognition of joint and second-parent
        adoption provides children with the same rights and security
        that children of heterosexual parents enjoy. These protections
        include access to both parents' health benefits; survivor's,
        Social Security, and child support entitlements; legal grounds
        for either parent to provide consent for medical care,
        education, and other important decisions; as well as the
        establishment of permanency for both parents and child.
            (8) Professional organizations in the fields of medicine,
        law, and child welfare have taken official positions in support
        of the ability of qualified gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
        unmarried couples to foster and adopt, as supported by
        scientific research showing sexual orientation as a
        nondeterminative factor in parental success.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to decrease the length
of time that children wait for permanency with a loving family and to
promote the best interests of children in the child welfare system by
preventing discrimination in adoption and foster care placements based
on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status.

SEC. 3. EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FAMILY.

    (a) Activities.--
            (1) Prohibition.--An entity that receives Federal
        assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care
        placements may not--
                    (A) categorically deny to any person the
                opportunity to become an adoptive or a foster parent
                solely on the basis of the sexual orientation, gender
                identification, or marital status of the person;
                    (B) delay or deny the placement of a child for
                adoption or into foster care, or otherwise discriminate
                in making a placement decision, solely on the basis of
                the sexual orientation, gender identification, or
                marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster
                parent; or
                    (C) deny or limit the parental rights of an
                adoptive parent based on the adoptive parent's sexual
                orientation, gender identification, or marital status.
            (2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``placement
        decision'' means the decision to place, or to delay or deny the
        placement of, a child in a foster care or an adoptive home, and
        includes the decision of the agency or entity involved to seek
        the termination of birth parent rights or otherwise make a
        child legally available for adoptive placement.
    (b) Equitable Relief.--Any individual who is aggrieved by an action
in violation of subsection (a) may bring an action seeking relief in a
United States district court of appropriate jurisdiction.
    (c) Federal Guidance.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall publish guidance to concerned entities with respect to compliance
with this section.
    (d) Deadline for Compliance.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an
        entity that receives Federal assistance and is involved with
        adoption or foster care placements shall comply with this
        section not later than 6 months after publication of the
        guidance referred to in subsection (c), or 1 year after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs first.
            (2) Authority to extend deadline.--If a State demonstrates
        to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Health and Human
        Services that it is necessary to amend State statutory law in
        order to change a particular practice that is inconsistent with
        this section, the Secretary may extend the compliance date for
        the State a reasonable number of days after the close of the
        first State legislative session beginning after the date the
        guidance referred to in subsection (c) is published.
            (3) Authority to withhold funds.--If a State fails to
        comply with this section, the Secretary may withhold payment to
        the State of amounts otherwise payable to the State under part
        B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act, to the extent
        the Secretary deems the withholding necessary to induce the
        State into compliance with this section.
    (e) GAO Study.--
            (1) In general.--Within 5 years after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
        States shall conduct a study to determine whether the States
        have substantially complied with this Act, including
        specifically whether the States have--
                    (A) eliminated policies, practices, or statutes
                that deny to any otherwise qualified person the
                opportunity to become an adoptive or foster parent
                solely on the basis of the sexual orientation, gender
                identification, or marital status of the person;
                    (B) removed all program, policy, or statutory
                barriers that delay or deny the placement of a child
                for adoption or into foster care, or otherwise
                discriminate in making a placement decision, solely on
                the basis of the sexual orientation, gender
                identification, or marital status of any qualified,
                prospective adoptive or foster parent; and
                    (C) eliminated all policies, practices, or statutes
                that deny or limit the parental rights of an adoptive
                parent based on the adoptive parent's sexual
                orientation, gender identification, or marital status.
            (2) Report to the congress.--Within 1 year after completing
        the study required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General
        shall submit to the Congress a written report that contains the
        results of the study.

Summary: Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Prohibits an entity that receives federal assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care placements from discriminating against prospective adoptive or foster parents solely on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identification, or martial status. Requires a General Accounting Office study and report to Congress on whether states have substantially complied with this Act in eliminating policies, practices, or statutes that deny adoption rights on the basis of these criteria.

To prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Assistance to Counterfeiters
Act''.

SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN GOODS OR
              SERVICES THAT CONTAIN COUNTERFEIT MARKS.

    (a) Amendments.--Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second section 620G (as added by
        section 149 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1436)) as section
        620J; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 620K. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN GOODS
              OR SERVICES THAT CONTAIN COUNTERFEIT MARKS.

    ``(a) Requirement for Certification.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), assistance may
        not be provided to a person seeking United States assistance
        for a fiscal year until such person submits to the President a
        certification described in subsection (c) for that fiscal year.
            ``(2) Exception for foreign governments.--The certification
        requirement set out in paragraph (1) shall not be applied to
        assistance provided under this Act or any other Act directly to
        the government of a foreign country or an entity of such
        government or to an international organization that is an
        association of representatives of national governments,
        including the United Nations.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Counterfeit mark.--The term `counterfeit mark' has
        the meaning given that term in section 2320 of title 18, United
        States Code.
            ``(2) Person seeking united states assistance.--The term
        `person seeking United States assistance' means a person,
        including an international or domestic organization that is not
        an association of national governments, that--
                    ``(A) is seeking assistance under this Act or any
                other Act directly from the United States; or
                    ``(B) subsequently receives such assistance
                pursuant to a contract, grant, cooperative agreement,
                or other agreement.
            ``(3) Traffic.--The term `traffic' has the meaning given
        that term in section 2320 of title 18, United States Code.
    ``(c) Certification.--
            ``(1) In general.--A certification described in this
        subsection is a certification made by a person seeking United
        States assistance that--
                    ``(A) such assistance will not be used to
                intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain
                counterfeit marks;
                    ``(B) such assistance will not be used by any
                person that has had an administrative or judicial
                determination issued against the person for
                infringement, counterfeiting, or piracy of intellectual
                property in the United States or a foreign country;
                    ``(C) any material or product, including a material
                or product in electronic form, that was developed, in
                whole or in part, using such assistance will not be
                imported into the United States--
                            ``(i) in violation of section 2320 of title
                        18, United States Code; or
                            ``(ii) in violation of section 526(a) of
                        the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1526(a)); and
                    ``(D) if such assistance will be used for a
                contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other
                agreement that includes use of any intellectual
                property, provides evidence of the right to use the
                intellectual property, including a written license
                agreement for the use, the date of the first commercial
                use of the intellectual property, and any registration
                for the use with an appropriate government.
            ``(2) Requirements for submission of certification.--A
        certification described in paragraph (1) shall be submitted to
        the President by a person seeking United States assistance
        prior to the provision of any assistance under this Act or any
        other Act and at the beginning of each subsequent fiscal year
        for which such person will receive the assistance.
    ``(d) Suspension and Termination of Assistance.--The President
shall suspend or terminate the provision of assistance under this Act
or any other Act, in whole or in part, to a person seeking United
States assistance if the President determines that such person has used
the assistance to carry out an activity in violation of a certification
made under subsection (c).
    ``(e) National Security Waiver.--The President may waive a
provision of this section if the President--
            ``(1) determines that such a waiver is necessary to the
        national security interests of the United States; and
            ``(2) promptly submits to Congress a notification of the
        waiver and of the reasons for the waiver.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The certification requirements under section
620K of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a)
of this section, apply with respect to the provision of assistance by
the President for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2006.

Summary: Stop Assistance to Counterfeiters Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require US foreign assistance recipients to certify that such assistance will not be used to intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain counterfeit marks or for other purposes that promote the improper use of intellectual property. Exempts from such requirement direct assistance to a foreign government or to an international organization that is an association of representatives of national governments, including the United Nations. Directs the President to suspend or terminate assistance to a recipient who is in violation of this Act. Authorizes a national security waiver.

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require recipients of United States foreign assistance to certify that the assistance will not be used to intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain counterfeit marks or for other purposes that promote the improper use of intellectual property, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are autoimmune,
        chronic, inflammatory, painful, and disabling diseases that
        require lifelong timely and appropriate medical intervention
        and care and have no cure.
            (2) Current studies indicate that the prevalence of
        psoriasis in the United States ranges between two and three
        percent, affecting approximately 7.5 million men, women, and
        children of all ages, approximately 17,000 individuals in each
        congressional district, and has an adverse impact on the
        quality of life for virtually all affected.
            (3) Psoriasis often is overlooked or dismissed because it
        is not typically a direct cause of death. Psoriasis is commonly
        and incorrectly considered by insurers, employers,
        policymakers, and the public as a mere annoyance--a superficial
        problem, mistakenly thought to be contagious, due to poor
        hygiene, or both. As such, treatment for psoriasis is often
        incorrectly categorized as ``cosmetic'' and not ``medically
        necessary''.
            (4) Psoriasis is connected with an elevated risk for other
        serious, chronic, and life-threatening comorbid conditions,
        including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, and cancer.
        A higher prevalence of stroke, atherosclerosis, chronic
        obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Crohn's disease,
        lymphoma, metabolic syndrome, and liver disease are also found
        in people with psoriasis as compared to the general population.
        Up to 30 percent of people with psoriasis also develop
        potentially disabling psoriatic arthritis.
            (5) The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded a
        study that found that psoriasis may cause as much physical and
        mental disability as other major chronic diseases, including
        cancer, arthritis, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and
        depression.
            (6) Psoriasis is associated with elevated rates of
        depression, anxiety, and suicidality (suicidal thoughts,
        suicide attempts, and completed suicides). Individuals with
        psoriasis are twice as likely to have thoughts of suicide as
        people without psoriasis or with other chronic conditions.
            (7) The risk of premature death is 50 percent higher for
        people with severe psoriasis. This translates to people with
        severe psoriasis dying four years earlier, on average, than
        people without psoriasis.
            (8) The economic consequences of psoriasis, both for
        individuals and the health care system, are significant. Total
        direct and indirect health care costs of psoriasis are
        calculated at $11,250,000,000 with work loss accounting for 40
        percent of the cost burden. People with psoriasis have
        significantly higher health care resource utilization and costs
        than the general population. Additionally, psoriasis patients
        with comorbidities are more likely to experience urgent care,
        have greater rates of hospitalization, more frequent outpatient
        visits, and incur greater costs than psoriasis patients without
        comorbidities.
            (9) Early diagnosis and treatment of psoriatic arthritis
        may help prevent irreversible joint damage.
            (10) Treating psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis presents a
        challenge for patients and their health care providers. A wide
        range of treatment options is available; however, adverse side
        effects and success varies from patient to patient. The same
        treatments do not work for every patient and a treatment that
        may have been effective for a period of time can stop working.
            (11) Despite a number of recent breakthroughs that have led
        to some new treatments, too many people with psoriasis and
        psoriatic arthritis still cannot live normal lives. For many of
        these individuals, existing treatments are not effective or
        appropriate or may not be accessible due to cost and insurance
        barriers.
            (12) Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis constitute a
        significant national health issue that deserves a comprehensive
        and coordinated response by States and the Federal Government
        with involvement of the health care provider, patient, and
        public health communities.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS DATA COLLECTION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
is authorized to undertake psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data
collection efforts, including incorporating questions into public
health surveys, questionnaires, and other databases in existence as of
the date of the enactment of this Act to collect information, with
respect to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, regarding--
            (1) the prevalence of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in
        the United States;
            (2) the age of onset;
            (3) health-related quality of life;
            (4) health care utilization;
            (5) burden of such disease (such as with respect to
        employment);
            (6) direct and indirect costs;
            (7) health disparities, including with respect to age,
        gender, race, and ethnicity; and
            (8) comorbidities and the natural history of such disease.
Such data collection efforts may include the consideration and
development of a patient registry, which would include individuals of
all ages.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out subsection (a),
there are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for each of fiscal
years 2012 through 2017.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS FOR COLLABORATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
              ON PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS AND COMORBID
              CONDITIONS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the psoriasis research community has made significant
        strides in proving the seriousness of psoriasis as an
        autoimmune disease and in advancing the identification of
        commonalities between psoriasis and other diseases;
            (2) the nonprofit and private sector psoriasis research
        communities are to be commended for planning a
        multidisciplinary scientific meeting in 2012 to discuss future
        directions of psoriasis and comorbid research, identify
        initiatives necessary to fill any gaps, leverage public and
        private investments in psoriasis research, and facilitate
        progress in interdisciplinary research related to psoriasis and
        its comorbid conditions;
            (3) the National Institutes of Health is encouraged to
        continue to work with the organizations and private sector
        stakeholders who convene the multidisciplinary scientific
        meeting to discuss future directions of psoriasis and comorbid
        research;
            (4) the nonprofit and private sector meeting conveners
        should disseminate to the public, Congress, and other relevant
        public and private policymaking and research entities a report
        that includes findings from the scientific meeting and
        suggestions regarding next steps, including recommendations
        from the National Institutes of Health and other relevant
        Federal agencies; and
            (5) utilizing the information produced by the scientific
        meeting regarding future directions of psoriasis and comorbid
        research, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
        through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, and
        in conjunction with the National Institute for Arthritis,
        Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases and other institutes and
        centers of the National Institutes of Health, is encouraged to
        explore the development of a virtual Center of Excellence for
        Collaborative Discovery in Psoriasis and Comorbid Research or
        some other mechanism through which public and private sector
        findings regarding psoriasis and its comorbid conditions can be
        regularly shared and leveraged.

Summary: Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to undertake psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection efforts to collect information regarding: (1) the prevalence of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in the United States, (2) the age of onset, (3) health-related quality of life, (4) health care utilization, (5) the burden of such disease, (6) direct and indirect costs. (7) health disparities, including with respect to age, gender, race, and ethnicity. And (8) comorbidities and the natural history of such disease. Allows such data collection efforts to include: (1) incorporating questions into public health surveys, questionnaires, and other databases in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. And (2) the consideration and development of a patient registry. Encourages the Director of the National Institutes of Health to explore the development of a virtual Center of Excellence for Collaborative Discovery in Psoriasis and Comorbid Research or some other mechanism through which public and private sector findings regarding psoriasis and its comorbid conditions can be regularly shared and leveraged.

To authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, to express the sense of the Congress to encourage and leverage public and private investment in psoriasis research with a particular focus on interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Assault Weapons Prohibition Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF ASSAULT WEAPONS.

    Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(s)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful
for any person--
            ``(A) to transfer an assault weapon; or
            ``(B) to possess an assault weapon after the 90-day period
        that begins with the effective date of this subsection.
    ``(2)(A)(i) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a transfer to or by,
or a possession by or under the authority of, the United States or any
department or agency thereof, or any State or a department, agency, or
political subdivision thereof.
    ``(B) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the otherwise lawful
possession of an assault weapon by a person who--
            ``(i) has lawfully possessed the weapon since before the
        effective date of this subsection; and
            ``(ii) has submitted to the Secretary, in such form and in
        such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation--
                    ``(I) the name (and any former name), address, date
                of birth, and any driver's license number of the
                person; and
                    ``(II) the serial number of the weapon.
    ``(3) Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as are
necessary to carry out this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF ASSAULT WEAPON.

    Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(29) The term `assault weapon' means--
            ``(A)(i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat
        Kalashnikovs (all models);
            ``(ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and
        Galil;
            ``(iii) Beretta AR-70 (SC-70);
            ``(iv) Colt AR-15 and CAR-15;
            ``(v) Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC;
            ``(vi) MAC 10 and 11;
            ``(vii) Steyr AUG;
            ``(viii) INTRATEC TEC-9;
            ``(ix) Street Sweeper and Striker 12;
            ``(x) Auto Ordnance 27A1 Thompson, 27A5 Thompson, M1
        Thompson;
            ``(xi) Springfield BM59, SAR48, and G3SA;
            ``(xii) All Ruger Mini-14 models with folding stocks; and
            ``(xiii) Armscorp FAL;
            ``(B) any firearm which is functionally equivalent to any
        firearm specified in subparagraph (A);
            ``(C) a firearm having threads, lugs, or other
        characteristics which are designed to facilitate the direct
        attachment of a silencer, bayonet, grenade launcher, flash
        suppressor, or folding stock to the firearm;
            ``(D) any part or combination of parts designed to
        facilitate the attachment of a silencer, bayonet, grenade
        launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock to a firearm;
            ``(E) a detachable magazine, drum, belt, feed strip, or
        similar device which has a capacity of, or can be readily
        restored or converted to accept, 10 or more rounds of
        ammunition; and
            ``(F) any combination of parts--
                    ``(i) designed and intended solely and exclusively
                for assembling--
                            ``(I) a firearm specified in subparagraph
                        (A), or described in subparagraph (B) or (C);
                        or
                            ``(II) a device described in subparagraph
                        (E); and
                    ``(ii) from which a firearm or device referred to
                in clause (i) could be assembled if such parts were
                possessed or controlled by 1 person.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO RECOMMEND MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF
              ASSAULT WEAPON.

    The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney
General, may recommend to the Congress that the definition of an
assault weapon in section 921(a)(29) of title 18, United States Code,
be modified--
            (1) to include firearms not covered by the definition which
        should be so covered; and
            (2) to exclude firearms covered by the definition which
        should not be so covered.

SEC. 5. ENHANCED PENALTIES.

    Section 924(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and if the firearm is an assault weapon,
        to imprisonment for 15 years,'' after ``ten years,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and if the firearm is an assault weapon,
        to imprisonment for 30 years,'' after ``twenty years,''.

SEC. 6. STUDY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General of the United States shall--
            (1) investigate and study the effect of this Act and the
        amendments made by this Act on violent and drug-related crime;
        and
            (2) evaluate the recreational and other noncriminal uses of
        assault weapons (as defined in section 921(a)(29) of title 18,
        United States Code).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 30 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the matters
described in subsection (a).

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall become effective
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Assault Weapons Prohibition Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the transfer or possession of an assault weapon, with exceptions. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to recommend to the Congress that the definition of an assault weapon be modified. Provides enhanced penalties for the use of an assault weapon during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) investigate and study the effect of this Act on violent and drug-related crime. And (2) evaluate the recreational and other noncriminal uses of assault weapons.

Assault Weapons Prohibition Act of 1993