SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Commission Act of
1998''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 6 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975d) is amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting
``2001''.
    (b) Authorization.--The first sentence of section 5 of the Civil
Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975c) is amended to read
``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
to carry out this Act for fiscal years through fiscal year 2001.''.

SEC. 3. STAFF DIRECTOR.

    Section 4(a)(1) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42
U.S.C. 1975b(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``There shall'' and inserting the
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--There shall'';
            (2) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(i)'';
            (3) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(ii)''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Term of office.--The term of office of the
                Staff Director shall be 4 years.
                    ``(C) Review and retention.--The Commission shall
                annually review the performance of the staff
                director.''.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, PRIVACY, SUNSHINE, AND
              ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTS.

    Section 4 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C.
1975b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Application of Certain Provisions of Law.--The Commission
shall be considered to be an agency, as defined in section 551(1) of
title 5, United States Code, for the purposes of sections 552, 552a,
and 552b of title 5, United States Code, and for the purposes of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.''.

SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT AUDIT.

    Section 4 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C.
1975b) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Independent Audit.--Beginning with the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1998, and each year thereafter, the Commission shall
prepare an annual financial statement in accordance with section 3515
of title 31, United States Code, and shall have the statement audited
by an independent external auditor in accordance with section 3521 of
such title.''.

SEC. 6. TERMS OF MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2(c) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975(c)) is amended by striking ``6 years'' and
inserting ``5 years''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
only with respect to terms of office commencing after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    Section 3(c)(1) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42
U.S.C. 1975a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``at least one report
annually'' and inserting ``a report on or before September 30 of each
year''.

SEC. 8. SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS TO THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Implementation of GAO Recommendations.--The Commission shall,
not later than June 30, 1998, implement the United States General
Accounting Office recommendations regarding revision of the
Commission's Administrative Instructions and structural regulations to
reflect the current agency structure, and establish a management
information system to enhance the oversight and project efficiency of
the Commission.
    (b) ADA Enforcement Report.--Not later than September 30, 1998, the
Commission shall complete and submit a report regarding the enforcement
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
    (c) Religious Freedom in Public Schools.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than September 30, 1998,
        the Commission shall prepare, and submit under section 3 of the
        Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983, a report evaluating the
        policies and practices of public schools to determine whether
        laws are being effectively enforced to prevent discrimination
        or the denial of equal protection of the law based on religion,
        and whether such laws need to be changed in order to protect
        more fully the constitutional and civil rights of students and
        of teachers and other school employees.
            (2) Review of enforcement activities.--Such report shall
        include a review of the enforcement activities of Federal
        agencies, including the Departments of Justice and Education,
        to determine if those agencies are properly protecting the
        religious freedom in schools.
            (3) Description of rights.--Such report shall also include
        a description of--
                    (A) the rights of students and others under the
                Federal Equal Access Act (20 U.S.C. 4071 et seq.),
                constitutional provisions regarding equal access, and
                other similar laws;
                    (B) the rights of students and teachers and other
                school employees to be free from discrimination in
                matters of religious expression and the accommodation
                of the free exercise of religion; and
                    (C) issues relating to religious non-discrimination
                in curriculum construction.
    (d) Crisis of Young African-American Males Report.--Not later than
September 30, 1999, the Commission shall submit a report on the crisis
of young African-American males.
    (e) Fair Employment Law Enforcement Report.--Not later than
September 30, 1999, the Commission shall submit a report on fair
employment law enforcement.
    (f) Regulatory Obstacles Confronting Minority Entrepreneurs.--Not
later than September 30, 1999, the Commission shall develop and carry
out a study on the civil rights implications of regulatory obstacles
confronting minority entrepreneurs, and report the results of such
study under section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983.

SEC. 9. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    Section 3(d) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C.
1975a(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The purpose
of each such advisory committee shall be to conduct fact finding
activities and develop findings or recommendations for the Commission.
Any report by such an advisory committee to the Commission shall be
fairly balanced as to the viewpoints represented.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 18, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                Robin H. Carle,

                                                                 Clerk.

Summary: Civil Rights Commission Act of 1998 - Amends the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 to extend the termination date of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Authorizes appropriations to carry out that Act. Sets a four-year term of office for the Commission's staff director and requires the Commission to annually review the staff director's performance. Includes the Commission in the term agency for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act of 1974, the Government in the Sunshine Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Requires the Commission to prepare an annual financial statement and have the statement audited by an independent external auditor. Shortens Commission Members' terms of office to five years. Requires the Commission to implement the General Accounting Office's recommendations regarding revision of the Commission's Administrative Instructions and structural regulations and to establish a management information system. Requires the Commission to report regarding: (1) enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (2) religious freedom in public schools, (3) the crisis of young African-American males, (4) fair employment law enforcement. And (5) the civil rights implications of regulatory obstacles confronting minority entrepreneurs. Declares that the purpose of advisory committees constituted by the Commission is to conduct fact finding and develop findings or recommendations. Requires any report by an advisory committee to be fairly balanced in the viewpoints represented.

Civil Rights Commission Act of 1998


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Professional's Access To Health
Workforce Integration Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CAREER SUPPORT FOR SKILLED, INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED HEALTH
              PROFESSIONALS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the Association of Schools of Public
        Health, projections indicate a nationwide shortage of up to
        250,000 public health workers needed by 2020.
            (2) Similar trends are projected for other health
        professions indicating shortages across disciplines, including
        within the fields of nursing (500,000 by 2025), dentistry
        (15,000 by 2025), pharmacy (38,000 by 2030), mental and
        behavioral health, primary care (46,000 by 2025), and community
        and allied health.
            (3) A nationwide health workforce shortage will result in
        serious health threats and more severe and costly health care
        needs, due to, in part, a delayed response to food-borne
        outbreaks, emerging infectious diseases, natural disasters,
        fewer cancer screenings, and delayed treatment.
            (4) Vulnerable and underserved populations and health
        professional shortage areas will be most severely impacted by
        the health workforce shortage.
            (5) According to the Migration Policy Institute, over
        2,000,000 college-educated immigrants in the United States
        today are unemployed or underemployed in low- or semi-skilled
        jobs that fail to draw on their education and expertise.
            (6) Approximately 2 out of every 5 internationally educated
        immigrants are unemployed or underemployed.
            (7) According to Drexel University Center for Labor Markets
        and Policy, underemployment for internationally educated
        immigrant women is 28 percent higher than for their male
        counterparts.
            (8) According to the Drexel University Center for labor
        markets and policy, the mean annual earnings of underemployed
        immigrants were $32,000, or 43 percent less than United States
        born college graduates employed in the college labor market.
            (9) According to Upwardly Global and the Welcome Back
        Initiative, with proper guidance and support, underemployed
        skilled immigrants typically increase their income by 215
        percent to 900 percent.
            (10) According to the Brookings Institution and the
        Partnership for a New American Economy, immigrants working in
        the health workforce are, on average, better educated than
        United States-born workers in the health workforce.
    (b) Grants to Eligible Entities.--
            (1) Authority to provide grants.--The Secretary of Health
        and Human Services acting through the Bureau of Health
        Workforce within the Health Resources and Services
        Administration, the National Institute on Minority Health and
        Health Disparities, or the Office of Minority Health (in this
        section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may award grants to
        eligible entities to carry out activities described in
        subsection (c).
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
        this section, an entity shall--
                    (A) be a clinical, public health, or health
                services organization, a community-based or nonprofit
                entity, an academic institution, a faith-based
                organization, a State, county, or local government, an
                Area Health Education Center, or another entity
                determined appropriate by the Secretary; and
                    (B) submit to the Secretary an application at such
                time, in such manner, and containing such information
                as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Authorized Activities.--A grant awarded under this section
shall be used--
            (1) to provide services to assist unemployed and
        underemployed skilled immigrants, residing in the United
        States, who have legal, permanent work authorization and who
        are internationally educated health professionals, enter into
        the American health workforce with employment matching their
        health professional skills and education, and advance in
        employment to positions that better match their health
        professional education and expertise;
            (2) to provide training opportunities to reduce barriers to
        entry and advancement in the health workforce for skilled,
        internationally educated immigrants;
            (3) to educate employers regarding the abilities and
        capacities of internationally educated health professionals;
            (4) to assist in the evaluation of foreign credentials; and
            (5) to facilitate access to contextualized and accelerated
        courses on English as a second language.
    (d) Definition.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``health professional'' means an individual
        trained for employment or intended employment in the field of
        public health, health management, dentistry, health
        administration, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, social
        work, psychiatry, other mental and behavioral health, allied
        health, community health or wellness work, including fitness
        and nutrition, or other fields as determined appropriate by the
        Secretary.
            (2) The term ``underemployed'' means being employed at less
        skilled tasks than an employee's training or abilities would
        otherwise permit.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.

Summary: Professional's Access To Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services, acting through the Bureau of Health Workforce within the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, or the Office of Minority Health (HHS), to award grants to eligible entities to: provide services to assist unemployed and underemployed skilled immigrants residing in the United States, who have legal, permanent work authorization and who are internationally educated health professionals, in entering into and advancing in the American health workforce with employment matching their health professional skills, education, and expertise. Provide training opportunities to reduce barriers to entry and advancement in the health workforce for skilled, internationally educated immigrants. Educate employers regarding the abilities and capacities of internationally educated health professionals, assist in the evaluation of foreign credentials. And facilitate access to contextualized and accelerated courses on English as a second language. Includes as an eligible entity a clinical, public health, or health services organization, a community-based or nonprofit entity, an academic institution, a faith-based organization, a state, county, or local government, or an Area Health Education Center that submits an application that meets HHS requirements. Defines quot, health professionalquot. As an individual trained for employment or intended employment in specified fields, including public health, health management, dentistry, health administration, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, social work, psychiatry, and other mental and behavioral health, allied health, and community health or wellness work.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Central American Security Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS FROM EL SALVADOR,
              GUATEMALA, AND HONDURAS.

    Section 202 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American
Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``nicaraguans and
        cubans'' and inserting ``nicaraguans, cubans, salvadorans,
        guatemalans, and hondurans'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``April 1, 2000''
        and inserting ``two years after the promulgation of a final
        rule implementing the Central American Security Act'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Nicaragua or Cuba''
        and inserting ``Nicaragua, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, or
        Honduras''; and
            (4) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by striking ``April 1, 2000''
        and inserting ``two years after the promulgation of a final
        rule implementing the Central American Security Act''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATIONS PENDING UNDER AMENDMENTS MADE BY SECTION 203 OF
              THE NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RELIEF
              ACT.

    An application for relief properly filed by a national of Guatemala
or El Salvador under the amendments made by section 203 of the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act which was filed
on or before the date of the enactment of this Act, and on which a
final administrative determination has not been made, shall, at the
election of the applicant, be considered to be an application for
adjustment of status under the provisions of section 202 of the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, as amended by
this Act, upon the payment of any fees, and in accordance with
procedures, that the Attorney General shall prescribe by regulation.
The Attorney General may not refund any fees paid in connection with an
application filed by a national of Guatemala or El Salvador under the
amendments made by section 203 of that Act.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND CENTRAL
              AMERICAN RELIEF ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 202 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and
Central American Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting before the period at the end of
                paragraph (1)(B) the following: ``, and the Attorney
                General may waive the grounds of inadmissibility
                specified in subparagraphs (A)(i) and (6)(C) of section
                212(a)(1) of such Act for humanitarian purposes, to
                assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the
                public interest''; and
                    (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Relationship of application to certain orders.--An
        alien present in the United States who has been ordered
        excluded, deported, or removed, or ordered to depart
        voluntarily from the United States under any provision of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such
        order, apply for adjustment of status under paragraph (1). Such
        an alien may not be required, as a condition of submitting or
        granting such application, to file a separate motion to reopen,
        reconsider, or vacate such order. Such an alien may be required
        to seek a stay of such an order in accordance with subsection
        (c) to prevent the execution of the order pending the
        adjudication of the application for adjustment of status. If
        the Attorney General denies a stay of a final order of
        exclusion, deportation, or removal, or if the Attorney General
        renders a final administrative determination to deny the
        application for adjustment of status, the order shall be
        effective and enforceable to the same extent as if the
        application had not been made. If the Attorney General grants
        the application for adjustment of status, the Attorney General
        shall cancel the order.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the
        following: ``Subsection (a) shall not apply to an alien
        lawfully admitted for permanent residence, unless the alien is
        applying for relief under that subsection in deportation or
        removal proceedings.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the
        following: ``Nothing in this section requires the Attorney
        General to stay the removal of an alien who is ineligible for
        adjustment of status under this section.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as
                follows:
    ``(d) Spouses, Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters.--'';
                    (B) by amending the heading of paragraph (1) to
                read as follows:
    ``(1) Adjustment of status.--'';
                    (C) by amending paragraph (1)(A) to read as
                follows:
                    ``(A) the alien entered the United States on or
                before the date of the enactment of the Central
                American Security Act;'';
                    (D) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as
                follows:
                    ``(B) the alien--
                            ``(i) is the spouse, child, or unmarried
                        son or daughter of an alien whose status is
                        adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted
                        for permanent residence under subsection (a) or
                        pursuant to the amendments made by section 203,
                        except that--
                                    ``(I) any determination of whether
                                the alien satisfies the age requirement
                                in the matter preceding subparagraph
                                (A) of section 101(b)(1) shall be made
                                using the age of the alien on the date
                                on which the principal alien filed for
                                adjustment under  subsection (a) or
pursuant to the amendments made by section 203;
                                    ``(II) in the case of such a
                                spouse, stepchild, or unmarried stepson
                                or stepdaughter, the spouse, stepchild,
                                stepson, or stepdaughter shall be
                                required to establish that the
                                qualifying marriage was entered into
                                before the date of the enactment of the
                                Central American Security Act; and
                                    ``(III) in the case of such an
                                unmarried son or daughter, the son or
                                daughter shall be required to establish
                                that the son or daughter has been
                                physically present in the United States
                                for a continuous period beginning not
                                later than December 1, 1995, and ending
                                not earlier than the date on which the
                                application for adjustment under this
                                subsection is filed; or
                            ``(ii) was, at the time at which a
                        principal alien filed for adjustment under
                        subsection (a) or pursuant to the amendments
                        made by section 203, the spouse or child of
                        such principal alien, the status of such
                        principal alien is adjusted to that of an alien
                        lawfully admitted for permanent residence under
                        subsection (a) or pursuant to the amendments
                        made by section 203, and the spouse, child, or
                        child of the spouse has been battered or
                        subjected to extreme cruelty by such principal
                        alien;''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(3) Eligibility of certain spouses and children for
        issuance of immigrant visas.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In accordance with regulations
                to be promulgated by the Attorney General and the
                Secretary of State, upon approval of an application for
                adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully
                admitted for permanent residence under subsection (a)
                or pursuant to the amendments made by section 203, an
                alien who is the spouse or child of the alien being
                granted such status may be issued a visa for admission
                to the United States as an immigrant following to join
                the principal applicant, if the spouse or child--
                            ``(i) satisfies the requirements in
                        paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(D); and
                            ``(ii) applies for such a visa within a
                        time period to be established by such
                        regulations.
                    ``(B) Retention of fees for processing
                applications.--The Secretary of State may retain fees
                to recover the cost of immigrant visa application
                processing and issuance for certain spouses and
                children of aliens whose applications for adjustment of
                status under subsection (a) have been approved. Such
                fees--
                            ``(i) shall be deposited as an offsetting
                        collection to any Department of State
                        appropriation to recover the cost of such
                        processing and issuance; and
                            ``(ii) shall be available until expended
                        for the same purposes of such appropriation to
                        support consular activities.'';
            (5) in subsection (g), by inserting ``, or an immigrant
        classification,'' after ``for permanent residence''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section authorizes
any alien to apply for admission to, be admitted to, be paroled into,
or otherwise lawfully return to the United States, to apply for, or to
pursue an application for adjustment of status under this section
without the express authorization of the Attorney General.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1)(B), (2),
and (6) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act. The amendments
made by paragraphs (1)(A), (3), (4), and (5) shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. SECURITY AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no applicant for relief
under this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, is eligible to
receive a waiver from any security or criminal background investigation
required to process an application under section 202 of the Nicaraguan
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 1255 note). All
applicants seeking relief under this Act, or the amendments made by
this Act, shall submit fingerprints to the appropriate government
agency in order to facilitate such processing.

SEC. 6. MOTIONS TO REOPEN.

    Notwithstanding any time and number limitations imposed by law on
motions to reopen, a national of Cuba or Nicaragua who, on the date of
the enactment of the Act, has a final administrative denial of an
application for adjustment of status under the Nicaraguan Adjustment
and Central American Relief Act, and who is made eligible for
adjustment of status under that Act by the amendments made by this Act,
may file one motion to reopen an exclusion, deportation, or removal
proceeding to have the application reconsidered. Any such motion shall
be filed within 180 days of the date of the enactment of this Act. The
scope of any proceeding reopened on this basis shall be limited to a
determination of the alien's eligibility for adjustment of status under
the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.

Summary: Central American Security Act - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Honduran nationals. And (2) revise the application filing deadline. Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act. Amends the Act to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility. And (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children. States that applicants for relief: (1) shall not be granted a waiver from any security or criminal background investigation required by the Act. And (2) shall submit fingerprints to the appropriate Federal agencies. Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.

To amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the United States.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fight Russian Corruption Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Russian Federation uses corruption as a strategic
        tool to erode democratic governance from within and discredit
        the liberal democratic system, thereby strengthening Russia's
        sphere of influence.
            (2) Russia's ultimate goal is to dissolve the transatlantic
        union by capitalizing on and exacerbating existing tensions
        within European countries.
            (3) In 2016, the Center for Strategic and International
        Studies (CSIS) and the Centre for the Study of Democracy
        concluded that Russia has cultivated an opaque network of
        patronage across the region that it uses to influence and
        direct decision-making. Russia seeks to gain influence over if
        not control of critical state institutions, bodies, and the
        economy and uses this influence to shape national policies and
        decisions.
            (4) Central and Eastern European leaders, including those
        from Romania, the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Poland, have
        warned that Russia engages in economic warfare by using
        politically motivated investments to advance its agenda, and
        seeks to challenge the transatlantic orientation of Central and
        Eastern Europe.
            (5) While countries along Russia's border, especially the
        Baltic countries, Ukraine, and Georgia, are under threat from
        Moscow's malign influence and military aggression, corruption
        is also part of Russia's hybrid warfare strategy to use direct
        and indirect action to coerce, destabilize and exercise malign
        influence over other countries.
            (6) Much like a virus, malign Russian-fueled corruption
        inconspicuously penetrates a country through what appears to be
        a host of legitimate financial transactions.
            (7) According to CSIS, the corruption, often through opaque
        financial transactions, infects various strategic sectors of
        host economies, particularly energy, media, and financial
        sectors. Over time, the host countries' institutions become
        compromised and can no longer self-police or resist Russian
        influence, thereby allowing Russian control over the
        government.
            (8) In France, Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom,
        Russia directly supports entities that feed directly off lack
        of confidence and trust in democratic systems, which enhances
        the popularity of extreme parties.
            (9) The United States intelligence community concluded that
        Russia deployed similar tactics in the 2016 United States
        elections in order to erode public confidence and trust in the
        United States political system.
            (10) This strategy exploits the inherent openness and
        vulnerabilities within Western capitalist systems. To combat
        it, the United States must support efforts of foreign partner
        countries to investigate corruption and strengthen fiscal
        transparency.
            (11) Only through strengthening Western governance and
        institutions will the United States and its partners thwart
        Russian tactics of corruption and exploitation and prevent
        Russia's virus-like corruption from eroding democracy in the
        United States.

SEC. 3. OFFICE OF ANTI-CORRUPTION RELATING TO ILLICIT RUSSIAN FINANCIAL
              ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE.

    Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``SEC. 64. OFFICE OF ANTI-CORRUPTION RELATING TO ILLICIT RUSSIAN
              FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish within
the Department of State the Office of Anti-Corruption relating to
Illicit Russian Financial Activities in Europe (in this section
referred to as the `Office').
    ``(b) Head of Office.--The head of the Office shall be the Director
of Anti-Corruption relating to Illicit Russian Financial Activities in
Europe (in this section referred to as the `Director'). The Director
shall be appointed by Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant
Secretary of State for European Affairs.
    ``(c) Functions.--The Office shall carry out the following
functions:
            ``(1) In coordination with the intelligence community,
        analyze financial networks of the Russian Federation that
        operate in European countries relating to investments in the
        real estate, energy, media, infrastructure, philanthropy, civil
        society, sports, nongovernmental organization, and other
        sectors.
            ``(2) In coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury,
        train United States liaison officers to serve in key United
        States diplomatic and consular posts in European countries to
        cooperate with foreign partners in the uncovering and
        prosecution of illicit Russian financial activity.
    ``(d) Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Office shall develop and submit to
        the appropriate congressional committees on an annual basis a
        report on the conduct and results of activities of the Office
        carried out under subsection (c) during the prior year.
            ``(2) Form.--The report required under this subsection
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
        classified annex.
    ``(e) Personnel.--The Secretary of State is authorized to accept
details or assignments of any personnel on a reimbursable or
nonreimbursable basis for the purpose of carrying out this section, and
the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail or assign
personnel of such agency on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis to
the Secretary for purposes of carrying out this section.
    ``(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
        Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
            ``(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on
        Finance of the Senate.''.

SEC. 4. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED MATTERS.

    (a) Authority To Provide Foreign Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized to
        provide assistance to European countries to combat corruption.
            (2) Types of assistance.--Assistance authorized to be
        provided under paragraph (1) may include the following:
                    (A) Support for activities described in paragraphs
                (1) and (2) of section 64(c) of the State Department
                Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 3 of
                this Act).
                    (B) Support for and strengthening of foreign
                programs focused on investigative journalism and
                independence of the media environment to expose Russian
                corruption.
                    (C) Support for activities in Europe relating to
                anti-corruption, anti-propaganda, and anti-Russian
                malign influence.
    (b) Matters Relating to NATO.--The Secretary of State shall seek to
work with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to carry out
the following actions:
            (1) Elevate anti-corruption as an element of NATO's
        Readiness Action Plan.
            (2) Task the NATO Assistant Secretary General for
        Intelligence and Warning with monitoring Russian influence in
        NATO member states.
            (3) Prioritizing the combating of Russian influence under
        the NATO-European Union framework.
    (c) EU-US Summit.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Treasury, is authorized to host a summit between the
United States and the European Union on preventing undeclared, cross-
border money flows invested in strategic areas or economic sectors of
European countries.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
National Intelligence Estimate on the matters described in subsection
(b).
    (b) Matters Described.--The matters described in this subsection
are the following:
            (1) Any purchases made in the 5-year period ending on the
        date of the enactment of this Act by individuals and entities
        of key sectors in European countries, particularly purchases
        that provide monopolistic control of a sector.
            (2) A detailed analysis of the individuals and entities
        making such purchases, including sources of revenue for each
        individual and entity and any links to the Russian Federation.

SEC. 6. REPORT.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Treasury shall jointly
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
implementation of this Act.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
                Committee on Financial Services of the House of
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and
                the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
            (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
        community'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

Summary: Fight Russian Corruption Act This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Department of State to establish the Office of Anti-Corruption relating to Illicit Russian Financial Activities in Europe. Such office shall: (1) analyze financial networks of the Russian Federation operating in European countries that relate to real estate, energy, media, infrastructure, and other sectors. And (2) train US liaison officers to serve in key US diplomatic and consular posts in such countries to cooperate with foreign partners in uncovering and prosecuting illicit Russian financial activity. The bill authorizes the State Department to provide assistance to European countries to combat corruption, including to support: (1) activities of such office. (2) foreign programs focused on investigative journalism and independence of the media environment to expose Russian corruption. And (3) activities in Europe related to anti-corruption, anti-propoganda, and anti-Russian malign influence. The State Department shall seek to work with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to: (1) elevate anti-corruption as an element of NATO's Readiness Action Plan, (2) task the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Warning with monitoring Russian influence in NATO member states, and (3) prioritize the combating of Russian influence under the NATO-European Union framework. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a National Intelligence Estimate on: (1) purchases made in the last five years by individuals and entities of key sectors in European countries, particularly purchases that provide monopolistic control of a sector. And (2) the individuals and entities making such purchases, including any links to the Russian Federation.

Fight Russian Corruption Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Marriage from the Courts Act
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.

    The Senate makes the following findings:
            (1) In Baker v. Nelson, 409 U.S. 810 (1972), the Supreme
        Court of the United States upheld a State law defining marriage
        as the union of one man and one woman against a constitutional
        challenge by a same-sex couple seeking to marry. The Court
        rejected the challenge in a one-sentence order that read, ``The
        appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal
        question.''.
            (2) The Supreme Court's judgment in Baker is as sound today
        as it was then. Challenging a State marriage law on the basis
        that it does not extend to same-sex couples raises no
        substantial Federal question because nothing in the text or
        history of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United
        States even arguably indicates a general public understanding
        at the time of ratification that the ratifiers had adopted a
        constitutional principle that invalidated State laws defining
        marriage as a male-female union.
            (3) It follows that the power to decide whether to extend
        the legal status and benefits of marriage to same-sex couples
        does not belong to the courts, but rests instead with the
        people through their elected State representatives, unless
        their State constitutions provide otherwise. The Constitution
        of the United States leaves it to the people of each State to
        decide for themselves through their democratic processes how to
        redefine the legal meaning of marriage for purposes of their
        respective State laws.
            (4) Numerous Federal courts, including the United States
        Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth
        Circuits, have nevertheless invalidated State marriage laws
        that do not allow the licensing of same-sex marriages. In so
        doing, these courts have exceeded their authority under the
        Constitution and have usurped the people's exclusive authority
        to decide this issue. Pending before the Supreme Court are 4
        related cases challenging the marriage laws in Kentucky,
        Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.
            (5) The purpose of this Act (including the amendment made
        by this Act) is to maintain the authority of the States to
        define marriage and to prevent, consistent with the
        Constitution, any further unlawful action by Federal courts
        until such time as an amendment to the Constitution is enacted
        unequivocally guaranteeing that the States have the power to
        define marriage as limited to the union of one man and one
        woman.
            (6) This Act prevents that unlawful action by eliminating
        the jurisdiction of all courts created by Federal law, as well
        as the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, to
        adjudicate claims pertaining to the constitutionality of State
        marriage laws. Because section 1 of article III of the
        Constitution gives Congress the power to ``ordain and
        establish'' ``inferior Courts'', the Supreme Court has long
        held that Congress has the power to limit the jurisdiction of
        the lower Federal courts. See Palmore v. United States, 411
        U.S. 389, 400-01 (1973). In addition, section 2 of article III
        of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make
        ``Exceptions'' to the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme
        Court. The Supreme Court itself has acknowledged that this
        power applies even to cases that are pending before the Court.
        See Ex parte McCardle, 74 U.S. (7 Wall.) 506, 514 (1869).
            (7) Finally, this Act makes clear that a court's judgment
        only applies to the parties before the court and that
        nonparties have no legal obligation to comply with the decision
        until so ordered by a court.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION OF JURISDICTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1632. Limitations on Federal jurisdiction
    ``(a) No court created by Federal law shall have jurisdiction, and
the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction, to adjudicate
or enforce any claim pertaining to the validity, under the Constitution
of the United States, of a State law, or State administrative or
judicial decision, that--
            ``(1) defines marriage as limited to the union of one man
        and one woman; or
            ``(2) refuses State recognition of or allows the State to
        refuse recognition of same-sex marriages performed and licensed
        in other States.
    ``(b) To the extent that either a court created by Federal law or
the Supreme Court has entered a final judgment on a claim described in
subsection (a) before the effective date of this section, that judgment
binds only the parties to the case. No person who is not a party to the
case shall have any obligation to comply with the decision in the
case.''.
    (b) Severability.--If any provision of this Act, an amendment made
by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any
person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of
this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of such
provision or amendment to any person or circumstance shall not be
affected.
    (c) Effective Date and Application.--
            (1) Effective date.--This Act (including the amendment made
        by this Act) takes effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Application.--This Act applies to all claims pending on
        or after that date of enactment.
    (d) Amendments to the Table of Sections.--The table of sections for
chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:

``1632. Limitations on Federal jurisdiction.''.

Summary: Protect Marriage from the Courts Act of 2015 Prohibits federal courts from having jurisdiction to adjudicate or enforce any claim pertaining to the validity, under the US Constitution, of a state law or a state administrative or judicial decision that: (1) defines marriage as limited to the union of one man and one woman, or (2) refuses state recognition of, or allows the state to refuse recognition of, same-sex marriages performed and licensed in other states. Allows final judgments entered by federal courts before the enactment of this Act to remain binding on the parties to the case, but persons who are not a party to such a case are not obligated to comply with such decisions.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Fairness for Seniors Act''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM FOR 2010.

    Section 1839 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
        new paragraph:
    ``(5) The monthly premium under this subsection for 2010 shall be
the monthly premium under this subsection for 2009.''; and
            (2) in subsection (i)(3)(A), by adding after and below
        clause (ii) the following:
                ``In applying clause (ii) for 2010, the monthly
                actuarial rate described in such clause shall be such
                monthly actuarial rate for 2009.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2201 of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``in each of calendar years 2009 and
        2010'' after ``the Secretary of the Treasury shall disburse''
        in subsection (a)(1)(A);
            (2) by inserting ``(for purposes of payments made for
        calendar year 2009), or the 3-month period ending with the
        month which ends prior to the month that includes the date of
        the enactment of the Economic Fairness for Seniors Act (for
        purposes of payments made for calendar year 2010)'' after ``the
        month that includes the date of the enactment of this Act'' in
        subsection (a)(1)(A);
            (3) by inserting ``(for purposes of payments made under
        this paragraph for calendar year 2009), or the 3 month period
        ending with the month which ends prior to the month that
        includes the date of the enactment of the Economic Fairness for
        Seniors Act (for purposes of payments made under this paragraph
        for calendar year 2010)'' after ``the month that includes the
        date of the enactment of this Act'' in subsection
        (a)(1)(B)(iii);
            (4) by inserting ``for any calendar year'' after ``1
        payment under this section'' in subsection (a)(3);
            (5) by inserting ``An individual who is entitled to, or
        eligible for, a benefit or cash payment described in paragraph
        (1) in both of the 3-month periods described in paragraph
        (1)(A) shall be paid a payment under this section in each of
        calendar years 2009 and 2010.'' at the end of paragraph (3) of
        subsection (a);
            (6) by inserting ``in same year'' after ``No double
        payments'' in the heading of paragraph (3) of subsection (a);
            (7) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``3-month period''
        in subsection (a)(4)(A);
            (8) by inserting ``applicable'' before ``3 month period''
        in subsection (a)(4)(B);
            (9) by inserting ``for purposes of payments made for
        calendar year 2009, or after December 31, 2011, for purposes of
        payments made for calendar year 2010,'' after ``December 31,
        2010,'' in subsection (a)(5)(B);
            (10) by striking ``2011'' in subsection (e) and inserting
        ``2012'';
            (11) by striking ``$90,000,000'' in subsection (e)(2)(B)
        and inserting ``$135,000,000'';
            (12) by striking ``$1,400,000'' in subsection (e)(3)(B) and
        inserting ``$2,100,000'';
            (13) by striking ``$100,000'' in subsection (e)(4)(A)(ii)
        and inserting ``$150,000''; and
            (14) by striking ``$7,100,000'' in subsection (e)(4)(A)(ii)
        and inserting ``$10,650,000''.
    (b) Extension of Special Credit for Certain Government Retirees.--
In the case of an eligible individual (as defined in section 2202(b) of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, applied by
substituting ``2010'' for ``2009''), with respect to the first taxable
year of such individual beginning in 2010, section 2202 of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 shall be applied by
substituting ``2010'' for ``2009'' each place it appears.

SEC. 4. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ELDERLY CONSUMERS.

    (a) Study.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of
Labor shall study whether a consumer price index for elderly consumers
(CPI-E) more accurately reflects the true costs of inflation for
elderly Americans than the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) and if the elderly are being financially
disadvantaged by the use of the CPI-W in the determination of current
benefit levels and, if so, shall prepare such a CPI-E.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department
of Labor shall report to Congress the results of the study required
under subsection (a) and, if appropriate, the creation of a consumer
price index for elderly consumers that more accurately reflects the
true cost of inflation for the elderly.

SEC. 5. OFFSET THROUGH REDUCTION IN TARP FUNDS.

    Paragraph (3) of section 115(a) of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5225) is amended by striking
``$1,259,000,000'' and inserting ``$39,259,000,000''.

Summary: Economic Fairness for Seniors Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to keep the same Medicare part B premium for 2010 that was in effect for 2009. Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (ARRA) to require an additional economic recovery payment in calendar 2010 to certain beneficiaries of SSA title II (OASDI), railroad retirement, or veterans benefits. Makes appropriations to fund such payments. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to study and report to Congress on: (1) whether a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) more accurately reflects the true costs of inflation for elderly Americans than the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). And (2) if the elderly are being financially disadvantged by the use of the CPI-W in the determination of current benefit levels. Requires the BLS to prepare such a CPI-E if elderly Americans are disadvantaged by the CPI-W. Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to offset the expenses of this Act through a reduction in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Funds.

A bill to amend the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the application of a consistent Medicare part B premium for all Medicare beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner for 2010, to provide an additional round of economic recovery payments to certain beneficiaries, and to assess the need for a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for certain governmental benefits.


SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS EXPENSING PROVISIONS MADE PERMANENT.

    (a) Increase in Small Business Expensing Made Permanent.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 179 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitations) is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$25,000 ($125,000 in the case of
                taxable years beginning after 2006 and before 2011)''
                in paragraph (1) and inserting ``$500,000'', and
                    (B) by striking ``$200,000 ($500,000 in the case of
                taxable years beginning after 2006 and before 2011)''
                in paragraph (2) and inserting ``$1,000,000''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 179(b) of such Code is
        amended by striking paragraph (7).
    (b) Expensing for Computer Software Made Permanent.--Clause (ii) of
section 179(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking ``and which is
placed in service in a taxable year beginning after 2002 and before
2011,''.
    (c) Inflation Adjustment.--
            (1) So much of subparagraph (A) of section 179(b)(5) of
        such Code as precedes clause (i) thereof is amended to read as
        follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year
                beginning in a calendar year after 2009, the $500,000
                and $1,00,000 amounts in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall
                each be increased by an amount equal to--''.
            (2) Section 179(b)(5)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2008''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE OF DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED
              AUTOMOBILES.

    (a) In General.--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 224 as
section 225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new
section:

``SEC. 224. DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE OF DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED
              AUTOMOBILES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to the cost of any
qualified automobile placed in service by the taxpayer during the
taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation Per Vehicle.--The amount of the deduction allowed
under subsection (a) for any vehicle shall not exceed $10,000.
    ``(c) Qualified Automobile.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified automobile' means
        any motor vehicle--
                    ``(A) the final assembly of which is in the United
                States by a manufacturer,
                    ``(B) the original use of which commences with the
                taxpayer, and
                    ``(C) which is acquired for use by the taxpayer and
                not for resale.
            ``(2) Motor vehicle.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
        term `motor vehicle' means any vehicle which is manufactured
        primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways (not
        including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails)
        and which has at least 4 wheels.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Basis reduction.--The basis of any property for which
        a deduction is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced
        by the amount of such deduction.
            ``(2) Recapture.--The Secretary shall, by regulations,
        provide for recapturing the benefit of any deduction allowable
        under subsection (a) with respect to any property which ceases
        to be property eligible for such deduction.
            ``(3) Property used outside united states, etc., not
        qualified.--No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a)
        with respect to any property referred to in section 50(b) or
        with respect to the portion of the cost of any property taken
        into account under section 179.
            ``(4) Property used in trade or business.--No deduction
        shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any
        property of a character which is subject to the allowance under
        section 167 (relating to allowance for depreciation, etc.).
    ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed
under subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is
allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
    ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any taxable
year beginning after December 31, 2010.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the last
item and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 224. Deduction for purchase of domestically manufactured
                            automobiles.
``Sec. 225. Cross reference.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service in taxable years ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase and make permanent the expensing allowance for depreciable business assets. And (2) allow a tax deduction, up to $10,000, for the purchase of a motor vehicle manufactured in the United States. Terminates such tax deduction after 2010.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for expensing certain depreciable business assets and to allow a deduction for the original purchase of domestically manufactured automobiles.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Justice and Understanding By
International Loan Elimination and Equity Act of 2004'' or the
``JUBILEE Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Many poor countries have been struggling under the
        burden of international debts for many years.
            (2) Many poor countries have debts that are odious because
        they were incurred by dictatorships that did not use the funds
        in ways that benefitted the population of the country.
            (3) The international Jubilee coalitions have been working
        to raise awareness of the needs of these impoverished countries
        for full debt cancellation.
            (4) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed
        onerous structural adjustment requirements on many poor
        countries as a condition of past loans and of participation in
        debt relief programs.
            (5) Justice requires that these countries receive full
        cancellation of their debts.

SEC. 3. CANCELLATION OF DEBT OWED BY ELIGIBLE POOR COUNTRIES.

    Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22
U.S.C. 262p-262p-8) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1626. CANCELLATION OF DEBT OWED BY ELIGIBLE POOR COUNTRIES.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Cancellation of debt.--In order to achieve
        multilateral debt cancellation and promote human and economic
        development and poverty alleviation in eligible poor countries,
        the Secretary of the Treasury shall commence immediate efforts,
        within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International
        Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction
        and Development (World Bank), and the other international
        financial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)), to
        accomplish the following:
                    ``(A) Each international financial institution
                shall cancel all debts owed to the institution by
                eligible poor countries. To the extent possible, each
                institution shall finance the debt cancellation from
                their ongoing operations, procedures, and accounts.
                    ``(B) Any waiting period before receiving debt
                cancellation shall not exceed 1 month from the date of
                an eligible poor country's application for debt
                cancellation.
                    ``(C) The government of each eligible poor country
                shall be encouraged to allocate at least 20 percent of
                its national budget, including the savings from the
                cancellation of debt, for the provision of basic health
                care services, education services, and clean water
                services to individuals in the country. In providing
                such services, the government should seek input from a
                broad cross-section of members of civil society.
            ``(2) Establishment of framework for creditor
        transparency.--In order to ensure that creditor activity is
        known and assessed by all stakeholders, the Secretary of the
        Treasury shall commence immediate efforts, within the Paris
        Club of Official Creditors, the International Monetary Fund
        (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and
        Development (World Bank), and the other international financial
        institutions (as so defined), to ensure that each of such
        institutions--
                    ``(A) continues to make efforts to promote greater
                transparency regarding the activities of the
                institution, including project design, project
                monitoring and evaluation, project implementation,
                resource allocation, and decisionmaking; and
                    ``(B) supports continued efforts to allow informed
                participation and input by affected communities,
                including translation of information on proposed
                projects, provision of information through information
                technology application, oral briefings, and outreach to
                and dialogue with community organizations and
                institutions in affected areas.
            ``(3) Availability on treasury department website of
        remarks of united states executive directors at meetings of
        international financial institutions' boards of directors.--The
        Secretary of the Treasury shall make available on the website
        of the Department of the Treasury the full record of the
        remarks of the United States Executive Director at meetings of
        the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund
        (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and
        Development (World Bank), and the other international financial
        institutions (as so defined), about cancellation or reduction
        of debts owed to the institution involved, with redaction by
        the Secretary of the Treasury of material deemed too sensitive
        for public distribution, but showing the topic, amount of
        material redacted, and reason for the redaction.
            ``(4) Report from the comptroller general.--Within 1 year
        after the date of the enactment of this section, the
        Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and
        submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
        Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
        Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the availability of the
        ongoing operations, procedures, and accounts of the
        International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank for
        Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the other
        international financial institutions (as so defined) for
        canceling the debt of eligible poor countries.
            ``(5) Annual reports from the president.--Not later than
        December 31 of each year, the President shall submit to the
        Committees on Financial Services and on International Relations
        of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign
        Relations and on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
        Senate a report, which shall be made available to the public,
        on the activities undertaken under this section, and other
        progress made in accomplishing the purposes of this section,
        for the prior fiscal year. The report shall include a list of
        the countries that have received debt cancellation, a list of
        the countries whose request for such debt cancellation has been
        denied and the reasons therefor, and a list of the countries
        whose requests for such debt cancellation are under
        consideration.
    ``(b) Promotion of Equitable Burden Sharing.--In order to promote
equitable burden sharing by bilateral, multilateral, and private
creditors, the Secretary of the Treasury shall commence immediate
efforts to ensure that such creditors draw upon their own resources to
finance debt reduction to the extent possible without diverting funds
from other high-priority poverty alleviation programs.
    ``(c) Eligible Poor Country Defined.--In this section, the term
`eligible poor country' means Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia,
Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica,
Kenya, Lao PDR, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Peru,
Philippines, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, and
Zambia, but not if--
            ``(1) the government of the country has an excessive level
        of military expenditures;
            ``(2) the government of the country has repeatedly provided
        support for acts of international terrorism, as determined by
        the Secretary of State under section 6(j)(1) of the Export
        Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), or
        section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
        U.S.C. 2371(a));
            ``(3) the government of the country is failing to cooperate
        on international narcotics control matters;
            ``(4) the government of the country (including its military
        or other security forces) engages in a consistent pattern of
        gross violations of internationally recognized human rights; or
            ``(5) in the case of Haiti, the government of the country
        has not been elected through free and fair elections.''.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS.

    Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22
U.S.C. 262p-262p-8) is further amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 1627. PROHIBITION OF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Prohibition of Structural Adjustment Conditions.--In order to
promote human and economic development and poverty alleviation in
eligible poor countries (as defined in section 1626(c)), the Secretary
of the Treasury shall commence immediate efforts within the Paris Club
of Official Creditors, as well as the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World
Bank), and the other international financial institutions (as defined
in section 1701(c)(2)), to ensure that the provision of debt
cancellation to the countries is not conditioned on any agreement by
such a country to implement or comply with policies that deepen poverty
or degrade the environment, including any policy that--
            ``(1) implements or extends user fees on primary education
        or primary health care, including prevention and treatment
        efforts for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and infant, child,
        and maternal well-being;
            ``(2) provides for increased cost recovery from poor people
        to finance basic public services such as education, health
        care, or sanitation;
            ``(3) would have the effect of increasing the cost to
        consumers with incomes of less than $2 per day for access to
        clean drinking water through--
                    ``(A) decreased public subsidy for water supply,
                treatment, disposal, distribution, or management;
                    ``(B) reduced intrasectoral or intersectoral
                subsidization of residential water consumers with
                incomes of less than $2 per day;
                    ``(C) reduced government ability to regulate; or
                    ``(D) mandated privatization of water; or
            ``(4) undermines workers' ability to exercise effectively
        their internationally recognized worker rights, as defined
        under section 526(e) of the Foreign Operations, Export
        Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995 (22
        U.S.C. 262p-4p).
    ``(b) Annual Reports to the Congress.--Not later than December 31
of each year, the President shall submit to the Committees on Financial
Services and on International Relations of the House of Representatives
and the Committees on Foreign Relations and on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate a report, which shall be made available to
the public, on the activities undertaken under this section, and other
progress made in accomplishing the purposes of this section, for the
prior fiscal year.''.

Summary: Justice and Understanding By International Loan Elimination and Equity (JUBILEE) Act of 2004 - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to commence immediate efforts, within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development , and other international financial institutions (multilateral development institutions (MDI's)) to accomplish: (1) the cancellation of all debts owed to each institution by specified eligible poor countries, and the financing of such debt cancellation from the institution's ongoing operations, procedures, and accounts. (2) the limitation of any waiting period before receipt of debt cancellation to one month from the date of an eligible poor country's application for it. And (3) encouragement of the government of each eligible poor country to allocate at least 20 percent of its national budget, including the savings from such debt cancellation, for the provision of basic health care services, education services, and clean water services to individuals in the country. Sets forth requirements for: (1) establishment of a framework to ensure transparency regarding each international financial institution's activities. And (2) availability on the Treasury Department's website of US Executive Directors' remarks at meetings of international financial institutions' Boards of Directors. Requires the Secretary to commence immediate efforts, within the Paris Club, the IMF, and other appropriate MDI's, to ensure that the provision of debt cancellation to such countries is not conditioned on any agreement by such a country to implement or comply with specified policies that deepen poverty or degrade the environment.

To provide for the cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Basic Pilot Program Extension and
Expansion Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.

    Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking
``6-year period'' and inserting ``11-year period''.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF THE BASIC PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 401(c)(1) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note)
is amended by inserting after ``United States'' the following: ``, and
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall expand the operation of the
program to all 50 States not later than December 1, 2004''.
    (b) Report.--Section 405 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting:
    ``(a) In General.--The'', and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Report on Expansion.--Not later than June 1, 2004, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report--
        ``(1) evaluating whether the problems identified by the report
    submitted under subsection (a) have been substantially resolved;
    and
        ``(2) describing what actions the Secretary of Homeland
    Security shall take before undertaking the expansion of the basic
    pilot program to all 50 States in accordance with section
    401(c)(1), in order to resolve any outstanding problems raised in
    the report filed under subsection (a).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 402(c) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1324a note) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``or entity electing--''
    and all that follows through ``(ii) the citizen attestation pilot
    program'' and inserting ``or entity electing the citizen
    attestation pilot program'';
        (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
        (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
    (d) Additional Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Title IV of
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ``Attorney General'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland
Security''.

SEC. 4. PILOT IMMIGRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Processing Priority Under Pilot Immigration Program for
Regional Centers To Promote Economic Growth.--Section 610 of the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term
    appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) In processing petitions under section 204(a)(1)(H) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(H)) for
classification under section 203(b)(5) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1153(b)(5)), the Secretary of Homeland Security may give priority to
petitions filed by aliens seeking admission under the pilot program
described in this section. Notwithstanding section 203(e) of such Act
(8 U.S.C. 1153(e)), immigrant visas made available under such section
203(b)(5) may be issued to such aliens in an order that takes into
account any priority accorded under the preceding sentence.''.
    (b) Extension.--Section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended by striking ``10 years'' and
inserting ``15 years''.

SEC. 5. GAO STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall report to Congress on
the immigrant investor program created under section 203(b)(5) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)).
    (b) Contents.--The report described in subsection (a) shall include
information regarding--
        (1) the number of immigrant investors that have received visas
    under the immigrant investor program in each year since the
    inception of the program;
        (2) the country of origin of the immigrant investors;
        (3) the localities where the immigrant investors are settling
    and whether those investors generally remain in the localities
    where they initially settle;
        (4) the number of immigrant investors that have sought to
    become citizens of the United States;
        (5) the types of commercial enterprises that the immigrant
    investors have established; and
        (6) the types and number of jobs created by the immigrant
    investors.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Summary: Basic Pilot Program Extension and Expansion Act of 2003 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend for five additional years: (1) the basic employment verification system pilot program, (2) the citizen attestation pilot program. And (3) the machine-readable-document pilot program. Extends the scope of the basic pilot program to all States by December 1, 2004 . Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to report on such program extension by June 1, 2004. Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to give immigration priority to petitions filed under the pilot immigration for regional centers to promote economic growth. Extends such program for an additional five years. Directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct a study of the immigrant investor program, including information on the number of such immigrants and their country of origin, settlement locality, and employment created by them.

A bill to extend and expand the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Reporting to Protect
American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act''.

SEC. 2. DATA REPORTING ON NONIMMIGRANT EMPLOYEES.

    Section 214(c)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(8)(A)(i)(I) The Secretary of Homeland Security annually shall
submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate and timely upload to a public website
a report (along with the corresponding raw data set) with respect to
each of the subparagraphs of sections 101(a)(15) and 214(e) that permit
employment in the United States under any circumstances, including
cultural exchange, training, or business activities which result in
receiving any form of compensation, including a stipend, from any
source.
    ``(II) Each report under subclause (I) shall contain the following
data regarding any nonimmigrant visa or any grant of nonimmigrant
status:
            ``(aa) The number of aliens who were granted such a visa or
        status.
            ``(bb) The number of aliens who had such visas or statuses
        that were expired, revoked, or otherwise terminated during each
        month of the preceding fiscal year.
            ``(cc) Information on the countries of origin of (including
        local region or state if available), age, gender, and
        occupations of, educational levels attained by, and
        compensation paid to aliens issued such visa or status.
            ``(dd) The names and addresses of employers and the number
        of aliens authorized per category and subclass to work for each
        employer, including the country of origin, age, and gender of
        each alien authorized to work for each employer, the alien's
        primary work location, and secondary work location if one
        exists.
    ``(III) Each report under subclause (I) shall contain the following
data regarding any nonimmigrant visa category or status (including
extensions and transfers to another visa category or subclass, or
request to switch to another employer) that requires approval from the
Secretary of Homeland Security through a Petition for Nonimmigrant
Worker, Form I-129 (or any successor form):
            ``(aa) The number of petitions filed.
            ``(bb) The number of petitions approved and the number of
        workers (by occupation) included in such approved petitions.
            ``(cc) The number of petitions denied and the number of
        workers (by occupation) requested in such denied petitions.
            ``(dd) The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code
        for each occupation in each approved petition.
            ``(ee) The number of petitions withdrawn.
            ``(ff) The number of petitions awaiting final action.
    ``(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security annually shall submit to
the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of
the Senate and timely upload to a public website a report (along with
the corresponding raw data set) that contains the following:
            ``(I) A list of all employers who petition for visas under
        section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
            ``(II) The number of such petitions filed and approved for
        each such employer.
            ``(III) The Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) for
        the approved positions.
            ``(IV) The number of nonimmigrants for whom each such
        employer files for adjustment to permanent resident status.
            ``(V) A list of all employers who are H-1B-dependent
        employers (as defined in section 212(n)(3)(A)).
            ``(VI) A list of all employers for whom more than 30
        percent of their United States workforce are nonimmigrants
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section
        101(a)(15).
            ``(VII) A list of all employers for whom more than 50
        percent of their United States workforce are nonimmigrants
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section
        101(a)(15).
            ``(VIII) A gender breakdown by occupation and by country of
        origin for the nonimmigrants described in section
        101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
            ``(IX) A list of all employers who conduct outplacement of
        nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
            ``(X) The number of nonimmigrants described in section
        101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) categorized by their highest level of
        education and major or primary field of study, and whether such
        education was obtained in the United States or in a foreign
        country.
    ``(iii) The Secretary of Homeland Security annually shall submit to
the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of
the Senate and timely upload to a public website a report (along with
the corresponding raw data set) that contains the following:
            ``(I) A list of all employers who have filed petitions with
        the Secretary of Homeland Security for nonimmigrants under
        section 101(a)(15)(L).
            ``(II) The number of such petitions filed and approved for
        each such employer, whether each petition was processed by the
        Department of Homeland Security or the Department of State as a
        blanket petition under paragraph (2)(A).
            ``(III) The Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC)
        code for each occupation in each approved positions.
            ``(IV) The amount of compensation paid to each beneficiary.
            ``(V) The number of nonimmigrants described in section
        101(a)(15)(L) for whom each such employer files for adjustment
        to permanent resident status.
            ``(VI) A list of all employers for whom more than 30
        percent of their United States workforce are nonimmigrants
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section
        101(a)(15).
            ``(VII) A list of all employers for whom more than 50
        percent of their United States workforce are nonimmigrants
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section
        101(a)(15).
            ``(VIII)(aa) A list of all employers who have been
        authorized to file blanket petitions under paragraph (2)(A),
        including those who were identified by aliens applying for a
        visa under section 101(a)(15)(L) as the employer seeking to
        employ such aliens; and
            ``(bb) the number of such visa applications approved
        pursuant to each blanket petition.
            ``(IX) A gender breakdown by occupation and by country of
        origin for the nonimmigrants described in section
        101(a)(15)(L).
            ``(X) list of all employers who conduct outplacement of
        nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L).
            ``(XI) The number of nonimmigrants described in section
        101(a)(15)(L) categorized by their highest level of education
        and major or primary field of study, and whether such education
        was obtained in the United States or in a foreign country.
            ``(XII) The number of petitions which have been authorized
        as blanket petitions under paragraph (2)(A).
    ``(iv) Reporting required by this subparagraph includes information
gathered on petitions for nonimmigrant status or in any other manner,
including consular processing, and computer systems managed by the
Secretary of Homeland Security for tracking students and exchange
visitors.
    ``(v) The information included in the reports under this
subparagraph shall be disaggregated by nonimmigrant visa type and each
subclass, if applicable as set forth in subparagraph (C).
    ``(vi) The annual reports required under this subparagraph shall be
submitted not later than 3 months after the end of each fiscal year and
shall contain data pertaining to the requested categories from the
immediately preceding fiscal year.
    ``(B)(i) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall maintain an
accurate count of the number of aliens subject to numerical
limitations, if any, of the visa issued or nonimmigrant status
provided, including under subsection (g)(1).
    ``(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify, on a
quarterly basis, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Senate of the numbers of aliens who during the
preceding 3-month period were issued visas or otherwise provided
nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b).
    ``(iii) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify, on a
semiannual basis, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Senate of the number of aliens who during the
preceding 1-year period were issued visas or otherwise provided
nonimmigrant status under all annually capped visas enumerated in
section 101(a)(15) or who had such a visa or such status revoked or
otherwise terminated.
    ``(iv) Each notification under clause (i), and each submission
under clause (ii), shall include the number of aliens who were issued
visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant status pursuant to petitions
filed by institutions or organizations described in section 212(p)(1).
    ``(C) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall collect and report
the required data described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) for
nonimmigrant visas issued, or nonimmigrant status granted, under any
subparagraph of section 101(a)(15) and disaggregate the data
accordingly with respect to any particular subclass, or employment-
authorized exchange or training program authorized under each subclass
or otherwise specified in regulations or Federal agency guidance or
directives, including--
            ``(i) with respect to section 101(a)(15)(J), the specific
        program provisions enumerated in subpart B of part 62 of title
        22, Code of Federal Regulations;
            ``(ii) with respect to section 101(a)(15)(B), the specific
        categories of business visitor activity enumerated in notes 9-
        11 of section 41.31 of volume 9, U.S. Department of State
        Foreign Affairs Manual; and
            ``(iii) with respect to section 101(a)(15)(F), all persons
        granted employment authorization pursuant to the provisions
        enumerated in section 214.2(f)(10) of title 8, Code of Federal
        Regulations.
    ``(D) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that
information maintained by either the Secretary of State or the
Secretary of Labor is required to make a submission described in this
paragraph, for example if any of the required information is gathered
during consular processing or during the labor certification process,
the Secretaries of State and Labor shall provide such information to
the Secretary of Homeland Security upon request.
    ``(E) The Secretaries of Homeland Security, State, and Labor shall
take such steps as are necessary to revise any applications, petition
forms, and databases used for nonimmigrant visas or status under each
subparagraph and corresponding subcategory or subclass of section
101(a)(15) which permit an alien beneficiary to work in the United
States under any circumstances, including training or business
activities which result in receiving any form of compensation,
including a stipend, from any source, so as to ensure that sufficient
information is collected to report the data as required under this
paragraph.''.

Summary: Transparency in Reporting to Protect American Workers and Prevent Human Trafficking Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise and expand the data reporting requirements to cover all nonimmigrant employees. Requires that such information be available on a public website.