SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings: (1) Gifted and talented students give evidence of high performance capability in specific academic fields, or in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, and require services or activities not ordinarily provided by a school in order to fully develop such capabilities. Gifted and talented students are from all cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds, and socioeconomic groups. Some such students have disabilities and for some, English is not their first language. Many students from such diverse backgrounds have been historically underrepresented in gifted education programs. (2) Because gifted and talented students generally are more advanced academically, are able to learn more quickly and study in more depth and complexity than others their age, the students have special educational needs that require opportunities and experiences that are different from those generally available in regular education programs. (3) Parents and families are essential partners to schools in developing appropriate educational services for gifted and talented students. They need access to information, research, and support regarding the characteristics of gifted children and their educational and social and emotional needs, as well as information on available strategies and resources for education in State and local communities. (4) There currently is no Federal requirement to identify or serve the Nation's approximately 3,000,000 gifted and talented students. (5) While some States and local educational agencies allocate resources to educate gifted and talented students, others do not. Additionally, State laws and State and local funding, identification, and accountability mechanisms vary widely, resulting in a vast disparity of services for this special-needs population. (6) If the United States is to compete successfully in the global economy, it is important that more students achieve to higher levels, and that highly capable students receive an education that prepares them to perform the most highly innovative and creative work that is necessary in today's workplace. (7) The performance of twelfth-grade advanced students in the United States on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) was among the lowest in the world. In each of 5 physics content areas in the study and in each of 3 math content areas in the study, the performance of physics and advanced mathematics students in the United States was among the lowest of the participating countries. (8) Elementary school students who are gifted and talented have already mastered 35 to 50 percent of the material covered in a school year in several subject areas before the school year begins. (9) In 1990, fewer than 2 cents out of every $100 spent on elementary and secondary education in the United States was devoted to providing challenging programming for the Nation's gifted and talented students. (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide grants to States to support programs, classes, and other services designed to meet the needs of the Nation's gifted and talented students in elementary schools and secondary schools. SEC. 3. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION AND ACTIVITIES. (a) In General.--If the amount appropriated under section 11 for a fiscal year equals or exceeds $50,000,000, then the Secretary may award grants to State educational agencies from allotments under section 4 to enable the State educational agencies to award grants to local educational agencies under section 6 for developing or expanding gifted and talented education programs, and providing direct educational services and materials through 1 or more of the following activities: (1) Developing and implementing programs to address State and local needs for inservice training programs for general educators, specialists in gifted and talented education, administrators, school counselors, or other personnel at the elementary and secondary levels. (2) Making materials and services available through State regional education service centers, universities, colleges, or other entities. (3) Providing direct educational services and materials to gifted and talented students, which may include curriculum compacting, modified or adapted curriculum, acceleration, independent study, and dual enrollment. (4) Supporting innovative approaches and curricula used by local educational agencies, individual schools, or consortia of schools or local educational agencies. (5) Providing challenging, high-level course work to individual students or groups of students in schools and school districts that do not have the resources to otherwise provide the courses through new and emerging technologies, including distance learning, developing curriculum packages, compensating distance-learning educators, or providing other relevant activities or services, but not for purchasing or upgrading of technological hardware. (b) State Infrastructure Costs.-- (1) In general.--A State educational agency may use not more than 10 percent of the funds received under this Act for-- (A) establishment and implementation of a peer review process for grant applications under section 7; (B) supervision of the awarding of funds to local educational agencies (including consortia of local educational agencies) to support gifted and talented students in the State; (C) planning, supervision, and processing of funds made available under this Act; (D) monitoring and evaluation of programs and activities assisted under this Act; (E) dissemination of general program information; (F) creating a State gifted education advisory board; and (G) providing technical assistance under this section. (2) Education and support.--Not more than 2 percent of the total amount received under this Act by the State may be used by the State educational agency to provide information, education, and support to parents and caregivers of gifted and talented children to enhance their ability to participate in decisions regarding their children's educational programs. Such education, information, and support shall be developed and carried out by parents and caregivers or by parents and caregivers in partnership with the State. SEC. 4. ALLOTMENT TO STATES. (a) Reservation of Funds.--From the amount made available to carry out this Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve \1/2\ of 1 percent for the Secretary of the Interior for programs under this Act for teachers, other staff, and administrators in schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (b) Formula.--Except as provided in subsection (c), from the total amount made available to carry out this Act for a fiscal year that remains after making the reservation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount that bears the same relation to the total remaining amount as the number of children ages 5 through 18 in the State for the preceding academic year bears to the total number of all such children in all States for such year. (c) Minimum Award.--No State receiving an allotment under subsection (b) may receive less than \1/2\ of 1 percent of the total amount allotted under such subsection. (d) Reallotment.--If any State does not apply for an allotment under this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot such amount to the remaining States in accordance with this section. SEC. 5. STATE APPLICATIONS. (a) In General.--To be eligible to receive a grant under section 3 or 8, a State educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (b) Contents.--The application described in subsection (a) shall include assurances-- (1) that the State educational agency is designated as the agency responsible for the administration and supervision of programs assisted under this Act; (2) of the State educational agency's ability to provide matching funds for the activities to be assisted under this Act in an amount equal to not less than 20 percent of the grant funds to be received, which matching funds shall be provided in cash or in-kind; (3) that funds received under this Act shall be used to identify and support gifted and talented students, including students from all economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, students of limited English proficiency, students with disabilities, and highly gifted students; (4) that funds received under this Act shall be used only to supplement, not supplant, the amount of State and local funds expended for the specialized education and related services provided for the education of gifted and talented students; and (5) that the State shall develop and implement program assessment models to evaluate educational effectiveness and ensure program accountability. (c) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve an application of a State educational agency under this section if such application meets the requirements of this section. SEC. 6. DISTRIBUTION TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. (a) Grant Competition.--A State educational agency shall use not less than 88 percent of the funds made available to the State education agency under this Act to award grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies (including consortia of local educational agencies) to support programs, classes, and other services designed to meet the needs of gifted and talented students. (b) Size of Grant.--A State educational agency shall award a grant under subsection (a) for any fiscal year in an amount sufficient to meet the needs of the students to be served under the grant. SEC. 7. LOCAL APPLICATIONS. (a) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, a local educational agency (including a consortium of local educational agencies) shall submit an application to the State educational agency. (b) Contents.--Each such application shall include-- (1) an assurance that the funds received under this Act will be used to identify and support gifted and talented students, including gifted and talented students from all economic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, such students of limited English proficiency, and such students with disabilities; (2) a description of how the local educational agency will meet the educational needs of gifted and talented students, including the training of personnel in the education of gifted and talented students; and (3) an assurance that funds received under this Act will be used to supplement, not supplant, the amount of funds the local educational agency expends for the education of and related services for, the education of gifted and talented students. SEC. 8. COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO STATES. If the amount appropriated under section 11 for a fiscal year is less than $50,000,000, then the Secretary may use the funds that are not reserved under section 4(a) to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable the State educational agencies to begin implementing activities described in section 3 through the awarding of grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies. SEC. 9. REPORTING. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and for each subsequent year thereafter, the State educational agency shall submit an annual report to the Secretary that describes the number of students served and the activities supported with funds provided under this Act. The report shall include a description of the measures taken to comply with the accountability requirements of section 5(b)(5). SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Gifted and talented.-- (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term ``gifted and talented'' when used with respect to a person or program-- (i) has the meaning given the term under applicable State law; or (ii) in the case of a State that does not have a State law defining the term, has the meaning given such term by definition of the State educational agency or local educational agency involved. (B) Special rule.--In the case of a State that does not have a State law that defines the term, and the State educational agency or local educational agency has not defined the term, the term has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). (2) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Education. (4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (5) State educational agency.--The term ``State educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act, $160,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Summary: Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies to assist local educational agencies to develop or expand gifted and talented education programs through one or more of the following activities: (1) professional development programs; (2) technical assistance; (3) innovative approaches and curricula; (4) emerging technologies, including distance learning; and (5) direct educational services and materials, which may include compacted, modified, or adapted curricula, acceleration, independent study, and dual enrollment.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bank Insurance Regulation Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. (a) State Supervision.--Chapter 1 of Title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 21 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 5136A as section 5136B; and (2) by inserting after section 5136 (12 U.S.C. 24) the following new section: ``SEC. 5136A. STATE SUPERVISION OF INSURANCE. ``(a) State Licensing of Insurance Activities.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), no provision of section 5136, any other section of this title, or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act may be construed as limiting or otherwise impairing the authority of any State to regulate-- ``(A) the extent to which, and the manner in which, a national bank may engage within the State in insurance activities pursuant to section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act; ``(B) the manner in which a national bank may engage within the State in insurance activities pursuant to section 5136(b)(2)(B) of the Revised Statutes of the United States; or ``(C) the manner in which a national bank may engage within the State in insurance activities pursuant to section 5136(b)(2)(A) of the Revised Statutes of the United States through, and limited to, consumer disclosure requirements or licensing requirements, procedures, and qualifications as described in paragraph (2)(C). ``(2) Prohibition on state discrimination against national banks.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)-- ``(A) Providing insurance as agent or broker.--No State may impose any insurance regulatory requirement relating to providing insurance as an agent or broker that treats a national bank differently than all other persons who are authorized to provide insurance as agents or brokers in such State, unless there is a legitimate and reasonable State regulatory purpose for the requirement for which there is no less restrictive alternative. ``(B) Providing insurance as principal, agent, or broker.-- ``(i) No State may impose on a national bank any insurance regulatory requirement relating to providing insurance as principal, agent, or broker that treats the national bank more restrictively than any other depository institution (as defined in section 3(c)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) operating in the State. ``(ii) Nothing in this subparagraph shall affect the validity of a State law that-- ``(I) prevents a national bank from engaging in insurance activities within the State to as great an extent as a savings association (as defined in section 3(b)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) may engage in such activities within the State; and ``(II) was in effect on June 1, 1995. ``(C) Licensing qualifications and procedures.--No State may discriminate against a national bank with respect to the following requirements, procedures, and qualifications as such requirements, procedures, and qualifications relate to the authority of the national bank to provide insurance in such State as an agent or broker: ``(i) License application and processing procedures. ``(ii) Character, experience, and educational qualifications for licenses. ``(iii) Testing and examination requirements for licenses. ``(iv) Fee requirements for licenses. ``(v) Continuing education requirements. ``(vi) Types of licenses required. ``(vii) Standards and requirements for renewal of licenses. ``(b) Authority of the Comptroller of the Currency.--A national bank may not provide insurance as a principal, agent, or broker except as specifically provided in this section, the paragraph designated as the `Seventh' of section 5136(a) of this chapter, or section 5136(b) of this chapter, or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act. ``(c) Preservation of Federally Authorized Bank Activities in Permissive States.--No provision of this section may be construed as affecting the authority, pursuant to section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act, of a national bank to act as insurance agent or broker consistent with State law. ``(d) Preservation of National Bank Authority Consistent With State Bank Authority.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(2)(B), no provision of this section or section 5136(b)(1) shall have the effect of enabling a State to deny a national bank authority that the bank otherwise possesses to provide a product in a State, including as agent, broker, or principal, where the bank is not providing the product in the State other than to an extent and in a manner that a State bank (as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) is permitted by the law of the State to provide such product, except that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as granting any new authority to a national bank to provide any product because the law of the State has authorized State banks to provide such product. ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, section 5136, and section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act, the following definitions shall apply: ``(1) Insurance.--The term `insurance' means any product defined or regulated as insurance, consistent with the relevant State insurance law, by the insurance regulatory authority of the State in which such product is sold, solicited, or underwritten, including any annuity contract the income on which is tax deferred under section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ``(2) State.--The term `State' has the same meaning as in section 3(a)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. ``(f) Grandfather Provision.-- ``(1) In general.--Any national bank which, before January 1, 1995, was providing insurance as agent or broker under section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act may provide insurance as an agent or broker under such section, to no less extent and in a no more restrictive manner as such bank was providing insurance as agent or broker under such section on January 1, 1995, notwithstanding contrary State law, subject to final, controlling judgment in a pending action. ``(2) Termination.--This subsection shall cease to apply with respect to any national bank described in paragraph (1) if-- ``(A) the bank is subject to an acquisition, merger, consolidation, or change in control, other than a transaction to which section 18(c)(12) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act applies; or ``(B) any bank holding company which directly or indirectly controls such bank is subject to an acquisition, merger, consolidation, or change in control, other than a transaction in which the beneficial ownership of such bank holding company or of a bank holding company which controls such company does not change as a result of the transaction.''. (b) Interpretive Authority of the Comptroller of the Currency.-- Section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 24) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Upon duly making and filing articles of association'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--Upon duly making and filing articles of association''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(b) Interpretive Authority of the Comptroller of the Currency.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), it shall not be incidental to banking for a national bank to provide insurance as a principal, agent, or broker. ``(2) Scope of application.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), it shall be incidental to banking for a national bank to engage in the following activities: ``(A) Providing, as an agent or broker, any annuity contract the income on which is tax deferred under section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. ``(B) Providing, as a principal, agent, or broker, any type of insurance, other than an annuity or title insurance, which the Comptroller of the Currency specifically determined, before May 1, 1995, to be incidental to banking with respect to national banks.''. (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.-- (1) The 11th undesignated paragraph of section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 92) is amended by inserting ``, and subject to section 5136A of the Revised Statutes of the United States,'' after ``the laws of the United States''. (2) The paragraph designated the ``Seventh'' of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 24) is amended by striking ``subject to law,'' and inserting ``subject to subsection (b), section 5136A, and any other provision of law,''. (3) Section 1306 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``5136A'' and inserting ``5136B''. (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United States is amended-- (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 5136A as section 5136B; and (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 5136 the following new item: ``5136A. State supervision of insurance.''. (e) Preservation of Bank Holding Company Insurance Authority.--No provision of this section, and no amendment made by this section to any other provision of law, may be construed as affecting the authority of a bank holding company to engage in insurance agency activity pursuant to section 4(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.

Summary: Bank Insurance Regulation Act of 1995 - Amends Federal banking law (Revised Statutes) to declare that Federal banking statutes may not be construed as limiting or impairing the authority of any State to regulate the manner in which a national bank may engage in insurance activities pursuant to Federal statute within the State. Proscribes State discrimination against national banks: (1) in their functions of providing insurance as principal, agent or broker; or (2) with respect to licensing qualifications and procedures. Confines the provision of insurance by a national bank acting as principal, agent or broker, to specified Federal statutory parameters. States that Federal banking law may not be construed as affecting the authority of a national bank to act as insurance agent or broker consistent with State law. States that Federal banking law does not enable a State to deny to a national bank the authority to provide a product that a State bank is permitted to provide. Declares that it is not incidental to banking for a national bank to provide insurance as a principal, agent, or broker (thus removing most insurance activities from the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency). Declares to be incidental to banking (thus subject to the Comptroller's supervision): (1) bank provision, as agent or broker, of any annuity contract whose interest is tax deductible; and (2) bank provision, as a principal, agent, or broker, of any type of insurance (other than annuity or title insurance) specifically determined by the Comptroller, before May 1995, to be incidental to banking with respect to national banks. Preserves the authority of a bank holding company to engage in insurance agency activities.


SECTION 1. COMMUNICATION SITE USE FEES. (a) Fees.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretaries''), shall assess and collect charges for utilization of radio and television communications sites located on Federal lands administered by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management at such rates as the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management shall establish or at such modified rates as are established pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. (b) Adjustments.--(1) The Schedule of Charges established under this section shall be reviewed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management on an annual basis, and shall be adjusted by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. Increases or decreases in charges shall apply to all categories of charges, but any increase or decrease shall not total less than 3 percent or more than 5 percent of the charge assessed to the user in the preceding year. The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service shall transmit to the Congress notification of any such adjustment not later than 60 days before the effective date of such adjustment. (2) Under the Schedule of Changes established under the section, if any radio or television communications site user is to be charged an amount that is greater than $1,000 more than the amount such site user pays to the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service as of January 1, 1993, then during the first year in which the Schedule of Charges is in effect, such site user shall pay an amount equal to the amount it paid to the Bureau of Land Management of the Forest Service as of January 1, 1993, plus $1,000. Each year thereafter, such site user shall pay the full amount under the Schedule of Charges, as modified pursuant to the subsection. (3) Under the Schedule of Charges established under this section, if any radio or television communications site user is to be charged an amount that is less than the amount such site user paid to the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service as of January 1, 1993, then such site user shall continue to pay the higher amount until such time as the charge to the site user in the Schedule of Charges equals or exceeds that amount, as modified pursuant to this subsection. (c) Additional Users.--(1) If the radio or television communications site user is permitted under the terms of its site use authorization from the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service to grant access to the site to additional users, then the radio or television communications site user shall pay annually to the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service an amount equal to 25 percent of the gross income it receives from each such additional user during that year. (2) Authorizations to radio and television communications site users shall require such site users to provide the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service with a certified list which identifies all additional users of such sites and all gross revenues received from such additional users. The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service shall not require any additional user of a radio or television communications site to obtain a separate authorization to use such a site. (d) Administrative Provisions.--(1) The Secretaries shall prescribe appropriate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. (2) Ten years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretaries shall establish a broad-based advisory group, including representatives from the radio and television broadcast industry, to review the Schedule of Charges and other acceptable criteria for determining fair market value for radio and television communications site uses. The advisory group shall report its findings to the Congress no later than 1 year after it is established. (e) Existing Charges.--(1) Until modified pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Schedule of Charges for television communications site users which the Secretaries shall prescribe pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be as listed in exhibit 3 (television rental fee schedule) in the report of the radio and television broadcast use fee advisory committee dated December 1992. (2) Until modified pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Schedule of Charges for radio communications site users which the Secretaries shall prescribe pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be as listed in exhibit 4, radio rental fee schedule in the report of the radio and television broadcast use fee advisory committee dated December 1992. SEC. 2. NONBROADCAST COMMUNICATION SITE ADVISORY BOARD. (a) Establishment.--The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture are directed to jointly establish a broad-based advisory group comprised of representatives from the nonbroadcast communications industry (users of both private and public communication sites) and the 2 agencies to review recommendations on acceptable criteria for determining fair market values and next best alternative use. (b) Review.--The advisory group shall review the methodology used in any previous studies and reach concurrence on such methodology. (c) Assessments.--The advisory group shall also assess the validity of the results of such studies, taking into account all reasonable options for the establishment of fair market values and next best alternative use. (d) Report.--The advisory group shall report its findings to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives within 1 year after the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to assess and collect charges for utilization of radio and television communications sites located on Federal lands administered by the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management. Requires the Forest Service and Bureau to annually review and adjust such charges to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index, with limitations. Requires any site user to pay an additional amount for granting access to the site to additional users and to provide a certified list of such additional users. Directs the Secretaries to jointly establish a broad-based advisory group of representatives from the nonbroadcast communications industry and the two agencies to review and report to specified congressional committees on recommendations on acceptable criteria for determining fair market values for communications site use and next best alternative use.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION, NONDISTRIBUTION, AND RECALL OF ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED DRUGS. (a) Prohibited Acts.--Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(eee) The failure to comply with-- ``(1) the notification requirement under section 569D(a); ``(2) an order issued under paragraph (1) of section 569D(c), following a hearing, if requested, under paragraph (2)(C) of such section; ``(3) an order amended under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of section 569D(c); or ``(4) an emergency order issued under section 569D(d). ``(fff) The failure to have in effect a recall plan under section 569(g).''. (b) Nondistribution and Recall of Adulterated or Misbranded Drugs.--Subchapter E of chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 569D. NOTIFICATION, NONDISTRIBUTION, AND RECALL OF CERTAIN ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED DRUGS. ``(a) Notification Regarding Certain Adulterated or Misbranded Drugs.-- ``(1) In general.--Any person required to register under section 510 shall, as soon as practicable, notify the Secretary of the identity and location of a drug, if such person has reason to believe-- ``(A) that such drug, when introduced into or while in interstate commerce, or while held for sale (regardless of whether the first sale) after shipment in interstate commerce, is adulterated or misbranded; and ``(B) there is a reasonable probability that the use or consumption of, or exposure to, the drug (or an ingredient or component used in any such drug) will cause a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. ``(2) Manner of notification.--Notification under paragraph (1) shall be made in such manner and by such means as the Secretary may require by regulation or guidance. ``(b) Voluntary Recall.--The Secretary may request that any person who distributes a drug that the Secretary has reason to believe is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of this Act voluntarily-- ``(1) recall such drug; and ``(2) provide for notice, including to individuals as appropriate, to persons who may be affected by the recall. ``(c) Order To Cease Distribution and Recall Drug and Related Procedures.-- ``(1) Issuance of order.--If the Secretary has reason to believe that the use or consumption of, or exposure to, a drug (or an ingredient or component used in any such drug) may cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals, the Secretary shall have the authority to issue an order requiring any person who distributes such drug-- ``(A) to immediately cease distribution of such drug; and ``(B) to provide for notice, including to individuals as appropriate, to persons who may be affected by such cessation of distribution. ``(2) Action following order.-- ``(A) Cease distribution and notification.--Any person who is subject to an order under paragraph (1) shall immediately cease distribution of such drug and provide notification as required by such order. ``(B) Appeal.--Any person who is subject to an order under paragraph (1) may appeal within 24 hours of issuance such order to the Secretary. Such appeal may include a request for an informal hearing and a description of any efforts to recall such drug undertaken voluntarily by the person, including after a request under subsection (b). ``(C) Informal hearing.--Except as provided in subsection (d), if an appeal made under subparagraph (B) contains a request for an informal hearing, such hearing shall be held as soon as practicable, but not later than 5 calendar days, or less as determined by the Secretary, after such an appeal is filed, unless the parties jointly agree to an extension. ``(D) Determination.--After affording an opportunity for an informal hearing, the Secretary shall determine-- ``(i) whether-- ``(I) the order under paragraph (1) should be amended to require a recall of such drug; or ``(II) inadequate grounds exist to support the actions required by the order; or ``(ii) that the order under paragraph (1) was appropriate as issued. ``(E) Amendment or vacation of order.-- ``(i) Amendment.--In the case of a determination made under subparagraph (D)(i)(I), the Secretary shall amend the order made under paragraph (1) accordingly. ``(ii) Vacation.--In the case of a determination made under subparagraph (D)(i)(II), the Secretary shall vacate the order made under paragraph (1). ``(3) Order to recall.-- ``(A) Amendment.--Except as provided under subsection (d), if after providing an opportunity for an informal hearing under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary determines that the order should be amended to include a recall of the drug with respect to which the order was issued, the Secretary shall amend the order to require a recall. ``(B) Contents.--An amended order under subparagraph (A) shall-- ``(i) specify a timetable in which the recall will occur; ``(ii) require periodic reports to the Secretary describing the progress of the recall; and ``(iii) provide for notice, including to individuals as appropriate, to persons who may be affected by the recall. In providing for such notice, the Secretary may allow for the assistance of health professionals, State or local officials, or other individuals designated by the Secretary. ``(C) Nondelegation.--An amended order under this paragraph shall be ordered by the Secretary or an official designated by the Secretary. An official may not be so designated unless the official is the director of the district under this Act in which the drug involved is located, or is an official senior to such director. ``(d) Emergency Recall Order.-- ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary has credible evidence or information that a drug subject to an order under subsection (c)(1) presents an imminent threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals, the Secretary may issue an order requiring any person who distributes such drug-- ``(A) to immediately recall such drug; and ``(B) to provide for notice, including to individuals as appropriate, to persons who may be affected by the recall. ``(2) Action following order.-- ``(A) Recall and notification.--Any person who is subject to an emergency recall order under this subsection shall immediately recall such drug and provide notification as required by such order. ``(B) Appeal.-- ``(i) Timing.--Any person who is subject to an emergency recall order under this subsection may appeal within 24 hours after issuance such order to the Secretary. ``(ii) Continuation of recall.--The person subject to an emergency recall order shall conduct the recall notwithstanding the pendency of any appeal of such order. ``(C) Informal hearing.--An informal hearing shall be held as soon as practicable but not later than 5 calendar days, or less as determined by the Secretary, after an appeal under subparagraph (B) is filed, unless the parties jointly agree to an extension. ``(D) Determination.--After affording an opportunity for an informal hearing, the Secretary shall determine-- ``(i) whether-- ``(I) the order under paragraph (1) should be amended to require a recall of such drug; or ``(II) inadequate grounds exist to support the actions required by the order; or ``(ii) that the order under paragraph (1) was appropriate as issued. ``(E) Amendment or vacation of order.-- ``(i) Amendment.--In the case of a determination made under subparagraph (D)(i)(I), the Secretary shall amend the order made under paragraph (1) accordingly. ``(ii) Vacation.--In the case of a determination made under subparagraph (D)(i)(II), the Secretary shall vacate the order made under paragraph (1). ``(3) Nondelegation.--An order under this subsection shall be issued by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Principal Deputy Commissioner, or the Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs of the Food and Drug Administration. ``(e) Notice to Consumers and Health Officials.--The Secretary shall, as the Secretary determines to be necessary, provide notice of a recall order under this section to consumers to whom the drug was, or may have been, distributed and to appropriate State and local health officials. ``(f) Savings Clause.--Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as limiting-- ``(1) the authority of the Secretary to issue an order to cease distribution of, or to recall, a drug under any other provision of this Act or the Public Health Service Act; or ``(2) the ability of the Secretary to request any person to perform a voluntary activity related to any drug subject to this Act or the Public Health Service Act. ``(g) Recall Plan.--Any person required to register under section 510 shall have in effect a recall plan consistent with the requirements of this section.''. (c) Delayed Applicability.--The amendments made by this section apply beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require producers of medications to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the identity and location of a medication if the producer has reason to believe: (1) that the medication is adulterated or misbranded; and (2) there is a reasonable probability that the use or consumption of, or exposure to, the medication will cause a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. The FDA may: (1) request that the distributor of a medication that is in violation of the FFDCA voluntarily recall the medication; (2) require the distributor of a medication that may cause serious adverse health consequences to immediately cease distribution of the medication; (3) recall a medication for which distribution has been ceased after giving the distributor an opportunity for an informal hearing; and (4) immediately recall a medication that presents an imminent threat of serious adverse health consequences. Distributors may appeal these FDA orders. In the case of a recall, the FDA must notify consumers and state and local health officials to whom the medication was, or may have been, distributed. Medication distributors must have a recall plan in effect.


SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN VOLUME OF STEEL IMPORTS. (a) Reduction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall take the necessary steps, by imposing quotas, tariff surcharges, negotiated enforceable voluntary export restraint agreements, or otherwise, to ensure that the volume of steel products imported into the United States during any month does not exceed the average volume of steel products that was imported monthly into the United States during the 36-month period preceding July 1997. (b) Enforcement Authority.--Within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, through the United States Customs Service, and the Secretary of Commerce shall implement a program for administering and enforcing the restraints on imports under subsection (a). The Customs Service is authorized to refuse entry into the customs territory of the United States of any steel products that exceed the allowable levels of imports of such products. (c) Applicability.-- (1) Categories.--This section shall apply to the following categories of steel products: semifinished, plates, sheets and strips, wire rods, wire and wire products, rail type products, bars, structural shapes and units, pipes and tubes, iron ore, and coke products. (2) Volume.--Volume of steel products for purposes of this section shall be determined on the basis of tonnage of such products. (d) Expiration.--This section shall expire at the end of the 3-year period beginning 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. STEEL IMPORT NOTIFICATION AND MONITORING PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish and implement a steel import notification and monitoring program. The program shall include a requirement that any person importing a product classified under chapter 72 or 73 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States obtain an import notification certificate before such products are entered into the United States. (b) Steel Import Notification Certificates.-- (1) In general.--In order to obtain a steel import notification certificate, an importer shall submit to the Secretary of Commerce an application containing-- (A) the importer's name and address; (B) the name and address of the supplier of the goods to be imported; (C) the name and address of the producer of the goods to be imported; (D) the country of origin of the goods; (E) the country from which the goods are to be imported; (F) the United States Customs port of entry where the goods will be entered; (G) the expected date of entry of the goods into the United States; (H) a description of the goods, including the classification of such goods under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; (I) the quantity (in kilograms and net tons) of the goods to be imported; (J) the cost insurance freight (CIF) and free alongside ship (FAS) values of the goods to be entered; (K) whether the goods are being entered for consumption or for entry into a bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone; (L) a certification that the information furnished in the certificate application is correct; and (M) any other information the Secretary of Commerce determines to be necessary and appropriate. (2) Entry into customs territory.--In the case of merchandise classified under chapter 72 or 73 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that is initially entered into a bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone, a steel import notification certificate shall be required before the merchandise is entered into the customs territory of the United States. (3) Issuance of steel import notification certificate.--The Secretary of Commerce shall issue a steel import notification certificate to any person who files an application that meets the requirements of this section. Such certificate shall be valid for a period of 30 days from the date of issuance. (c) Statistical Information.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall compile and publish on a weekly basis information described in paragraph (2). (2) Information described.--Information described in this paragraph means information obtained from steel import notification certificate applications concerning steel imported into the United States and includes with respect to such imports the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States classification (to the tenth digit), the country of origin, the port of entry, quantity, value of steel imported, and whether the imports are entered for consumption or are entered into a bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone. Such information shall also be compiled in aggregate form and made publicly available by the Secretary of Commerce on a weekly basis by public posting through an Internet website. The information provided under this section shall be in addition to any information otherwise required by law. (d) Fees.--The Secretary of Commerce may prescribe reasonable fees and charges to defray the costs of carrying out the provisions of this section, including a fee for issuing a certificate under this section. (e) Single Producer and Exporter Countries.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce shall make publicly available all information required to be released pursuant to subsection (c), including information obtained regarding imports from a foreign producer or exporter that is the only producer or exporter of goods subject to this section from a foreign country. (f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Commerce may prescribe such rules and regulations relating to the steel import notification and monitoring program as may be necessary to carry the provisions of this section. Passed the House of Representatives March 17, 1999. Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, Clerk.

Summary: Directs the President to impose quotas, tariff surcharges, or negotiate enforceable voluntary export restraint agreements in order to ensure that the volume of imported steel products (semifinished, plates, sheets and strips, wire rods, wire and wire products, rail type products, bars, structural shapes and units, pipes and tubes, iron ore, and coke products) during any month does not exceed the average volume of imported steel for the 36-month period preceding July 1997. Directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and of Commerce to implement a program for administering and enforcing the restraints on such imports. Authorizes the Customs Service to refuse entry into the U.S. customs territory for a three year period of any steel products that exceed the allowable levels of such products. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and implement a steel import notification and monitoring program. Requires any person who intends to import steel products into the United States to first obtain an import notification certificate. Sets forth specified import notification certificate requirements. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to publish on a weekly basis through the Internet certain information obtained from steel import notification certificate applications regarding imported steel, including country of origin, the port of entry, quantity, value of steel imported, single producer or exporter countries, and whether such imports are entered into a bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to charge reasonable fees to defray the costs of carrying out this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) In 2012, the Department of Labor identified 134 goods from 74 countries around the world made by forced labor and child labor. (2) The United States is the world's largest importer, and in the 21st century, investors, consumers, and broader civil society increasingly demand information about the human rights impact of products in the United States market. (3) Courts have also ruled that consumers do not have standing to bring a civil action in United States courts for enforcement of this provision of the Tariff Act, because the legislative intent was to protect American manufacturers from unfairly priced goods, not to protect consumers from tainted goods, consequently, there are fewer than 40 enforcement actions on record in the past 80 years. (4) Mechanisms under Federal law related to forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor in the stream of commerce suffer from similar problems of limited scope, broad expectations, and inability to provide information about specific supplies whose goods are tainted. (5) The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights affirm that business enterprises have a responsibility to respect human rights, and that States have a duty to ensure these rights are protected. Such Guiding Principles also clarify that the duty to protect against business-related human rights abuses requires States to take the necessary steps to prevent and address human rights abuses to workers through effective policies and regulation. (6) The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-193) together with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-164) provide for the termination of Federal contracts where a Federal contractor or subcontractor engages in severe forms of trafficking in persons or has procured a commercial sex act during the period of time that the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement is in effect, or uses forced labor in the performance of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005 also provide United States courts with criminal jurisdiction abroad over Federal employees, contractors, or subcontractors who participate in severe forms of trafficking in persons or forced labor. (7) Executive Order 13126, Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor, Executive Order 13627, Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking In Persons In Federal Contracts, and title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) have prohibited Federal contractors, subcontractors, and their employees from engaging in the following trafficking-related activities: charging labor recruitment fees; confiscating passports and other identity documents of workers; and using fraudulent recruitment practices, including failing to disclose basic information or making material misrepresentations about the terms and conditions of employment. Such Executive order and Acts also require Federal contractors, subcontractors, and their employees to maintain an anti-trafficking compliance plan that includes, among other elements, a complaint mechanism and procedures to prevent subcontractors at any tier from engaging in trafficking in persons. (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor are among the most egregious forms of abuse that humans commit against each other, for the sake of commercial profit; (2) the legislative and regulatory framework to prevent goods produced by forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor from passing into the stream of commerce in the United States is gravely inadequate; (3) legislation is necessary to provide consumers information on products that are free of child labor, forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking; and (4) through publicly available disclosures, businesses and consumers can avoid inadvertently promoting or sanctioning these crimes through production and purchase of goods and products that have been tainted in the supply chains. SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE USE OF FORCED LABOR, SLAVERY, TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, OR THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR. Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(s) Disclosures Relating to Efforts To Combat the Use of Forced Labor, Slavery, Trafficking in Persons, or the Worst Forms of Child Labor.-- ``(1) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Global Supply Chain Transparency for Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Child Labor Eradication Act, the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall promulgate regulations to require that any covered issuer required to file reports with the Commission under this section to include annually in such reports, a disclosure whether the covered issuer has taken any measures during the year for which such reporting is required to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the covered issuer's supply chain, and a description of such measures taken. Such disclosure shall include, under the heading `Policies to Address Forced Labor, Slavery, Human Trafficking, and the Worst Forms of Child Labor', information describing to what extent, if any, the covered issuer conducts any of the following activities: ``(A) Whether the covered issuer maintains a policy to identify and eliminate the risks of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the covered issuer's supply chain (such disclosure to include the text of the policy or substantive description of the elements of the policy), and actions the covered issuer has taken pursuant to or in the absence of such policy. ``(B) Whether the covered issuer maintains a policy prohibiting its employees and employees of entities associated with its supply chain for engaging in commercial sex acts with a minor. ``(C) The efforts of the covered issuer to evaluate and address the risks of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor in the product supply chain. If such efforts have been made, such disclosure shall-- ``(i) describe any risks identified within the supply chain, and the measures taken toward eliminating those risks; ``(ii) specify whether the evaluation was or was not conducted by a third party; ``(iii) specify whether the process includes consultation with the independent labor organizations (as such term is defined in section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152)), workers' associations, or workers within workplaces and incorporates the resulting input or written comments from such independent labor organizations, workers' associations, or workers and if so, the disclosure shall describe the entities consulted and specify the method of such consultation; and ``(iv) specify the extent to which the process covers entities within the supply chain, including entities upstream in the product supply chain and entities across lines of products or services. ``(D) The efforts of the covered issuer to ensure that audits of suppliers within the supply chain of the covered issuer are conducted to-- ``(i) investigate the working conditions and labor practices of such suppliers; ``(ii) verify whether such suppliers have in place appropriate systems to identify risks of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within their own supply chain; and ``(iii) evaluate whether such systems are in compliance with the policies of the covered issuer or efforts in absence of such policies. ``(E) The efforts of the covered issuer to-- ``(i) require suppliers in the supply chain to attest that the manufacture of materials incorporated into any product and the recruitment of labor are carried out in compliance with the laws regarding forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor of the country or countries in which the covered issuer is doing business; ``(ii) maintain internal accountability standards, supply chain management, and procurement systems, and procedures for employees, suppliers, contractors, or other entities within its supply chain failing to meet the covered issuer's standards regarding forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor, including a description of such standards, systems, and procedures; ``(iii) train the employees and management who have direct responsibility for supply chain management on issues related to forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor, particularly with respect to mitigating risks within the supply chains of products; and ``(iv) ensure that labor recruitment practices at all suppliers associated with the supply chain comply with the covered issuer's policies or efforts in absence of such policies for eliminating exploitive labor practices that contribute to forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor, including by complying with audits of labor recruiters and disclosing the results of such audits. ``(F) The efforts of the covered issuer in cases where forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor have been identified within the supply chain, to ensure that remedial action is provided to those who have identified as victims, including support for programs designed to prevent the recurrence of those events within the industry or sector in which they have been identified. ``(2) Requirements for availability of information.-- ``(A) In general.--The regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) shall require-- ``(i) that the required information be disclosed by the covered issuer on the Internet website of the covered issuer through a conspicuous and easily understandable link to the relevant information that shall be labeled `Global Supply Chain Transparency'; and ``(ii) if an individual submits a written request to the covered issuer for such information, that the covered issuer provides the individual with a written disclosure of the required information under this section within 30 days of the receipt of such request. ``(B) Disclosure.--The Commission shall make available to the public in a searchable format on the Commission's website-- ``(i) a list of covered issuers required to disclose any measures taken by the company to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the covered issuer's supply chain, as required by this subsection; and ``(ii) a compilation of the information submitted under the rules issued under paragraph (1). ``(3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection-- ``(A) the term `covered issuer' means an issuer that has annual worldwide global receipts in excess of $100,000,000; ``(B) the terms `forced labor', `slavery', and `human trafficking' mean any labor practice or human trafficking activity in violation of national and international standards, including International Labor Organization Convention No. 182, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386), and acts that would violate the criminal provisions related to slavery and human trafficking under chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code, if they had been committed within the jurisdiction of the United States; ``(C) the terms `remediation' and `remedial action' mean the activities or systems that an issuer puts in place to address non-compliance with the standards identified through monitoring or verification, which may apply to individuals adversely affected by the non- compliant conduct or address broader systematic processes; ``(D) the term `supply chain', with respect to a covered issuer disclosing the information required under the regulations promulgated under this section, means all labor recruiters, suppliers of products, component parts of products, and raw materials used by such entity in the manufacturing of such entity's products whether or not such entity has a direct relationship with the supplier; and ``(E) the term `the worst forms of child labor' means child labor in violation of national and international standards, including International Labor Organization Convention No. 182.''. SEC. 4. DISCLOSURES ON WEBSITE OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall make available to the public in a searchable format on the Department of Labor's website-- (1) a list of companies required to disclose any measures taken by the company to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the covered issuer's supply chain, as required by section 13(s) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by section 3; and (2) a compilation of the information disclosed pursuant to such requirements. (b) Top 100 List.--The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of State and other appropriate Federal and international agencies, independent labor evaluators, and human rights groups, shall annually develop and publish on the Internet website of the Department of Labor a list of top 100 companies adhering to supply chain labor standards, as established under relevant Federal and international guidelines.

Summary: Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) legislation is necessary to provide consumers information on products that are free of child labor, forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking; and (2) businesses and consumers, by means of publicly available disclosures, can avoid inadvertently promoting or sanctioning these crimes through production and purchase of goods and products that have been tainted in the supply chains. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), within one year after enactment of the Global Supply Chain Transparency for Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Child Labor Eradication Act, to promulgate regulations requiring that mandatory annual reports include a disclosure whether the covered issuer has taken any measures during the year to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the issuer's supply chains. Requires any business entity filing such disclosures to make them available on its Internet website. Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop and publish annually on the Internet website of the Department of Labor a list of top 100 companies adhering to supply chain labor standards, as established under federal and international guidelines.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom Consolidation Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) In the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress declared that ``full and active participants in the Partnership for Peace in a position to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area should be invited to become full NATO members in accordance with Article 10 of such Treaty at an early date...''. (2) In the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 (title VI of section 101(c) of title I of division A of Public Law 104-208; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress called for the prompt admission of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia to NATO, and declared that ``in order to promote economic stability and security in Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine...the process of enlarging NATO to include emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe should not be limited to consideration of admitting Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia as full members of the NATO Alliance''. (3) In the European Security Act of 1998 (title XXVII of division G of Public Law 105-277; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress declared that ``Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic should not be the last emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe invited to join NATO'' and that ``Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria...would make an outstanding contribution to furthering the goals of NATO and enhancing stability, freedom, and peace in Europe should they become NATO members [and] upon complete satisfaction of all relevant criteria should be invited to become full NATO members at the earliest possible date''. (4) At the Madrid Summit of the NATO Alliance in July 1997, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic were invited to join the Alliance in the first round of NATO enlargement, and the NATO heads of state and government issued a declaration stating ``[t]he Alliance expects to extend further invitations in coming years to nations willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership...[n]o European democratic country whose admission would fulfill the objectives of the [North Atlantic] Treaty will be excluded from consideration''. (5) At the Washington Summit of the NATO Alliance in April 1999, the NATO heads of state and government issued a communique declaring ``[w]e pledge that NATO will continue to welcome new members in a position to further the principles of the [North Atlantic] Treaty and contribute to peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic area...[t]he three new members will not be the last...[n]o European democratic country whose admission would fulfill the objectives of the Treaty will be excluded from consideration, regardless of its geographic location...''. (6) In late 2002, NATO will hold a summit in Prague, the Czech Republic, at which it will decide which additional emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe to invite to join the Alliance in the next round of NATO enlargement. (7) In May 2000 in Vilnius, Lithuania, the foreign ministers of Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia issued a statement (later joined by Croatia) declaring that their countries will cooperate in jointly seeking NATO membership in the next round of NATO enlargement, that the realization of NATO membership by one or more of these countries would be a success for all, and that eventual NATO membership for all of these countries would be a success for Europe and NATO. (8) On June 15, 2001, in a speech in Warsaw, Poland, President George W. Bush stated ``[a]ll of Europe's new democracies, from the Baltic to the Black Sea and all that lie between, should have the same chance for security and freedom--and the same chance to join the institutions of Europe--as Europe's old democracies have...I believe in NATO membership for all of Europe's democracies that seek it and are ready to share the responsibilities that NATO brings...[a]s we plan to enlarge NATO, no nation should be used as a pawn in the agenda of others...[w]e will not trade away the fate of free European peoples...[n]o more Munichs...[n]o more Yaltas...[a]s we plan the Prague Summit, we should not calculate how little we can get away with, but how much we can do to advance the cause of freedom''. (9) On October 22, 1996, in a speech in Detroit, Michigan, former President William J. Clinton stated ``NATO's doors will not close behind its first new members...NATO should remain open to all of Europe's emerging democracies who are ready to shoulder the responsibilities of membership...[n]o nation will be automatically excluded...[n]o country outside NATO will have a veto...[a] gray zone of insecurity must not reemerge in Europe''. SEC. 3. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY. Congress-- (1) reaffirms its previous expressions of support for continued enlargement of the NATO Alliance contained in the NATO Participation Act of 1994, the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996, and the European Security Act of 1998; (2) supports the commitment to further enlargement of the NATO Alliance expressed by the Alliance in its Madrid Declaration of 1997 and its Washington Summit Communique of 1999; and (3) endorses the vision of further enlargement of the NATO Alliance articulated by President George W. Bush on June 15, 2001, and by former President William J. Clinton on October 22, 1996, and urges our NATO allies to work with the United States to realize this vision at the Prague Summit in 2002. SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF SLOVAKIA TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE NATO PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994. (a) In General.--Slovakia is designated as eligible to receive assistance under the program established under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) and shall be deemed to have been so designated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such Act. (b) Rule of Construction.--The designation of Slovakia pursuant to subsection (a) as eligible to receive assistance under the program established under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994-- (1) is in addition to the designation of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursuant to section 606 of the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 (title VI of section 101(c) of title I of division A of Public Law 104-208; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) and the designation of Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria pursuant to section 2703(b) of the European Security Act of 1998 (title VII of division G of Public Law 105-277; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) as eligible to receive assistance under the program established under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994; and (2) shall not preclude the designation by the President of other emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 as eligible to receive assistance under the program established under section 203(a) of such Act. SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTRIES DESIGNATED UNDER THE NATO PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994. (a) Authorization of Foreign Military Financing.--Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2002 under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763)-- (1) $6,500,000 is authorized to be available on a grant basis for Estonia; (2) $7,000,000 is authorized to be available on a grant basis for Latvia; (3) $7,500,000 is authorized to be available on a grant basis for Lithuania; (4) $8,500,000 is authorized to be available on a grant basis for Slovakia; (5) $4,500,000 is authorized to be available on a grant basis for Slovenia; (6) $10,000,000 is authorized to be available on a grant basis for Bulgaria; and (7) $11,500,000 is authorized to be available on a grant basis for Romania. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 515 of the Security Assistance Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-280) is amended by striking paragraphs (1), (5), (6), (7), and (8) and redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (9) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively.

Summary: Freedom Consolidation Act of 2001 - Reaffirms support for continued enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Alliance.Designates Slovakia for participation in the Partnership for Peace and eligible to receive certain security assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994.Authorizes specified amounts of security assistance for FY 2002 for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Romania.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``America's Youth Commission Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) American youth, up to 18 years of age, represent the freest, most educated, most affluent generation this Nation has known. A majority will graduate from high school, will come from families in which the parents or guardians are employed and own property, and will come from a society which has achieved unparalleled national economic and social opportunity in a world largely at peace. (2) The potential for this generation of American youth to make lasting contributions to freedom's cause is unparalleled. Yet, despite this favorable domestic and international climate, some serious flaws have appeared in America's social and cultural fabric, characterized by destructive behaviors among some of our youth that are damaging our Nation and the ability of this generation to achieve its full potential. (3) While most of America's youth are achieving academically and developing wholesome constructive pursuits, youth violence in places like Littleton, Colorado, Springfield, Oregon, and Jonesboro, Arkansas, and the rash of copycat incidents, threatened or real, across the Nation has brought to the fore a troubling lack of respect by some for other individuals that lies at the heart of a free society. (4) Across our Nation, school ``pranks'' have in many cases been destructive to schools and property and reveal a serious lack of understanding by the perpetrators of the true costs of their actions. (5) Equally serious are the consistently high and personally destructive levels of alcohol and drug use by American youth, sometimes coupled with gun violence, as well as increasing levels of teenage suicide and eating disorders, such as bulimia and anorexia. (6) Upholding human dignity faces challenges in the media as well. By the time children in the United States have passed through the eighth grade, they will have witnessed an average of 8,000 murders and over 100,000 other acts of violence through the media. In addition, many video games, music, films, and Internet websites present material so degrading to human dignity that they undermine the value of human life and elevate the bizarre to normal. Some have characterized this as a ``culture of death'' that permeates the consciousness of American youth. (7) The structure of family, neighborhoods, work, and community in the United States has been transformed in the last 30 years as economic growth and mobility have impacted families' aspirations and livelihoods. The static purchasing power of families, mergers, and dislocation of production, higher family mobility and suburbanization, rising levels of foster children, all have contributed to a more fluid social structure and less continuity for youth in permanent nurturing relationships with family and community. The social consequences of these changes, along with the pervasive influence of media, demand attention, for developmental attachments by adults toward youth that characterized previous generations have become more tenuous in today's society. SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT. There is established a commission to be known as the ``National Commission on the Impact of United States Culture on America's Youth'' (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Commission''). SEC. 4. DUTY OF COMMISSION. The Commission shall investigate and make findings and recommendations with respect to-- (1) the condition and status of contemporary youth in America compared to prior generations, with particular attention to family, neighborhood, schools, scholastic attainment, work, and community involvement; (2) the nature, origins, and trends of antisocial and violent behavior among American youth, including-- (A) an analysis of the trends in violent acts in families, neighborhoods, and schools; and (B) the influence of organizations, other cultural elements, and individuals contributing to the incitement or encouragement of violent behaviors; (3) identification of successful initiatives that involve youth in positive development and experiences that curb antisocial behavior among youth; (4) recommendations for averting and reducing violence among American youth; and (5) recommendations for parents, families, nongovernmental and private sector organizations and Federal, State, and local authorities in building positive developmental experiences among American youth. SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP. (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 11 members appointed as follows: (1) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (2) Two members appointed by the majority leader of the Senate. (3) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (4) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. (5) Three members appointed by the President. (b) Qualifications.--The members shall-- (1) not be incumbent Members of Congress; and (2) be specially qualified to serve on the Commission by reason of education, training, or experience. (c) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (d) Basic Pay.--Members shall serve without pay. (e) Travel Expenses.--Each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (f) Quorum.--Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. (g) Chair.--The Chairperson of the Commission shall be designated by the President at the time of the appointment. SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION. (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission shall ensure that its hearings and sessions are open to the public, with significant opportunities for testimony from members of the general public. (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized to take by this section. (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of that department or agency shall cooperate with the Commission in providing that information. (d) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this Act. (e) Contract Authority.--The Commission may contract with and compensate Government or private agencies or persons for supplies or services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5). SEC. 7. REPORTS. (a) Interim Report.--The Commission shall transmit an interim report to the President and the Congress not later than 180 days after the date the Commission is duly organized. (b) Final Report.--The Commission shall transmit a final report to the President and the Congress not later than one year after the date the Commission is duly organized. The final report shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with its recommendations for legislation. SEC. 8. TERMINATION. The Commission shall terminate 30 days after transmitting its final report under section 7(b). SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 to carry out this Act, to remain available until expended.

Summary: America's Youth Commission Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Commission on the Impact of United States Culture on America's Youth.


That this Act may be cited as the ``Line-Item Rescission Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED RESCISSIONS. (a) In General.--Part B of title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by redesignating sections 1013 through 1017 as sections 1014 through 1018, respectively, and inserting after section 1012 the following new section: ``expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions ``Sec. 1013. (a) Transmittal of Special Message.--The President may, on the same calendar day the President approves any appropriation bill, transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for consideration in accordance with this section, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in the appropriation bill. ``(b) Contents of Special Message.-- ``(1) No special message may be considered in accordance with this section if the special message proposes to rescind more than one item of budget authority. ``(2) Each special message transmitted under subsection (a) shall specify, with respect to the item of budget authority (or part thereof) proposed by the message to be rescinded, the matters referred to in paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 1012(a). ``(3) Each special message transmitted under subsection (a) shall be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded. ``(c) Procedures.-- ``(1)(A) On the day on which a special message proposing to rescind an item of budget authority is transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate under subsection (a), the draft bill or joint resolution accompanying such special message shall be introduced (by request) by the majority leader of the House of the Congress in which the appropriation Act providing the budget authority originated. If such House is not in session on the day on which a special message is transmitted, the draft bill or joint resolution shall be introduced in such House, as provided in the preceding sentence, on the first day thereafter on which such House is in session. ``(B) A draft bill or joint resolution introduced in the House of Representatives or the Senate pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be referred to the Committee on Appropriations of such House. The committee shall report the bill or joint resolution without substantive revision (and with or without recommendation) not later than 20 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress after the date on which the bill or joint resolution is introduced. A committee failing to report a bill or joint resolution within the 20-day period referred to in the preceding sentence shall be automatically discharged from consideration of the bill or joint resolution, and the bill or joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. ``(C) A vote on final passage of a bill or joint resolution introduced in a House of the Congress pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be taken on or before the close of the 30th calendar day of continuous session of the Congress after the date of the introduction of the bill or joint resolution in such House. If the bill or joint resolution is agreed to, the Clerk of the House of Representatives (in the case of a bill or joint resolution agreed to in the House of Representatives) or the Secretary of the Senate (in the case of a bill or joint resolution agreed to in the Senate) shall cause the bill or joint resolution to be engrossed, certified, and transmitted to the other House of the Congress on the same calendar day on which the bill or joint resolution is agreed to. ``(2)(A) A bill or joint resolution transmitted to the House of Representatives or the Senate pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall be referred to the Committee on Appropriations of such House. The committee shall report the bill or joint resolution without substantive revision (and with or without recommendation) not later than 20 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress after the bill or joint resolution is transmitted to such House. A committee failing to report the bill or joint resolution within the 20-day period referred to in the preceding sentence shall be automatically discharged from consideration of the bill or joint resolution, and the bill or joint resolution shall be placed upon the appropriate calendar. ``(B) A vote on final passage of a bill or joint resolution transmitted to a House of the Congress pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall be taken on or before the close of the 30th calendar day of continuous session of the Congress after the date on which the bill or joint resolution is transmitted to such House. If the bill or joint resolution is agreed to in such House, the Clerk of the House of Representatives (in the case of a bill or joint resolution agreed to in the House of Representatives) or the Secretary of the Senate (in the case of a bill or joint resolution agreed to in the Senate) shall cause the engrossed bill or joint resolution to be returned to the House in which the bill or joint resolution originated, together with a statement of the action taken by the House acting under this paragraph. ``(3)(A) A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the consideration of a bill or joint resolution under this section shall be highly privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to. ``(B) Debate in the House of Representatives on a bill or joint resolution under this section shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the bill or joint resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. It shall not be in order to move to recommit a bill or joint resolution under this section or to move to reconsider the vote by which the bill or joint resolution is agreed to or disagreed to. ``(C) Motions to postpone, made in the House of Representatives with respect to the consideration of a bill or joint resolution under this section, and motions to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided without debate. ``(D) All appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the procedure relating to a bill or joint resolution under this section shall be decided without debate. ``(E) Except to the extent specifically provided in the preceding provisions of this subsection, consideration of a bill or joint resolution under this section shall be governed by the Rules of the House of Representatives applicable to other bills and joint resolutions in similar circumstances. ``(4)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of a bill or joint resolution under this section shall be privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to. ``(B) Debate in the Senate on a bill or joint resolution under this section, and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees. ``(C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in connection with a bill or joint resolution under this section shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the bill or joint resolution, except that in the event the manager of the bill or joint resolution is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto, shall be controlled by the minority leader or his designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time under their control on the passage of a bill or joint resolution, allot additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any debatable motion or appeal. ``(D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a bill or joint resolution under this section is not debatable. A motion to recommit a bill or joint resolution under this section is not in order. ``(d) Amendments Prohibited.--No amendment to a bill or joint resolution considered under this section shall be in order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate. No motion to suspend the application of this subsection shall be in order in either House, nor shall it be in order in either House for the Presiding Officer to entertain a request to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous consent. ``(e) Requirement to Make Available for Obligation.--Any item of budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to the Congress in accordance with subsection (a) shall be made available for obligation unless, not more than 60 days after the transmittal of the special message, both Houses of the Congress have agreed to the bill or joint resolution accompanying such special message. ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term-- ``(1) `item' means any numerically expressed amount of budget authority set forth in an appropriation bill; ``(2) `appropriation bill' means any general or special appropriation bill, and any bill or joint resolution making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations; and ``(3) `appropriation Act' means any appropriation bill that has been approved by the President and become law.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1011(5) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended-- (A) by striking out ``1012, and'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1012, the 20-day periods referred to in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A) of section 1013(c), the 60-day period referred to in section 1013(e) and''; (B) by striking out ``1012 during'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1012 or 1013 during''; (C) by striking out ``of 45'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``of the applicable number of''; and (D) by striking out ``45-day period referred to in paragraph (3) of this section and in section 1012'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``period or periods of time applicable under such section''. (2)(A) Section 1011 of such Act is further amended-- (i) in paragraph (4) by striking out ``1013'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1014''; and (ii) in paragraph (5)-- (I) by striking out ``1016'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1017''; and (II) by striking out ``1017(b)(1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1018(b)(1)''. (B) Section 1012 of such Act is amended-- (i) by striking out ``1012 or 1013'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``1012, 1013, or 1014''; (ii) in subsection (b)(1) by striking out ``1012'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1012 or 1013''; (iii) in subsection (b)(2) by striking out ``1013'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1014''; and (iv) in subsection (e)(2)-- (I) by striking out ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), (II) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), (III) by striking out ``1013'' in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), and (IV) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: ``(B) he has transmitted a special message under section 1013 with respect to a proposed rescission; and''. (C) Section 1015 of such Act is amended by striking out ``1012 or 1013'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``1012, 1013, or 1014''. (D) Section 1016 of such Act is amended by striking out ``or 1013(b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, 1013(e), or 1014(b)''. (E) Section 1012(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: ``The preceding sentence shall not apply to any item of budget authority proposed by the President to be rescinded under this section that the President has also proposed to rescind under section 1013 and with respect to which the 60-day period referred to in subsection (e) of such section has not expired.''. (3) The table of sections for subpart B of title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended-- (A) by redesignating the items relating to sections 1013 through 1017 as items relating to sections 1014 through 1018; and (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 1012 the following new item: ``Sec. 1013. Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions.''. SEC. 3. APPLICATION. The amendments made by this section shall apply to items of budget authority (as defined in subsection (f)(1) of section 1013 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as added by section 2 of this Act) provided by appropriation Acts (as defined in subsection (f)(3) of such section) that become law after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Line-Item Rescission Act of 1993 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to allow the President to transmit to both Houses of the Congress, for expedited consideration, one or more special messages proposing to rescind all or part of any item of budget authority provided in an appropriation bill. Requires that such special message be transmitted on the same calendar day the President approves the appropriation bill and be accompanied by a draft bill or joint resolution that would, if enacted, rescind the budget authority proposed to be rescinded. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of such a proposal. Requires the item of budget authority proposed to be rescinded to be made available for obligation unless both Houses adopt the bill rescinding such item within 60 days.