SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Tomorrow by Saving Today Act of 2009''. SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN INTEREST INCOME FROM TAX. (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts specifically excluded from gross income) is amended by inserting after section 115 the following new section: ``SEC. 116. PARTIAL EXCLUSION OF INTEREST RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUALS. ``(a) Exclusion From Gross Income.--Gross income does not include interest otherwise includible in gross income which is received during the taxable year by an individual. ``(b) Limitations.-- ``(1) Maximum amount.--The aggregate amount excluded under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed-- ``(A) in the case of any taxable year beginning in 2009, $500 ($1,000 in the case of a joint return), and ``(B) in the case of taxable years beginning after 2009-- ``(i) in the case of a joint return, 200 percent of the dollar amount in effect under clause (ii) for the taxable year, and ``(ii) in any other case, $550. ``(2) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2010, the $550 amount contained in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall be increased by an amount equal to-- ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting `calendar year 2009' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof. If any increase under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $10, such increase shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. ``(c) Interest.--For purposes of this section, the term `interest' means-- ``(1) interest on deposits with a bank (as defined in section 581), ``(2) amounts (whether or not designated as interest) paid in respect of deposits, investment certificates, or withdrawable or repurchasable shares, by-- ``(A) a mutual savings bank, cooperative bank, domestic building and loan association, industrial loan association or bank, or credit union, or ``(B) any other savings or thrift institution which is chartered and supervised under Federal or State law, the deposits or accounts in which are insured under Federal or State law or which are protected and guaranteed under State law. ``(d) Certain Nonresident Aliens Ineligible for Exclusion.--For purposes of this section, in the case of a nonresident alien individual, subsection (a) shall apply only in determining the taxes imposed for the taxable year pursuant to sections 871(b)(1) and 877(b).''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 32(i)(2) of such Code is amended by inserting ``(determined without regard to section 116)'' before the comma. (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 86(b)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows: ``(B) increased by the sum of-- ``(i) the amount of interest received or accrued by the taxpayer during the taxable year which is exempt from tax, and ``(ii) the amount of interest received during the taxable year which is excluded from gross income under section 116.''. (3) Subsection (d) of section 135 of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: ``(4) Coordination with section 116.--This section shall be applied before section 116.''. (4) Paragraph (2) of section 265(a) of such Code is amended by inserting before the period ``, or to purchase or carry obligations or shares, or to make deposits, to the extent the interest thereon is excludable from gross income under section 116''. (5) Subsection (c) of section 584 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: ``The proportionate share of each participant in the amount of interest received by the common trust fund and to which section 116 applies shall be considered for purposes of such section as having been received by such participant.''. (6) Subsection (a) of section 643 of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: ``(7) Interest.--There shall be included the amount of any interest excluded from gross income pursuant to section 116.''. (7) The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 115 the following new item: ``Sec. 116. Partial exclusion of dividends and interest received by individuals.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008. SEC. 3. INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT PLANS. (a) Permanent Increase in Dollar Limitation on Deduction for Contributions to Individual Retirement Plans.-- (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 219(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: ``(A) In general.--The deductible amount for any taxable year is the applicable dollar amount in effect under section 402(g)(1) for such taxable year.'', and (B) by striking subparagraph (D). (2) Simple retirement accounts.--Subparagraph (E) of section 408(p)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows: ``(E) Applicable dollar amount.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the applicable dollar amount for any taxable year is the applicable dollar amount in effect under section 402(g)(1) for such taxable year.''. (b) Temporary Increase in Contributions to Defined Contribution Plans.-- (1) Increase in limitation on elective deferrals.-- Paragraph (1) of section 402(g) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) Temporary increase in applicable dollar amount.--In the case of taxable years beginning in calendar year 2009, 2010, or 2011, the applicable dollar amount determined under subparagraph (B) shall not be less than $33,000.''. (2) Increase in combined employee and employer limitation on contributions to defined contribution plans.--Paragraph 1 of section 415(c) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: ``In the case of taxable years beginning in calendar year 2009, 2010, or 2011, the dollar amount in effect under subparagraph (A) shall not be less than $65,500.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008. SEC. 4. INCREASE IN PERMITTED CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT PLANS. (a) Temporary Increase in Permitted Catch-Up Contributions.-- (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 414(v) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Temporary increase in permitted catch-up contributions.--In the case of taxable years beginning in calendar year 2009, 2010, or 2011, the dollar amount in effect under subparagraph (A) shall not be less than $10,000.''. (2) Individual retirement plans.--Subparagraph (B) of section 219(b)(5) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: ``(iii) Special rule for 2009 through 2011.--In the case of taxable years beginning in calendar years 2009, 2010, or 2011, the dollar amount in effect under clause (i) shall not be less than $10,000.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008. SEC. 5. SUSPENSION OF MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) In General.--In the case of an eligible defined contribution plan of an individual, sections 401(a)(9), 404(a)(2), 403(b)(10), 408(a)(6), 408(b)(3), and 457(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply with respect to such individual for any year during the suspension period. (b) Suspension Period.--For purposes of this section, the term ``suspension period'' means the period beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 2012. (c) Eligible Defined Contribution Plan.--For purposes of this section, the term ``eligible defined contribution plan'' means-- (1) a defined contribution plan (within the meaning of section 414(i) of such Code) which is-- (A) an employee's trust described in section 401(a) of such Code which is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, (B) an annuity plan described in section 403(a) of such Code, (C) an annuity contract described in section 403(b) of such Code, and (D) an eligible deferred compensation plan described in section 457(b) of such Code which is maintained by an eligible employer described in section 457(e)(1)(A) of such Code, and (2) an individual retirement plan (as defined in section 7701(a)(37) of such Code). (d) Special Rules.-- (1) Required beginning date during suspension period.--The required beginning date with respect to any individual under section 401(a)(9) of such Code shall be determined without regard to this section for purposes of applying sections 401(a)(9), 404(a)(2), 403(b)(10), 408(a)(6), 408(b)(3), and 457(d) of such Code for calendar years after 2009. (2) Exception for 5-year rule.--In the case of a distribution required under section 401(a)(9)(B)(ii) of such Code, subsection (a) shall not apply. (3) Exemption of distributions during suspension period from trustee transfer and withholding rules.--For purposes of sections 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405 of such Code, any distribution during the suspension period which, but for subsection (a), would have been a required distribution under section 401(a)(9) of such Code shall not be treated as an eligible rollover distribution. (e) Provisions Relating to Plan Amendments.-- (1) In general.--If this subsection applies to any plan or annuity contract, such plan or contract shall be treated as being operated in accordance with the terms of the plan during the period described in paragraph (2)(B)(i). (2) Amendments to which subsection applies.-- (A) In general.--This subsection shall apply to any amendment to any plan or annuity contract which is made-- (i) pursuant to this section or pursuant to any regulation issued by the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out this section, and (ii) on or before the last day of the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2009. (B) Conditions.--This subsection shall not apply to any amendment unless during the period beginning on the date such amendment takes effect and ending on December 31, 2009 (or, if earlier, the date the plan or contract amendment is adopted), the plan or contract is operated as if such plan or contract amendment were in effect. (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Securing Tomorrow by Saving Today Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an exclusion from gross income of interest earned on deposits with certain financial institutions; (2) allow increased contributions, including catch-up contributions, to retirement plans in 2009, 2010, and 2011; and (3) suspend minimum distribution requirements from tax-deferred pension plans and individual retirement accounts between 2008 and 2013.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Kids from Day One Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Preschool years are a critical time for determining whether or not an individual will develop obesity later in life. (2) The Journal of Clinical Pediatrics reports that the ``tipping point'' in obesity often occurs before 2 years of age, and sometimes as early as 3 months, when the child is learning how much and what to eat. (3) Aerobic fitness and healthy eating patterns support enhanced behavioral, emotional, and academic performance in school. (4) More than 21 percent of preschool children are overweight or obese. (5) A 2009 preschool study found that 89 percent of a preschooler's day is sedentary. (6) The amount of time children spend outdoors is dwindling rapidly, as evidenced by studies showing that children enjoy half the outdoor time they did just 20 years ago. Meanwhile, children are spending nearly 8 hours per day in front of electronic media. (7) Studies indicate that children who are overweight at age 5 are more likely to be more overweight at age 9. (8) Rates of obesity are higher for African-American, Latino, Native American, and Native Alaskan children than the overall population of the children in the United States. (9) Children who are obese have a greater likelihood of being obese in adulthood and developing heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. (10) In 2005, 61 percent of children from birth through age 6 who were not yet in kindergarten (about 12,000,000 children) received some form of child care on a regular basis from persons other than their parents. (11) A 2008 survey by the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies reported that 93 percent of parents thought existing health and safety standards for child care should be improved. (12) Child care centers, family child care homes, and other early learning environments should serve as settings where children adopt healthy eating habits and have opportunities for age appropriate physical activity. (13) Age-appropriate physical activity in the outdoors, in particular, can produce immense physical, mental and emotional health benefits, including addressing childhood obesity, decreasing symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, improving motor skills, stimulating brain development, increasing creativity and quality sleep, and reducing the risk of developing myopia. (14) The governmental, nonprofit, and private sectors came together to launch Let's Move Child Care, a voluntary effort to work with child care providers to help children get off to a healthy start through healthy eating, physical activity, and screen time reduction strategies. Learning collaboratives that build upon these key elements will assist providers and parents in giving children the foundation they need for a healthy life. (b) Purposes.--It is the purpose of this Act to-- (1) establish a 3-year pilot program in 5 States representing a diversity of rural and urban environments that will support child care collaboratives designed to reduce the prevalence of overweight/obesity among children from birth to age 5 in child care settings through dissemination of available tools and curricula and implementation of emerging best practices; (2) enhance the focus of child care centers and family child care homes serving the population of children from birth to age 5 on the healthy development of children through evidence-based or data-informed policies and practices to improve healthy eating, physical activity, and screen time limits; and (3) upon completion of the 3-year period, terminate the pilot program and disseminate the best practices and lessons learned from the pilot program through other systems, programs, or partnerships. SEC. 3. HEALTHY KIDS PROGRAM. Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``PART W--HEALTHY KIDS PROGRAM ``SEC. 399OO. DEFINITIONS. ``In this part: ``(1) Child care center.--The term `child care center' means a center licensed or otherwise authorized to provide child care and services for fewer than 24 hours per day per child in a non-residential setting, unless care in excess of 24 hours is due to the nature of the parents' work. ``(2) Early learning council.--The term `early learning council' means an early childhood assembly that is established to advise governors, State legislators, or State agency administrators on how best to meet the needs of young children and their families specifically through improvement of programs and services. ``(3) Family child care home.--The term `family child care home' means a private family home where home-based child care is provided for a portion of the day, unless care in excess of 24 hours is due to the nature of the parents' work, and that is certified, registered, or licensed in the State in which it is located. ``(4) Screen time limits.--The term `screen time limits' means policies or guidelines, such as those developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, designed to reduce the daily amount of time that children spend watching or looking at digital monitors or displays, including television sets, computer monitors, or hand-held gaming devices. ``(5) State.--Notwithstanding section 2(f), the term `State' means-- ``(A) each of the several States; ``(B) the District of Columbia; ``(C) an Indian tribe or tribal organization; ``(D) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and ``(E) any other territory or possession of the United States. ``SEC. 399OO-1. GRANTS. ``(a) In General.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate entities within the Department of Health and Human Services, shall award 3-year competitive grants to 5 eligible entities to help reduce and prevent obesity among the population of children from birth to age 5 in a State and to encourage parental engagement in child care settings outside a child's place of residence. ``(2) Eligible entities.--To be an eligible entity under paragraph (1), an entity shall be-- ``(A) a State health department (or other appropriate child care licensing entities within such State); or ``(B) a nonprofit organization or a partnership of nonprofit organizations with expertise in the healthy development of children. ``(b) Use of Funds.-- ``(1) In general.--Grantees shall use amounts received under a grant under this subsection-- ``(A)(i) to establish one or more child care collaboratives consisting of the center director and staff members from multiple child care sites and family child care homes; ``(ii) in the case of a State grantee, to contract with a nonprofit organization in the State with expertise in the healthy development of children to establish the collaborative or collaboratives; or ``(iii) to provide funding to an entity that routinely trains child care providers to establish the collaborative or collaboratives; and ``(B) to provide or contract with the organizer of the collaborative or collaboratives to provide-- ``(i) technical assistance, including onsite assistance when appropriate, to the child care providers participating in the collaborative; ``(ii) a compilation of best practices, strategies, and lessons learned from the collaborative, to be reported annually to the Secretary; and ``(iii) a plan to ensure that the collaborative will be sustainable, without additional Federal funding, upon the conclusion of the 3-year pilot program. ``(2) Collaboratives.--Each collaborative established under clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(A) shall share best practices, strategies, and techniques for successfully implementing evidence-based or data-informed policies and practices relating to healthy eating, physical activity, parental engagement, and other topics, such as breastfeeding, relating to the healthy development of children, using available curricula, tools, and other interventions. ``(3) Content of plan.--The plan described under paragraph (1)(B)(iii) may include the incorporation of the best practices, strategies, and techniques described in paragraph (2) into the training and professional development for child care providers in the State or other approaches determined appropriate by the State and the Secretary. ``(c) Collaborative Training Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--Collaboratives shall incorporate no less than 5 and no more than 10 daylong, interactive training sessions each year and ongoing technical assistance to the child care providers participating in the collaborative that include-- ``(A) the provision and discussion of information concerning implementation by the child care providers of age-appropriate healthy eating and physical activity interventions, using available tools and culturally competent curricula for population of children from birth to age 5 in the State involved, which at a minimum shall include-- ``(i) a handbook that includes recommendations, guidelines, and best practices for child care centers and family child care homes relating to healthy eating, physical activity, and screen time reduction; ``(ii) information about the availability of and services provided by child care health consultants; and ``(iii) health and wellness resources available through the Child Care Bureau, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Let's Move Child Care, and the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture; ``(B) the identification, improvement upon, and expansion of nutrition and physical activity best practices targeted to the population of children from birth to age 5 in the State involved and the identification of strategies for incorporating parental education and other parental engagement; ``(C) the identification of strategies and techniques for overcoming barriers to healthy eating, physical activity, and parental engagement; and ``(D) the provision of instruction and discussion of techniques used to appropriately model, direct, and encourage child care staff behavior to apply the best practices and strategies identified under subparagraphs (B) and (C). ``(d) Practice, Curricula, and Policy Changes.--A grantee shall ensure that the participants involved in the collaborative, on an ongoing basis-- ``(1) implement policy changes that promote healthy eating, physical activity, and appropriate screen time limits among the population of children from birth to age 5; ``(2) utilize a culturally competent healthy eating and physical activity curriculum focusing on such population of children from birth to age 5; ``(3) implement programs, activities, and procedures for incorporating parental education and engagement of parents in programs; and ``(4) implement innovative ways to remove barriers that exist to providing opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity. All activities described in this subsection shall be evidence-based and data-informed and be consistent with the curriculum presented through training activities described in subsection (c). ``SEC. 399OO-2. GRANTS FOR THE EVALUATION OF PILOT PROGRAMS. ``The Secretary shall award competitive grants to Prevention Research Centers, universities, or other appropriate entities to evaluate the programs carried out with grants under section 399OO-1, including baseline, process, and outcome measurements. ``SEC. 399OO-3. COORDINATION. ``(a) Interagency Coordination.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate activities conducted under this part with activities undertaken by the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council established under section 4001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. ``(b) Pilot Coordination.--The Secretary shall designate an entity (directly or through contract) to provide technical assistance to States and pilot centers in the coordination of activities as described in subsection (a). ``SEC. 399OO-4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATION, AND REPORTING. ``(a) Technical Assistance and Information.--The Secretary shall-- ``(1) provide technical assistance to grantees and other entities providing training under a grant under section 399OO- 1; and ``(2) disseminate to grantees information concerning evidence-based or data-informed approaches, including dissemination of available tools, curricula, and available or emerging best practices that can be expanded or improved upon through the pilot program conducted under section 399OO-1. ``(b) Evaluation Requirements.--With respect to evaluations conducted under section 399OO-2, the Secretary shall ensure that-- ``(1) evaluation metrics are consistent across all programs funded under this part; ``(2) interim outcomes are measured by the number of centers that adopt policies to increase healthy eating and physical activity and reduce screen time; ``(3) interim outcomes are measured, to the extent practicable, by changes in foods served, opportunities for physical activity, and screen time in the child care participants in the collaboratives established under section 399OO-1; and ``(4) upon completion of the pilot program under section 399OO-1, the evaluation shall include an identification of policies, best practices, and strategies to improve healthy eating, physical activity, screen time limits, and parental engagement that could be replicated in other child care settings. ``(c) Dissemination of Information.--Upon the conclusion of the pilot program under section 399OO-1, the Secretary shall disseminate to all appropriate agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services evidence, strategies, best practices, and lessons learned from grantees. Such agencies shall encourage the utilization of best practices through Federal programs and other appropriate methods. ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program under section 399OO-1, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report concerning the evaluation of the pilot program, including recommendations as to how lessons learned from such programs can be incorporated into future guidance documents developed and provided by the Secretary and other Federal agencies, as well as Federal programs, as appropriate. ``SEC. 399OO-5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014.''.

Summary: Healthy Kids from Day One Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award three-year competitive grants to five eligible entities to help reduce and prevent obesity among children from birth to age five in a state and to encourage parental engagement in child care settings outside a child's place of residence. Identifies as eligible entities: (1) a state health department or other appropriate child care licensing entities within the state, or (2) a nonprofit organization or a partnership of nonprofit organizations with expertise in the healthy development of children. Requires grant funds to be used to: (1) establish child care collaboratives; (2) provide funding to entities that routinely train child care providers to establish collaboratives; and (3) provide technical assistance to participating providers, a compilation of best practices, strategies, and lessons learned from the collaborative, and a plan to ensure that the collaborative will be sustainable, without additional federal funding, upon the conclusion of the grants. Requires each collaborative to: (1) share best practices, strategies, and techniques for successfully implementing policies and practices relating to healthy eating, physical activity, parental engagement, and other topics relating to the healthy development of children; and (2) incorporate between 5 and 10 day-long, interactive training sessions each year and ongoing technical assistance to participating child care providers. Directs the Secretary to: (1) award grants to Prevention Research Centers, universities, or other appropriate entities to evaluate programs carried out under such grants; (2) coordinate activities conducted under this Act with activities undertaken by the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council; and (3) disseminate to all appropriate HHS agencies evidence, strategies, best practices, and lessons learned from grantees.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Public Pension Parity Act of 1995''. SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN PENSIONS AND ANNUITIES UNDER PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded from income) is amended by redesignating section 137 as section 138 and by inserting after section 136 the following new section: ``SEC. 137. CERTAIN PENSIONS AND ANNUITIES UNDER PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. ``(a) General Rule.--Gross income does not include any amount (otherwise includable in gross income) received by an individual as a qualified governmental pension. ``(b) Limitations.-- ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount excluded under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed-- ``(A) the maximum excludable social security benefits of the taxpayer for such year, reduced by ``(B) the social security benefits (within the meaning of section 86(d)) received by the taxpayer during such year which were excluded from gross income. ``(2) Service requirement.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any qualified governmental pension received by the taxpayer during the taxable year unless the taxpayer (or the spouse or former spouse of the taxpayer) performed the service giving rise to such pension. ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section: ``(1) Qualified governmental pension.--The term `qualified governmental pension' means any pension or annuity received under a public retirement system to the extent such pension or annuity is not attributable to service-- ``(A) which constitutes employment for purposes of chapter 21 (relating to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act), or ``(B) which is covered by an agreement made pursuant to section 218 of the Social Security Act. ``(2) Maximum excludable social security benefits.--The term `maximum excludable social security benefits' means an amount equal to so much of the applicable maximum benefit amount for the taxpayer for the taxable year which would be excluded from gross income if such benefit amount were treated as social security benefits (within the meaning of section 86(d)) received during the taxable year. ``(3) Applicable maximum benefit amount.--The term `applicable maximum benefit amount' means-- ``(A) in the case of an unmarried individual, the maximum individual social security benefit, ``(B) in the case of a joint return, 150 percent of the maximum individual social security benefit, or ``(C) in the case of a married individual filing a separate return, 75 percent of the maximum individual social security benefit. For purposes of the preceding sentence, marital status shall be determined under section 7703. ``(4) Maximum individual social security benefit.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `maximum individual social security benefit' means, with respect to any taxable year, the maximum total amount (as certified by the Commissioner of Social Security to the Secretary) which could be paid for all months in the calendar year ending in the taxable year as old-age insurance benefits under section 202(a) of the Social Security Act (without regard to any reduction, deduction, or offset under section 202(k) or section 203 of such Act) to any individual who attained retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)), and filed application for such benefits, on the first day of such calendar year. ``(B) Part years.--In the case of an individual who receives a qualified governmental pension with respect to a period of less than a full taxable year, the maximum individual social security benefit for such individual for such year shall be reduced as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary to properly correspond to such period. ``(5) Public retirement system.--The term `public retirement system' means any pension, annuity, retirement, or similar fund or system established by the United States, a State, a possession of the United States, any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or the District of Columbia.'' (b) Technical Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 86(b)(2) of such Code (defining modified adjusted gross income) is amended by inserting ``137,'' before ``911''. (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code (relating to items specifically excluded from income) is amended by redesignating the item relating to section 137 as section 138 and by inserting after the item relating to section 136 the following new item: ``Sec. 137. Certain pensions and annuities under public retirement systems.'' (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Public Pension Parity Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income any amount received by an individual as a qualified governmental pension which does not exceed the maximum excludable social security benefits of the taxpayer for such year reduced by the social security benefits received during such year which were excluded from gross income; and (2) prohibit applying clause (1) to any qualified governmental pension received during the taxable year unless the taxpayer (or the spouse or former spouse of the taxpayer) performed the service giving rise to such pension. Defines the term "maximum excludable social security benefits."


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Military and Police Operations through Women's Engagement and Recruitment Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States National Action Plan On Women, Peace and Security expresses the unqualified commitment of the United States to integrating women's perspectives fully into our diplomatic, defense, and development efforts not simply as beneficiaries, but as agents of peace, security, reconciliation, development, growth, and stability. The plan also specifies the following priorities: (A) Providing assistance to support women's participation, integration, and leadership in the security sector. (B) Working with partner nations to increase women's participation in United States-funded training programs for foreign police, judicial, and military personnel, including professional military education, as well as exchange programs, conferences, and seminars. (C) Utilizing the participation of female members of the United States Armed Forces to encourage and model gender integration in the armed forces of partner nations. (2) The Department of State's 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review states that-- (A) the United States is promoting initiatives based on the unique roles that women and girls play in preventing and responding to conflict; and (B) gender equality is a core element in policy development, strategy and budget planning, policy and program implementation, management and training, and monitoring and evaluation of results. (3) United States security sector assistance is a key engagement tool with our foreign partners. Security sector assistance helps further United States interests by seeking to professionalize and develop the police and militaries of our foreign partners, shaping the security sector policies of foreign governments, and building sustainable and legitimate institutions to provide security and justice and respond to the needs of populations. Security sector assistance can also support broad United States policy goals, including respect for human rights, civilian control of the military, and the rule of law. (4) To support these efforts, the United States Department of State provides funding for a number of training programs for military forces, police and other security forces, and international peacekeeping operations. (5) Women are underrepresented in security forces worldwide. For instance, in South Asia-- (A) women make up less than 1 percent of Pakistan's total police force; (B) women make up less than 5 percent of Bangladesh's total police force; and (C) women make up less than 7 percent of India's total police force. (6) As demonstrated by United States Female Engagement Teams deployed to Afghanistan, female soldiers can enhance the operational effectiveness of security operations and gather information and provide access to local populations that all- male units cannot engage or search. (7) Female military and police can provide critical contributions to security. For Afghanistan's 2014 presidential elections, Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior recruited and trained 13,000 females to provide security and conduct searches of women at checkpoints and polling stations. Female police facilitated the participation of women in elections. (8) The International Military Education and Training (IMET) program, funded by the United States Department of State, provides professional military training for the future leaders of our foreign partners, enhances interoperability with the United States Armed Forces, builds relationships among international and United States military students, and conveys United States customs and cultural norms. (9) Of the 141 countries that received IMET funding from Fiscal Year 2011 through Fiscal Year 2015, only approximately 7 percent of IMET program participants from those countries were women. (10) United States international police training programs that are specifically focused on women have proven effective in recruiting and retaining women. In Lebanon, for instance, a Department of State-funded basic cadet course for women was instrumental in helping Lebanon's Internal Security Forces increase the number of police officers from two to 610. (11) United States security assistance for peacekeeping builds the capabilities of our partner countries, increases the number of military and police personnel available for deployment to support peace operations, and facilitates the logistical support and deployment of units to peace operations. (12) Studies demonstrate that the inclusion of higher proportions of female peacekeepers is associated with fewer allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation, as is the inclusion of personnel from countries with better records of gender equality. (13) Female peacekeepers are uniquely capable of assisting female survivors of sexual violence. Reports demonstrate that victims are more likely to report incidents of abuse to women in the police or military. In Liberia, the presence of a female Indian peacekeeping unit increased reporting of sexual abuse and encouraged the recruitment of women to the national police. (14) Despite the recognition of the importance of increasing the number of women in peacekeeping operations, according to the United Nations, as of February 2016-- (A) women comprised only 3 percent of total military forces deployed to peacekeeping missions; and (B) women comprised only 9 percent of total police forces deployed to peacekeeping missions. (15) The Global Peace Operations Initiative is a United States security assistance program to train, deploy, and build the capacity of peacekeepers worldwide. Through the Global Peace Operations Initiative, the United States has worked to increase the participation of female peacekeepers in United Nations operations. With dedicated United States assistance, over the last five years, the countries that received assistance under the Global Peace Operations Initiative nearly doubled the number of deployed female military peacekeepers from 1,396 to 2,539. Of the countries that received assistance under the Global Peace Operations Initiative that deploy personnel to peacekeeping missions, as of January 2016-- (A) women comprised approximately 4 percent of total military forces deployed to peace operations; and (B) women comprised approximately 7 percent of formed police units and 10 percent of total police forces deployed to peace operations. SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. It is the policy of the United States-- (1) to recognize and respond to the significant shortage of women at all levels in foreign military and police forces; (2) to prioritize the identification, engagement, and support of women leaders at all levels in foreign security sectors; (3) to increase the recruitment, retention, professionalization, and promotion of women in foreign security sectors, specifically in the military and police forces; (4) to promote the meaningful inclusion and deployment of women in security operations; and (5) to enhance and expand United States training opportunities for women at all levels in foreign militaries and police forces. SEC. 4. FOREIGN MILITARY EXCHANGES. The Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Defense, shall seek to increase the participation of women receiving training under the International Military Education and Training program at United States military schools and training institutions, with the goal of doubling female participation in such programs globally by September 30, 2019. SEC. 5. COUNTERING TERRORISM AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM. (a) In General.--The Department of State shall seek to increase the participation of women receiving training under the Department of State's Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) programs, with the goal of doubling the total women receiving such training by September 30, 2019. (b) Mandate.--The Department of State shall make explicit in its mandate for ATA programs its priority to increase the participation of women. SEC. 6. PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. (a) In General.--The Department of State shall work with partner countries receiving peacekeeping training assistance to prioritize the integration, training, and deployment of qualified female peacekeepers in peace operations. The Department of State shall work with partner countries receiving peacekeeping training assistance to prioritize the employment, development, and integration of female peacekeeping trainers. (b) United Nations Peacekeeping Missions.--Through the United States Mission to the United Nations, the Department of State shall promote an increase in the recruitment, retention, and leadership roles of female personnel assigned to United Nations peacekeeping missions. (c) Increased Deployment of Female Peacekeepers.--The Department of State may work with partner countries receiving United States peacekeeping training assistance to double the number of qualified women deployed to peace operations not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 7. LAW ENFORCEMENT. (a) Participation Requirement.--The Department of State shall establish female participation requirements for its police training programs and work with partner countries to ensure that women account for not less than 10 percent of nominees for United States-funded police training programs. (b) Communication of Requirement.--The Department shall make explicit its priority to increase the participation of women in the design and implementation of all police training programs. SEC. 8. MONITORING AND EVALUATION. The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and representatives of other relevant Federal agencies and departments, as appropriate, shall develop a plan for the monitoring and independent evaluation of programs, projects, and activities carried out under this Act. SEC. 9. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate appropriate officials to brief the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, on-- (1) the existing, enhanced, and newly established training carried out pursuant to this Act; (2) diplomatic actions undertaken to promote the targets set forth in this Act; (3) the guidelines established for overseas United States diplomatic and military personnel to engage with foreign counterparts pursuant to this Act; (4) progress towards the targets set forth in this Act; and (5) actions to address the structural and systemic barriers to women's recruitment, retention, and professionalization for the largest recipients of United States security sector assistance. (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

Summary: Enhancing Military and Police Operations through Women's Engagement and Recruitment Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Defense (DOD), to seek to increase the participation of women receiving training under the International Military Education and Training program at U.S. military schools and training institutions, with the goal of doubling female participation globally by September 30, 2019. The State Department shall seek to increase the participation of women receiving training under its Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) programs, with the goal of doubling the total women receiving such training by September 30, 2019, and make explicit in its mandate for ATA programs its priority to increase women's participation. State shall work with partner countries receiving peacekeeping training assistance to: (1) prioritize the integration, training, and deployment of qualified female peacekeepers in peace operations; (2) prioritize the employment, development, and integration of female peacekeeping trainers; and (3) double the number of qualified women deployed to peace operations within five years. State also shall: promote an increase in the recruitment, retention, and leadership roles of female personnel assigned to United Nations peacekeeping missions; establish female participation requirements for its police training programs and work with partner countries to ensure that women account for at least 10% of nominees for U.S.-funded police training programs; make explicit its priority to increase women's participation in the design and implementation of all police training programs; develop a plan for the monitoring and independent evaluation of programs, projects, and activities carried out under this bill; and designate officials to brief Congress regarding actions taken under this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Spirit of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2001''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) On September 11, 2001, the United States suffered the worst act of terrorism in its history. (2) The more than 6,000 people who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks that occurred in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, will not be forgotten. (3) Hundreds of emergency personnel responded heroically to the crisis and lost their lives as a result. (4) People from everywhere in the United States responded to the crisis with an outpouring of support for the victims of the terrorist attacks and their families. (5) The civilized world stands with strength and fortitude in opposition to the cowardly terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001. (6) It is essential to remember not only the tragedy of the attacks, but also the strength and resolve demonstrated by the people of the United States in the aftermath of the attacks. (7) The minting of coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America will pay tribute to the countless heroes who risked their lives during the terrorist attacks and in their aftermath so that others may live and to a united people whose belief in freedom, justice, and democracy has never swayed. SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. (a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the Spirit of America, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the following coins: (1) $50 gold coins.--Such number of 50 dollar coins as the Secretary determines under subsection (b), which shall-- (A) weigh 1 ounce; (B) have a diameter of 1.287 inches; and (C) contain 91.67 percent gold and 8.33 percent alloy. (2) $1 silver coins.--Such number of 1 dollar coins as the Secretary determines appropriate to meet demand, which shall-- (A) weigh 26.73 grams; (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. (3) Half dollar clad coins.--Such number of half dollar coins as the Secretary determines appropriate to meet demand, which shall-- (A) weigh 11.34 grams; (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and (C) be minted to the specifications for half dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code. (b) Number of Gold Coins.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States and the Governors of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia shall determine the number of innocent individuals confirmed or presumed to have been killed as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001, and shall identify such individuals. The Secretary, under subsection (a)(1), shall mint and issue a number of 50 dollar coins equal to the number of such individuals. (c) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code. (d) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. (e) Sources of Bullion.--For the purpose of minting coins under this Act, the Secretary may only use metals that are from natural deposits in the United States or any territory or possession of the United States. (f) Special Treatment Under Exigent Circumstances.-- (1) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows: (A) The limitations contained in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 5112(m) of title 31, United States Code, and section 5134(f)(1)(B) of such title have well served, and continue to serve, their purpose of bringing greater stability to the markets for commemorative coins, maximizing demand and participation in such programs, and ensuring that such programs have a broad base of private support and are not used as the primary means of fundraising by organizations that are the recipients of surcharges. (B) The shocking circumstances of September 11, 2001, the broad base of public interest in showing the Spirit of America and participating in the raising of funds for the victims of the crimes committed on that date, and the importance of implementing this coin program as quickly as possible, notwithstanding the fact that 2 commemorative coin programs are already in effect for 2001 and 2002, justify exempting the coins produced under this Act from such limitations. (2) Exemption.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 5112(m) of title 31, United States Code, and section 5134(f)(1)(B) of such title shall not apply to coins authorized under this Act. SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. (a) In General.--The design of the coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the tragic events that occurred at the Pentagon, in New York City, and in Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001. (b) Designation and Inscriptions.--On each coin minted under this Act there shall be-- (1) a designation of the value of the coin; (2) an inscription of the date ``September 11, 2001'' (and such coin shall bear no other date); and (3) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''. (c) Obverse of Coin.--The obverse of each coin minted under this Act shall bear the likeness of-- (1) the Pentagon; and (2) the flag of the United States. (d) Reverse of Coin.--The reverse of each coin minted under this Act shall bear the likeness of the World Trade Center in New York City. (e) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act shall be selected by the Secretary after consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts. SEC. 5. STRIKING AND ISSUANCE OF COINS. (a) Quality of Coins.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), coins minted under this Act shall be issued in uncirculated quality. (2) Gold coins.--50 dollar coins minted under section 3(a)(1) shall be issued only in proof quality. (b) Mint Facility.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), only 1 facility of the United States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this Act. (2) Clad coins.--Any number of facilities of the United States Mint may be used to strike the half dollar coins minted under section 3(a)(3). (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary-- (1) shall commence issuing coins minted under this Act as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) shall not issue any coins after the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date such coins are first issued. SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3(a) shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of-- (1) the face value of the coins; (2) the surcharges required by section 7(a) with respect to such coins; and (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins issued under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3(a) at a reasonable discount. (c) Prepaid Orders.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders received before the issuance of the coins minted under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 3(a). The sale prices with respect to such prepaid orders shall be at a reasonable discount. (d) Gold Coins.--Notwithstanding section 5(c)(2), the Secretary may issue a 50 dollar coin minted under section 3(a)(1) free of charge to the next of kin of each individual identified under section 3(b). The Secretary may not sell any 50 dollar coin minted under section 3(a)(1) and may not issue any such coin except as provided in the preceding sentence. SEC. 7. SURCHARGES ON SALE OF COINS. (a) Assessment.--Any sale by the Secretary of a coin minted under this Act shall include a surcharge of an amount determined by the Secretary to be sufficient to cover the cost of the gold coins minted under section 3(a)(1) (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, and shipping), which charge may not be less than-- (1) $10 per coin for the 1 dollar coin; and (2) $5 per coin for the half dollar coin. (b) Distribution of Excess Proceeds.--To the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, any proceeds from the surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act in excess of the cost of producing all coins issued under this Act shall be paid promptly by the Secretary to the Office for Victims of Crime, in the Department of Justice, for the purpose of providing assistance to individuals who were injured, and to the families of individuals who were killed or injured, in the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. SEC. 8. VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH FUND. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established on the books of the Treasury a fund to be known as the ``Victims of September 11th Fund'' (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Fund''), to be administered by the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime. (b) Amounts.--The Fund shall consist of the amounts transferred to the Office for Victims of Crime pursuant to section 7(b). (c) Use.--Subject to subsection (d), amounts in the Fund shall be used to provide assistance to individuals who were injured, and to the families of individuals who were killed or injured, in the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. (d) Administrative Costs.--No cost incurred in providing assistance under subsection (c), or in administering the Fund, shall be paid from the Fund or set off against or otherwise deducted from any assistance to any individual. (e) Investment.--Amounts in the Fund shall be invested in accordance with section 9702 of title 31, United States Code, and any interest on, and proceeds from, any such investment shall be credited to and become a part of the Fund. (f) Coordination With September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.--No assistance provided under subsection (c), including assistance in the form of cash, shall be considered collateral source compensation for purposes of title IV of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (Public Law 107-42). (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Summary: Spirit of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $50 gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the tragic events that occurred at the Pentagon, in New York City, and in Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001.Establishes the Victims of September 11th Fund which shall consist of amounts from surcharges received from the sale of such coins transferred to the Office for Victims of Crime for individuals who were injured, and to the families of individuals who were killed or injured, in the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) A key conclusion in the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (commonly known as the ``9/11 Commission'') was the need to prevent over-classification by the Federal Government. (2) The 9/11 Commission and others have observed that the over-classification of homeland security information interferes with accurate, actionable, and timely homeland security information sharing, increases the cost of information security, and needlessly limits public access to information. (3) The over-classification problem, which has worsened since the 9/11 attacks, causes considerable confusion about what information can be shared with whom both internally at the Department of Homeland Security and with its external partners. This problem negatively impacts the dissemination of homeland security information to the Department's State, local, tribal, and territorial homeland security and law enforcement partners, private sector customers, and the public. (4) Excessive government secrecy stands in the way of a safer and more secure homeland. This trend is antithetical to the creation and operation of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and must be halted and reversed. (5) To do so, the Department should start with the understanding that all departmental information that is not properly classified, or marked as controlled unclassified information and otherwise exempt from disclosure, should be made available to members of the public pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Freedom of Information Act''). (6) The Department should also develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs that promote compliance with applicable laws, executive orders, and other authorities pertaining to the proper use of classification markings and the United States National Archives and Records Administration policies implementing them. SEC. 3. OVER-CLASSIFICATION PREVENTION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 210F. OVER-CLASSIFICATION PREVENTION PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs within the Department to prevent the over-classification of homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information, and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485) that must be disseminated to prevent and to collectively respond to acts of terrorism. The Secretary shall coordinate with the Archivist of the United States and consult with representatives of State, local, tribal, and territorial government and law enforcement, organizations with expertise in civil rights, civil liberties, and government oversight, and the private sector, as appropriate, to develop such policies, procedures, and programs. ``(b) Requirements.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008, the Secretary, in administering the policies, procedures, and programs required under subsection (a), shall-- ``(1) create, in consultation with the Archivist of the United States, standard classified and unclassified formats for finished intelligence products created by the Department, consistent with any government-wide standards, practices or procedures for similar products; ``(2) require that all finished intelligence products created by the Department be simultaneously prepared in the standard unclassified format, provided that such an unclassified product would reasonably be expected to be of any benefit to a State, local, tribal or territorial government, law enforcement agency or other emergency response provider, or the private sector, based on input provided by the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group Detail established under section 210D; ``(3) ensure that such policies, procedures, and programs protect the national security as well as the information privacy rights and legal rights of United States persons pursuant to all applicable law and policy, including the privacy guidelines for the information sharing environment established pursuant to section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), as appropriate; ``(4) establish an ongoing auditing mechanism administered by the Inspector General of the Department or other appropriate senior Department official that randomly selects, on a periodic basis, classified information from each component of the Department that generates finished intelligence products to-- ``(A) assess whether applicable classification policies, procedures, rules, and regulations have been followed; ``(B) describe any problems with the administration of the applicable classification policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, including specific non- compliance issues; ``(C) recommend improvements in awareness and training to address any problems identified in subparagraph (B); and ``(D) report at least annually to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the public, in an appropriate format, on the findings of the Inspector General's audits under this section; ``(5) establish a process whereby employees may challenge original classification decisions made by Department employees or contractors and be rewarded with specific incentives for successful challenges resulting in the removal of classification markings or the downgrading of them; ``(6) inform employees and contractors that failure to comply with the policies, procedures, and programs established under this section could subject them to a series of penalties; and ``(7) institute a series of penalties for employees and contractors who repeatedly fail to comply with the policies, procedures, and programs established under this section after having received both notice of their noncompliance and appropriate training or re-training to address such noncompliance. ``(c) Finished Intelligence Product Defined.--The term `finished intelligence product' means a document in which an intelligence analyst has evaluated, interpreted, integrated, or placed into context raw intelligence or information.''. SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF OVER-CLASSIFICATION PREVENTION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 210G. ENFORCEMENT OF OVER-CLASSIFICATION PREVENTION PROGRAMS. ``(a) Personal Identifiers.--The Secretary shall-- ``(1) assess the technologies available or in use at the Department by which an electronic personal identification number or other electronic identifying marker can be assigned to each Department employee and contractor with original classification authority in order to-- ``(A) track which documents have been classified by a particular employee or contractor; ``(B) determine the circumstances when such documents have been shared; ``(C) identify and address over-classification problems, including the misapplication of classification markings to documents that do not merit such markings; and ``(D) assess the information sharing impact of any such problems or misuse; ``(2) develop an implementation plan for a Department standard for such technology with appropriate benchmarks, a timetable for its completion, and cost estimate for the creation and implementation of a system of electronic personal identification numbers or other electronic identifying markers for all relevant Department employees and contractors; and ``(3) upon completion of the implementation plan described in paragraph (2), or not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008, whichever is earlier, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the plan to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. ``(b) Training.--The Secretary, in coordination with the Archivist of the United States, shall-- ``(1) require annual training for each Department employee and contractor with classification authority or those responsible for analysis, dissemination, preparation, production, receiving, publishing, or otherwise communicating written classified information, including training to-- ``(A) educate each employee and contractor about-- ``(i) the Department's requirement that all classified finished intelligence products that they create be simultaneously prepared in unclassified form in a standard format prescribed by the Department, provided that the unclassified product would reasonably be expected to be of any benefit to a State, local, tribal, or territorial government, law enforcement agency, or other emergency response provider, or the private sector, based on input provided by the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group Detail established under section 210D; ``(ii) the proper use of classification markings, including portion markings; and ``(iii) the consequences of over- classification and other improper uses of classification markings, including the misapplication of classification markings to documents that do not merit such markings, and of failing to comply with the Department's policies and procedures established under or pursuant to this section, including the negative consequences for the individual's personnel evaluation, homeland security, information sharing, and the overall success of the Department's missions; ``(B) serve as a prerequisite, once completed successfully, as evidenced by an appropriate certificate, for-- ``(i) obtaining classification authority; and ``(ii) renewing such authority annually; and ``(C) count as a positive factor, once completed successfully, in the Department's employment, evaluation, and promotion decisions; and ``(2) ensure that such program is conducted efficiently, in conjunction with any other security, intelligence, or other training programs required by the Department to reduce the costs and administrative burdens associated with the additional training required by this section. ``(c) Detailee Program.--The Secretary shall-- ``(1) implement a Departmental detailee program to detail Departmental personnel to the National Archives and Records Administration for one year, for the purpose of-- ``(A) training and educational benefit for the Department personnel assigned so that they may better understand the policies, procedures and laws governing original classification authorities; ``(B) bolstering the ability of the National Archives and Records Administration to conduct its oversight authorities over the Department and other Departments and agencies; and ``(C) ensuring that the policies and procedures established by the Secretary remain consistent with those established by the Archivist of the United States; ``(2) ensure that the program established under paragraph (1) includes at least one individual for each Department office with delegated original classification authority; and ``(3) in coordination with the Archivist of the United States, report to Congress not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the first year of the program established under paragraph (1), on-- ``(A) the advisability of expanding the program on a government-wide basis, whereby other departments and agencies would send detailees to the National Archives and Records Administration; and ``(B) the administrative and monetary costs of full compliance with this section. ``(d) Sunset of Detailee Program.--Except as otherwise provided by law, subsection (c) shall cease to have effect on December 31, 2012. ``(e) Finished Intelligence Product Defined.--The term `finished intelligence product' has the meaning given the term in section 210F(c).''. SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(b)) is amended by adding after the item relating to section 210E the following new items: ``Sec. 210F. Over-classification prevention program. ``Sec. 210G. Enforcement of over-classification prevention programs.''. Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 2008. Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, Clerk.

Summary: Reducing Over-Classification Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs (policies) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent the over-classification of homeland security, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 that must be disseminated to prevent and collectively respond to acts of terrorism. Requires the Secretary to coordinate with the Archivist of the United States and consult with representatives of state, local, tribal, and territorial government and law enforcement, organizations with expertise in civil rights, civil liberties, and government oversight, and the private sector to develop such policies. Directs the Secretary to: (1) create standard classified and unclassified formats for finished DHS intelligence products; (2) require that all such products be simultaneously prepared in the standard unclassified format, provided that such unclassified product would reasonably be expected to be of benefit to a state, local, tribal or territorial government, law enforcement agency or other emergency response provider, or the private sector, based on input provided by the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group Detail; (3) ensure that such policies protect the national security as well as the information privacy and legal rights of U.S. persons; (4) establish an ongoing auditing mechanism that randomly selects classified information from each DHS component to assess whether applicable classification regulations have been followed, describe any problems with their administration, and recommend improvements in awareness and training to address the problems identified; (5) establish a process whereby employees may challenge original classification decisions and be rewarded for successful challenges resulting in the removal or downgrading of classification markings; (6) inform employees and contractors that failure to comply could subject them to a series of penalties; and (7) institute such penalties. (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to: (1) assess technologies by which an electronic identifying marker can be assigned to each DHS employee and contractor with original classification authority to track which documents have been classified by a particular employee or contractor, determine the circumstances when such documents have been shared, identify and address over-classification problems, and assess the information sharing impact of any such problems or misuse; (2) develop an implementation plan for a DHS standard for such technology; and (3) provide a copy of the implementation plan to the House and Senate homeland security committees. Directs the Secretary, in coordination with the Archivist, to: (1) require annual training for each DHS employee and contractor with classification authority or those responsible for analyzing, producing, or communicating written classified information; and (2) ensure that such program is conducted efficiently in conjunction with any other security, intelligence, or other training programs required by DHS to reduce the costs and administrative burdens associated with the additional training required. Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement a program to detail DHS personnel to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for one year for purposes of training and educating DHS personnel to better understand classification authorities, bolstering NARA's ability to conduct oversight, and ensuring that the policies and procedures established by the Secretary remain consistent with those established by the Archivist; (2) ensure that the program includes at least one individual for each DHS office with delegated original classification authority; and (3) report to Congress, in coordination with the Archivist, on the advisability of expanding the program on a government-wide basis and on the administrative and monetary costs of full compliance. Terminates the program on December 31, 2012.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) On October 13, 2017, the General Council of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians voted to approve the Memorandum of Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians regarding the approximately 1,427.28 acres of land, commonly known as Camp 4, and authorized the Tribal Chairman to sign the Memorandum of Agreement. (2) On October 31, 2017, the Board of Supervisors for the County of Santa Barbara approved the Memorandum of Agreement on Camp 4 and authorized the Chair to sign the Memorandum of Agreement. (3) The Secretary of the Interior approved the Memorandum of Agreement pursuant to section 2103 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 81). SEC. 3. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS. (a) Ratification of Trust Status.--The action taken by the Secretary on January 20, 2017, to place approximately 1,427.28 acres of land located in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is hereby ratified and confirmed as if that action had been taken under a Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that action. (b) Ratification of Actions of the Secretary.--The actions taken by the Secretary to assume jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust acquisition of approximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Barbara County, California, on January 30, 2015, is hereby ratified and confirmed as if that action had been taken under a Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that action. (c) Ratification of Actions of the Secretary.--The actions taken by the Secretary to dismiss the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust acquisition of approximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Barbara County, California, on January 19, 2017, is hereby ratified and confirmed as if that action had been taken under a Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that action. (d) Administration.-- (1) Administration.--The land placed into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians by the Secretary of the Interior on January 20, 2017, shall be a part of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to the land held in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe. (2) Effect.--For purposes of certain California State laws (including the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, Government Code Section 51200, et seq.), placing the land described in subsection (b) into trust shall remove any restrictions on the property pursuant to California Government Code Section 51295 or any other provision of such Act. (e) Legal Description of Lands Transferred.--The lands to be transferred pursuant to this Act are described as follows: Legal Land Description/Site Location:Real property in the unincorporated area of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, described as follows: PARCEL 1: (APN: 141-121-51 AND PORTION OF APN 141-140-10)LOTS 9 THROUGH 18, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 18, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105580 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 2: (PORTION OF APN: 141-140-10)LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 24, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105581 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 3: (PORTIONS OF APNS: 141-230-23 AND 141-140-10)LOTS 19 AND 20 OF TRACT 18 AND THAT PORTION OF LOTS 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 15 THROUGH 20, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 16, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE LAND GRANTED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR'S DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105582 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 4: (APN: 141-240-02 AND PORTION OF APN: 141-140-10)LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, INCLUSIVE, OF TRACT 25, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01-105583 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 5: (PORTION OF APN: 141-230-23)THAT PORTION OF LOTS 3 AND 6 OF TRACT 16, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THE CANADA DE LOS PINOS OR COLLEGE RANCHO, FILED IN RACK 3, AS MAP 4 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, THAT LIES NORTHEASTERLY OF THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF THE LAND GRANTED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY AN EXECUTOR'S DEED RECORDED APRIL 2, 1968 IN BOOK 2227, PAGE 136 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.THIS LEGAL IS MADE PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED DECEMBER 5, 2001 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 01- 105584 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. (f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall-- (1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land that is in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) affect any water right of the Tribe in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; or (3) terminate or limit any access in any way to any right- of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act. (g) Restricted Use of Transferred Lands.--The Tribe may not conduct, on the land described in subsection (b) taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this Act, gaming activities-- (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or (2) under any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission under that Act. (h) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section: (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians.

Summary: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to: (1) take approximately 1,427 acres of land in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, (2) assume jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the acquisition of this land, and (3) dismiss those appeals. The land is made part of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation. The bill removes restrictions on the land pursuant to certain state laws. Gaming is prohibited on this land.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard and Reservists Education Benefits Act''. SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE. (a) Establishment of Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall carry out a program of block grants to States under this section to provide for the payment of tuition and fees for undergraduate studies at public institutions of higher learning otherwise payable by a member of the Selected Reserve attending those institutions for those studies. (2) Limitation.--Tuition assistance under this section shall not be made available to a member of the Selected Reserve who participates in the program of educational assistance under chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, or under chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code. (b) State Certifications.--Not later than October 1 of each of fiscal year for which a State desires to receive an allotment under this section, the chief executive officer of the State shall submit to the Secretary a certification that the State will-- (1) use such funds to defray the costs of tuition and fees for undergraduate studies of members of the Selected Reserve attending public institutions of higher learning in the States; (2) return any unused funds to the Secretary in accordance with the reconciliation process under subsection (d); and (3) comply with the reporting requirements under subsection (e). (c) Payments to States.--For each of fiscal years 2005 through 2010, the Secretary shall pay to each State that submits a certification under subsection (b), from any funds appropriated under subsection (g), for the fiscal year an amount equal to the amount of the allotment determined for the fiscal year under subsection (f). (d) Reconciliation Process.-- (1) 3-year availability of amounts allotted.--Each State that receives an allotment under this section shall return to the Secretary any unused portion of the amount allotted to a State under this section for a fiscal year not later than the last day of the second succeeding fiscal year together with any earnings on such unused portion. (2) Procedure for redistribution of unused allotments.--The Secretary shall establish an appropriate procedure for redistributing to States that have expended the entire amount allotted under this section any amount that is-- (A) returned to the Secretary by States under paragraph (1); or (B) not allotted to a State under this section because the State did not submit a certification under subsection (b) by October 1 of a fiscal year. (e) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Monitoring and evaluation.--Each State receiving an allotment under this section for a fiscal year shall monitor and evaluate the tuition assistance program carried out under this section using funds made available under this section in such manner as the Secretary, in consultation with the States, determines appropriate. (2) Annual reports.--Not less frequently than annually, each State receiving an allotment under this section for a fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary reports on the tuition assistance programs carried out under this section at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (f) Amount of Allotments.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), of the amount appropriated for the purpose of making allotments under this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State that submits a certification under subsection (b) for the fiscal year an amount equal to the amount that bears the same ratio to the number of members of the Selected Reserve residing in the State (as determined by the Secretary based on the most recent March supplement to the Current Population Survey of the Bureau of the Census before the beginning of the calendar year in which such fiscal year begins) as bears to the number of members of the Selected Reserve residing in all States. (2) Minimum allotments.--No allotment for a fiscal year under this section shall be less than-- (A) in the case of a State other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 1 percent of the amount appropriated for the fiscal year under subsection (g); and (B) in the case of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 0.5 percent of such amount. (3) Pro rata reductions.--The Secretary shall make such pro rata reductions to the allotments determined under paragraph (1) as are necessary to comply with the requirements of paragraph (2). (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2010 for purposes of making allotments to States under this section. (h) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Selected reserve.--The term ``Selected Reserve'' means the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of any of the reserve components (including the Army National Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard of the United States) of the Armed Forces, as required to be maintained under section 10143(a) of title 10, United States Code. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Education. (3) Institution of higher learning.--The term ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given that term under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). (4) State.--The term State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (5) Tuition and fees for undergraduate studies.--The term ``tuition and fees for undergraduate studies'' means the actual cost of tuition and fees for undergraduate studies charged by a public institution of higher learning to similarly circumstanced individuals who are not members of the Selected Reserve for enrollment in courses of education at the institution, and includes the average cost of books and supplies payable by such individuals for those studies.

Summary: National Guard and Reservists Education Benefits Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to carry out a program of block grants to States (defined to include U.S. territories and the District of Columbia) to pay tuition and fees for undergraduate studies at public institutions for members of the Selected Reserve. Excludes from the block grant program those members of the Selected Reserve who participate in other specified educational assistance programs. Requires the chief executive officer of each State wishing to receive block grant funds to submit an annual certification that the State will: (1) use such funds to defray the cost of undergraduate tuition and fees for members of the Selected Reserve; (2) return any unused funds to the Secretary according to the reconciliation process set forth in this Act; and (3) comply with the reporting requirements of this Act. Sets forth an allotment scheme for block grant funds that requires allotments to reflect the ratio of Selected Reserve members in the receiving State to Selected Reserve members in all States. Establishes minimum allotments.