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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement 
Improvements Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. NONLIABILITY FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING FINANCIAL 
              RECORDS TO STATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN 
              CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or 
State law, a depository institution shall not be liable under any 
Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record 
of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting 
to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such 
individual.
    (b) Prohibition of Disclosure of Financial Record Obtained by State 
Child Support Enforcement Agency.--A State child support enforcement 
agency which obtains a financial record of an individual from a 
financial institution pursuant to subsection (a) may disclose such 
financial record only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary 
in, establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation of 
such individual.
    (c) Civil Damages for Unauthorized Disclosure.--
            (1) Disclosure by state officer or employee.--If any 
        officer or employee of a State knowingly, or by reason of 
        negligence, discloses a financial record of an individual in 
        violation of subsection (b), such individual may bring a civil 
        action for damages against such State in a district court of 
        the United States.
            (2) No liability for good faith but erroneous 
        interpretation.--No liability shall arise under this subsection 
        with respect to any disclosure which results from a good faith, 
        but erroneous, interpretation of subsection (b).
            (3) Damages.--In any action brought under paragraph (1), 
        upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the 
        defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal 
        to the sum of--
                    (A) the greater of--
                            (i) $1,000 for each act of unauthorized 
                        disclosure of a financial record with respect 
                        to which such defendant is found liable; or
                            (ii) the sum of--
                                    (I) the actual damages sustained by 
                                the plaintiff as a result of such 
                                unauthorized disclosure; plus
                                    (II) in the case of a willful 
                                disclosure or a disclosure which is the 
                                result of gross negligence, punitive 
                                damages; plus
                    (B) the costs of the action.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``depository institution'' means--
                    (A) a depository institution, as defined by section 
                3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
                    (B) an institution-affiliated party, as defined by 
                section 3(u) of such Act; and
                    (C) any Federal credit union or State credit union, 
                as defined by section 101 of the Federal Credit Union 
                Act, including an institution-affiliated party of such 
                a credit union, as defined by section 206(r) of such 
                Act.
            (2) The term ``financial record'' has the meaning given 
        such term by section 1101 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act 
        of 1978.
            (3) The term ``State child support enforcement agency'' 
        means a State agency which administers a State program for 
        establishing and enforcing child support obligations.

SEC. 3. ACCESS TO AND USE OF CONSUMER REPORTS BY STATE CHILD SUPPORT 
              ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

    (a) In General.--Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
U.S.C. 1681b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) To a State child support enforcement agency that is 
        seeking to establish, modify, or enforce a child support 
        obligation against the consumer, if--
                    ``(A) the paternity of the consumer for the child 
                to which the obligation relates has been established or 
                acknowledged by the consumer in accordance with State 
                laws under which the obligation arises (if required by 
                those laws); and
                    ``(B) the State child support enforcement agency--
                            ``(i) before obtaining the consumer report, 
                        provides written notice to the consumer that 
                        the State agency intends to obtain a consumer 
                        report on the consumer; and
                            ``(ii) certifies to the consumer reporting 
                        agency that--
                                    ``(I) the requirement in 
                                subparagraph (A) has been fulfilled (if 
                                applicable); and
                                    ``(II) the notice required by 
                                clause (i) has been provided.''.
    (b) State Child Support Enforcement Agency Defined.--Section 603 of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(j) The term `State child support enforcement agency' means a 
State agency which administers a State program for establishing and 
enforcing child support obligations.''.

SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE SUPPORT.

    (a) Inclusion in Child Support Orders.--
            (1) In general.--Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) 
        the following:
            ``(11) Not later than the beginning of the 9th calendar 
        month that begins after the date the Secretary prescribes final 
        regulations as provided for in section 467(d)(2):
                    ``(A) Procedures which require any child support 
                order, issued or modified by a court or administrative 
                agency of the State on or after the effective date of 
                guidelines established by the State under section 
                467(d), to provide for coverage of the health care 
                costs of the child in accordance with such guidelines.
                    ``(B) Procedures which require the expedited 
                consideration and disposition of any allegation of 
                noncompliance with an obligation to cover the health 
                care costs of a child imposed under a child support 
                order issued or modified in the State.''.
            (2) State guidelines.--Section 467 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        667) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) Not later than the beginning of the 9th calendar month 
that begins after the date the Secretary prescribes final regulations 
in accordance with paragraph (2), each State, as a condition for having 
its State plan approved under this part, must establish guidelines for 
the coverage of the health care costs of children pursuant to child 
support orders issued or modified in the State, which guidelines shall 
create a streamlined process that meets the minimum standards 
established by the Secretary in such regulations.
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations which set forth 
minimum standards that any set of guidelines established pursuant to 
paragraph (1) must meet in providing for the coverage of the health 
care costs of children pursuant to child support orders issued or 
modified in the State, including--
            ``(i) the contents of such an order with respect to the 
        coverage of such costs;
            ``(ii) the distribution of responsibility for such costs;
            ``(iii) to the extent that such costs are to be covered 
        through health insurance--
                    ``(I) the provision of such insurance;
                    ``(II) the payment of insurance claims; and
                    ``(III) the rights of the noncustodial parent and 
                the custodial parent to insurance information;
            ``(iv) the circumstances under which a provider of health 
        insurance may or may not deny coverage to a child who is the 
        subject of such an order;
            ``(v) penalties to be imposed on providers of health 
        insurance who fail to comply with the guidelines; and
            ``(vi) how changes in the circumstances of the noncustodial 
        parent and the custodial parent are to be taken into account 
        with respect to the coverage of such costs.
    ``(B) In developing such standards, the Secretary shall ensure 
that, in establishing guidelines pursuant to paragraph (1), the State 
considers the following matters in the following order of importance:
            ``(i) The best interests of the child.
            ``(ii) The financial and other circumstances of the parents 
        of the child.
            ``(iii) Cost-effectiveness.
    ``(3) The preceding subsections of this section shall apply in like 
manner to the guidelines established pursuant to this subsection.''.
            (3) Regulations.--
                    (A) Proposed regulations.--Within 9 months after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall issue proposed 
                regulations to implement the amendments made by this 
                subsection.
                    (B) Final regulations.--Within 14 months after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall issue final regulations 
                to implement the amendments made by this subsection.
    (b) Inclusion in Incentive Payments Program of Dependent Health 
Insurance Provided Due to Successful Enforcement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 458(b) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 658(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(5)(A) For purposes of this section, the successful enforcement 
by the State of a provision of a support order requiring an absent 
parent to obtain health insurance for 1 or more children shall be 
considered the collection of support from the absent parent, without 
regard to the means by which such support is provided.
    ``(B) The amount of support collected in any case in which the 
State successfully enforces a provision of a support order requiring an 
absent parent to obtain health insurance for 1 or more children shall 
be the savings to the State from the provision of such health insurance 
to such children, as determined in accordance with a health insurance 
savings methodology adopted by the State in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Within 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
        to implement the amendment made by paragraph (1).
            (3) Study; report.--
                    (A) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services shall conduct a study to determine the 
                incentives that should be provided to encourage States 
                to enforce obligations of noncustodial parents to pay 
                (and obtain medical insurance coverage with respect to) 
                the reasonable and necessary health and dental expenses 
                of the children to whom the noncustodial parents owe 
                such obligations.
                    (B) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee 
                on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and 
                the Committee on Finance of the Senate the results of 
                the study required by subparagraph (A).

SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORTS ON STATE COMPLIANCE WITH TIME LIMITS WITHIN 
              WHICH STATE MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN CHILD SUPPORT 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Section 452(a)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
652(a)(10)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
                    ``(J) compliance, by State, with the standards 
                established pursuant to subsections (h) and (i).''.

SEC. 6. WAGES WITHHELD BY EMPLOYERS TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS 
              REQUIRED TO BE PAID TO STATE WITHIN 10 DAYS; LATE PAYMENT 
              PENALTY IMPOSED ON EMPLOYERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 466(b)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``within 10 days after the 
        payment of such wages'' before ``to the appropriate agency''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(iii) The State must require any employer who fails to 
        make any payment required in accordance with clause (i) within 
        the 10-day period described therein to pay the State a $1,000 
        penalty. The State must expend all penalties collected in 
        accordance with this clause for the operation of the State plan 
        approved under section 454, not later than the end of the 
        calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which 
        collected.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection, the amendments made by subsection (a) of this 
        section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act and apply to wages paid on or after such date and payments 
        under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act for 
        calendar quarters beginning on or after such date.
            (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--In the 
        case of a State plan approved under section 454 of the Social 
        Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
        appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the 
        additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by 
        subsection (a) of this section, the State plan shall not be 
        regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such 
        section 454 solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to 
        meet such additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st 
        calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 1st regular 
        session of the State legislature that begins after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous 
        sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative 
        session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a 
        separate regular session of the State legislature.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL PARENT LOCATOR NETWORK.

    Section 453 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) The Secretary shall expand the Parent Locator Service to 
establish a national network based on the comprehensive statewide child 
support enforcement systems developed by the States, to--
            ``(1) allow each State to--
                    ``(A) locate any absent parent who owes child 
                support, for whom a child support obligation is being 
                established, or for whom an order for visitation is 
                being enforced, by--
                            ``(i) accessing the records of other State 
                        agencies and sources of locate information 
                        directly from one computer system to another; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) accessing Federal sources of locate 
                        information in the same fashion;
                    ``(B) access the files of other States to determine 
                whether there are other child support orders involving 
                the same absent parent, and obtain the details of any 
                such order;
                    ``(C) provide for both on-line and batch processing 
                of locate requests, with on-line access restricted to 
                cases in which the information is needed immediately 
                (for such reasons as court appearances) and batch 
                processing used to `troll' data bases to locate 
                individuals or update information periodically; and
                    ``(D) direct locate requests to individual States 
                or Federal agencies, broadcast requests to selected 
                States, or broadcast cases to all States when there is 
                no indication of the source of needed information;
            ``(2) provide for a maximum of 48-hour turnaround time for 
        information to be broadcast and returned to a requesting State; 
        and
            ``(3) provide ready access to courts of the information on 
        the network by location of a computer terminal in each 
        court.''.

                                 

HR 2396 IH----2

A: Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1993 - Makes depository institutions not liable under any Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such individual.  Prohibits such an agency from disclosing such a record for any other purpose and provides for civil damages for unauthorized disclosures. 
Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to permit credit reporting agencies to grant access to certain consumer reports to a State child support enforcement agency that is seeking to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation against the consumer. 
Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to:  (1) require State laws to provide for the use of procedures requiring child support orders to provide for coverage of the health care costs of the child in accordance with State guidelines; (2) include under the incentive payments program any dependent medical insurance coverage which is provided due to the successful application of such procedures; (3) direct HHS' Office of Child Support Enforcement to report to the Congress annually on State compliance with specified standards establishing time limits for State response to certain child support assistance requests; (4) require States to assess a penalty against any employer who fails to make timely payment of withheld wages to pay child support obligations of an employee; and (5) direct the Office to develop a national parent locator network which would build on comprehensive statewide child support enforcement systems to allow States to carry out specified parent locator activities. 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report to specified congressional committees on how the successful efforts of States in enforcing obligations of absent parents to pay (and obtain medical insurance coverage with respect to) the health and dental expenses of their children should be rewarded through an incentive payments program.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.-- This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Government 
Homeland Security Coordination and Integration Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Office of tribal government homeland security.
Sec. 5. Report to congress.
Sec. 6. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and 
        the subsequent introduction of weapons grade anthrax into the 
        United States Postal System and Congressional office buildings 
        in Washington, D.C., the President and the Congress have worked 
        closely to respond to the need to rebuild and strengthen the 
        nation's public health, national security, and emergency 
        response systems.
            (2) Based on Article I, section 8 of the United States 
        Constitution, treaties, Federal statutes, and court decisions, 
        the United States has a unique historical and legal 
        relationship with American Indian and Alaska Native people, 
        which serves as the basis for the Federal Government's trust 
        responsibility and obligations. There are currently 558 
        federally-recognized Indian tribes in the United States, with 
        some 40 percent of Indian tribes located in the State of 
        Alaska. Indian tribes have principle responsibility for lands 
        and people within their jurisdiction.
            (3) Despite the government-to-government relationship 
        between Indian tribes and the United States, the United States 
        has failed to include and consult with Indian tribes with 
        regard to homeland security prevention, protection, and 
        response activities planning. Moreover, there are no specific 
        provisions for the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian 
        Health Service to participate in homeland security programs and 
        funding.
            (4) Throughout many areas of the United States, facilities 
        operated, and services, activities and government functions 
        carried out, by Indian tribes, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 
        the Indian Health Service are the only sources available to 
        provide emergency health services, disaster response, and law 
        enforcement to the tribal and non-tribal community, thus 
        serving the role as ``first responders'' in the event of a 
        terrorist attack.
            (5) To provide for the public health and safety on tribal 
        lands and in the surrounding communities, it is imperative to 
        establish tribal participation in homeland security 
        initiatives. Indian tribes must be included in the national 
        strategy for homeland security and receive an appropriate share 
        of related funding.
            (6) The treatment of Indian tribes as State governments, as 
        appropriate, for developing funding methodologies, planning, 
        consultation, coordination, and for eligibility for grant 
        monies will ensure Indian tribes are adequately prepared to 
        respond to Homeland Security threats.
            (7) Indian tribes shall be treated as State, as 
        appropriate, for purposes of planning, consultation, 
        coordination, eligibility for grant monies and other purposes 
        to improve the United States capacity to prepare, prevent and 
        respond to terrorist activities.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To establish within the Department of Homeland Security 
        an office known as the Office of Tribal Government Homeland 
        Security.
            (2) To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
        appoint, in consultation with Indian tribes, a Director of 
        Tribal Government Homeland Security.
            (3) To provide for more effective management of, and 
        accountability for the proper discharge of, the Secretary's 
        trust responsibility to Indian tribes and individual American 
        Indians and Alaska Natives by establishing in the Department of 
        Homeland Security an Office of Tribal Government Homeland 
        Security.
            (4) To integrate and coordinate the efforts of the 
        Department of Homeland Security and Indian tribes to prepare 
        for, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from 
        terrorist attacks.
            (5) To provide strategic integration of the Homeland 
        Security activities of Indian tribes that will complement the 
        operational consolidation of the various directorates within 
        the Department.
            (6) To supplement the capacity of the Indian Health Service 
        and the Bureau of Indian Affairs to respond to the homeland 
        security needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives, without 
        jeopardizing the nonsecurity missions of the Indian Health 
        Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
            (7) To serve as an information clearinghouse and to enhance 
        the integration and coordination of Indian tribes and in the 
        activities of the Department of Homeland Security.
            (8) To establish an organizational framework within the 
        Department of Homeland Security through which the Federal 
        Government, Indian tribes, and State and local governments can 
        work effectively and collaboratively on public health and 
        safety, terrorism detection, prevention, response, and 
        protection of critical infrastructure.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security.
            (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
            (3) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of Tribal 
        Government Homeland Security established in section 4.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.

SEC. 4. OFFICE OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENT HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the 
        Department of Homeland Security an office to be known as the 
        ``Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security''.
            (2) Director.--The Office shall be headed by a Director, 
        appointed by the Secretary in consultation with Indian tribes, 
        whose title shall be the Director of Tribal Government Homeland 
        Security. The Director shall be equal in pay and authority of 
        an Assistant Secretary.
    (b) Duties of Secretary; Director.--
            (1) Duties of the secretary.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) ensure the coordination of Federal programs 
                that provide assistance (including financial and 
                technical assistance) to eligible Indian tribes and 
                provide those governments with treatment as State 
                governments, as appropriate, for planning, 
                consultation, and coordination and for eligibility for 
                Federal grant monies and funds to improve capacity and 
                help prepare, prevent, and respond to terrorist 
                activities, and for other related purposes in and near 
                tribal communities;
                    (B) ensure Indian tribes are included in the 
                coordination activities of the Homeland Security 
                Department's Border and Transportation functions in the 
                same manner as State and local law enforcement 
                entities;
                    (C) ensure Indian tribes with jurisdiction over 
                lands adjacent to the Canadian and Mexican borders are 
                adequately prepared to help protect United States 
                borders, territorial waters, waterways, and other 
                transportation systems;
                    (D) ensure the broad spectrum of infrastructure 
                throughout Indian Country, including nuclear and 
                electrical power plants, water and sanitation 
                facilities, agricultural, food processing, oil, timber, 
                and other natural resources is adequately protected 
                against terrorist threats;
                    (E) ensure that Indian tribes are properly equipped 
                to prepare for, prevent, and respond to terrorist 
                activities in the same manner as State and local 
                governments;
                    (F) provide Indian tribes the necessary equipment 
                for detection, protection, and decontamination in 
                emergencies involving weapons of mass destruction;
                    (G) provide Indian tribes with emergency 
                preparedness training and exercise programs and further 
                assistance for any emergency, including natural 
                disasters or disease;
                    (H) include Indian tribes in all facets of 
                research, development, resource assessment, and risk 
                analysis in the same manner as State and local 
                governments; and
                    (I) include Indian tribes, as appropriate, in the 
                coordination of the Homeland Security Department's 
                Immigration and Nationality functions in the same 
                manner as State and local law enforcement entities.
            (2) Duties of the director.--The Director shall--
                    (A) coordinate homeland security activities among 
                Indian tribes and related Federal agencies, including 
                integration and coordination of the efforts of the 
                Department of Homeland Security and Indian tribes to 
                prepare for, prevent, protect against, respond to, and 
                recover from terrorist attacks;
                    (B) provide strategic integration to complement the 
                operational consolidation of the various directorates 
                within the Department of Homeland Security, with 
                respect to Indian tribes;
                    (C) ensure that Indian tribes are included in the 
                gathering and analysis of terrorist threats and other 
                information in the same manner as Federal, State, and 
                local law enforcement entities;
                    (D) serve as the Secretary's key point of contact 
                for Indian tribes in need of assistance and information 
                homeland security grants for purposes of planning, 
                consultation, coordination, eligibility for grant 
                monies and other purposes to improve the United States 
                capacity to prepare, prevent and respond to terrorist 
                activities and to work with Indian tribes and executive 
                agencies in promoting homeland security;
                    (E) serve as the coordinating center intended to 
                facilitate communication between and integration with 
                Indian tribes and other Federal departments that have 
                homeland security responsibilities, including but not 
                limited to health surveillance, emergency preparation 
                and response, border security, critical infrastructure 
                protection, technology, and communication;
                    (F) establish a network through which the Federal 
                Government, Indian tribes, and State and local 
                governments work collaboratively on public health and 
                safety, terrorism detection, prevention, response, and 
                protection of critical infrastructure targets; and
                    (G) establish a mechanism for the distribution of 
                warnings and information to tribal communities.
    (c) Treatment of Indian Tribes as States.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) treat Indian tribes as States, as appropriate, 
                for the purpose of homeland security consultation, 
                planning, coordination, bioterrorism preparedness, 
                prevention, and response, emergency preparedness and 
                response, border and transportation security, and for 
                other purposes related to protecting the homeland;
                    (B) include Indian tribes in funding methodologies 
                for purposes of allocating any financial resources; and
                    (C) support and facilitate the capacity necessary 
                for the Indian Health Service and Bureau of Indian 
                Affairs to respond to the homeland security needs of 
                American Indians and Alaska Natives, without 
                jeopardizing their non-security missions.
            (2) Discretionary authority.--The Secretary may delegate to 
        such Indian tribes primary responsibility for homeland security 
        activities within its respective jurisdiction.
    (d) Information Sharing.--The Secretary shall provide assistance to 
enhance information technology capabilities of Indian tribes and 
ensure--
            (1) the active participation of Indian tribes in the 
        coordination with Federal, State, and local governments and the 
        private sector as related to Homeland Security activities; and
            (2) provide Indian tribes access to the same type of 
        information being exchanged between Federal, State, and local 
        authorities for the purpose of providing government personnel, 
        agencies, and authorities, with appropriate intelligence 
        information, including warnings, regarding threats posed by 
        terrorism in a timely and secure manner.
    (e) Federal Grants.--
            (1) General eligibility.--Indian tribes shall be eligible 
        to apply for, receive, direct, and supervise any homeland 
        security-related Federal grant programs.
            (2) Authority to award grants.--The Secretary may award 
        grants to Indian tribes for the following purposes:
                    (A) Planning, consultation, and coordination to 
                improve infrastructure, to prevent terrorist 
                activities.
                    (B) Training and education of employees responsible 
                for public health, safety and emergency response 
                activities.
                    (C) Addressing communication gaps and 
                infrastructure needs related to homeland security.
                    (D) Increasing the capacity of Indian tribes to 
                help prepare, prevent, and respond to terrorist 
                activities and other public health and safety 
                emergencies.
                    (E) Development of a comprehensive plan to help 
                prepare, prevent, and respond to terrorist activities 
                and other public health and safety emergencies.
                    (F) Implementation of plans to help prepare, 
                prevent, and respond to terrorist activities and other 
                public health and safety emergencies.
                    (G) The preparation of reports assessing the 
                emergency preparedness of Indian tribes, including an 
                assessment of Indian tribes' coordination with the 
                Department.
                    (H) Such other purposes related to the purposes of 
                this Act the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (f) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) directly or by contract, provide Indian tribes with 
        technical assistance in developing, implementing and managing 
        emergency response plans.
            (2) Ensure that legal, financial, and other expertise of 
        the Department of Homeland Security is made fully available in 
        an advisory capacity to Indian tribes to assist in the 
        development, implementation, and management of emergency 
        response plans.
            (3) Provide Department of Homeland Security programs 
        designed to provide legal, accounting, financial, or technical 
        assistance to eligible Indian tribes.
            (4) Facilitate cooperation with the heads of appropriate 
        Federal agencies working on Homeland Security initiatives.
            (5) Any other activity that the Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Director, considers appropriate to carry out this 
        section.
    (g) Assessment.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an assessment report 
detailing the baseline readiness of Indian tribes to the Committee on 
Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the 
House of Representatives. In addition to an assessment of baseline 
readiness, the report shall contain any legislative recommendations 
necessary to improve coordination and integration of Indian tribes in 
the National Homeland Security Strategy.
    (h) Reporting.--The Secretary shall determine the effectiveness of 
the Office through the preparation of reports assessing the emergency 
preparedness of Indian tribes, including an assessment of Indian 
tribes' coordination with the Department of Homeland Security.
    (i) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not provide assistance under 
this section for any activity related to the operation of a gaming 
activity on Indian lands pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).

SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Director, shall prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the operation of 
the Office.
    (b) Contents of Report.--Each report prepared under subsection (a) 
shall include--
            (1) for the period covered by the report, a summary of the 
        activities conducted by the Secretary, in carrying out 
        subsections (b) through (h) of section 4; and
            (2) any recommendations for legislation that the Secretary, 
        in consultation with the Director, determines to be necessary 
        to carry out such sections.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     There are authorized to be appropriated such sums are necessary to 
carry out this Act, to remain available until expended.

A: Tribal Government Homeland Security Coordination and Integration Act - Establishes the Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (Office) within the Department of Homeland Security. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to appoint a Director to head the Office.

Prescribes the Secretary's and the Director's duties of coordination, infrastructure and equipment readiness, training, and inclusion of Indian tribes in homeland security preparedness. 
 
 Requires the Secretary to treat Indian tribes as states, as appropriate for the purpose of homeland security. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate to Indian tribes primary responsibility for homeland security activities within their respective jurisdictions. Requires the Secretary to integrate the roles of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Services with regard to homeland security. 
 
 Requires the Secretary to provide assistance to enhance information technology capabilities of tribes and ensure the participation of Indian tribes in the coordination with federal, state, and local governments and the private sector as related to Homeland Security activities. 
 
 Declares Indian tribes to be eligible to apply for, receive, direct, and supervise any homeland security-related federal grant program. 
 
 Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to Indian tribes for specified homeland security purposes. 
 
 Requires the Secretary to provide Indian tribes with: (1) technical assistance in developing, implementing, and managing emergency response plans; (2) Department of Homeland Security expertise and programs; (3) the cooperation of the heads of appropriate Federal agencies; and (4) any other activity the Secretary considers appropriate to provide homeland security technical assistance to Indian tribes.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FERS Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation Buyback Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. CREDITABILITY OF SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 8411(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) subject to subsection (k), service as a temporary or 
        intermittent employee for the Federal Deposit Insurance 
        Corporation not otherwise creditable for purposes of this 
        chapter, performed after December 31, 1988, and before January 
        1, 2001, of at least 1 year's duration (whether performed over 
        a continuous period or otherwise), but only if the individual 
        performing such service later becomes subject to this chapter, 
        and such service is not credited for purposes of any benefit 
        under any other retirement system established by a law of the 
        United States (disregarding the Social Security Act and chapter 
        83 of this title).''.
    (b) Deposit Requirement.--Section 8411 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k)(1) An employee or Member shall, with respect to any service 
described in subsection (b)(6) performed by such employee or Member, be 
required to deposit to the credit of the Fund an amount equal to 1.3 
percent of basic pay for such service.
    ``(2) Any deposit under paragraph (1) made more than 5 years after 
the later of--
            ``(A) October 1, 2001, or
            ``(B) the date on which the employee or Member making the 
        deposit first becomes an employee or Member following the 
        period of temporary or intermittent service for which such 
        deposit is due,
shall include interest on such amount, computed in the manner described 
in subsection (f)(3) and compounded annually beginning on the date of 
the expiration of the 5-year period.
    ``(3) If the deposit under paragraph (1) is not made or if less 
than the entire amount of such deposit is made--
            ``(A) service of the employee or Member described in 
        subsection (b)(6) shall be fully creditable; but
            ``(B) any annuity under this chapter based on the service 
        of such employee or Member shall be reduced in a manner similar 
        to that described in section 8418(b).''.

SEC. 3. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONS WHO HAVE SEPARATED.

    (a) In General.--The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe 
regulations under which credit for service, as described in section 
8411(b)(6) of title 5, United States Code, as added by this Act, which 
was performed by an individual who has separated from Government 
service may be obtained.
    (b) Requirements.--Under the regulations, credit shall not be given 
under this section unless appropriate written application is submitted, 
not later than December 31, 2001, in such form and manner as the 
regulations require.
    (c) Recomputation of Annuity.--
            (1) In general.--Any annuity or survivor annuity payable as 
        of when an application under this subsection is submitted shall 
        be recomputed to take into account any service described in 
        section 8411(b)(6) of title 5, United States Code (performed by 
        the individual on whose service the annuity is based), 
        effective with respect to amounts accruing for months beginning 
        more than 30 days after the date on which such application is 
        submitted.
            (2) Condition.--If the full amount of the deposit required 
        under section 8411(k) of such title 5 is not timely made 
        (before such deadline as the Office shall by regulation 
        prescribe) with respect to any service as to which the 
        application under paragraph (1) relates, an appropriate 
        reduction shall be made in the recomputed annuity in accordance 
        with paragraph (3) of such section 8411(k). Interest shall not 
        be included as part of any deposit under this subsection.

SEC. 4. NOTIFICATION AND OTHER DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 
              MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Notice.--The Office of Personnel Management shall take such 
action as may be necessary and appropriate to inform individuals of any 
rights they might have as a result of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Assistance.--The Office shall, on request, assist any 
individual in obtaining from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
any information in the possession of such corporation which may be 
necessary to verify the entitlement of such individual to have any 
service credited under section 8411(b)(6) of title 5, United States 
Code, as added by this Act, or to have an annuity recomputed under 
section 3(c).
    (c) Information.--At the request of the Office, the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation shall provide any information with respect to an 
individual's performance of any service described in such section 
8411(b)(6) to the Office.

A:
FERS Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Buyback Act of 2001 - Includes service as a temporary or intermittent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation employee of at least one year's duration, performed after December 31, 1988 and before January 1, 2001, whether performed over a continuous period or otherwise, as creditable service under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), but only if such employee later becomes subject to FERS and such service is not credited for purposes of any benefit under any other retirement system established by U.S. law (disregarding the Social Security Act and provisions of the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS)).Requires such employee to deposit to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 1.3 percent of basic pay for such service. Requires any deposit made more than five years after the later of October 1, 2001, or the date on which the employee first becomes a Federal employee following the period of temporary or intermittent FDIC service to include interest.Directs the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe regulations for crediting such service to an individual who has separated from the Government. Requires recomputation of an annuity or a survivor annuity to take into account such service.
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