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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Jobs Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR TAX-EXEMPT ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY 
              BONDS.

    (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 1394(b)(3)(B) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``References'' and inserting the following:
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), 
                                references'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(II) Special rule for employee 
                                residence test.--For purposes of 
                                subsection (b)(6) and (c)(5) of section 
                                1397C, an employee shall be treated as 
                                a resident of an empowerment zone if 
                                such employee is a resident of an 
                                empowerment zone, an enterprise 
                                community, or a qualified low-income 
                                community within an applicable 
                                nominating jurisdiction.''.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) Qualified low-income community.--Paragraph (3) of 
        section 1394(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
        by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) 
        and (E), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
        the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Qualified low-income community.--For purposes 
                of subparagraph (B)--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified low-
                        income community' means any population census 
                        tract if--
                                    ``(I) the poverty rate for such 
                                tract is at least 20 percent, or
                                    ``(II) the median family income for 
                                such tract does not exceed 80 percent 
                                of statewide median family income (or, 
                                in the case of a tract located within a 
                                metropolitan area, metropolitan area 
                                median family income if greater).
                        Subclause (II) shall be applied using 
                        possessionwide median family income in the case 
                        of census tracts located within a possession of 
                        the United States.
                            ``(ii) Targeted populations.--The Secretary 
                        shall prescribe regulations under which 1 or 
                        more targeted populations (within the meaning 
                        of section 103(20) of the Riegle Community 
                        Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 
                        1994) may be treated as a qualified low-income 
                        communities.
                            ``(iii) Areas not within census tracts.--In 
                        the case of an area which is not tracted for 
                        population census tracts, the equivalent county 
                        divisions (as defined by the Bureau of the 
                        Census for purposes of defining poverty areas) 
                        shall be used for purposes of determining 
                        poverty rates and median family income.
                            ``(iv) Modification of income requirement 
                        for census tracts within high migration rural 
                        counties.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--In the case of a 
                                population census tract located within 
                                a high migration rural county, clause 
                                (i)(II) shall be applied to areas not 
                                located within a metropolitan area by 
                                substituting `85 percent' for `80 
                                percent'.
                                    ``(II) High migration rural 
                                county.--For purposes of this clause, 
                                the term `high migration rural county' 
                                means any county which, during the 20-
                                year period ending with the year in 
                                which the most recent census was 
                                conducted, has a net out-migration of 
                                inhabitants from the county of at least 
                                10 percent of the population of the 
                                county at the beginning of such 
                                period.''.
            (2) Applicable nominating jurisdiction.--Subparagraph (D) 
        of section 1394(b)(3) of such Code, as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new clause:
                            ``(iii) Applicable nominating 
                        jurisdiction.--The term `applicable nominating 
                        jurisdiction' means, with respect to any 
                        empowerment zone or enterprise community, any 
                        local government that nominated such community 
                        for designation under section 1391.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Clause (iii) of section 1394(b)(3)(B) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``or an enterprise community'' and 
        inserting ``, an enterprise community, or a qualified low-
        income community within an applicable nominating 
        jurisdiction''.
            (2) Subparagraph (D) of section 1394(b)(3) of such Code, as 
        redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended by striking 
        ``Definitions'' and inserting ``Other definitions''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and not redeemed before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EMPOWERMENT ZONE TAX INCENTIVES.

    (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 1391(d)(1)(A), as amended by 
the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
    (b) Treatment of Certain Termination Dates Specified in 
Nominations.--In the case of a designation of an empowerment zone the 
nomination for which included a termination date which is 
contemporaneous with the date specified in subparagraph (A)(i) of 
section 1391(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect 
before the enactment of this Act), subparagraph (B) of such section 
shall not apply with respect to such designation if, after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the entity which made such nomination 
amends the nomination to provide for a new termination date in such 
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's designee) 
may provide.
    (c) Effective Dates.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to periods after December 31, 2014.

Output: Empowering Jobs Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt enterprise zone facility bonds and empowerment zones, to: (1)&nbsp;include as employees of a qualified business entity employees who are residents of&nbsp;an empowerment zone, an enterprise community, or a qualified low-income community; and (2)&nbsp;extend the period of designation for empowerment zones through December 31, 2016 (thus extending the eligibility of such zones for certain tax benefits). 


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Security and Freedom Through 
Encryption (SAFE) Act''.

SEC. 2. SALE AND USE OF ENCRYPTION.

    (a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after chapter 121 the following new chapter:

        ``CHAPTER 122--ENCRYPTED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION

``2801. Definitions.
``2802. Freedom to use encryption.
``2803. Freedom to sell encryption.
``2804. Prohibition on mandatory key escrow.
``2805. Unlawful use of encryption in furtherance of a criminal act.
``Sec. 2801. Definitions
    ``As used in this chapter--
            ``(1) the terms `person', `State', `wire communication', 
        `electronic communication', `investigative or law enforcement 
        officer', `judge of competent jurisdiction', and `electronic 
        storage' have the meanings given those terms in section 2510 of 
        this title;
            ``(2) the terms `encrypt' and `encryption' refer to the 
        scrambling of wire or electronic information using mathematical 
        formulas or algorithms in order to preserve the 
        confidentiality, integrity, or authenticity of, and prevent 
        unauthorized recipients from accessing or altering, such 
        information;
            ``(3) the term `key' means the variable information used in 
        a mathematical formula, code, or algorithm, or any component 
        thereof, used to decrypt wire or electronic information that 
        has been encrypted; and
            ``(4) the term `United States person' means--
                    ``(A) any United States citizen;
                    ``(B) any other person organized under the laws of 
                any State, the District of Columbia, or any 
                commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
                States; and
                    ``(C) any person organized under the laws of any 
                foreign country who is owned or controlled by 
                individuals or persons described in subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B).
``Sec. 2802. Freedom to use encryption
    ``Subject to section 2805, it shall be lawful for any person within 
any State, and for any United States person in a foreign country, to 
use any encryption, regardless of the encryption algorithm selected, 
encryption key length chosen, or implementation technique or medium 
used.
``Sec. 2803. Freedom to sell encryption
    ``Subject to section 2805, it shall be lawful for any person within 
any State to sell in interstate commerce any encryption, regardless of 
the encryption algorithm selected, encryption key length chosen, or 
implementation technique or medium used.
``Sec. 2804. Prohibition on mandatory key escrow
    ``(a) Prohibition.--No person in lawful possession of a key to 
encrypted information may be required by Federal or State law to 
relinquish to another person control of that key.
    ``(b) Exception for Access for Law Enforcement Purposes.--
Subsection (a) shall not affect the authority of any investigative or 
law enforcement officer, acting under any law in effect on the 
effective date of this chapter, to gain access to encrypted 
information.
``Sec. 2805. Unlawful use of encryption in furtherance of a criminal 
              act
    ``Any person who willfully uses encryption in furtherance of the 
commission of a criminal offense for which the person may be prosecuted 
in a court of competent jurisdiction--
            ``(1) in the case of a first offense under this section, 
        shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined in the 
        amount set forth in this title, or both; and
            ``(2) in the case of a second or subsequent offense under 
        this section, shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, 
        or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to chapter 33 the following new item:

``122. Encrypted wire and electronic information............    2801''.

SEC. 3. EXPORTS OF ENCRYPTION.

    (a) Amendment to Export Administration Act of 1979.--Section 17 of 
the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2416) is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Computers and Related Equipment.--
            ``(1) General rule.--Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and 
        (4), the Secretary shall have exclusive authority to control 
        exports of all computer hardware, software, and technology for 
        information security (including encryption), except that which 
        is specifically designed or modified for military use, 
        including command, control, and intelligence applications.
            ``(2) Items not requiring licenses.--No validated license 
        may be required, except pursuant to the Trading With The Enemy 
        Act or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (but 
        only to the estent that the authority of such Act is not 
        exercised to extend controls imposed under this Act), for the 
        export or reexport of--
                    ``(A) any software, including software with 
                encryption capabilities--
                            ``(i) that is generally available, as is, 
                        and is designed for installation by the 
                        purchaser; or
                            ``(ii) that is in the public domain for 
                        which copyright or other protection is not 
                        available under title 17, United States Code, 
                        or that is available to the public because it 
                        is generally accessible to the interested 
                        public in any form; or
                    ``(B) any computing device solely because it 
                incorporates or employs in any form software (including 
                software with encryption capabilities) exempted from 
                any requirement for a validated license under 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Software with encryption capabilities.--The Secretary 
        shall authorize the export or reexport of software with 
        encryption capabilities for nonmilitary end-uses in any country 
        to which exports of software of similar capability are 
        permitted for use by financial institutions not controlled in 
        fact by United States persons, unless there is substantial 
        evidence that such software will be--
                    ``(A) diverted to a military end-use or an end-use 
                supporting international terrorism;
                    ``(B) modified for military or terrorist end-use; 
                or
                    ``(C) reexported without any authorization by the 
                United States that may be required under this Act.
            ``(4) Hardware with encryption capabilities.--The Secretary 
        shall authorize the export or reexport of computer hardware 
        with encryption capabilities if the Secretary determines that a 
        product offering comparable security is commercially available 
        outside the United States from a foreign supplier, without 
        effective restrictions.
            ``(5) Definitions.--As used in this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `encryption' means the scrambling of 
                wire or electronic information using mathematical 
                formulas or algorithms in order to preserve the 
                confidentiality, integrity, or authenticity of, and 
                prevent unauthorized recipients from accessing or 
                altering, such information;
                    ``(B) the term `generally available' means, in the 
                case of software (including software with encryption 
                capabilities), software that is offered for sale, 
                license, or transfer to any person without restriction, 
                whether or not for consideration, including, but not 
                limited to, over-the-counter retail sales, mail order 
                transactions, phone order transactions, electronic 
                distribution, or sale on approval;
                    ``(C) the term `as is' means, in the case of 
                software (including software with encryption 
                capabilities), a software program that is not designed, 
                developed, or tailored by the software publisher for 
                specific purchasers, except that such purchasers may 
                supply certain installation parameters needed by the 
                software program to function properly with the 
                purchaser's system and may customize the software 
                program by choosing among options contained in the 
                software program;
                    ``(D) the term `is designed for installation by the 
                purchaser' means, in the case of software (including 
                software with encryption capabilities) that--
                            ``(i) the software publisher intends for 
                        the purchaser (including any licensee or 
                        transferee), who may not be the actual program 
                        user, to install the software program on a 
                        computing device and has supplied the necessary 
                        instructions to do so, except that the 
                        publisher may also provide telephone help line 
                        services for software installation, electronic 
                        transmission, or basic operations; and
                            ``(ii) the software program is designed for 
                        installation by the purchaser without further 
                        substantial support by the supplier;
                    ``(E) the term `computing device' means a device 
                which incorporates one or more microprocessor-based 
                central processing units that can accept, store, 
                process, or provide output of data; and
                    ``(F) the term `computer hardware', when used in 
                conjunction with information security, includes, but is 
                not limited to, computer systems, equipment, 
                application-specific assemblies, modules, and 
                integrated circuits.''.
    (b) Continuation of Export Administration Act.--For purposes of 
carrying out the amendment made by subsection (a), the Export 
Administration Act of 1979 shall be deemed to be in effect.

Output: Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to permit any person within any State, and any U.S. person in a foreign country, to use any encryption regardless of the encryption algorithm selected, encryption key length chosen, or implementation technique or medium used, with an exception for the unlawful use of encryption in furtherance of a criminal act. 
Allows any person within any State to sell in interstate commerce any encryption. 
Specifies that no person in lawful possession of a key to encrypted information may be required by Federal or State law to relinquish to another person control of that key, with an exception for access for law enforcement purposes. 
Sets penalties for the willful use of encryption in furtherance of the commission of a criminal offense. 
(Sec. 3) Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to grant the Secretary of Commerce exclusive authority to control exports of all hardware, software, and technology for information security (including encryption), except that which is specifically designed or modified for military use. 
Prohibits requiring any validated license (with limited exceptions pursuant to the Trading With The Enemy Act or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act) for the export or reexport of any:  (1) software, including software with encryption capabilities that is generally available as is and that is designed for installation by the purchaser, or that is in the public domain for which copyright or other protection is not available or is available to the public because it is generally accessible to the public in any form; or (2) computing device solely because it incorporates or employs in any form software (including software with encryption capabilities) exempted from any requirement for a validated license under this section. 
Directs the Secretary to authorize the export or reexport of:  (1) software with encryption capabilities for nonmilitary end-uses in any country to which exports of software of similar capability are permitted for use by financial institutions not controlled in fact by U.S. persons, unless there is substantial evidence that such software will be diverted to a military end-use or an end-use supporting international terrorism, modified for military or terrorist end-use, or reexported without any U.S. authorization that may be required under the Act; and (2) computer hardware with encryption capabilities if the Secretary determines that a product offering comparable security is commercially available outside the United States from a foreign supplier without effective restrictions.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Investments for National 
Growth Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the economic infrastructure of metropolitan regions 
        assists businesses in those regions in providing quality goods 
        and services at a low cost;
            (2) maintaining and improving the economic infrastructure 
        of metropolitan regions is essential for the success of the 
        Nation in the world economy; and
            (3) building efficient transportation links within and 
        between metropolitan regions is critical to that economic 
        infrastructure.

SEC. 3. REGIONAL INVESTMENTS FOR NATIONAL GROWTH PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
a regional investments for national growth program (hereinafter in this 
section referred to as the ``RING program'') for the purpose of 
identifying and funding large multi-State and regional transportation 
projects that are essential to the global competitiveness of the United 
States.
    (b) Eligible Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Regional transportation infrastructure 
        investments that include participation by two or more States or 
        public authorities representing two or more States, or improve 
        access to international commerce centers such as ports, 
        commercial aviation facilities, and major rail terminals, and 
        meets the requirements of paragraph (2), shall be eligible for 
        funding under the RING program.
            (2) Requirements.--In order to be eligible for funding 
        under the RING program, a project shall--
                    (A) support the economic growth of the Nation 
                through improved movement of people and goods;
                    (B) improve intermodal connections by increasing 
                access to ports, airports, rail terminals, distribution 
                centers, or other passenger or freight rail hubs;
                    (C) address capacity constraints that hamper the 
                movement of people and goods between States or 
                metropolitan regions;
                    (D) contribute to the global competitiveness of the 
                United States; and
                    (E) not be currently funded for construction.
    (c) Selection Process.--
            (1) Solicitation of proposals.--Within 6 months of the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
        shall solicit proposals for projects to be carried out under 
        the RING program. Any State, multi-State region, or multi-State 
        agency may submit a proposal.
            (2) Recommended projects.--Within 2 years of such date of 
        enactment, the Secretary shall transmit a report to Congress 
        recommending eligible projects.
            (3) Final proposals.--Within 1 year of the date of issuance 
        of the report under paragraph (2), sponsors of those projects 
        recommended as eligible shall submit a final proposal to the 
        Secretary.
            (4) Ranking of projects.--Within 6 months of receiving 
        final proposals, the Secretary shall transmit a report to 
        Congress ranking the projects in priority order.
    (d) Selection Criteria.--In considering projects for inclusion in 
the report required by subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall consider 
the following criteria:
                    (1) Time savings for both goods and people.
                    (2) Volume of goods and number of users affected.
                    (3) Reduction in costs of goods movement.
                    (4) Relief the project provides to capacity 
                limitations of existing infrastructure.
                    (5) Benefits for multi-State facilities and 
                operations.
                    (6) Promotion of efficient multi-modal usage.
                    (7) Level of State, local, and regional financial 
                support for the project.
                    (8) Private sector funding opportunities.
    (e) Funding Eligibility.--
            (1) Project proposal funding.--Those projects included by 
        the Secretary in the report required by subsection (c)(2) shall 
        be eligible to receive project proposal funding under the RING 
        program.
            (2) Design and engineering funding.--Those projects 
        included by the Secretary in the report required by subsection 
        (c)(4) shall be eligible to receive design and engineering 
        funding under the RING program.
    (f) Reimbursement for Planning and Design.--Projects included by 
the Secretary in the report required by subsection (c)(2) shall also be 
eligible for reimbursement of funds for planning and design which have 
been expended prior to the issuance of such report.
    (g) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the eligible costs of a 
project under the RING program shall not exceed 75 percent.
    (h) Relationship to Other Laws.--All projects receiving assistance 
under this section shall comply with other laws governing 
transportation projects and programs, including the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.


Output: Regional Investments for National Growth Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a regional investments for national growth program (RING program) in order to identify and fund large multi-State and regional transportation projects that are essential to global U.S. competitiveness.  Makes eligible for funding under the RING program any regional transportation infrastructure investments that include participation by two or more States or public authorities representing two or more States, or that improve access to international commerce centers such as ports, commercial aviation facilities, and major rail terminals, and meet specified requirements.  Authorizes appropriations.