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PROBLEM: 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.

SOLUTION: 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.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Fair Treatment Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
      TITLE I--REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION AND VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Compliance guides.
Sec. 103. No action letter.
Sec. 104. Voluntary self-audits.
                   TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Performance measures.
Sec. 202. Grace period for correction of violations of Environmental 
                            Protection Agency regulations.
Sec. 203. Waiver of punitive fines for small entities.

      TITLE I--REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION AND VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Compliance guide.--The term ``compliance guide'' means 
        a publication made by a covered agency under section 102(a).
            (2) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means any 
        agency that, on the date of enactment of this Act, has 
        promulgated any rule for which a regulatory flexibility 
        analysis was required under section 605 of title 5, United 
        States Code, and any other agency that promulgates any such 
        rule, as of the date of enactment of this Act.
            (3) No action letter.--The term ``no action letter'' means 
        a written determination from a covered agency stating that, 
        based on a no action request submitted to the agency by a small 
        entity, the agency will not take enforcement action against the 
        small entity under the rules of the covered agency.
            (4) No action request.--The term ``no action request'' 
        means a written correspondence submitted by a small entity to a 
        covered agency--
                    (A) stating a set of facts; and
                    (B) requesting a determination by the agency of 
                whether the agency would take an enforcement action 
                against the small entity based on such facts and the 
                application of any rule of the agency.
            (5) Rule.--The term ``rule'' has the same meaning as in 
        section 601(2) of title 5, United States Code.
            (6) Small entity.--The term ``small entity'' has the same 
        meaning as in section 601(6) of title 5, United States Code.
            (7) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
        concern'' has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Small 
        Business Act.
            (8) Voluntary self-audit.--The term ``voluntary self-
        audit'' means an audit, assessment, or review of any operation, 
        practice, or condition of a small entity that--
                    (A) is initiated by an officer, employee, or agent 
                of the small entity; and
                    (B) is not required by law.

SEC. 102. COMPLIANCE GUIDES.

    (a) Compliance Guide.--
            (1) Publication.--If a covered agency is required to 
        prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for a rule or group 
        of related rules under section 603 of title 5, United States 
        Code, the agency shall publish a compliance guide for such rule 
        or group of related rules.
            (2) Requirements.--Each compliance guide published under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) contain a summary description of the rule or 
                group of related rules;
                    (B) contain a citation to the location of the 
                complete rule or group of related rules in the Federal 
                Register;
                    (C) provide notice to small entities of the 
                requirements under the rule or group of related rules 
                and explain the actions that a small entity is required 
                to take to comply with the rule or group of related 
                rules;
                    (D) be written in a manner to be understood by the 
                average owner or manager of a small entity; and
                    (E) be updated as required to reflect changes in 
                the rule.
    (b) Dissemination.--
            (1) In general.--Each covered agency shall establish a 
        system to ensure that compliance guides required under this 
        section are published, disseminated, and made easily available 
        to small entities.
            (2) Small business development centers.--In carrying out 
        this subsection, each covered agency shall provide sufficient 
        numbers of compliance guides to small business development 
        centers for distribution to small businesses concerns.
    (c) Limitation on Enforcement.--
            (1) In general.--No covered agency may bring an enforcement 
        action in any Federal court or in any Federal administrative 
        proceeding against a small entity to enforce a rule for which a 
        compliance guide is not published and disseminated by the 
        covered agency as required under this section.
            (2) Effective dates.--This subsection shall take effect--
                    (A) 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act with regard to a final regulation in effect on the 
                date of the enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) on the date of the enactment of this Act with 
                regard to a regulation that takes effect as a final 
                regulation after such date of enactment.

SEC. 103. NO ACTION LETTER.

    (a) Application.--This section applies to all covered agencies, 
except--
            (1) the Federal Trade Commission;
            (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and
            (3) the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
    (b) Issuance of No Action Letter.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date on which a covered agency receives a no action request, the agency 
shall--
            (1) make a determination regarding whether to grant the no 
        action request, deny the no action request, or seek further 
        information regarding the no action request; and
            (2) if the agency makes a determination under paragraph (1) 
        to grant the no action request, issue a no action letter and 
        transmit the letter to the requesting small entity.
    (c) Reliance on No Action Letter or Compliance Guide.--In any 
enforcement action brought by a covered agency in any Federal court or 
Federal administrative proceeding against a small entity, the small 
entity shall have a complete defense to any allegation of noncompliance 
or violation of a rule if the small entity affirmatively pleads and 
proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the act or omission 
constituting the alleged noncompliance or violation was taken in good 
faith with and in reliance on--
            (1) a no action letter from that agency; or
            (2) a compliance guide of the applicable rule published by 
        the agency under section 102(a).

SEC. 104. VOLUNTARY SELF-AUDITS.

    (a) Procedures.--Each agency shall establish voluntary self-audit 
procedures for small entities regulated by the agency.
    (b) Inadmissibility of Evidence and Limitation on Discovery.--If 
action to address a violation is taken not later than 180 days after 
the date on which a voluntary self-audit is concluded, the evidence 
described in subsection (c)--
            (1) shall not be admissible, unless agreed to by the small 
        entity, in any enforcement action brought against a small 
        entity by a Federal agency in any Federal--
                    (A) court; or
                    (B) administrative proceeding; and
            (2) may not be the subject of discovery in any enforcement 
        action brought against a small entity by a Federal agency in 
        any Federal--
                    (A) court; or
                    (B) administrative proceeding.
    (c) Application.--For purposes of subsection (b), the evidence 
described in this subsection is--
            (1) a voluntary self-audit made in good faith; and
            (2) any report, finding, opinion, or any other oral or 
        written communication made in good faith relating to such 
        voluntary self-audit.
    (d) Exceptions.--Subsection (b) shall not apply if--
            (1) the act or omission that forms the basis of the 
        enforcement action is a violation of criminal law; or
            (2) the voluntary self-audit or the report, finding, 
        opinion, or other oral or written communication was prepared 
        for the purpose of avoiding disclosure of information required 
        for an investigative, administrative, or judicial proceeding 
        that, at the time of preparation, was imminent or in progress.

                   TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

    No covered agency shall establish or enforce agency personnel 
practices that reward agency employees, directly or indirectly, based 
on the number of contacts made with small entities in pursuit of 
enforcement actions or on the amount of fines levied against small 
entities to enforce agency regulations.

SEC. 202. GRACE PERIOD FOR CORRECTION OF VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL 
              PROTECTION AGENCY REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), for violations of 
regulations identified on or after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall afford 
small entities 180 days after the date on which the violation is 
identified to correct such violation.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply--
            (1) if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency determines that there is an imminent risk to public 
        health or worker safety; or
            (2) to a violation of a regulation for which criminal 
        liability may be imposed.

SEC. 203. WAIVER OF PUNITIVE FINES FOR SMALL ENTITIES.

    Notwithstanding any other law, policy, or practice, a covered 
agency may waive all or part of a punitive fine that would otherwise be 
imposed on a small entity if--
            (1) the fine is for a first time violation of a law or 
        regulation; and
            (2) the small entity acts quickly and in good faith to 
        correct the violation.

SOLUTION: TABLE OF CONTENTS: 
     Title I:  Regulatory Simplification and Voluntary Compliance 
     Title II:  Miscellaneous Provisions 
Small Business Fair Treatment Act of 1995 - 
Title I:  Regulatory Simplification and Voluntary Compliance
 - Directs a Federal regulatory agency that is required to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for a rule or group of related rules to publish a compliance guide which:  (1) contains a summary of the rules and a citation as to their location; (2) provides a notice to small businesses (small entities) of such rules as well as an understandable explanation of actions necessary for compliance; and (3) is updated as required. Requires such guide to be disseminated to small entities, as well as to small business development centers.  Prohibits any covered agency from bringing an action against a small entity to enforce a rule for which such a guide has not been published and disseminated. 
(Sec. 103) Requires covered agencies other than the Federal Trade Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission to determine within 90 days whether to grant or deny a request by a small entity that no action be taken against such entity with respect to the enforcement of a rule (no action request).  Allows a small entity to rely on a no action response from a covered agency in any subsequent action brought against the small entity for a rule's enforcement. 
(Sec. 104) Requires each covered agency to establish voluntary self-audit procedures for small entities regulated by the agency. Makes inadmissible as evidence in an action, as well as outside the bounds of discovery, any information compiled by a small entity in a voluntary self-audit, as long as an action to address such violation is brought within 180 days after the conclusion of the self-audit. 
Title II:  Miscellaneous Provisions
 - Prohibits any covered agency from establishing personnel practices that reward its employees based on the number of contacts made with small entities in pursuit of enforcement actions or the levy of fines to enforce agency regulations. 
(Sec. 202) Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to afford small entities a 180-day grace period for the correction of EPA violations, with exceptions. 
(Sec. 203) Authorizes a covered agency to waive all or part of any punitive fine that would otherwise be imposed on a small entity:  (1) for a first time violation; and (2) if the small entity acts quickly and in good faith to correct the violation.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Allowance Modernization 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Former Presidents.--The first section of the Act entitled ``An 
Act to provide retirement, clerical assistants, and free mailing 
privileges to former Presidents of the United States, and for other 
purposes'', approved August 25, 1958 (commonly known as the ``Former 
Presidents Act of 1958'') (3 U.S.C. 102 note), is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
        (h) and (i), respectively;
            (2) by striking the matter preceding subsection (e) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) Annuities and Allowances.--
            ``(1) Annuity.--Each former President shall be entitled to 
        receive from the United States an annuity, subject to 
        subsections (b) and (c)--
                    ``(A) at the rate of $200,000 per year; and
                    ``(B) which shall commence on the day after the 
                date on which an individual becomes a former President.
            ``(2) Allowance.--The General Services Administration is 
        authorized to provide each former President a monetary 
        allowance, subject to appropriations and subsections (b), (c), 
        and (d), at the rate of--
                    ``(A) $500,000 per year for 5 years beginning on 
                the day after the last day of the period described in 
                the first sentence of section 5 of the Presidential 
                Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note);
                    ``(B) $350,000 per year for the 5 years following 
                the 5-year period under subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) $250,000 per year thereafter.
    ``(b) Duration; Frequency.--
            ``(1) In general.--The annuity and monetary allowance under 
        subsection (a) shall--
                    ``(A) terminate on the date that is 30 days after 
                the date on which the former President dies; and
                    ``(B) be payable by the Secretary of the Treasury 
                on a monthly basis.
            ``(2) Appointive or elective positions.--The annuity and 
        monetary allowance under subsection (a) shall not be payable 
        for any period during which a former President holds an 
        appointive or elective position in or under the Federal 
        Government to which is attached a rate of pay other than a 
        nominal rate.
    ``(c) Cost-of-Living Increases.--Effective December 1 of each year, 
each annuity and monetary allowance under subsection (a) that commenced 
before that date shall be increased by the same percentage by which 
benefit amounts under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401 et seq.) are increased, effective as of that date, as a result of a 
determination under section 215(i) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).
    ``(d) Limitation on Monetary Allowance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section, the monetary allowance payable under subsection 
        (a)(2) to a former President for any 12-month period--
                    ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), may 
                not exceed the amount by which--
                            ``(i) the monetary allowance that (but for 
                        this subsection) would otherwise be so payable 
                        for the 12-month period, exceeds (if at all)
                            ``(ii) the applicable reduction amount for 
                        the 12-month period; and
                    ``(B) shall not be less than the amount determined 
                under paragraph (4).
            ``(2) Definition.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
                the term `applicable reduction amount' means, with 
                respect to any former President and in connection with 
                any 12-month period, the amount by which--
                            ``(i) the earned income (as defined in 
                        section 32(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code 
                        of 1986) of the former President for the most 
                        recent taxable year for which a tax return is 
                        available, exceeds (if at all)
                            ``(ii) $400,000, subject to subparagraph 
                        (C).
                    ``(B) Joint returns.--In the case of a joint 
                return, subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by taking 
                into account both the amounts properly allocable to the 
                former President and the amounts properly allocable to 
                the spouse of the former President.
                    ``(C) Cost-of-living increases.--The dollar amount 
                specified in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be adjusted at 
                the same time that, and by the same percentage by 
                which, the monetary allowance of the former President 
                is increased under subsection (c) (disregarding this 
                subsection).
            ``(3) Disclosure requirement.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
                            ``(i) the terms `return' and `return 
                        information' have the meanings given those 
                        terms in section 6103(b) of the Internal 
                        Revenue Code of 1986; and
                            ``(ii) the term `Secretary' means the 
                        Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of 
                        the Treasury's delegate.
                    ``(B) Requirement.--A former President may not 
                receive a monetary allowance under subsection (a)(2) 
                unless the former President discloses to the Secretary, 
                upon the request of the Secretary, any return or return 
                information of the former President or spouse of the 
                former President that the Secretary determines is 
                necessary for purposes of calculating the applicable 
                reduction amount under paragraph (2) of this 
                subsection.
                    ``(C) Confidentiality.--Except as provided in 
                section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
                notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
                Secretary may not, with respect to a return or return 
                information disclosed to the Secretary under 
                subparagraph (B)--
                            ``(i) disclose the return or return 
                        information to any entity or person; or
                            ``(ii) use the return or return information 
                        for any purpose other than to calculate the 
                        applicable reduction amount under paragraph 
                        (2).
            ``(4) Increased costs due to security needs.--With respect 
        to the monetary allowance that would be payable to a former 
        President under subsection (a)(2) for any 12-month period but 
        for the limitation under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the 
        Administrator of General Services, in coordination with the 
        Director of the United States Secret Service, shall determine 
        the amount of the monetary allowance that is needed to pay the 
        increased cost of doing business that is attributable to the 
        security needs of the former President.'';
            (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Office Staff.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
        shall, without regard to the civil service and classification 
        laws, provide for each former President an office staff of not 
        more than 13 individuals, at the request of the former 
        President, on a reimbursable basis.
            ``(2) Compensation.--The annual rate of compensation 
        payable to any individual under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 
        the highest annual rate of basic pay for positions at level II 
        of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            ``(3) Selection; responsibility.--An individual employed 
        under this subsection--
                    ``(A) shall be selected by the former President; 
                and
                    ``(B) shall be responsible only to the former 
                President for the performance of duties.
    ``(g) Office Space and Related Furnishings and Equipment.--
            ``(1) Office space.--The Administrator of General Services 
        (referred to in this subsection as the `Administrator') shall, 
        at the request of a former President, on a reimbursable basis 
        provide for the former President suitable office space, as 
        determined by the Administrator, at a place within the United 
        States specified by the former President.
            ``(2) Furnishings and equipment.--
                    ``(A) Reimbursable.--The Administrator may, at the 
                request of a former President, provide the former 
                President with suitable office furnishings and 
                equipment on a reimbursable basis.
                    ``(B) Without reimbursement.--
                            ``(i) Grandfathered former presidents.--In 
                        the case of any individual who is a former 
                        President on the date of enactment of the 
                        Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 
                        2017, the former President may retain without 
                        reimbursement any furniture and equipment in 
                        the possession of the former President.
                            ``(ii) Presidential transition act.--A 
                        former President may retain without 
                        reimbursement any furniture or equipment 
                        acquired under section 5 of the Presidential 
                        Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note).
                            ``(iii) Excess furniture and equipment.--
                        The Administrator may provide excess furniture 
                        and equipment to the office of a former 
                        President at no cost other than necessary 
                        transportation costs.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Applicability.--Subsections (f), (g) (other than paragraph 
(2)(B)(i) of that subsection), and (i) shall apply with respect to a 
former President on and after the day after the last day of the period 
described in the first sentence of section 5 of the Presidential 
Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note).''.
    (b) Surviving Spouses of Former Presidents.--
            (1) Increase in amount of monetary allowance.--Subsection 
        (e) of the first section of the Former Presidents Act of 1958 
        is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``$20,000 
                per annum,'' and inserting ``$100,000 per year (subject 
                to paragraph (4)),''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) by striking ``or the government 
                                of the District of Columbia''; and
                                    (II) by striking the period and 
                                inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
                        following:
            ``(4) shall, after its commencement date, be increased at 
        the same time that, and by the same percentage by which, 
        annuities of former Presidents are increased under subsection 
        (c).''.
            (2) Coverage of widower of a former president.--Subsection 
        (e) of the first section of the Former Presidents Act of 1958, 
        as amended by paragraph (1), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``widow'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``widow or widower''; and
                    (B) by striking ``she'' and inserting ``she or 
                he''.
    (c) Subsection Headings.--The first section of the Former 
Presidents Act of 1958 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e), by inserting after the subsection 
        enumerator the following: ``Widows and Widowers.--'';
            (2) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(1)), by inserting after the subsection enumerator the 
        following: ``Definition.--''; and
            (3) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(1)), by inserting after the subsection enumerator the 
        following: ``Authorization of Appropriations.--''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Title 5.--Subpart G of part III of title 5, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 8101(1)(E), by striking ``1(b)'' and 
                inserting ``1(f)'';
                    (B) in section 8331(1)(I), by striking ``1(b)'' and 
                inserting ``1(f)'';
                    (C) in section 8701(a)(9), by striking ``1(b)'' and 
                inserting ``1(f)''; and
                    (D) in section 8901(1)(H) by striking ``1(b)'' and 
                inserting ``1(f)''.
            (2) Presidential transition act of 1963.--Section 5 of the 
        Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) is 
        amended by striking the last sentence.

SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be 
construed to affect--
            (1) any provision of law relating to the security or 
        protection of a former President or a member of the family of a 
        former President;
            (2) funding, under the Former Presidents Act of 1958 or any 
        other law, to carry out any provision of law described in 
        paragraph (1); or
            (3) funding for any office space lease in effect on the day 
        before the date of enactment of this Act under subsection (c) 
        of the first section of the Former Presidents Act of 1958 (as 
        in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) 
        until the expiration date contained in the lease, if the lease 
        was submitted to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
        Reform of the House of Representatives on April 12, 2017.

SEC. 4. TRANSITION RULES.

    (a) Former Presidents.--In the case of any individual who is a 
former President on the date of enactment of this Act, the amendments 
made by section 2(a) shall be applied as if the commencement date 
referred in subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2)(A) of the first section of 
the Former Presidents Act of 1958, as amended by section 2(a), 
coincided with the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    (b) Widows.--In the case of any individual who is the widow of a 
former President on the date of enactment of this Act, the amendments 
made by section 2(b)(1) shall be applied as if the commencement date 
referred to in subsection (e)(1) of the first section of the Former 
Presidents Act of 1958, as amended by section 2(b)(1), coincided with 
the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.

    For a former President receiving a monetary allowance under the 
Former Presidents Act of 1958 on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act, the limitation under subsection (d)(1) of the first 
section of that Act, as amended by section 2(a), shall apply to the 
monetary allowance of the former President, except to the extent that 
the application of the limitation would prevent the former President 
from being able to pay the cost of a lease or other contract that is in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act and under 
which the former President makes payments using the monetary allowance, 
as determined by the Administrator of General Services.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

SOLUTION:
Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Former Presidents Act of 1958 to to revise provisions governing the compensation provided to a former President. Each former President shall receive from the United States an annuity of $200,000 per year. The General Services Administration (GSA) is authorized to provide each former President a monetary allowance of $500,000 per year for five years beginning six months after the expiration of his or her term, $350,000 per year for the next five years, and $250,000 per year thereafter.   Such annuity and allowance shall be increased each year by the same percentage as Social Security benefits. Such allowance shall be reduced by the amount the former President's earned income exceeds $400,000. The bill: (1) limits the office staff provided for each former President to not more than 13 individuals, and (2) requires that suitable office space for a former President be provided on a reimbursable basis. The increases from $20,000 per year to $100,000 per year, and provides for cost-of-living adjustments to, the monetary allowance amount for surviving spouses of former Presidents.