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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Removal of 
Mexican-Americans to Mexico Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) From 1929 through 1941, Federal, State, and local 
        Government authorities and certain private sector entities 
        throughout the United States undertook an aggressive program to 
        forcibly remove individuals of Mexican ancestry from the United 
        States.
            (2) As many as 1,200,000 individuals of Mexican ancestry 
        who were United States citizens were forcibly removed to 
        Mexico.
            (3) These men, women, and children were removed outside the 
        United States in response to public pressure to curtail the 
        employment of Mexican-Americans, most of whom were United 
        States citizens or residing legally in the United States, 
        during the Depression.
            (4) Massive raids were conducted on Mexican-American 
        communities, and many of the people who were removed were never 
        able to return to the United States, their country of birth.
            (5) These raids targeted individuals of Mexican ancestry, 
        even when such individuals were United States citizens or 
        permanent legal residents.
            (6) These raids also separated such United States citizens 
        and permanent legal residents from their families and deprived 
        them of their livelihoods and constitutional rights.
            (7) No official inquiry into this matter has been made.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish a fact 
finding commission to determine whether United States citizens and 
permanent legal residents were forcibly removed to Mexico from 1929 to 
1941 in violation of law as a result of past directives of Federal, 
State and local governments and the impact of such removal on those 
individuals, their families, and the Mexican-American community in the 
United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission 
on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico''.

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall--
            (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the 
        removal of certain United States citizens and permanent legal 
        residents to Mexico from 1929 to 1941, and the impact of such 
        actions on these individuals, their families, and the Mexican-
        American community in the United States;
            (2) review past directives of Federal, State, and local 
        governments that required the removal of these individuals to 
        Mexico and any other information related to these directives; 
        and
            (3) submit to Congress a written report of its findings and 
        recommendations.

SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 
seven members, who shall be appointed within 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act as follows:
            (1) Three members appointed by the President.
            (2) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, in consultation with the minority leader of 
        the House of Representatives.
            (3) Two members appointed by the President pro tempore of 
        the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader of the 
        Senate.
    (b) Qualifications.--Members appointed under subsection (a) shall 
possess knowledge or expertise related to human rights, civil rights, 
immigration, labor, business, or other pertinent qualifications.
    (c) Term of Office.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of 
the Commission.
    (d) Quorum.--Four members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (e) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission shall 
be called by the President within one hundred and twenty days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, or within thirty days after the date 
on which legislation is enacted making appropriations to carry out this 
Act, whichever is later.
    (f) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall elect a 
chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. The term of 
office of each shall be for the life of the Commission.
    (g) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 
powers and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
appointment was made.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission or on the authorization of 
        the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may for the 
        purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at 
        times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the 
        Commission or any subcommittee or member considers appropriate.
            (2) Location.--The Commission may hold public hearings in 
        any city of the United States that it finds appropriate.
    (b) Subpoena Power.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas 
        requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the 
        production of any evidence relating to any matter under 
        investigation by the Commission which the Commission is 
        empowered to investigate by this Act.
            (2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to 
        obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission may 
        apply to a United States district court for an order requiring 
        that person to appear before the Commission to give testimony, 
        produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter under 
        investigation. The application may be made within the judicial 
        district where the hearing is conducted or where such person is 
        found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to obey the 
        order of the court may be punished by the court as civil 
        contempt.
            (3) Service of subpoena.--A subpoena of the Commission 
        shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued by 
        a United States district court under the Federal Rules of Civil 
        Procedure for the United States district courts.
            (4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which 
        application is made under paragraph (2) may be served in the 
        judicial district in which the person required to be served 
        resides or may be found.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly 
from any department or agency of the United States, or from any State 
or local government, information necessary to enable it to carry out 
this Act. Upon request of any member, the head of such department or 
agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
    (d) Contract Authority.--To the extent or in the amounts provided 
in advance in appropriation Acts, the Commission may contract with and 
compensate government and private agencies or persons for any services, 
supplies, or other activities necessary to enable the Commission to 
carry out its duties under this Act.

SEC. 7. STAFF.

    (a) In General.--The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such 
additional staff as it considers appropriate.
    (b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--Any staff of the 
Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
classification and General Schedule pay rates.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary 
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code.
    (d) Administrative Support Services.--Upon request of the 
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under 
this Act.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

    The Commission shall submit to Congress a written report not later 
than the date which is one year after the date of the initial meeting 
called pursuant to section 5(d) of this Act. The report shall contain a 
detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, 
together with its recommendations for legislative actions that the 
Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 30 days after submitting the report 
under section 8.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico 
        established under section 3.
            (2) Member.--The term ``member'' means a member of the 
        Commission.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, and any other commonwealth, possession, or 
        territory of the United States.

Answer: Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico This bill establishes the Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico, which shall: (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the 1929-1941 removal of certain U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents to Mexico and the impact of such actions on such individuals, their families, and the Mexican-American community; (2) review federal, state, and local government directives that required such removal and any other related information; and (3) report its findings, conclusions, and any recommendations for legislative actions. 


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Information Privacy Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``covered person'' means a person that is 
        subject to the jurisdiction of any of the Federal financial 
        regulatory authorities; and
            (2) the term ``Federal financial regulatory authorities'' 
        means--
                    (A) each of the Federal banking agencies, as that 
                term is defined in section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit 
                Insurance Act; and
                    (B) the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC. 3. PRIVACY OF CONFIDENTIAL CUSTOMER INFORMATION.

    (a) Rulemaking.--The Federal financial regulatory authorities shall 
jointly issue final rules to protect the privacy of confidential 
customer information relating to the customers of covered persons, not 
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act (and shall 
issue a notice of proposed rulemaking not later than 150 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act), which rules shall--
            (1) define the term ``confidential customer information'' 
        to be personally identifiable data that includes transactions, 
        balances, maturity dates, payouts, and payout dates, of--
                    (A) deposit and trust accounts;
                    (B) certificates of deposit;
                    (C) securities holdings; and
                    (D) insurance policies;
            (2) require that a covered person may not disclose or share 
        any confidential customer information to or with any affiliate 
        or agent of that covered person if the customer to whom the 
        information relates has provided written notice, as described 
        in paragraphs (4) and (5), to the covered person prohibiting 
        such disclosure or sharing--
                    (A) with respect to an individual that became a 
                customer on or after the effective date of such rules, 
                at the time at which the business relationship between 
                the customer and the covered person is initiated and at 
                least annually thereafter; and
                    (B) with respect to an individual that was a 
                customer before the effective date of such rules, at 
                such time thereafter that provides a reasonable and 
                informed opportunity to the customer to prohibit such 
                disclosure or sharing and at least annually thereafter;
            (3) require that a covered person may not disclose or share 
        any confidential customer information to or with any person 
        that is not an affiliate or agent of that covered person unless 
        the covered person has first--
                    (A) given written notice to the customer to whom 
                the information relates, as described in paragraphs (4) 
                and (5); and
                    (B) obtained the informed written or electronic 
                consent of that customer for such disclosures or 
                sharing;
            (4) require that the covered person provide notices and 
        consent acknowledgments to customers, as required by this 
        section, in separate and easily identifiable and 
        distinguishable form;
            (5) require that the covered person provide notice as 
        required by this section to the customer to whom the 
        information relates that describes what specific types of 
        information would be disclosed or shared, and under what 
        general circumstances, to what specific types of businesses or 
        persons, and for what specific types of purposes such 
        information could be disclosed or shared;
            (6) require that the customer to whom the information 
        relates be provided with access to the confidential customer 
        information that could be disclosed or shared so that the 
        information may be reviewed for accuracy and corrected or 
        supplemented;
            (7) require that, before a covered person may use any 
        confidential customer information provided by a third party 
        that engages, directly or indirectly, in activities that are 
        financial in nature, as determined by the Federal financial 
        regulatory authorities, the covered person shall take 
        reasonable steps to assure that procedures that are 
        substantially similar to those described in paragraphs (2) 
        through (6) have been followed by the provider of the 
        information (or an affiliate or agent of that provider); and
            (8) establish a means of examination for compliance and 
        enforcement of such rules and resolving consumer complaints.
    (b) Limitation.--The rules prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) 
may not prohibit the release of confidential customer information--
            (1) that is essential to processing a specific financial 
        transaction that the customer to whom the information relates 
        has authorized;
            (2) to a governmental, regulatory, or self-regulatory 
        authority having jurisdiction over the covered financial entity 
        for examination, compliance, or other authorized purposes;
            (3) to a court of competent jurisdiction;
            (4) to a consumer reporting agency, as defined in section 
        603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for inclusion in a 
        consumer report that may be released to a third party only for 
        a purpose permissible under section 604 of that Act; or
            (5) that is not personally identifiable.
    (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section or the rules prescribed 
under this section shall be construed to amend or alter any provision 
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Answer: Financial Information Privacy Act of 1999 - Directs the Federal financial regulatory authorities (banking regulatory agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)) to jointly issue final rules to protect the privacy of confidential information relating to customers of institutions under their respective jurisdictions (covered institution). 
Mandates that such rules: (1) prohibit a covered institution from disclosing or sharing confidential customer information with any affiliate or agent if the customer has provided a written notice which forbids such disclosure; (2) prohibit a covered institution from disclosing or sharing confidential customer information with a non-affiliate or non-agent unless the customer has provided written or electronic consent; (3) require the covered institution to disclose to the customer the specific type of information disclosed or shared, under what circumstances, to what specific types of businesses, and for what types of purposes; (4) require customer access to information that could be disclosed so that it may be reviewed for accuracy and supplementation; and (5) establish a compliance and enforcement mechanism that includes consumer complaint resolution. 
Cites circumstances under which such information may be released.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 
2002''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.

    Section 2008 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6917) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 2008. OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Agency.--The term `Agency' means the Environmental 
        Protection Agency.
            ``(2) Deputy ombudsman.--The term `Deputy Ombudsman' means 
        any individual appointed by the Ombudsman under subsection 
        (e)(1)(A)(i).
            ``(3) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of the 
        Ombudsman established by subsection (b)(1).
            ``(4) Ombudsman.--The term `Ombudsman' means the director 
        of the Office.
    ``(b) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Agency 
        an office to be known as the `Office of the Ombudsman'.
            ``(2) Oversight.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Office shall be an 
                independent office within the Agency.
                    ``(B) Structure.--To the maximum extent 
                practicable, the structure of the Office shall conform 
                to relevant professional guidelines, standards, and 
                practices.
            ``(3) Head of office.--
                    ``(A) Ombudsman.--The Office shall be headed by an 
                Ombudsman, who shall--
                            ``(i) be appointed by the President by and 
                        with the advice and consent of the Senate; and
                            ``(ii) report directly to the 
                        Administrator.
                    ``(B) Qualifications for and restrictions on 
                employment.--A person appointed as Ombudsman--
                            ``(i) shall have experience as an ombudsman 
                        in a Federal, State, or local government 
                        entity; and
                            ``(ii) shall not have been an employee of 
                        the Agency at any time during the 1-year period 
                        before the date of appointment.
                    ``(C) Term.--The Ombudsman--
                            ``(i) shall serve for a term of 5 years; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) may be reappointed for not more than 
                        1 additional term.
                    ``(D) Removal.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The President may remove 
                        or suspend the Ombudsman from office only for 
                        neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
                            ``(ii) Communication to congress.--If the 
                        President removes or suspends the Ombudsman, 
                        the President shall communicate the reasons for 
                        the removal or suspension to Congress.
    ``(c) Duties.--The Ombudsman shall--
            ``(1) receive, and render assistance concerning, any 
        complaint, grievance, or request for information submitted by 
        any person relating to any program or requirement under--
                    ``(A) this Act;
                    ``(B) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
                Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 
                et seq.); or
                    ``(C) any other program administered by the Office 
                of Solid Waste and Emergency Response of the Agency; 
                and
            ``(2) conduct investigations, make findings of fact, and 
        make nonbinding recommendations to the Administrator concerning 
        the programs and requirements described in paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Powers and Responsibilities.--In carrying out this section, 
the Ombudsman--
            ``(1) may investigate any action of the Agency without 
        regard to the finality of the action;
            ``(2) may select appropriate matters for action by the 
        Office;
            ``(3) may--
                    ``(A) prescribe the methods by which complaints 
                shall be made to, and received and addressed by, the 
                Office;
                    ``(B) determine the scope and manner of 
                investigations made by the Office; and
                    ``(C) determine the form, frequency, and 
                distribution of conclusions and recommendations of the 
                Office;
            ``(4) may request the Administrator to provide the 
        Ombudsman notification, within a specified period of time, of 
        any action taken on a recommendation of the Ombudsman;
            ``(5) may request, and shall be granted by any Federal 
        agency or department, assistance and information that the 
        Ombudsman determines to be necessary to carry out this section;
            ``(6) may examine any record of, and enter and inspect 
        without notice any property under the administrative 
        jurisdiction of--
                    ``(A) the Agency; or
                    ``(B) any other Federal agency or department 
                involved in a matter under the administrative 
                jurisdiction of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 
                Response of the Agency;
            ``(7) may--
                    ``(A) issue a subpoena to compel any person to 
                appear to give sworn testimony concerning, or to 
                produce documentary or other evidence determined by the 
                Ombudsman to be reasonable in scope and relevant to, an 
                investigation by the Office; and
                    ``(B) seek enforcement of a subpoena issued under 
                subparagraph (A) in a court of competent jurisdiction;
            ``(8) may carry out and participate in, and cooperate with 
        any person or agency involved in, any conference, inquiry on 
        the record, public hearing on the record, meeting, or study 
        that, as determined by the Ombudsman--
                    ``(A) is material to an investigation conducted by 
                the Ombudsman; or
                    ``(B) may lead to an improvement in the performance 
                of the functions of the Agency;
            ``(9) may administer oaths and hold hearings in connection 
        with any matter under investigation by the Office;
            ``(10) may engage in alternative dispute resolution, 
        mediation, or any other informal process that the Ombudsman 
        determines to be appropriate to carry out this section;
            ``(11) may communicate with any person, including Members 
        of Congress, the press, and any person that submits a 
        complaint, grievance, or request for information under 
        subsection (c)(1); and
            ``(12) shall administer a budget for the Office.
    ``(e) Administration.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Ombudsman shall--
                    ``(A)(i) appoint a Deputy Ombudsman for each region 
                of the Agency; and
                    ``(ii) hire such other assistants and employees as 
                the Ombudsman determines to be necessary to carry out 
                this section; and
                    ``(B) supervise, evaluate, and carry out personnel 
                actions (including hiring and dismissal) with respect 
                to any employee of the Office.
            ``(2) Delegation of authority.--The Ombudsman may delegate 
        to other employees of the Office any responsibility of the 
        Ombudsman under this section except--
                    ``(A) the power to delegate responsibility;
                    ``(B) the power to issue subpoenas; and
                    ``(C) the responsibility to make recommendations to 
                the Administrator.
            ``(3) Contact information.--The Ombudsman shall maintain, 
        in each region of the Agency, a telephone number, facsimile 
        number, electronic mail address, and post office address for 
        the Ombudsman that are different from the numbers and addresses 
        of the regional office of the Agency located in that region.
            ``(4) Reports.--The Ombudsman--
                    ``(A) shall, at least annually, publish in the 
                Federal Register and submit to the Administrator, the 
                President, the Committee on Environment and Public 
                Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and 
                Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on 
                the status of health and environmental concerns 
                addressed in complaints and cases brought before the 
                Ombudsman in the period of time covered by the report;
                    ``(B) may issue reports, conclusions, or 
                recommendations concerning any other matter under 
                investigation by the Office;
                    ``(C) shall solicit comments from the Agency 
                concerning any matter under investigation by the 
                Office; and
                    ``(D) shall include any comments received by the 
                Office in written reports, conclusions, and 
                recommendations issued by the Office under this 
                section.
    ``(f) Penalties.--An investigation conducted by the Ombudsman under 
this section constitutes--
            ``(1) a matter under section 1001 of title 18, United 
        States Code; and
            ``(2) a proceeding under section 1505 of title 18, United 
        States Code.
    ``(g) Employee Protection.--
            ``(1) In general.--No employer may discharge any employee, 
        or otherwise discriminate against any employee with respect to 
        compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment of 
        the employee, because the employee (or any person acting at the 
        request of the employee) complied with any provision of this 
        section.
            ``(2) Complaint.--Any employee that, in the opinion of the 
        employee, is discharged or otherwise discriminated against by 
        any person in violation of paragraph (1) may, not later than 
        180 days after the date on which the violation occurs, file a 
        complaint in accordance with section 211 of the Energy 
        Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5851).
    ``(h) Applicability.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section--
                    ``(A) does not limit any remedy or right of appeal; 
                and
                    ``(B) may be carried out notwithstanding any 
                provision of law to the contrary that provides that an 
                agency action is final, not reviewable, or not subject 
                to appeal.
            ``(2) Effect on procedures for grievances, appeals, or 
        administrative matters.--The establishment of the Office does 
        not affect any procedure concerning grievances, appeals, or 
        administrative matters under this Act or any other law 
        (including regulations).
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section--
                    ``(A) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 
                2004;
                    ``(B) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
                through 2008; and
                    ``(C) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
                through 2012.
            ``(2) Separate line item.--In submitting the annual budget 
        for the Federal Government to Congress, the President shall 
        include a separate line item for the funding for the Office.''.

            Passed the Senate November 20 (legislative day November 
      19), 2002.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.

Answer:
Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 2002 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to revise provisions regarding the Ombudsman.Expands the duties of the Ombudsman to include assisting citizens in resolving problems relating to any program or requirement under this Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as well as any other program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Requires the Ombudsman to conduct investigations, make findings of fact, and make nonbinding recommendations concerning such problems.Describes additional administrative and investigative powers of the Ombudsman. Requires the Ombudsman to appoint a Deputy for and maintain contact information in each region of the Agency. Requires annual reports on the status of health and environmental concerns addressed in complaints and cases brought before the Ombudsman.Provides criminal penalties for obstructing the proceedings of or making false or fraudulent statements to the Ombudsman. Protects employees who comply with this Act.Authorizes appropriations for the Ombudsman through FY 2012.