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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pullman National Historical Park 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) in 1970, the Secretary of the Interior designated the 
        Pullman Historic District as a National Historic Landmark 
        District in 1970 because of--
                    (A) the significance of the District to the labor 
                history, social history, architecture, and urban 
                planning of the United States; and
                    (B) the pivotal role of events in the District in 
                creating the first national Labor Day holiday in the 
                world;
            (2) between 1880 and 1884 George M. Pullman, owner of the 
        Pullman Palace Car Company, built the Pullman community, which 
        was envisioned by Pullman as an industrial town that would 
        provide employees with--
                    (A) a model community; and
                    (B) suitable living conditions;
            (3) the town developed by George M. Pullman, which 
        consisted of over 1,000 buildings and homes, was awarded ``The 
        World's Most Perfect Town'' at the International Hygienic and 
        Pharmaceutical Exposition in 1896;
            (4) the Pullman factory site is a true symbol of the 
        historic struggle in the United States to achieve fair labor 
        practices for the working class, with the original factory 
        serving as the catalyst for the first industry-wide strike in 
        the United States;
            (5) in the midst of economic depression in 1894, to protest 
        unsafe conditions and reductions in pay, Pullman factory 
        workers initiated a strike that--
                    (A) when taken up as a cause by the American 
                Railway Union, crippled the entire rail industry;
                    (B) continued even in the face of a Federal 
                injunction and a showdown between laborers and Federal 
                troops that turned violent and deadly; and
                    (C) set a national example for the ability of 
                working people in the United States to change the 
                existing system in favor of more just practices for 
                protecting workers rights and safety;
            (6) following the deaths of a number of workers at the 
        hands of the United States military and United States Marshals 
        during the 1894 strike, Congress unanimously voted to approve 
        rush legislation that created a national Labor Day holiday, 
        which was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland 6 days 
        after the end of the strike;
            (7) the Pullman Palace Car Company also played an important 
        role in African-American and early civil rights history through 
        the legacy of the Pullman porters, many of whom were ex-slaves 
        were employed in a heavily discriminatory environment 
        immediately following the Civil War;
            (8) the Pullman porters, who served diligently between the 
        1870s and the 1960s, have been commended for--
                    (A) the level of service and attention to detail of 
                the Pullman porters; and
                    (B) the contributions of the Pullman porters to the 
                development of the African-American middle class;
            (9) the information, ideas, and commerce the Pullman 
        porters carried across the country while traveling on trains 
        helped to bring education and wealth to African-American 
        communities throughout the United States;
            (10) the positive role of the Pullman porters in the 
        historical image of the first-class service that was made 
        available on Pullman cars is unmistakable;
            (11) the Pullman community was the seminal home to the 
        Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which--
                    (A) was the first African-American labor union with 
                a collective bargaining agreement;
                    (B) was founded by civil rights pioneer A. Philip 
                Randolph in 1925;
                    (C) fought against discrimination and in support of 
                just labor practices; and
                    (D) helped lay the groundwork for what became the 
                great Civil Rights Movement of the 20th Century;
            (12) the Pullman community is--
                    (A) a paramount illustration of the work of 
                architect Solon Spencer Beman;
                    (B) a well-preserved example of 19th Century 
                community planning, architecture, and landscape design; 
                and
                    (C) comprised of a number of historic structures, 
                including the Administration Clock Tower Building, 
                Hotel Florence, Greenstone Church, Market Square, and 
                hundreds of units of rowhouses built for Pullman 
                workers;
            (13) the preservation of the Pullman site has been 
        threatened by--
                    (A) plans for demolition in 1960; and
                    (B) a fire in 1998, which damaged the iconic clock 
                tower and the rear erecting shops;
            (14) the diligent efforts of community organizations, 
        foundations, nonprofits, residents, the State, and units of 
        local government in the restoration and preservation of the 
        District after the 1998 fire were vital to the protection of 
        the Pullman site;
            (15) due to the historic and architectural significance of 
        the District, the District is designated as--
                    (A) a registered National Historic Landmark 
                District;
                    (B) an Illinois State Landmark; and
                    (C) a City of Chicago Landmark District; and
            (16) the preservation, enhancement, economic, and tourism 
        potential and management of the important historic and 
        architectural resources of the Park requires cooperation and 
        partnerships from among local property owners, the Federal 
        Government, the State, units of local government, the private 
        and nonprofit sectors, and the more than 100 civic 
        organizations who have expressed support for community 
        preservation through the establishment of the Pullman National 
        Historical Park.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Pullman National 
        Historical Park established by section 4(a).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Illinois.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PULLMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Establishment and Purpose.--There is established in the State a 
unit of the National Park System, to be known as the ``Pullman National 
Historical Park''--
            (1) to preserve and interpret for the benefit of future 
        generations--
                    (A) the significant labor, industrial, civil 
                rights, and social history of the Park;
                    (B) the significant architectural structures in the 
                Park; and
                    (C) the role of the Pullman community in the 
                creation of the first national Labor Day holiday in the 
                world;
            (2) to coordinate preservation, protection, and 
        interpretation efforts of the Park by the Federal Government, 
        the State, units of local government, and private and nonprofit 
        organizations; and
            (3) to coordinate appropriate management options necessary 
        to ensure the protection, preservation, and interpretation of 
        the many significant aspects of the Park.
    (b) Park Boundary.--The boundary of the Park shall be established 
by the Secretary, but shall not exceed the boundary of the 
approximately 300-acre Pullman Historic District in Chicago, which is 
between 103rd Street on the north, 115th Street on the south, Cottage 
Grove Avenue on the west, and the Norfolk & Western Rail Line on the 
east.
    (c) Inclusion of Historic Sites.--On conveyance by the State to the 
Secretary, the Park shall include--
            (1) the Pullman Factory Complex, including the Clock Tower 
        Building and rear erecting shops; and
            (2) the approximately 13 acres of land on which the 
        structures described in paragraph (1) are located.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer land within the 
boundary of the Park in accordance with--
            (1) this Act; and
            (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
        Park System, including--
                    (A) the National Park Service Organic Act (16 
                U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
                    (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et 
                seq.).
    (b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements with the State or other public and nonpublic 
entities, under which the Secretary may identify, interpret, and 
provide assistance for the preservation of non-Federal land within the 
boundaries of the Park and at sites in close proximity to the Park but 
located outside the boundaries of the Park, including providing for 
placement of directional and interpretive signage, exhibits, and 
technology-based interpretive devices.
    (c) Acquisition of Land.--The Secretary may acquire for inclusion 
in the Park any land (including interests in land), buildings, or 
structures owned by the State or any other political, private, or 
nonprofit entity by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase from a 
willing seller.
    (d) Management Plan.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date 
on which funds are first made available to carry out this Act, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall complete a general 
management plan for the Park in accordance with--
            (1) section 12(b) of the National Park System General 
        Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-7(b)); and
            (2) any other applicable laws.
    (e) Effect.--Nothing in this Act modifies any authority of the 
Federal Government to carry out Federal laws on Federal land located in 
the Park.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.

SOLUTION: Pullman National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the significant labor, industrial, civil rights, and social history of the Park, the significant architectural structures in the Park, and the role of the Pullman community in the creation of the first national Labor Day holiday in the world; (2) coordinate preservation, protection, and interpretation efforts of the Park by the federal government, the state of Illinois, units of local government, and private and nonprofit organizations; and (3) coordinate appropriate management options necessary to ensure the protection, preservation, and interpretation of the many significant aspects of the Park.  Requires the Park to include: (1) the Pullman Factory Complex, including the Clock Tower Building and rear erecting shops; and (2) the approximately 13 acres of land upon which such structures are located.  Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a general management plan for the Park. 

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Missile Defense Burdensharing Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States has established burdensharing 
        arrangements with Japan, member nations of the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization (NATO), and other countries to share the 
        costs of common defense efforts and successfully solicited 
        contributions from several countries to offset costs relating 
        to the Persian Gulf War.
            (2) The President has stated that a missile defense system 
        should be deployed to protect allies and other friendly foreign 
        countries as well as the United States.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF SCOPE OF MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM; DESIGNATION 
              OF PROTECTED COUNTRIES.

    (a) Determination Relating to Scope of Missile Defense System.--Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President--
            (1) shall determine whether any missile defense system to 
        be developed by the United States is intended to protect the 
        territory of allied or other friendly foreign countries, in 
        addition to the territory of the United States, from ballistic 
        missile attack; and
            (2) shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report 
        containing the determination of the President under paragraph 
        (1).
    (b) Designation of Protected Countries.--If the President makes a 
determination under subsection (a)(1) that a proposed United States 
missile defense system is intended to protect the territory of allied 
or other friendly foreign countries from ballistic missile attack, the 
President--
            (1) shall designate each allied or other friendly foreign 
        country, with respect to which the system is intended to 
        protect, as a protected country for the purposes of this Act, 
        and shall so notify Congress in writing at least 30 days prior 
        to the designation; and
            (2) shall notify Congress in writing at least 30 days prior 
        to the termination of a designation of a country.
    (c) Additional Requirement With Respect to Termination of 
Designation of Protected Countries.--
            (1) In general.--As part of the notification to Congress 
        with respect to the termination of a designation of a country 
        as a protected country under subsection (b)(2), the President 
        shall include a description of the reasons for the termination, 
        including an assessment of the effect of the termination on the 
        security relations between the country and the United States 
        and on mutual commitments of the United States under bilateral 
        and multilateral security arrangements, such as the North 
        Atlantic Treaty.
            (2) Notification of involved countries.--The President 
        shall transmit to the government of a country with respect to 
        which the President has terminated the designation of the 
        country as a protected country under subsection (b)(2) a copy 
        of the notification to Congress with respect to such 
        termination.

SEC. 4. BURDENSHARING CONTRIBUTIONS BY PROTECTED COUNTRIES.

    (a) Solicitation of Contributions.--The President shall seek 
financial contributions from each protected country designated by the 
President under section 3(b)(1) commensurate with the country's 
proportional share of protection from the United States missile defense 
system.
    (b) Use of Contributions.--Contributions received pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be used to offset costs incurred by the United 
States for deployment of the missile defense system, including costs 
relating to procurement, construction, operations, and personnel.

SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORTS.

    (a) Report by Secretary of Defense.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
        the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, shall submit to 
        Congress an annual report that--
                    (A) identifies each foreign country that would 
                receive protection under the missile defense system 
                from ballistic missile attack, irrespective of whether 
                or not the country has been designated by the President 
                under section 3(b)(1) as a protected country; and
                    (B) describes the nature and extent of the 
                protection for each such foreign country.
            (2) Form.--The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
        form, but may contain a classified annex.
    (b) Report by the President.--The President shall transmit to 
Congress as part of the annual budget request a report that--
            (1) describes the extent to which each protected country 
        designated by the President under section 3(b)(1) has provided 
        financial contributions to the United States in accordance with 
        section 4(a);
            (2) describes the proportion of actual and expected 
        contributions by each protected country as a share of overall 
        costs of the missile defense system; and
            (3) describes efforts by the United States to obtain 
        payments from protected countries that have not fully 
        contributed to their share of protection under the missile 
        defense system.

SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    In this Act, the term ``missile defense system'' does not include a 
theater missile defense system that is designed or deployed to defend 
elements of the United States Armed Forces that are deployed outside 
the United States.

SOLUTION: Missile Defense Burdensharing Act of 2001 - Directs the President to: (1) determine whether any missile defense system to be developed by the United States is intended to protect, in addition to U.S. territory, the territory of allied or other friendly countries from ballistic missile attack; and (2) seek financial contributions from each protected country, if any, commensurate with their proportional share of protection from such system.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency 
Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission (EMLIC) Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Commission.
Sec. 3. Duties of the Commission.
Sec. 4. Final report; Congressional hearings.
Sec. 5. Powers of Commission.
Sec. 6. Commission personnel matters.
Sec. 7. Authorization of appropriations; GAO audit.
Sec. 8. Termination of Commission.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known 
as Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission (in this Act 
referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Purpose.--The Commission shall examine the causes of soaring 
medical malpractice premiums and propose a comprehensive strategy to 
combat the consequences.
    (c) Membership of Commission.--
            (1) Composition.--The commission shall be composed of 12 
        members of whom--
                    (A) 4 shall be appointed by the President, 1 of 
                whom shall be appointed to represent physicians' 
                interests, 1 of whom shall be appointed to represent 
                malpractice liability insurers, 1 of whom shall be 
                appointed to represent lawyers' interests, and 1 of 
                whom shall be appointed to represent consumer 
                protection interests;
                    (B) 1 Senator and 1 other individual shall be 
                appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate 
                upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader of the 
                Senate;
                    (C) 1 Senator and 1 other individual shall be 
                appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate 
                upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the 
                Senate;
                    (D) 1 Member of the House of Representatives and 1 
                other individual shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
                the House of Representatives; and
                    (E) 1 Member of the House of Representatives and 1 
                other individual shall be appointed by the Minority 
                Leader of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Qualifications of members.--
                    (A) Presidential appointments.--Of the individuals 
                appointed under paragraph (1)(A), not more than 1 may 
                be an officer, employee, or paid consultant of the 
                Executive Branch.
                    (B) Other appointments.--Individuals who are not 
                Members of Congress, appointed under subparagraph (B), 
                (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1), shall be individuals 
                who--
                            (i) have expertise in medicine, insurance, 
                        law, consumers affairs, or have other pertinent 
                        qualifications or experience; and
                            (ii) are not officers or employees of the 
                        United States.
                    (C) Other considerations.--In appointing Commission 
                members, every effort shall be made to ensure that the 
                members--
                            (i) represent a broad cross section of 
                        regional and political perspectives in the 
                        United States; and
                            (ii) provide fresh insights to analyzing 
                        the medical malpractice insurance crisis
    (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--
            (1) In general.--Members shall be appointed not later than 
        60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and the 
        appointment shall be for the life of the Commission.
            (2) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
        affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
        the original appointment.
    (e) Initial Meeting.-- Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission 
shall hold its first meeting.
    (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
Chairperson.
    (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the 
Commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from among 
the members of the Commission.
    (h) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
    (i) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to 1 
vote.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall investigate and determine 
whether a causal relationship exists between skyrocketing malpractice 
insurance premiums, rising jury awards, decreased accessibility and 
affordability of health care, and the increase in the number of 
physicians moving, quitting or retiring from the practices in the field 
of medicine. The Commission will make recommendations based on a study 
of statistical trends and testimony that can be taken by Congress to 
alleviate the impact of the crisis in medical malpractice liability 
insurance.
    (b) Specific Issues to Be Addressed.--The Commission shall examine 
and report to the President and the Congress on at least the following:
            (1) Nature and patterns of the medical malpractice 
        insurance market.
            (2) Similarities and differences of the medical malpractice 
        insurance market to other lines of insurance.
            (3) Impact of the McCarran-Ferguson Act on medical 
        malpractice insurance market.
            (4) Federal role as it is and recommendations on how it 
        should be with respect to medical malpractice.
            (5) Survey and assessment of the efficacy of State-level 
        legislation in insurance, in general, and medical malpractice 
        insurance, in particular.
            (6) Survey of insurer's investments and strategies and its 
        role is premium rate setting for medical malpractice insurance.
            (7) Role of jury awards in premium rate setting for medical 
        malpractice insurance.
            (8) Relationship of medical malpractice premium rates and 
        overall medical practice costs

SEC. 4. FINAL REPORT; CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS.

    (a) Final Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 16 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
        President and Congress a final report which contains--
                    (A) the findings and conclusions of the Commission 
                described in section 3;
                    (B) a detailed plan for comprehensive strategy to 
                combat the consequences of skyrocketing medical 
                malpractice liability insurance rates; and
                    (C) any recommendations for administrative and 
                legislative actions necessary to achieve such 
                reductions.
            (2) Separate views.--Any member of the Commission may 
        submit additional findings and recommendations as part of the 
        final report.
    (b) Congressional Hearings.--Not later than 6 months after the 
final report described in subsection (a) is submitted, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate shall hold 
hearings on the report.

SEC. 5. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act 
at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 
evidence as the Commission may find advisable to fulfill the 
requirements of this Act. The Commission shall hold at least 7 public 
hearings, 1 or more in Washington, D.C. and 4 in different regions of 
the United States.
    (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure 
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such 
department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States 
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.-- Each member of the Commission who is 
not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including 
travel time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of 
the duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are 
officers or employees of the United States shall serve without 
compensation in addition to that received for their services as 
officers or employees of the United States.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes 
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the 
Commission.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
        without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, 
        appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
        additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
        Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an 
        executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
        Commission.
            (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the Commission may 
        fix the compensation of the executive director and other 
        personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
        subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
        relating to classification of positions and General Schedule 
        pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive 
        director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable 
        for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
        such title.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and 
such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 
status or privilege.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; GAO AUDIT.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 
to the Commission to carry out the provisions of this Act.
    (b) GAO Audit.--Not later than 6 months after termination of the 
Commission, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete 
an audit of the financial books and records of the Commission to 
determine that the limitation on expenses has been met, and shall 
submit a report on the audit to the President and Congress.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

     The Commission shall cease to exist 30 days after the date on 
which the Commission submits the final report under section 4.

SOLUTION:
Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission (EMLIC) Act - Establishes the Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission, whose purpose is to examine the causes of soaring medical malpractice premiums and propose a comprehensive strategy to combat the consequences. Directs the Commission to investigate the possible linkage between: (1) skyrocketing malpractice insurance premiums; (2) rising jury awards; (3) decreased accessibility and affordability of health care; and (4) a rise in the number of physicians moving, quitting, or retiring.