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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Opportunity and 
Affordability Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The adoption of broadband service results in enhanced 
        economic development and public safety for communities across 
        the Nation, improved health care and educational opportunities, 
        and a better quality of life for all Americans.
            (2) Continued progress in the adoption of broadband service 
        is vital to ensuring that the United States remains competitive 
        and continues to create business opportunities and job growth.
            (3) The price of broadband service is a barrier to adoption 
        for low-income households and can be an impediment to full 
        participation in the emerging broadband economy.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXPAND LIFELINE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE BROADBAND 
              SERVICE.

    Section 254(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(j)) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Lifeline Assistance.--
            ``(1) Impact of section on lifeline assistance program.--
        Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this section 
        shall affect the collection, distribution, or administration of 
        the Lifeline program.
            ``(2) Pilot program to expand lifeline program to include 
        broadband service.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of the Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act, 
        the Commission shall implement a 2-year pilot program to expand 
        the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service 
        for low-income consumers that will--
                    ``(A) apply to such broadband service as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for purposes 
                of the pilot program;
                    ``(B) provide such levels of support as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for such 
                purposes;
                    ``(C) be available to such consumers as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for such 
                purposes under such eligibility criteria as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for such 
                purposes; and
                    ``(D) reimburse broadband service providers for 
                each customer served, subject to prior authorization 
                from the Commission to participate in the pilot 
                program.
            ``(3) Criteria for pilot program.--In developing the pilot 
        program required by paragraph (2), the Commission shall 
        consider--
                    ``(A) whether State matching funds must be provided 
                as a condition of eligibility for low-income households 
                within a State;
                    ``(B) the prevailing market rate for broadband 
                service and the prevailing speed of broadband service 
                adopted by households, using information that the 
                Commission routinely collects or that is publicly 
                available; and
                    ``(C) how to ensure that the program is neutral as 
                to the types of technology used to provide broadband 
                service in order to promote competition from broadband 
                service providers to qualify for participation in the 
                pilot program.
            ``(4) Status report.--After the pilot program has been 
        operational for 18 months, the Commission shall submit a report 
        to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce on the status of the pilot program.
            ``(5) Lifeline program defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `Lifeline program' means the service described in section 
        54.401(a) of the Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R. 
        54.401(a)).''.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF LINK UP PROGRAM REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall initiate a notice 
of inquiry with public notice and opportunity for comment, to 
determine--
            (1) whether the Link Up program could be expanded to reduce 
        the cost of initiating broadband service through providing 
        support for computer ownership;
            (2) what equipment would be supported by such an expansion;
            (3) how much support would be available with such an 
        expansion; and
            (4) the eligibility criteria for consumers to qualify for 
        such an expansion.
    (b) Report.--The Commission shall submit a report to the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce containing the 
Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations from the 
inquiry.
    (c) Link Up Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``Link Up 
program'' means the service described in section 54.411(a) of the 
Commission's regulations (47 U.S.C. 54.411(a)).
Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a two-year pilot program to expand the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service for low-income consumers.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

        This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Crime Enforcement and Second 
Amendment Restoration Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

        The Congress finds the following:
            (1) One of the primary duties of government is to protect 
        its citizens from armed violent criminals. America's cherished 
        liberty and the social and economic prosperity of its 
        communities are dependent upon government's ability to maintain 
        public safety.
            (2) Criminals, by definition, operate outside the law and 
        routinely acquire firearms when they so desire. Banning 
        specific types of firearms has no effect on the moral behavior 
        of those who choose to inflict harm on innocent citizens.
            (3) The most effective way to protect the public from gun-
        wielding violent criminals is to arrest, convict, and 
        incarcerate such predators, and to ensure that they serve 
        sentences of sufficient length to prevent them from returning 
        quickly to the streets.

SEC. 3. ARMED VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION DIRECTIVE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United States shall 
establish an armed violent criminal apprehension program consistent 
with the following requirements:
            (1) Each United States attorney shall designate at least 1 
        assistant United States attorney to prosecute armed violent 
        criminals.
            (2) Each United States attorney shall establish an armed 
        violent criminal apprehension task force comprised of 
        appropriate law enforcement representatives. The task force 
        shall develop strategies for removing armed violent criminals 
        from the streets, taking into consideration--
                    (A) the importance of severe punishment in 
                deterring armed violent crime;
                    (B) the effectiveness of Federal and State laws 
                pertaining to apprehension and prosecution of armed 
                violent criminals;
                    (C) the resources available to each law enforcement 
                agency participating in the task force;
                    (D) the nature and extent of the violent crime 
                occurring in the district for which the United States 
                attorney is appointed; and
                    (E) the principle of limited Federal involvement in 
                the prosecution of crimes traditionally prosecuted in 
                State and local jurisdictions.
            (3) Not less frequently than monthly, the Attorney General 
        shall require each United States attorney to report to the 
        Department of Justice the number of defendants charged with, or 
        convicted of, violating section 922(g) or 924 of title 18, 
        United States Code, in the district for which the United States 
        attorney is appointed.
            (4) Not less frequently than twice annually, the Attorney 
        General shall submit to the Congress a compilation of the 
        information received by the Department of Justice pursuant to 
        paragraph (3) and a report on all waivers granted under 
        subsection (b).
        (b) Waiver Authority.--
            (1) Request for waiver.--A United States attorney may 
        request the Attorney General to waive the requirements of 
        subsection (a) with respect to the United States attorney.
            (2) Provision of waiver.--The Attorney General may waive 
        the requirements of subsection (a) pursuant to a request made 
        under paragraph (1), in accordance with guidelines which shall 
        be established by the Attorney General. In establishing the 
        guidelines, the Attorney General shall take into consideration 
        the number of assistant United States attorneys in the office 
        of the United States attorney making the request and the level 
        of violent crime committed in the district for which the United 
        States attorney is appointed.
        (c) Armed Violent Criminal Defined.--As used in this section, 
the term ``armed violent criminal'' means a person who is accused of 
violating section 922(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, having 
been previously convicted of a violent crime, or who is accused of 
violating section 924 of such title.
        (d) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect after 
the 5-year period that begins 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF THE PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT 
              WEAPONS AND LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.

    (a) Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsections (v) and (w) and by striking the appendix.
    (b) Section 921(a) of such title is amended by striking paragraph 
(30).
    (c) Section 921(a)(31)(A) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``manufactured after the date of enactment 
        of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``, or that can be readily restored or 
        converted to accept,''.
    (d) Section 923(i) of such title is amended by striking the last 2 
sentences.
    (e) Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking 
``(r), (v), or (w)'' and inserting ``or (r)''.
    (f) Section 110104 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (18 U.S.C. 921 note) is repealed.

SEC. 5. MANDATORY PRISON TERMS FOR POSSESSING, BRANDISHING, OR 
              DISCHARGING A FIREARM OR DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE DURING A 
              FEDERAL CRIME THAT IS A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR A DRUG 
              TRAFFICKING CRIME.

    Section 924(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
    ``(1) A person who, during and in relation to any crime of violence 
or drug trafficking crime (including a crime of violence or drug 
trafficking crime which provides for an enhanced punishment if 
committed by the use of a deadly or dangerous weapon or device) for 
which the person may be prosecuted in a court of the United States--
            ``(A) possesses a firearm, shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for the crime of violence or drug trafficking 
        crime, be sentenced to imprisonment for 5 years;
            ``(B) brandishes a firearm, shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for the crime of violence or drug trafficking 
        crime, be sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years; or
            ``(C) discharges a firearm with the intent to injure 
        another person, shall, in addition to the sentence imposed for 
        the crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, be sentenced 
        to imprisonment for 20 years;
except that if the firearm is a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled 
shotgun, or is equipped with a large capacity ammunition feeding 
device, such additional sentence shall be imprisonment for 10 years 
more than the term of imprisonment that would otherwise be imposed 
under this paragraph, and if the firearm is a machinegun or destructive 
device or is equipped with a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, such 
additional sentence shall be imprisonment for 30 years.
    ``(2) In the case of the second or subsequent conviction of a 
person under this subsection--
            ``(A) if the person possessed a firearm during and in 
        relation to such second or subsequent crime of violence or drug 
        trafficking crime, the person shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for such second or subsequent offense, be 
        sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 20 years;
            ``(B) if the person brandished a firearm during and in 
        relation to such second or subsequent crime of violence or drug 
        trafficking crime, the person shall, in addition to the 
        sentence imposed for such second or subsequent offense, be 
        sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 25 years; or
            ``(C) if the person discharged a firearm with the intent to 
        injure another person during and in relation to such second or 
        subsequent crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, the 
        person shall, in addition to the sentence imposed for such 
        second or subsequent offense, be sentenced to imprisonment for 
        not less than 30 years;
except that if the firearm is a machinegun or destructive device or is 
equipped with a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, the person shall, 
in addition to the sentence imposed for such second or subsequent 
offense, be sentenced to life imprisonment.
    ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court 
shall not impose a probationary sentence on any person convicted of a 
violation of this subsection, nor shall a term of imprisonment imposed 
under this subsection run concurrently with any other term of 
imprisonment including that imposed for the crime of violence or drug 
trafficking crime in which the firearm was used.
    ``(B) No person sentenced under this subsection shall be released 
for any reason whatsoever during a term of imprisonment imposed under 
this subsection.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.
Gun Crime Enforcement and Second Amendment Restoration Act of 1996 - Directs the Attorney General to:  (1) establish an armed violent criminal apprehension program under which each U.S. attorney shall designate at least one assistant U.S. attorney to prosecute armed violent criminals and shall establish an armed violent criminal apprehension task force to develop strategies for removing armed violent criminals from the streets; (2) require each U.S. attorney to report to the Department of Justice (DOJ) monthly on the number of defendants charged with, or convicted of, violating specified offenses (such as possession of a firearm by an illegal alien and using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime) ; and (3) submit to the Congress at least twice annually a compilation of the information received by DOJ and a report on all waivers granted under this Act. Authorizes a U.S. attorney to request, and the Attorney General to grant, a waiver of such requirements with respect to the U.S.  attorney.  Directs the Attorney General, in establishing guidelines for such a waiver, to consider the number of assistant U.S. attorneys in the requesting office and the level of violent crime committed in the district. Terminates such program after five years. (Sec. 4) Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to repeal:  (1) the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and (2) a provision of such Act directing the Attorney General to study the effect of provisions related to the ban, to determine their impact on violent and drug trafficking crime, and to report to the Congress. (Sec. 5) Provides mandatory additional prison terms of:  (1) five, ten, or 20 years, respectively, for possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or destructive device during a Federal crime of violence or drug trafficking crime; and (2) 20, 25, or 30 years, respectively, for second or subsequent convictions or life imprisonment for a second or subsequent offense involving a machine gun or destructive device or a firearm equipped with a silencer or muffler.  Prohibits any person who receives such an mandatory additional sentence from being released for any reason during the imposed term of imprisonment.

SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF NET CAPITAL GAIN OF TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN 
              CORPORATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to treatment of capital gains) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1203. EXCLUSION OF NET CAPITAL GAIN OF TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN 
              CORPORATIONS.

    ``In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, gross income 
shall not include an amount equal to the net capital gain of the 
taxpayer for the taxable year.''
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1 of such Code is amended by striking 
        subsection (h).
            (2) Subsection (b) of section 55 of such Code is amended by 
        striking paragraph (3).
            (3) Section 1222 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new sentence:
``Determinations under this section shall be made before the 
application of section 1203.''
            (4) The table of sections for part I of subchapter P of 
        chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

                              ``Sec. 1203. Exclusion of net capital 
                                        gain of taxpayers other than 
                                        corporations.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME FROM TAX.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts specifically 
excluded from gross income) is amended by inserting after section 115 
the following new section:

``SEC. 116. EXCLUSION OF DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST RECEIVED BY 
              INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) Exclusion From Gross Income.--Gross income does not include 
dividends and interest otherwise includible in gross income which are 
received during the taxable year by an individual.
    ``(b) Certain Dividends Excluded.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any dividend from a corporation which for the taxable year of the 
corporation in which the distribution is made is a corporation exempt 
from tax under section 521 (relating to farmers' cooperative 
associations).
    ``(c) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Exclusion not to apply to capital gain dividends from 
        regulated investment companies and real estate investment 
        trusts.--

                                ``For treatment of capital gain 
dividends, see sections 854(a) and 857(c).
            ``(2) Certain nonresident aliens ineligible for 
        exclusion.--In the case of a nonresident alien individual, 
        subsection (a) shall apply only in determining the taxes 
        imposed for the taxable year pursuant to sections 871(b)(1) and 
        877(b).
            ``(3) Dividends from employee stock ownership plans.--
        Subsection (a) shall not apply to any dividend described in 
        section 404(k).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 32(c)(5) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by 
        striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``; 
        or'', and by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
        clause:
                            ``(iii) interest and dividends received 
                        during the taxable year which are excluded from 
                        gross income under section 116.''.
            (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 32(i)(2) of such Code is 
        amended by inserting ``(determined without regard to section 
        116)'' before the comma.
            (3) Subparagraph (B) of section 86(b)(2) of such Code is 
        amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) increased by the sum of--
                            ``(i) the amount of interest received or 
                        accrued by the taxpayer during the taxable year 
                        which is exempt from tax, and
                            ``(ii) the amount of interest and dividends 
                        received during the taxable year which are 
                        excluded from gross income under section 
                        116.''.
            (4) Subsection (d) of section 135 of such Code is amended 
        by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by 
        inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Coordination with section 116.--This section shall be 
        applied before section 116.''.
            (5) Paragraph (2) of section 265(a) of such Code is amended 
        by inserting before the period ``, or to purchase or carry 
        obligations or shares, or to make deposits, to the extent the 
        interest thereon is excludable from gross income under section 
        116''.
            (6) Subsection (c) of section 584 of such Code is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
``The proportionate share of each participant in the amount of 
dividends or interest received by the common trust fund and to which 
section 116 applies shall be considered for purposes of such section as 
having been received by such participant.''.
            (7) Subsection (a) of section 643 of such Code is amended 
        by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by 
        inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Dividends or interest.--There shall be included the 
        amount of any dividends or interest excluded from gross income 
        pursuant to section 116.''.
            (8) Section 854(a) of such Code is amended by inserting 
        ``section 116 (relating to exclusion of dividends and interest 
        received by individuals) and'' after ``For purposes of''.
            (9) Section 857(c) of such Code is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(c) Restrictions Applicable to Dividends Received From Real 
Estate Investment Trusts.--
            ``(1) Treatment for section 116.--For purposes of section 
        116 (relating to exclusion of dividends and interest received 
        by individuals), a capital gain dividend (as defined in 
        subsection (b)(3)(C)) received from a real estate investment 
        trust which meets the requirements of this part shall not be 
        considered as a dividend.
            ``(2) Treatment for section 243.--For purposes of section 
        243 (relating to deductions for dividends received by 
        corporations), a dividend received from a real estate 
        investment trust which meets the requirements of this part 
        shall not be considered as a dividend.''.
            (10) The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of 
        chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to section 115 the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 116. Exclusion of dividends and 
                                        interest received by 
                                        individuals.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF 1993 INCOME TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

    (a) Restoration of Prior Law Formula.--Subsection (a) of section 86 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--Gross income for the taxable year of any 
taxpayer described in subsection (b) (notwithstanding section 207 of 
the Social Security Act) includes Social Security benefits in an amount 
equal to the lesser of--
            ``(1) one-half of the Social Security benefits received 
        during the taxable year, or
            ``(2) one-half of the excess described in subsection 
        (b)(1).''
    (b) Repeal of Adjusted Base Amount.--Subsection (c) of section 86 
of such Code is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Base Amount.--For purposes of this section, the term `base 
amount' means--
            ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 
        $25,000,
            ``(2) $32,000 in the case of a joint return, and
            ``(3) zero in the case of a taxpayer who--
                    ``(A) is married as of the close of the taxable 
                year (within the meaning of section 7703) but does not 
                file a joint return for such year, and
                    ``(B) does not live apart from his spouse at all 
                times during the taxable year.''
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 871(a)(3) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``85 percent'' and inserting ``50 
        percent''.
            (2)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 121(e)(1) of the Social 
        Security Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98-21) is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``(A) There'' and inserting 
                ``There'';
                    (ii) by striking ``(i)'' immediately following 
                ``amounts equivalent to''; and
                    (iii) by striking ``, less (ii)'' and all that 
                follows and inserting a period.
            (B) Paragraph (1) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended 
        by striking subparagraph (B).
            (C) Paragraph (3) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended 
        by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating subparagraph 
        (C) as subparagraph (B).
            (D) Paragraph (2) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended 
        in the first sentence by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
        taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002.
            (2) Subsection (c)(1).--The amendment made by subsection 
        (c)(1) shall apply to benefits paid after December 31, 2002.
            (3) Subsection (c)(2).--The amendments made by subsection 
        (c)(2) shall apply to tax liabilities for taxable years 
        beginning after December 31, 2002.
    (e) Maintenance of Transfers to Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the 
        Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1817 of 
        the Social Security Act amounts equal to the reduction in 
        revenues to the Treasury by reason of the enactment of this 
        section. Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall 
        be transferred from the general fund at such times and in such 
        manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers 
        which would have occurred to such Trust Fund had this Act not 
        been enacted.
            (2) Reports.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
        Secretary's delegate shall annually report to the Committee on 
        Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Finance of the Senate the amounts and timing of 
        the transfers under this section.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from individual gross income: (1) net capital gains; and (2) interest and dividends, not including dividends from farmers' cooperative associations, regulated investment companies and real estate investment trusts, and employee stock ownership plans.Repeals the 85 percent (second tier) taxation of Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits. Transfers from the general fund in the Treasury to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the resultant reduction in revenues.