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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) It is in the national interest that all citizens, 
        including active-duty service members, be allowed to vote in 
        Federal elections.
            (2) Since 1977, active-duty service members serving 
        overseas or on the United States mainland have been excluded 
        from fully participating and voting in both general and runoff 
        Federal elections in American Samoa due to several factors, 
        including local law that requires active duty military members 
        to register in person, limited air and mail service between the 
        U.S. mainland and American Samoa, and delays in the preparation 
        of new ballots in the case of runoff elections.
            (3) American Samoa law requiring uniformed service voters 
        to register to vote in person is contrary to the Uniformed and 
        Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et 
        seq.).
            (4) The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 
        has been in effect for over 15 years, and American Samoa has 
        not addressed this discrepancy between Federal and territorial 
        law, despite notice that the discrepancy exists.
            (5) It is necessary to take additional action to ensure 
        that the votes of uniformed voters are counted in Federal 
        elections conducted in American Samoa and that active duty 
        service members (including reservists called to active duty) do 
        not need to appear in person to register to vote.
            (6) It is necessary to state that the Uniformed and 
        Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act supersedes American Samoa 
        law and American Samoa must comply with this Federal law.
            (7) It is also in the national interest that, to the extent 
        possible, Members of the United States House of Representatives 
        and non-voting Delegates be elected in the first week of 
        November in even-numbered years.
            (8) Since 1980, when the first election for the 
        Congressional Delegate from American Samoa was held, there have 
        been several general elections at which there was no final 
        resolution of who was elected as the Delegate for the next 
        Congress, and run-off elections were required.
            (9) When the outcome of the Delegate election is not 
        resolved until a runoff election is held, a final determination 
        of who the Delegate will be is not made known until late 
        November.
            (10) A delayed outcome may place a newly elected Delegate 
        in a more junior position to other Members of Congress elected 
        on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in an 
        election year.
            (11) When more than 2 candidates file to run for election 
        for the office of Delegate, holding a primary election to 
        reduce the number of candidates to 2 will greatly increase the 
        likelihood that the general election will produce a candidate 
        who receives a majority of the votes cast.

SEC. 2. PRIMARY ELECTION REQUIRED.

    Section 2(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the 
Territory of American Samoa be represented by a nonvoting Delegate to 
the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes'', 
approved October 31, 1978 (48 U.S.C. 1732(a)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
    ``(2) In any general election year when 3 or more eligible 
individuals file by the first Tuesday of July as candidates for the 
office of Delegate, a primary election shall be held on the first 
Tuesday of August of that general election year. If the primary 
election results in 1 candidate receiving more than 50 percent of the 
votes cast, then that candidate shall be the only candidate on the 
ballot for the general election for Delegate that year. If the primary 
election results in no candidate receiving more than 50 percent of the 
votes cast, then the 2 candidates receiving the most votes cast shall 
be on the ballot for the general election year. If there is a tie for 
the 2 candidates receiving the most votes, the names of the 2 
candidates shall be listed on the ballot for that general election 
year.
    ``(3) Candidates for the office of Delegate to the United States 
House of Representatives must file their candidacy not later than the 
first Tuesday of July each year that a general election referred to in 
paragraph (1) is scheduled to be held.''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the 
Territory of American Samoa be represented by a nonvoting Delegate to 
the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes'', 
approved October 31, 1978 (48 U.S.C. 1734), is amended by inserting 
``in a general Federal election'' after ``ties between candidates''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on January 1, 
2003.

Output: Declares that it is necessary to state that the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act supersedes American Samoa law and American Samoa must comply with it.Requires a primary election to be held in American Samoa on the first Tuesday of August of any general election year when three or more eligible individuals have filed by the first Tuesday of July as candidates for the office of Delegate representing American Samoa in the U.S. House of Representatives.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Marginal Lands and 
Protecting Farming Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT.

    Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Maximum Enrollment.--The Secretary may maintain in the 
conservation reserve at any 1 time, not more than--
            ``(1) during fiscal year 2013, 29,000,000 acres;
            ``(2) during fiscal year 2014, 26,000,000 acres; and
            ``(3) during each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, 
        24,000,000 acres.''.

SEC. 3. INELIGIBLE LAND.

    Section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Ineligible Land.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
may not enroll land in the conservation reserve that is classified as 
class I or class II land under the land capability classification 
system published in the National Soil Survey Handbook of the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, unless such land is enrolled as a 
buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area.''.

SEC. 4. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Early Termination by Owner or Operator.--Section 1235(e) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``During fiscal year 2014, the Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``before January 1, 1995,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Land devoted to hardwood trees.
                    ``(D) Wildlife habitat, duck nesting habitat, 
                pollinator habitat, upland bird habitat buffer, 
                wildlife food plots, State acres for wildlife 
                enhancement, shallow water areas for wildlife, and rare 
                and declining habitat.
                    ``(E) Farmable wetland and restored wetland.
                    ``(F) Land that contains diversions, erosion 
                control structures, flood control structures, contour 
                grass strips, living snow fences, salinity reducing 
                vegetation, cross wind trap strips, and sediment 
                retention structures.
                    ``(G) Land located within a federally-designated 
                wellhead protection area.
                    ``(H) Land that is covered by an easement under the 
                conservation reserve program.
                    ``(I) Land located within an average width, 
                according to the applicable Natural Resources 
                Conservation Service field office technical guide, of a 
                perennial stream or permanent water body.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``60 days after the date 
        on which the owner or operator submits the notice required 
        under paragraph (1)(C)'' and inserting ``upon approval by the 
        Secretary''.
    (b) Transition Option for Certain Farmers or Ranchers.--Section 
1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(f)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``Duties'' and all that follows through ``a 
                beginning farmer'' and inserting ``Transition to 
                covered farmer or rancher.--In the case of a contract 
                modification approved in order to facilitate the 
                transfer of land subject to a contract from a retired 
                farmer or rancher to a beginning farmer'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ``, 
                including preparing to plant an agricultural crop'' 
                after ``improvements'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``the farmer 
                or rancher'' and inserting ``the covered farmer or 
                rancher''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``section 
                1001A(b)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``section 1001(a)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``requirement of section 
        1231(h)(4)(B)'' and inserting ``option pursuant to section 
        1231(h)''.
    (c) Final Year Contract.--Section 1235 of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) Final Year of Contract.--The Secretary shall not consider an 
owner or operator to be in violation of a term or condition of the 
conservation reserve contract if--
            ``(1) during the year prior to expiration of the contract, 
        the land is enrolled in the conservation stewardship program; 
        and
            ``(2) the activity required under the conservation 
        stewardship program pursuant to such enrollment is consistent 
        with this subchapter.''.

Output: Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to set the maximum number of acres that may be enrolled at any one time in the conservation reserve program (CRP) at: (1) 29 million acres for FY2013, (2) 26 million acres for FY2014, and (3) 26 million acres for each of FY2015 through FY2018. Prohibits the enrollment of land in the conservation reserve that is classified as class I or class II land under the National Soil Survey Handbook's land capability classification system unless such land is enrolled as a buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), during FY2014, to permit a participant that entered into a CRP contract to terminate the contract at any time if the contract has been in effect for at least five years.  Revises the types of land that are not subject to early contract termination.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Offsets Disclosure Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) A fair business environment is necessary to advance 
        international trade, economic stability, and development 
        worldwide, is beneficial for American workers and businesses, 
        and is in the United States national interest.
            (2) In some cases, mandated offset requirements can cause 
        economic distortions in international defense trade and 
        undermine fairness and competitiveness, and may cause 
        particular harm to small- and medium-sized businesses.
            (3) The use of offsets may lead to increasing dependence on 
        foreign suppliers for the production of United States weapons 
        systems.
            (4) The offset demands required by some purchasing 
        countries, including some close allies of the United States, 
        equal or exceed the value of the base contract they are 
        intended to offset, mitigating much of the potential economic 
        benefit of the exports.
            (5) Offset demands often unduly distort the prices of 
        defense contracts.
            (6) In some cases, United States contractors are required 
        to provide indirect offsets which can negatively impact 
        nondefense industrial sectors.
            (7) Unilateral efforts by the United States to prohibit 
        offsets may be impractical in the current era of globalization 
        and would severely hinder the competitiveness of the United 
        States defense industry in the global market.
            (8) The development of global standards to manage and 
        restrict demands for offsets would enhance United States 
        efforts to mitigate the negative impact of offsets.
    (b) Declaration of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States 
to develop a system for monitoring the use of offsets in international 
defense trade, to promote fairness in such trade, and to ensure that 
foreign participation in the production of United States weapons 
systems does not harm the economy of the United States.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the executive branch should pursue efforts to address 
        trade fairness by establishing reasonable, business-friendly 
        standards for the use of offsets in international business 
        transactions between the United States and its trading partners 
        and competitors;
            (2) the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and 
        the United States Trade Representative, or their designees, 
        should raise with other industrialized nations at every 
        suitable venue the need for transparency and reasonable 
        standards to govern the role of offsets in international 
        defense trade; and
            (3) the United States Government should enter into 
        discussions regarding the establishment of multilateral 
        standards for the use of offsets in international defense trade 
        through the appropriate multilateral fora, including such 
        organizations as the Transatlantic Economic Partnership, the 
        Wassenaar Arrangement, the G-8, and the World Trade 
        Organization.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on International Relations of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (2) G-8.--The term ``G-8'' means the group consisting of 
        France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, 
        Canada, Italy, and Russia established to facilitate economic 
        cooperation among the eight major economic powers.
            (3) Offset.--The term ``offset'' means the entire range of 
        industrial and commercial benefits provided to foreign 
        governments as an inducement or condition to purchase military 
        goods or services, including benefits such as coproduction, 
        licensed production, subcontracting, technology transfer, in-
        country procurement, marketing and financial assistance, and 
        joint ventures.
            (4) Transatlantic economic partnership.--The term 
        ``Transatlantic Economic Partnership'' means the joint 
        commitment made by the United States and the European Union to 
        reinforce their close relationship through an initiative 
        involving the intensification and extension of multilateral and 
        bilateral cooperation and common actions in the areas of trade 
        and investment.
            (5) Wassenaar arrangement.--The term ``Wassenaar 
        Arrangement'' means the multilateral export control regime in 
        which the United States participates that seeks to promote 
        transparency and responsibility with regard to transfers of 
        conventional armaments and sensitive dual-use items.
            (6) World trade organization.--The term ``World Trade 
        Organization'' means the organization established pursuant to 
        the WTO Agreement.
            (7) WTO agreement.--The term ``WTO Agreement'' means the 
        Agreement Establishing The World Trade Organization entered 
        into on April 15, 1994.

SEC. 5. REPORTING OF OFFSET AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Initial Reporting of Offset Agreements.--
            (1) Government-to-government sales.--Section 36(b)(1) of 
        the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)) is amended 
        in the fourth sentence, by striking ``(if known on the date of 
        transmittal of such certification)'' and inserting ``and a 
        description of any offset agreement, including the dollar 
        amount of the agreement''.
            (2) Commercial sales.--Section 36(c)(1) of the Arms Export 
        Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(1)) is amended in the second 
        sentence, by striking ``(if known on the date of transmittal of 
        such certification)'' and inserting ``and a description of any 
        offset agreement, including the dollar amount of the 
        agreement''.
    (b) Report on Offset Obligations.--Not later than January 1, 2000, 
and annually thereafter, the President shall submit a report to 
Congress identifying all contracts or agreements entered into in order 
to fulfill any offset obligations made in conjunction with transactions 
reported in section 36 (b) or (c) of the Arms Export Control Act. The 
report shall contain all the information required in section 36 (b) and 
(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, as well as any additional 
information that may not have been available at the time of the initial 
notification.

SEC. 6. EXPANDED PROHIBITION ON INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 39A(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2779a(a)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or licensed'' after ``sold''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or export'' after ``sale''.
    (b) Definition of United States Person.--Section 39A(d)(3)(B)(ii) 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2779a(d)(3)(B)(ii)) is 
amended by inserting ``or by an entity described in clause (i)'' after 
``subparagraph (A)''.

SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--There is established a National Commission on the 
Use of Offsets in Defense Trade (in this section referred to as the 
``Commission'') to address all aspects of the use of offsets in 
international defense trade.
    (b) Commission Membership.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President, with the concurrence of the 
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and 
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, shall appoint 10 
people to serve as members of the Commission. Commission membership 
shall include--
            (1) representatives from the private sector, including--
                    (A) one each from--
                            (i) a labor organization,
                            (ii) a United States defense manufacturing 
                        company dependent on foreign sales,
                            (iii) a United States company dependent on 
                        foreign sales that is not a defense 
                        manufacturer, and
                            (iv) a United States company that 
                        specializes in international investment, and
                    (B) two members from academia with widely 
                recognized expertise in international economics; and
            (2) four members from the executive branch, including a 
        member from--
                    (A) the Office of Management and Budget,
                    (B) the Department of Commerce,
                    (C) the Department of Defense, and
                    (D) the Department of State.
The member designated from the Office of Management and Budget shall 
serve as Chairperson of the Commission. The President shall ensure that 
the Commission is nonpartisan and that the full range of perspectives 
on the subject of offsets in the defense industry is adequately 
represented.
    (c) Duties.--The Commission shall be responsible for reviewing and 
reporting on--
          (1) the full range of current practices by foreign 
        governments requiring offsets in purchasing agreements and the 
        extent and nature of offsets offered by United States and 
        foreign defense industry contractors;
            (2) the impact of the use of offsets on defense 
        subcontractors and nondefense industrial sectors affected by 
        indirect offsets; and
            (3) the role of offsets, both direct and indirect, on 
        domestic industry stability, United States trade 
        competitiveness and national security.
    (d) Commission Report.--Not later than 12 months after the 
Commission is established, the Commission shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees. In addition to the items 
described under subsection (c), the report shall include--
            (1) an analysis of--
                    (A) the collateral impact of offsets on industry 
                sectors that may be different than those of the 
                contractor providing the offsets, including estimates 
                of contracts and jobs lost as well as an assessment of 
                damage to industrial sectors;
                    (B) the role of offsets with respect to 
                competitiveness of the United States defense industry 
                in international trade and the potential damage to the 
                ability of United States contractors to compete if 
                offsets were prohibited or limited; and
                    (C) the impact on United States national security, 
                and upon United States nonproliferation objectives, of 
                the use of coproduction, subcontracting, and technology 
                transfer with foreign governments or companies that 
                result from fulfilling offset requirements with 
                particular emphasis on the question of dependency 
upon foreign nations for the supply of critical components or 
technology;
            (2) proposals for unilateral, bilateral, or multilateral 
        measures aimed at reducing any detrimental effects of offsets; 
        and
            (3) an identification of the appropriate executive branch 
        agencies to be responsible for monitoring the use of offsets in 
        international defense trade.
    (e) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--Members shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment.
    (f) 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.
    (g) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
Chairman.
    (h) Commission Personnel Matters.--
            (1) 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.
            (2) 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.
            (3) Staff.--
                    (A) In general.--The Chairman 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.
                    (B) Compensation.--The Chairman 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.
            (4) 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.
            (5) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services.--
        The Chairman 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.
    (i) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 30 days after the 
transmission of the report from the President as mandated in section 
8(b).

SEC. 8. MULTILATERAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS OFFSETS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall initiate a review to determine 
the feasibility of establishing, and the most effective means of 
negotiating, a multilateral treaty on standards for the use of offsets 
in international defense trade, with a goal of limiting all offset 
transactions that are considered injurious to the economy of the United 
States.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
which the Commission submits the report required under section 7(d), 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report containing the President's determination pursuant to 
subsection (a), and, if the President determines a multilateral treaty 
is feasible or desirable, a strategy for United States negotiation of 
such a treaty. One year after the date the report is submitted under 
the preceding sentence, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report detailing the progress toward reaching such a treaty.
    (c) Required Information.--The report required by subsection (b) 
shall include--
            (1) a description of the United States efforts to pursue 
        multilateral negotiations on standards for the use of offsets 
        in international defense trade;
            (2) an evaluation of existing multilateral fora as 
        appropriate venues for establishing such negotiations;
            (3) a description on a country-by-country basis of any 
        United States efforts to engage in negotiations to establish 
        bilateral treaties or agreements with respect to the use of 
        offsets in international defense trade; and
            (4) an evaluation on a country-by-country basis of any 
        foreign government efforts to address the use of offsets in 
        international defense trade.
    (d) Comptroller General Review.--The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall monitor and periodically report to Congress on the 
progress in reaching a multilateral treaty.


Output: Defense Offsets Disclosure Act of 1999 - Declares that U.S. policy is to develop a workable system to monitor the use of offsets in the defense industry (the entire range of industrial and commercial benefits provided to foreign governments as an inducement or condition to purchase military goods or services), to promote fairness in international trade, and to ensure an appropriate level of foreign participation in production of U.S. weapons systems. 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the executive branch should pursue efforts to address trade fairness by establishing transparent standards for the use of offsets in international business transactions among U.S. trading partners and competitors; (2) the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative should raise the need for transparency and other standards bilaterally with other industrialized nations at every venue; and (3) the U.S. Government should enter into discussions for the establishment of multilateral standards for the control of the use of offsets in international defense trade through the appropriate multilateral fora, including the Transatlantic Economic Partnership, the Wassenaar Arrangement, the G-8, and the World Trade Organization. 
Amends the Arms Export Control Act to require certain numbered certifications to Congress with respect to any letter of offer to sell (Government-to-Government sale), or license for export (commercial sale), major defense equipment in the amount of $14 million or more, or defense articles or services in the amount of $50 million or more. Requires each numbered certification to include a description of any offset agreement, including its dollar amount.  Directs the President to report to Congress on all measures taken to fulfill offset obligations under such agreements. 
Extends to exports of defense articles or services the current prohibition against incentive payments by U.S. suppliers to satisfy any offset agreement with a foreign country to which such articles or services are sold. 
Directs the President to initiate a feasibility review, then report to the appropriate congressional committees on a strategy for U.S. negotiations of multilateral agreements with designated foreign countries that provide standards for the use of offsets with respect to the sale or licensing of defense articles or services, including a timetable for entering into such multilateral agreements, and any progress toward reaching an agreement. 
Establishes a National Commission on the Use of Offsets in Defense Trade to address all aspects of the use of offsets in international defense trade.  Requires the Commission to report to the appropriate congressional committees with respect to such offset agreements.