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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Safety Education Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Nation's fire losses are estimated at 5,000 deaths 
        and 29,000 injuries annually, producing an economic loss 
        conservatively estimated at $10,000,000,000 a year plus more 
        than $1,000,000,000 a year in health care costs;
            (2) sustained and targeted fire safety education at the 
        State and local levels, particularly in identifiable high-risk 
        populations, produces dramatic results in preventing fires, 
        fire deaths, and dollar loss from fire;
            (3) in recent years, the Nation's fire departments have 
        seen their fire safety education budgets cut dramatically and, 
        in many cases, eliminated;
            (4) there is a need to expand the availability of State and 
        local fire prevention programs and supporting resources and 
        materials to help State agencies and local fire departments in 
        carrying out effective public education;
            (5) fire departments in other countries with fewer fire 
        deaths per capita than the United States spend an average of 4-
        10 percent of their budgets on fire prevention, versus less 
        than 3 percent for United States departments; and
            (6) only by accurately collecting and analyzing data on 
        fire deaths, injuries and dollar loss can the Nation's fire 
        departments pinpoint the populations and regions where they 
        most need to direct their educational efforts, thus leading to 
        a more efficient and effective use of resources.

SEC. 3. FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION.

    (a) Awards.--The Administrator may enter into contracts, 
cooperative agreements, or grants with eligible entities to obtain and 
distribute at the State and local level fire safety and prevention 
education programs and supporting educational resources.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Of the amounts received by an entity under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) not more than 25 percent may be used for statewide fire 
        safety and prevention programs;
            (2) not more than 25 percent may be used to implement new 
        regional or local fire safety and prevention programs targeting 
        high risk populations; and
            (3) at least 50 percent shall be used for awards of not 
        more than $10,000 for existing regional or local fire safety 
        and prevention programs that have been demonstrated to be 
        effective in preventing fires, fire deaths and injuries, and 
        dollar losses from fire.

SEC. 4. DATA COLLECTION.

    The Administrator may enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, 
or grants with States for the purpose of implementing the revised 
National Fire Incident Reporting System, established under section 9 of 
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2208), 
to improve and enhance the collection and analysis of fire data at the 
State and local levels.

SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS.

    Each eligible entity desiring a contract, cooperative agreement, or 
grant under this Act shall submit an application to the Administrator 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as 
the Administrator may reasonably require.

SEC. 6. REPORTS AND EVALUATION.

    (a) Annual Report to Administrator.--An entity receiving funds 
under section 3 shall prepare and submit to the Administrator an annual 
report which contains such information as the Administrator may 
require. At a minimum, the report shall describe the program activities 
undertaken with such funds, including--
            (1) any program that has been developed directly or 
        indirectly by the entity, and the target population of such 
        program;
            (2) support materials that have been obtained and the 
        method by which such materials are distributed; and
            (3) any initiatives undertaken by the entity to develop 
        public-private partnerships to secure non-Federal support for 
        the development and distribution of programs and material in 
        furtherance of this Act.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Administrator shall prepare and submit 
to the Congress an annual report which includes a description of the 
programs undertaken and materials developed and distributed by entities 
receiving funds under section 3.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Fire Safety Education.--For the purposes of carrying out 
section 3 of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, of which no 
more than $500,000 may be spent in any fiscal year on administrative 
costs.
    (b) Data Collection.--For the purposes of carrying out section 4 of 
this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for fiscal 
year 1995, of which no more than $300,000 shall be spent on 
administrative costs.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
        the United States Fire Administration;
            (2) the term ``eligible entity'' means the office of the 
        State fire marshal for a State or an equivalent State office 
        having primary responsibility for fire safety and prevention in 
        the State;
            (3) the term ``fire safety and prevention education 
        programs'' includes publications, audiovisual presentations, 
        and demonstrations; and
            (4) the term ``State'' means any State of the United 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or 
        possession of the United States.

A: Fire Safety Education Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants with entities to obtain and distribute at the State and local level fire safety and prevention education programs and supporting educational resources. 
Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants with States for the purpose of implementing the revised National Fire Incident Reporting System to improve the collection and analysis of fire data at the State and local levels. 
Authorizes appropriations.
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Q: SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO UNITED STATES INSULAR POSSESSION PROGRAM.

    (a) Production Certificates.--The additional U.S. Note 5(h) to 
chapter 91 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraphs (i) and (ii) to read as 
        follows:
``(i) In the case of each calendar quarter beginning after January 1, 
        2002, and before January 1, 2016, the Secretaries jointly, 
        shall:
        ``(A) verify for the preceding calendar quarter both the wages 
                paid by each producer to permanent residents of the 
                insular possessions (including the value of any fringe 
                benefits) and the total quantity and value of watches 
                produced in the insular possessions and imported into 
                the customs territory of the United States; and
        ``(B) issue to each producer (not later than 30 days after the 
                end of the calendar quarter) a certificate for the 
                applicable amount.
``(ii) For purposes of subparagraph (i), except as provided in 
        subparagraphs (iii) and (iv), the term `applicable amount' 
        means an amount equal to the sum of:
        ``(A) 90 percent of the producer's creditable wages (including 
                the value of any fringe benefits) on watch assembly 
                during the preceding calendar quarter (but only the 
                first 300,000 units per calendar year); plus
        ``(B) the applicable graduated declining percentage (determined 
                each year by the Secretaries) of the producer's 
                creditable wages (including the value of any fringe 
                benefits) on the assembly during the preceding calendar 
                quarter for units in excess of 300,000 that calendar 
                year, but not in excess of 750,000 that calendar year; 
                plus
        ``(C) the difference between the duties that would have been 
                due on the producer's watches (excluding digital 
                watches) imported into the customs territory of the 
                United States during the preceding quarter if they had 
                been imported from a country eligible for normal trade 
                relations subject to duty at the rates set forth in 
                column 1 under this chapter that were in effect on 
                January 1, 2001, and the duties that would have been 
                due on those watches if they had been imported from the 
                same country under the tariffs in effect for the 
                preceding calendar quarter.''; and
            (2) by amending subparagraph (v) to read as follows:
``(v)(A) Any certificate issued under subparagraph (i) shall entitle 
        the certificate holder to secure the refund of duties equal to 
        the face value of the certificate on watches, watch movements 
        and, with the exception of discrete cases, parts therefor 
        imported into the customs territory of the United States by the 
        certificate holder. Such refunds shall be made under 
        regulations issued by the Treasury Department. Not more than 5 
        percent of such refunds may be retained as a reimbursement to 
        the Customs Service for the administrative costs of making the 
        refunds. If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that there 
        is an insufficient level of duties from watch and watch-related 
        tariffs, the Secretary may authorize refunds of duties 
        collected on jewelry under chapter 71 or any other duties that 
        the Secretary determines are appropriate.
``(B) At the election of the certificate holder and upon making the 
        certification described in this clause, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall pay to the holder the face value of the 
        certificate, less the value of (1) any duty refund claimed by 
        the holder under the certificate, plus (2) a discount of not 
        more than 2 percent of the face value of the certificate, as 
        determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. A certificate 
        holder shall not be eligible for direct payment under this 
        clause unless the certificate holder certifies to the 
        Secretaries that the funds received will be reinvested or 
        utilized to support and continue employment in the Virgin 
        Islands.
``(C) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make the payments 
        provided for in clause (B) from duties collected on watches, 
        watch movements and, with the exception of discrete cases, 
        parts therefor. If such duties are insufficient, the Secretary 
        of the Treasury is authorized to make those payments from 
        duties collected on jewelry under chapter 71 or any other 
        duties that the Secretary determines are appropriate.''.
    (b) Jewelry.--Additional U.S. Note to chapter 71 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
        paragraphs (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (a) the following new 
        paragraph:
``(b) The 750,000 unit limitation in additional U.S. Note 5(h)(ii)(B) 
        to chapter 91 shall not apply to articles of jewelry subject to 
        this note.''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (f), as so redesignated, and 
        inserting the following:
``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prior to February 9, 
        2004, any article of jewelry provided for in heading 7113 that 
        is assembled in the Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa 
        shall be treated as a product of the Virgin Islands, Guam, or 
        American Samoa for purposes of this note and General Note 
        3(a)(iv) of this Schedule.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on April 1, 2002, 
with respect to goods imported into the customs territory of the United 
States on or after January 1, 2002.

A: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise clock and watch provisions to require the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, jointly, for each calendar quarter beginning after January 1, 2002, and before January 1, 2016, to: (1) verify for the preceding calendar quarter both the wages paid by each producer to permanent residents of the insular possessions (including the value of any fringe benefits) and the total quantity and value of watches produced there and imported into the U.S. customs territory; and (2) issue to each producer a certificate for the applicable amount.Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, at the election of the certificate holder, to pay to the holder the face value of the certificate, less the value of any duty refund claimed by the holder under the certificate, plus a discount of not more than two percent of the face value of the certificate as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to E-File Act''.

SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC FILING AND RETRIEVAL.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, in accordance with subsection (c), the Secretary 
of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, establish an Internet-based system that 
enables agricultural producers to access all forms of the agencies of 
the Department of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the 
``Department'') specified in subsection (b).
    (b) Applicability.--The agencies referred to in subsection (a) are 
the following:
        (1) The Farm Service Agency.
        (2) The Natural Resources Conservation Service.
        (3) The rural development components of the Department included 
    in the Secretary's service center initiative regarding State and 
    field office collocation implemented pursuant to section 215 of the 
    Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
    6915).
        (4) The agricultural producer programs component of the 
    Commodity Credit Corporation administered by the Farm Service 
    Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
    (c) Implementation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall--
        (1) provide a method by which agricultural producers may--
            (A) download from the Internet the forms of the agencies 
        specified in subsection (b); and
            (B) submit completed forms via electronic facsimile, mail, 
        or similar means;
        (2) redesign the forms by incorporating into the forms user-
    friendly formats and self-help guidance materials; and
        (3) ensure that the agencies specified in subsection (b)--
            (A) use computer hardware and software that is compatible 
        among the agencies and will operate in a common computing 
        environment; and
            (B) develop common Internet user-interface locations and 
        applications to consolidate the agencies' news, information, 
        and program materials.
    (d) Progress Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
that describes the progress made toward implementing the Internet-based 
system required under this section.

SEC. 3. ACCESSING INFORMATION AND FILING OVER THE INTERNET.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
expand implementation of the Internet-based system established under 
section 2 by enabling agricultural producers to access and file all 
forms and, at the option of the Secretary, selected records and 
information of the agencies of the Department specified in section 
2(b).
    (b) Implementation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall ensure that an agricultural producer is able--
        (1) to file electronically or in paper form, at the option of 
    the agricultural producer, all forms required by agencies of the 
    Department specified in section 2(b);
        (2) to file electronically or in paper form, at the option of 
    the agricultural producer, all documentation required by agencies 
    of the Department specified in section 2(b) and determined 
    appropriate by the Secretary; and
        (3) to access information of the Department concerning farm 
    programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production reports, and 
    other similar production agriculture information that is readily 
    available to the public in paper form.
SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF AGENCY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNDS.
    (a) Reservation of Funds.--From funds made available for agencies 
of the Department specified in section 2(b) for information technology 
or information resource management, the Secretary shall reserve from 
those agencies' applicable accounts a total amount equal to not more 
than the following:
        (1) For fiscal year 2001, $3,000,000.
        (2) For each subsequent fiscal year, $2,000,000.
    (b) Time for Reservation.--The Secretary shall notify Congress of 
the amount to be reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year not 
later than December 1 of that fiscal year.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
        (1) Establishment.--Funds reserved under subsection (a) shall 
    be used to establish the Internet-based system required under 
    section 2 and to expand the system as required by section 3.
        (2) Maintenance.--Once the system is established and 
    operational, reserved amounts shall be used for maintenance and 
    improvement of the system.
    (d) Return of Funds.--Funds reserved under subsection (a) and 
unobligated at the end of the fiscal year shall be returned to the 
agency from which the funds were reserved, to remain available until 
expended.
SEC. 5. FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
    (a) In General.--Not later than December 1, 2000, the Federal Crop 
Insurance Corporation and the Risk Management Agency shall submit to 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a plan, 
that is consistent with this Act, to allow agricultural producers to--
        (1) obtain, over the Internet, from approved insurance 
    providers all forms and other information concerning the program 
    under the jurisdiction of the Corporation and Agency in which the 
    agricultural producer is a participant; and
        (2) file electronically all paperwork required for 
    participation in the program.
    (b) Administration.--The plan shall--
        (1) conform to sections 2(c) and 3(b); and
        (2) prescribe--
            (A) the location and type of data to be made available to 
        agricultural producers;
            (B) the location where agricultural producers can 
        electronically file their paperwork; and
            (C) the responsibilities of the applicable parties, 
        including agricultural producers, the Risk Management Agency, 
        the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, approved insurance 
        providers, crop insurance agents, and brokers.
    (c) Implementation.--Not later than December 1, 2001, the Federal 
Crop Insurance Corporation and the Risk Management Agency shall 
complete implementation of the plan submitted under subsection (a).

SEC. 6. CONFIDENTIALITY.

    In carrying out this Act, the Secretary--
        (1) may not make available any information over the Internet 
    that would otherwise not be available for release under section 552 
    or 552a of title 5, United States Code; and
        (2) shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the 
    confidentiality of persons is maintained.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

A:
Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for downloading and filing of user-friendly forms and self-help guidance materials; and (2) ensure computer system interoperability.(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to expand such system to permit producers to access and file all forms, and at the option of the Secretary, access selected records and information.(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to reserve specified funds beginning in FY 2001 for such Internet-based system.(Sec. 5) Directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Risk Management Agency to submit by December 1, 2000, and implement by December 1, 2001, a plan to permit agricultural producers to obtain and file all appropriate insurance forms over the Internet.Directs the Secretary to provide for participant confidentiality and information protection.
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