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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States must have adequate infrastructure and 
        policies in place under the Department of Homeland Security to 
        protect against potential terrorists attempting to enter the 
        United States along the Southwest Border.
            (2) According to top government officials, several Al Qaeda 
        leaders believe operatives can pay their way into the country 
        through Mexico and also believe illegal entry is more 
        advantageous than legal entry for operational security reasons.
            (3) Official border patrol records reveal a disturbing 
        trend on the southern border indicating a growth in other than 
        Mexicans (OTMs), many from countries of interest, crossing into 
        the United States--between 2003 and 2004 the increase was at 
        least 35 percent.
            (4) Because of budget constraints, the U.S. Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal does not 
        have sufficient bed space to detain all illegal immigrants from 
        special interest countries therefore releasing them on personal 
        recognizance.
            (5) The Department of Homeland Security estimates that up 
        to 90 percent of these immigrants do not appear for their 
        immigration hearings.
            (6) The Department of Homeland Security needs more 
        personnel at the borders with the necessary security clearances 
        and equipment to adequately screen and detain immigrants coming 
        to the United States.
            (7) The Secretary of Homeland Security should provide 
        appropriate training for inspectors, and associated support 
        staff, on an ongoing basis to utilize new technologies and to 
        ensure that the proficiency levels of such personnel are 
        acceptable to protect the borders of the United States.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT IN SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS ALONG THE UNITED 
              STATES-MEXICO BORDER AND INCREASE IN DETENTION BEDS.

    (a) Improvement in Security Clearance Process.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall--
            (1) expeditiously implement policies ensuring that 
        personnel of the Department of Homeland Security along the 
        United States-Mexico border have the security clearances 
        required to access information necessary to adequately screen 
        immigrants entering the United States at such border, including 
        IDENT and IAFIS databases and databases used by the 
        Department's inspectors in secondary inspections;
            (2) develop the interagency agreements and information 
        technology infrastructure necessary for border agents to 
        adequately screen immigrants entering the United States at such 
        border; and
            (3) explore information sharing programs with countries of 
        interest to adequately screen immigrants entering our borders.
    (b) Increase in Detention Beds.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by 
the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all 
immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Office of Detention and Removal Operation should be placed under the 
operational control of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, since the largest client of such office is the Border 
Patrol.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF PERSONNEL LEVELS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall contract 
with an independent entity to undertake a study to determine the 
necessary level and allocation of personnel, including support staff, 
at United States ports of entry and border patrol sectors.
    (b) Items to Be Included.--Such study shall take into account at 
least the following:
            (1) The overall mission of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection.
            (2) Threat and vulnerability information pertaining to the 
        Nation's borders and ports of entry
            (3) The impact of new border security programs, policies 
        and technologies, and the level of cross-training received by 
        all staff.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees, as defined in section 2(2) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2)), a report on the study conducted 
under this section.

SEC. 4. ONGOING TRAINING OF BORDER SECURITY PERSONNEL.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide appropriate 
training for all border security personnel, and associated support 
staff on an ongoing basis to utilize new technologies and to ensure 
that the proficiency levels of such personnel are acceptable to protect 
the borders of the United States.

SEC. 5. PROMPT AND PROPER ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the 
        prompt and proper enforcement of our immigration laws, and are 
        an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and
            (2) an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration 
        judges currently exists to enforce the immigration laws of the 
        United States.
    (b) Authorization.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
amounts necessary to provide for appropriate staff increases for 
judicial and prosecutorial offices, commensurate with other personnel 
increases directed in this Act.

SEC. 6. REPORT ON DETENTION AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2(2) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2))) a report on 
detention and removal operations, detailing the amount of additional 
detention space and resources required to detain all persons presenting 
a possible threat to homeland security.
    (b) Information to Be Included.--The report shall include 
information on--
            (1) alternatives to detention, including electronic 
        monitoring, telephone, and voice recognition programs for those 
        on bond, and conducting deportation proceedings prior to 
        prisoners' release from Federal, State, and local prisons; and
            (2) countries to which removal is problematic.

SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE BORDER SECURITY STRATEGY.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads 
of all other Federal agencies with border-related functions or with 
facilities or lands on or along the border, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) unclassified and 
classified versions of a unified, comprehensive strategy to secure the 
land borders of the United States. Such strategy shall be submitted not 
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall include a description of the actions already taken to implement 
the strategy.

Output: Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) ensure that Department of Homeland Security personnel along the U.S.-Mexico border have the security clearances required to access information to adequately screen entering immigrants; (2) develop the interagency agreements and information technology infrastructure necessary for such screening; (3) explore information sharing programs with countries of interest; and (4) increase by the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office of Detention and Removal Operations should be placed under the operational control of the Commissioner of CBP (currently, under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent entity to study the necessary level and allocation of personnel at U.S. ports of entry and border patrol sectors; (2) provide ongoing training for all border security personnel; and (3) submit a report on detention and removal operations and a unified, comprehensive border security strategy to appropriate congressional committees.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the prompt and proper enforcement of immigration laws and are an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and (2) there is an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration judges for immigration enforcement. Authorizes appropriations for staff increases.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Skilled Workforce Enhancement Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EXPENSES FOR LONG-TERM TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES IN 
              HIGHLY SKILLED SMALL BUSINESS TRADES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45E. EXPENSES FOR LONG-TERM TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES IN HIGHLY 
              SKILLED SMALL BUSINESS TRADES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of a 
small business employer, the highly skilled trades training credit 
determined under this section for the taxable year is $15,000 for each 
employee having a qualified training year ending with or within such 
taxable year (whether or not such employee is an employee of the 
taxpayer as of the close of such taxable year).
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Small business employer.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `small business 
                employer' means, with respect to any taxable year, any 
                employer who employed an average of 250 or fewer 
                employees on business days during such taxable year.
                    ``(B) Controlled groups.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), all persons treated as a single 
                employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of 
                section 414 shall be treated as a single employer.
            ``(2) Qualified training year.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified training 
                year' means each year during the training period in 
                which the employee received at least 1,500 hours of 
                training (including on-the-job training and training at 
                multi-employer training facilities) from the taxpayer 
                (or any predecessor) under a qualified training program 
                as an apprentice in any highly skilled trade.
                    ``(B) Highly skilled trades.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `highly skilled trades' 
                means--
                            ``(i) precision machinists,
                            ``(ii) die makers,
                            ``(iii) mold makers,
                            ``(iv) tool and die designers,
                            ``(v) heating, ventilating, air 
                        conditioning, refrigeration, and roofing 
                        contractors,
                            ``(vi) the trade of masonry,
                            ``(vii) plumbers,
                            ``(viii) pipefitters,
                            ``(ix) patternmakers,
                            ``(x) foundry technicians,
                            ``(xi) electricians,
                            ``(xii) recreational marine production and 
                        design workers,
                            ``(xiii) 2-way radio technicians,
                            ``(xiv) welders,
                            ``(xv) shipfitters,
                            ``(xvi) propellor machinists,
                            ``(xvii) electronic instrumentation 
                        specialists, and
                            ``(xviii) other highly skilled trades 
                        specified in regulations prescribed by the 
                        Secretary.
                Such term shall not include any trade if the customary 
                apprenticeship period for such trade is less than 2 
                years.
                    ``(C) Qualified training program.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified 
                        training program' means a written plan of study 
                        and training for individuals in, or entering 
                        into, highly skilled trades.
                            ``(ii) Description of programs.--A plan 
                        under clause (i) must be a program described in 
                        one of the following subclauses:
                                    ``(I) An apprenticeship program 
                                registered and certified with the 
                                Secretary of Labor under section 1 of 
                                the National Apprenticeship Act (29 
                                U.S.C. 50).
                                    ``(II) A program licensed, 
                                registered, or certified by the 
                                workforce investment board or 
                                apprenticeship agency or council of a 
                                State or administered in compliance 
                                with apprenticeship laws of a State.
                                    ``(III) A program conducted by a 
                                vocational or technical education 
                                school, community college, or 
                                industrial or trade training 
                                organization.
                                    ``(IV) A program which conforms to 
                                apprentice training programs developed 
                                or administered by an employer trade 
                                group or committee.
                                    ``(V) An industry sponsored or 
                                administered program which is clearly 
                                identified and commonly 
recognized within an industry and which meets the requirements of 
clause (iii).
                            ``(iii) Requirements.--A program meets the 
                        requirements of this clause if such program--
                                    ``(I) is accessible to individuals 
                                without discrimination on the basis of 
                                race, sex, color, religion, or national 
                                origin,
                                    ``(II) provides an overview of the 
                                trade, including the history and modern 
                                developments in such trade,
                                    ``(III) provides related 
                                instruction of the fundamental, 
                                intermediate, and advanced skills, 
                                techniques, and materials of the trade,
                                    ``(IV) provides training in math, 
                                measurement, and blueprint reading 
                                skills, if such skills are required in 
                                the trade,
                                    ``(V) provides training on trade 
                                specific tools and equipment,
                                    ``(VI) provides on-the-job training 
                                which allows performance of work under 
                                close supervision of an instructor or 
                                skilled worker, and
                                    ``(VII) provides periodic review 
                                and evaluation of participants to 
                                demonstrate proficiency in skills, 
                                including the use of tests and 
                                assessment of individual and group 
                                projects.
            ``(3) Training period.--The term `training period' means, 
        with respect to an employee, the period--
                    ``(A) beginning on the date that the employee 
                begins employment with the taxpayer as an apprentice in 
                the highly skilled trade, and
                    ``(B) ending on the earlier of--
                            ``(i) the date that such apprenticeship 
                        with the employer ends, or
                            ``(ii) the date which is 4 years after the 
                        date referred to in subparagraph (A).
    ``(c) Coordination With Other Credits.--The amount of credit 
otherwise allowable under sections 51(a) and 1396(a) with respect to 
any employee shall be reduced by the credit allowed by this section 
with respect to such employee.''.
    (b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of 
section 38 of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of 
paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) and 
inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(14) in the case of a small business employer (as defined 
        in section 45E(b)), the highly skilled trades training credit 
        determined under section 45E(a).''.
    (c) Denial of Double Benefit.--Section 280C of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Credit for Training Expenses for Employees in Highly Skilled 
Small Business Trades.--No deduction shall be allowed for that portion 
of the expenses otherwise allowable as a deduction for the taxable year 
which is equal to the amount of the credit determined for the taxable 
year under section 45E(a).''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 45E. Expenses for long-term 
                                        training of employees in highly 
                                        skilled small business 
                                        trades.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to expenses paid or incurred in the taxable years ending after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Skilled Workforce Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide small employers with a highly skilled trades training credit.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE EXCHANGE STABILIZATION 
              FUND TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

    Section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Limitation on Disbursements to Countries Not in Compliance 
With Certain IMF Commitments.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of the 
        Treasury may not make any expenditure or loan, incur any other 
        obligation, or make any guarantee in excess of $500,000,000 
        through the stabilization fund, for the purpose of engaging in 
        a coordinated international rescue plan for any foreign entity 
        or any government of a foreign country, unless the Secretary 
        certifies to the Congress that such foreign country is meeting 
        its commitments to the International Monetary Fund with respect 
        to economic, market access, and financial reforms.
            ``(2) Aggregation rule.--For purposes of determining 
        whether the amount of any expenditure, loan, obligation, or 
        guarantee described in paragraph (1) with respect to any 
        foreign entity or government of a foreign country exceeds the 
        amount of the limitation imposed in such paragraph, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall take into account the aggregate 
        amount of all expenditures, loans, obligations, or guarantees 
        which have been made or incurred through the stabilization fund 
        with respect to such country for the purpose described in such 
        paragraph during the 6-month period preceding the date such 
        expenditure, loan, obligation, or guarantee is made or 
        incurred.''.

SEC. 2. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES TO 
              MONITOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE WITH COMMITMENTS 
              MADE TO THE IMF IN CONNECTION WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
              PACKAGES.

    (a) In General.--Not less frequently than semiannually, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Congress a report on the 
steps that the United States Government is taking to monitor the 
compliance of foreign governments in Asia with commitments made to the 
International Monetary Fund in connection with financial assistance 
packages provided or arranged by the International Monetary Fund.
    (b) Certain Matters To Be Included.--Each report required by 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) a description of the actions that the United States 
        Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund has taken 
        to ensure that the International Monetary Fund adequately and 
        effectively monitors and enforces the commitments referred to 
        in subsection (a); and
            (2) a description of the actions that the Department of the 
        Treasury has taken, in coordination with actions of the Office 
        of the United States Trade Representative or the Department of 
        Commerce, to monitor and enforce the commitments.

SEC. 3. MONITORING OF EFFECTS OF THE ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS ON THE 
              UNITED STATES AND OTHER ECONOMIES.

    (a) Commerce Department Report on Compliance by Asian Countries 
With Obligations Under International Agreements.--In coordination with 
the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
monitor the progress that countries in Asia receiving financial 
assistance described in section 1 or 2 are making in implementing 
commitments they have made under international agreements to provide 
access to their markets for foreign goods and services. The Secretary 
shall report to the Congress the results of such monitoring on a 
bimonthly basis, beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, until the financial assistance for each such 
Asian country has been terminated. Each such report shall include the 
following:
            (1) A description of the progress made in resolving issues 
        in dispute in the investigation initiated by the United States 
        Trade Representative under section 301(b)(1) of the Trade Act 
        of 1974 on October 1, 1997, pursuant to section 310 of that 
        Act, in which tariff and nontariff barriers imposed by the 
        Republic of Korea were identified as denying United States and 
        other foreign automobiles access to markets in Korea.
            (2) A description of the progress made by the Republic of 
        Korea in implementing its obligations under the United States-
        Korea Memorandum of Understanding of 1995 concerning trade in 
        motor vehicles.
            (3) A description of the extent to which Indonesia is 
        complying with its commitments to terminate benefits to its 
        ``National Car'' program.
            (4) A description of the degree to which the countries have 
        fully implemented reforms required by the International 
        Monetary Fund that are directed at corporate governance and 
        corporate structure, including--
                    (A) making nontransparent conglomerate practices 
                more transparent through the application of 
                internationally accepted accounting practices, 
independent external audits, full disclosure, and provision of 
consolidated statements; and
                    (B) ensuring that no government subsidized support 
                or tax privileges will be provided to prevent the 
                financial failure of individual corporations, 
                particularly in the semiconductor, steel, motor 
                vehicle, and paper industries.
            (5) A description of the implementation of reform measures 
        required by the International Monetary Fund to deregulate and 
        privatize economic activity by ending domestic monopolies, 
        undertaking trade liberalization, and opening up restricted 
        areas of the economy to foreign investment and competition.
            (6) A detailed description of the trade policies of the 
        countries, including any unfair trade practices or adverse 
        effects of the trade policies on the United States.
With regard to instances identified by the Secretary in which a country 
in Asia addressed in the report has failed to implement its obligations 
under international agreements to provide access to its markets for 
foreign goods and services, the Secretary, together with the United 
States Trade Representative, shall take appropriate action under the 
laws of the United States and under international dispute settlement 
procedures to enforce United States rights as a result of such failure.
    (b) Commerce Department Report on Third Country Actions To Accept 
Increased Asian Exports.--The Secretary of Commerce shall monitor 
exports of goods and services from those countries in Asia receiving 
financial assistance described in section 1 or 2 to determine the 
degree to which Japan, the countries of the European Union, and other 
major participants in the International Monetary Fund are opening their 
markets to any increase in those exports. The Secretary shall report to 
the Congress the results of such monitoring on a bimonthly basis, 
beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, until the financial assistance for each such Asian country 
has been terminated. The Secretary, together with the Secretary of the 
Treasury and the United States Trade Representative, shall take all 
appropriate action that would result in those countries opening their 
markets to exports from those Asian countries in order to more 
equitably share the burden of responding to the financial crisis in 
Asia.
    (c) Commerce Department Report on Export Surges to the United 
States.--The Secretary of Commerce shall monitor exports from those 
countries in Asia receiving financial assistance described in section 1 
or 2 to the United States to determine whether there is any significant 
increase in exports to the United States due to fluctuations in 
currency valuations, government subsidies, dumping, or transshipment 
through third countries. In conducting such monitoring, the Secretary 
shall take into account any outstanding antidumping and countervailing 
duty determinations on imports from those Asian countries. The 
Secretary shall report to the Congress the results of such monitoring 
on a bimonthly basis, beginning not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, until the financial assistance for each 
such Asian country has been terminated. The Secretary shall take 
appropriate action under the laws of the United States where there is 
evidence of dumping or subsidization causing injury to United States 
industries.
    (d) Consultation With Industry.--In carrying out the requirements 
of this section, the Secretary shall consult with representatives of 
import-sensitive United States industries for the purpose of sharing 
and confirming information and views that are relevant to the 
monitoring and reports required by this section.
    (e) Report on Effect of Financial Assistance.--The Secretary of 
Commerce, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 
shall report to the Congress annually, beginning not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, concerning the extent 
to which financial assistance described in section 1 or 2 is 
contributing to economically sound financial, open market, trade, and 
commercial relations between each country in Asia receiving such 
assistance and other countries.

SEC. 4. FULL ENFORCEMENT OF TRADE LAW REMEDIES.

    (a) Study.--To ensure the effectiveness of United States remedies 
against dumped and subsidized imports, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
conduct a study, in consultation with import-sensitive United States 
industries, to determine the appropriate application of United States 
antidumping and countervailing duty laws to imports from Asian 
countries, in light of currency devaluations and financial assistance 
described in section 1 or 2 that those countries have received. Such 
study shall--
            (1) determine the appropriate treatment of rapid 
        fluctuations in exchange rates that can severely reduce the 
        price of goods sold in an exporter's home market (when 
        converted to United States dollars) so that such fluctuations 
        do not undermine the effectiveness of United States antidumping 
        laws;
            (2) determine the appropriate treatment under United States 
        countervailing duty laws of the difference between the interest 
        rates on government-induced low-interest loans and the interest 
        rates, if higher, that private lenders would demand for loans 
        to the foreign companies concerned, taking into account the 
        current levels of risk; and
            (3) determine the appropriate treatment under United States 
        countervailing duty laws of subsidies received in the past, 
        even if the exporter or other producer of the subsidized 
        merchandise has been sold or privatized or has declared 
        bankruptcy.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Commerce shall complete 
the study conducted under subsection (a), and submit to the Congress a 
report on the study, by not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. SUNSET.

    The provisions of this Act shall cease to be effective 8 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.


Output: Amends Federal law governing the Department of the Treasury Exchange Stabilization Fund to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from making any expenditure or loan, incurring any other obligation, or making any guarantee over $500 million through the Fund for the purpose of engaging in a coordinated international rescue plan for any foreign entity or foreign government, unless the Secretary certifies to the Congress that such country is meeting its commitments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with respect to economic, market access, and financial reforms.  Requires the Secretary to report semiannually to the Congress on Federal actions to monitor foreign governments in Asia with respect to their compliance with their commitments regarding IMF financial assistance packages. 
Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the United States Trade Representative, to monitor and report bimonthly to the Congress on the progress made by specified Asian countries regarding their international commitments to provide access to their markets for foreign goods and services. 
Requires the Secretary of Commerce also to monitor exports from such countries to determine:  (1) the degree to which major IMF participants, including Japan, are opening their markets to any export increases; and (2) whether there is any significant increase in exports to the United States due to currency fluctuations, government subsidies, dumping, or transshipment through third countries. 
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to:  (1) report annually to the Congress on the extent to which financial assistance is contributing to economically sound financial, open market, trade, and commercial relations between recipient Asian countries; and (2) study and report to the Congress on the appropriate application of Federal antidumping and countervailing duty laws to Asian imports in light of currency devaluations and IMF financial assistance packages.