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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) In 2013, more than 33,000 Americans were killed by guns 
        and almost 90 percent of the firearms used in these deaths were 
        handguns.
            (2) Recently published research by top national experts, 
        notably on Missouri and Connecticut handgun purchaser licensing 
        laws, have estimated that Missouri's repeal of its handgun 
        purchaser licensing law led to a 25-percent increase in firearm 
        homicide rates while Connecticut's adoption of its handgun 
        purchaser licensing law led to a 40-percent decrease in firearm 
        homicide rates.
            (3) In States which have had effective handgun purchaser 
        licensing laws for decades, such as Connecticut, Massachusetts, 
        New Jersey, and New York, the vast majority of guns traced to 
        crimes originated in other States, which supports the need for 
        handgun purchaser licensing laws in every State.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the terms ``Attorney General'' and ``handgun'' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 921(a) of title 18, 
        United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``Indian tribe'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED FOR HANDGUN LICENSING.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to award grants 
to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes for the 
development, implementation, and evaluation of handgun purchaser 
licensing requirements.
    (b) Program Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out 
this Act and not later than 90 days after such amounts are 
appropriated, the Attorney General shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible applicants whose applications are approved under 
subsection (c) to assist such applicants in implementing and improving 
handgun purchaser licensing programs.
    (c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, 
a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall submit to the 
Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Attorney General may require, 
including--
            (1) a description of the law that the applicant has enacted 
        to require a license for any purchase of a handgun including a 
        description of any exemptions to such law; and
            (2) a description of how the applicant will use the grant 
        to carry out or improve its handgun purchaser licensing 
        program.
    (d) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible for a grant under 
this Act, an applicant shall have in effect handgun purchaser licensing 
laws that--
            (1) require--
                    (A) an individual applying for a handgun license or 
                permit to be at least 21 years old and be a national or 
                lawful permanent resident of the United States;
                    (B) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                apply for the handgun purchaser license or permit at a 
                law enforcement agency in the State in which the 
                individual resides;
                    (C) an individual who is issued a handgun license 
                or permit to reapply for the handgun purchaser license 
                or permit after a period not longer than 5 years;
                    (D) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                submit to a background investigation, and a criminal 
                history check, in connection with the application, as 
                established by the State;
                    (E) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                submit fingerprints and photographs in connection with 
                the application for the license or permit; and
                    (F) an individual described in subparagraph (A) to 
                provide--
                            (i) proof that the individual is legally 
                        present and lawfully resides in the United 
                        States, including a birth certificate, or valid 
                        passport; and
                            (ii)(I) in the case of a lawful permanent 
                        resident, the alien registration number and 90-
                        day proof of residency; or
                            (II) in the case of a naturalized citizen, 
                        proof of citizenship; and
            (2) prohibit an individual who is prohibited from 
        possessing a firearm under section 922(g) of title 18, United 
        States Code, from receiving a license or permit.
    (e) Use of Funds.--A grantee under this Act shall use such grant to 
improve handgun purchaser licensing programs of that grantee.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
[EX A]: Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states, units of local government, and Indian tribes for the development, implementation, and evaluation of handgun purchaser licensing requirements. Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants whose applications are approved to assist them in implementing and improving handgun purchaser licensing programs. Directs a state, local government, or tribe, to be eligible to receive a grant, to submit to the Attorney General an application that meets specified requirements, including a description of: (1) the law that the applicant has enacted to require a license for any purchase of a handgun, including exemptions to such law; and (2) how the applicant will use the grant to carry out or improve its program. Requires an applicant, to be eligible for a grant, to have in effect handgun purchaser licensing laws that:  require an applicant for a handgun license or permit to be at least 21 years old and to be a national or lawful permanent resident of the United States; require such an individual to apply for the license or permit at a law enforcement agency in the state in which he or she resides, to reapply for an issued license after a period not longer than five years, and to submit to a background investigation and a criminal history check; require such an individual to submit fingerprints and photographs in connection with the application and to provide proof that the individual is legally present and lawfully resides in the United States; and bar any individual who is prohibited from possessing a firearm under the federal criminal code from receiving a license or permit.   Requires a grantee to use such grant to improve its handgun purchaser licensing programs.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Iran voted in the United Nations General Assembly on 
        December 10, 1948, to adopt the Universal Declaration of Human 
        Rights, thereby committing to guarantee the ``life, liberty, 
        and security of person'' of all people and rejecting ``cruel, 
        inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment''.
            (2) The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
        guarantees certain human rights and fundamental freedoms, 
        including political and civil rights, along with economic, 
        social, and cultural rights, including a prohibition on torture 
        and a guarantee of sentencing according to the law.
            (3) The Islamic Republic of Iran is a party to 4 major 
        United Nations human rights treaties: the Convention on the 
        Rights of the Child (which it ratified on July 13, 1994), the 
        International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
        Racial Discrimination (which it ratified on August 29, 1968), 
        and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
        and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural 
        Rights (both of which it ratified on June 24, 1975).
            (4) The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is 
        violating its international and constitutional obligations to 
        respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of its 
        citizens, including by--
                    (A) using torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading 
                treatment or punishment, including flogging, and 
                amputations;
                    (B) carrying out an increasingly high rate of 
                executions in the absence of internationally recognized 
                safeguards, including public executions and executions 
                of juvenile offenders;
                    (C) using stoning as a method of execution and 
                maintaining a high number of persons in prison who 
                continue to face sentences of execution by stoning;
                    (D) carrying out arrests, violent repression, and 
                sentencing of women exercising their right to peaceful 
                assembly, a campaign of intimidation against women's 
                rights defenders, and continuing discrimination against 
                women and girls;
                    (E) permitting or carrying out increasing 
                discrimination and other human rights violations 
                against persons belonging to religious, ethnic, 
                linguistic, or other minorities;
                    (F) imposing ongoing, systematic, and serious 
                restrictions of freedom of peaceful assembly and 
                association and freedom of opinion and expression, 
                including the continuing closures of media outlets, 
                arrests of journalists, and the censorship of 
                expression in online forums such as blogs and websites; 
                and
                    (G) imposing severe limitations and restrictions on 
                freedom of religion and belief, including by carrying 
                out arbitrary arrests, indefinite detentions, and 
                lengthy jail sentences for those exercising their 
                rights to freedom of religion or belief and proposing a 
                provision in a draft penal code that sets out a 
                mandatory death sentence for apostasy, the abandoning 
                of one's faith.
            (5) On June 19, 2009, the United Nations High Commissioner 
        for Human Rights expressed concerns about the increasing number 
        of arrests not in conformity with the law and the illegal use 
        of excessive force in responding to protests following the June 
        12, 2009, elections in Iran, resulting in at least dozens of 
        deaths and hundreds of injuries.
            (6) On August 1, 2009, authorities in the Islamic Republic 
        of Iran began a mass trial of more than 100 individuals in 
        connection with election protests, most of whom were held for 
        weeks, in solitary confinement, with little or no access to 
        their lawyers or families, and many of whom showed signs of 
        torture or abuse.
            (7) The Supreme Leader of Iran issued a statement on 
        October 28, 2009, effectively criminalizing dissent in the 
        aftermath of the national election of June 12, 2009.
            (8) On November 4, 2009, security forces in the Islamic 
        Republic of Iran used brutal force to disperse thousands of 
        protesters, resulting in a number of injuries and arrests, in 
        violation of international standards regarding the 
        proportionate use of force against peaceful demonstrations.
            (9) At least 8 citizens of Iran were killed and an 
        undetermined number were injured on December 27, 2009, when 
        security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran violently broke 
        up peaceful gatherings during the Ashura holiday.
            (10) The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has 
        recently sentenced numerous Iranian citizens to death without 
        due process for politicized crimes relating to the peaceful 
        demonstrations that followed the June 12, 2009, elections, 
        including ``waging war against God'', and has begun carrying 
        out those execution sentences, including the death by hanging 
        of 2 individuals on January 28, 2010.

SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE COMPLICIT IN 
              HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST CITIZENS OF IRAN OR 
              THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AFTER THE JUNE 12, 2009, ELECTIONS 
              IN IRAN.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), the 
President shall impose sanctions described in subsection (c) with 
respect to each person on the list required by subsection (b).
    (b) List of Persons Who Are Complicit in Certain Human Rights 
Abuses.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a list of persons who are 
        citizens of Iran that the President determines are complicit in 
        human rights abuses committed against citizens of Iran or their 
        family members on or after June 12, 2009, regardless of whether 
        such abuses occurred in Iran.
            (2) Updates of list.--The President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees an updated list under 
        paragraph (1) periodically and as new information becomes 
        available.
            (3) Public availability.--The list required by paragraph 
        (1) shall be made available to the public and posted on the 
        websites of the Department of the Treasury and the Department 
        of State.
            (4) Consideration of data from other countries and 
        nongovernmental organizations.--In preparing the list required 
        by paragraph (1), the President shall consider data already 
        obtained by other countries and nongovernmental organizations, 
        including organizations in Iran, that monitor the human rights 
        abuses of the Government of Iran.
    (c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
subsection are the following:
            (1) Visa ban.--Ineligibility for a visa to enter the United 
        States.
            (2) Financial sanctions.--Sanctions authorized under the 
        International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
        seq.), including blocking of property and restrictions or 
        prohibitions on financial transactions and the exportation and 
        importation of property.
    (d) Exceptions To Comply With International Agreements.--The 
President may, by regulation, authorize exceptions to the imposition of 
sanctions under this section to permit the United States to comply with 
the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of 
America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed June 
26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, and other 
applicable international agreements.
    (e) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirement to impose or 
maintain sanctions with respect to a person under subsection (a) or the 
requirement to include a person on the list required by subsection (b) 
if the President--
            (1) determines that such a waiver is in the national 
        interest of the United States; and
            (2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report describing the reasons for the determination.
    (f) Termination of Sanctions.--The provisions of this section shall 
cease to have force and effect on the date on which the President 
determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Government of Iran has--
            (1) unconditionally released all political prisoners, 
        including the citizens of Iran detained in the aftermath of the 
        June 12, 2009, presidential election in Iran;
            (2) ceased its practices of violence, unlawful detention, 
        torture, and abuse of citizens of Iran while engaging in 
        peaceful political activity; and
            (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the 
        killings, arrest, and abuse of peaceful political activists in 
        Iran and prosecuted those responsible.
    (g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' has the meaning given 
that term in section 14(2) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
[EX A]: Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to impose visa entry and financial sanctions on a person determined to be complicit in human rights abuses committed against Iranian citizens or their family members on or after June 12, 2009, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Iran.

Requires that: (1) the list of such persons required by this Act be made available to the public and posted on the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State websites; and (2) the President consider data obtained by other countries and nongovernmental organizations that monitor Iran's human rights abuses in preparing such list.

Authorizes the President to: (1) not apply such sanctions in order to permit U.S. compliance with the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations and other international agreements; and (2) waive such sanctions if in the U.S. national interest.

Terminates sanctions upon presidential certification to Congress that the government of Iran has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence and abuse of Iranian citizens engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings and abuse of peaceful political activists in Iran and prosecuted those responsible.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``America Star Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) America star company.--The term ``America Star 
        company'' means a participating company that is designated as 
        an America Star company under section 3(e).
            (2) America star program.--The term ``America Star 
        program'' means the voluntary program established under this 
        Act.
            (3) Applicant company.--The term ``applicant company'' 
        means a company that applies for designation as an America Star 
        company.
            (4) Participating company.--The term ``participating 
        company'' means an applicant company that--
                    (A) meets the application requirements set forth by 
                the Secretary under section 3(b)(1); and
                    (B) is not ineligible under section 3(b)(2) for 
                participation in the America Star program.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Labor.
            (6) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 3. AMERICA STAR PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish, within the 
Department of Labor, a voluntary program to be known as the ``America 
Star program'' to annually designate participating companies as America 
Star companies based on their support for the workforce of the United 
States during the previous calendar year.
    (b) Application Process.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
        for companies seeking a designation under this Act to apply for 
        participation in the America Star program for a calendar year, 
        including a deadline for companies to apply for such 
        participation.
            (2) Ineligibility.--A company shall be ineligible to 
        participate in the America Star program if--
                    (A) the Secretary has determined that such company 
                has committed a serious, repeated, or willful 
                violation, as described in paragraph (3), of a 
                provision under--
                            (i) the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
                        of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
                            (ii) the National Labor Relations Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 151 et seq.);
                            (iii) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
                        (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.);
                            (iv) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
                        1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);
                            (v) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
                        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.);
                            (vi) the Age Discrimination in Employment 
                        Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.); or
                            (vii) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
                        1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); or
                    (B) there is evidence that such company has 
                substantially outsourced, as defined by the Secretary, 
                jobs in the United States to another country during the 
                previous 5 calendar years.
            (3) Serious, repeated, or willful violation.--
                    (A) Serious.--For the purpose of determining 
                whether a violation is serious under paragraph (2)(A), 
                the Secretary shall, with respect to each of the 
                previous 3 calendar years, consider--
                            (i) the number of employees of such company 
                        affected by the violation;
                            (ii) the degree of risk posed or actual 
                        harm caused by the violation to the health, 
                        safety, or well-being of an employee of such 
                        company;
                            (iii) the amount of damages incurred or 
                        fines or penalties assessed on account of the 
                        violation; and
                            (iv) any other consideration the Secretary 
                        determines appropriate.
                    (B) Repeated.--For the purpose of determining 
                whether a violation is repeated under paragraph (2)(A), 
                the Secretary shall consider whether such company has 
                had 1 or more additional violations of the same, or a 
                substantially similar, requirement during any of the 
                previous 3 calendar years.
                    (C) Willful.--For the purpose of determining 
                whether a violation is willful under paragraph (2)(A), 
                the Secretary shall consider whether such company knew 
                of, showed reckless disregard for, or acted with plain 
                indifference as to whether the conduct of such company 
                was prohibited by any of the laws listed in paragraph 
                (2)(A) during any of the previous 3 calendar years.
    (c) Classification Groups.--The Secretary shall place each 
applicant company that meets the requirements under subsection (b) into 
a classification group based on size and industry.
    (d) Scoring System.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with any 
        other relevant Federal agency as determined by the Secretary, 
        shall develop a system to score participating companies based 
        on their performance, during the previous calendar year, in the 
        categories described in paragraph (2), compared to other 
        participating companies within the classification group of such 
        company as determined under subsection (c).
            (2) Categories.--
                    (A) In general.--The score that a participating 
                company receives for such company's performance during 
                the previous calendar year shall be based on the 
                following categories:
                            (i) Wages.--The ratio of the total annual 
                        compensation, including benefits, of the 
                        employee receiving the greatest compensation at 
                        such participating company compared to the 
                        median total annual compensation, including 
                        benefits, of all employees at such company, 
                        with a higher score for participating companies 
                        with a lower such ratio.
                            (ii) Made in usa.--The percentage of the 
                        products manufactured or sold by such 
                        participating company that meet the standards 
                        of the Federal Trade Commission for labeling as 
                        ``Made in USA'', with a higher score for 
                        participating companies with a higher such 
                        percentage.
                            (iii) Veterans.--The use of veterans 
                        employment initiatives to promote employment 
                        opportunities at such participating company for 
                        veterans, with a higher score for participating 
                        companies utilizing more robust initiatives as 
                        determined by the Secretary. Such initiatives 
                        may include--
                                    (I) veterans recruitment and hiring 
                                programs;
                                    (II) job training and counseling 
                                programs for veterans;
                                    (III) internal education programs, 
                                for human resources or hiring staff, on 
                                the skills veterans attain from serving 
                                as veterans and the positive roles 
                                veterans can play at such participating 
                                company; and
                                    (IV) mentorship programs involving 
                                veterans working at such participating 
                                company and unemployed veterans.
                            (iv) Additional categories.--For any 
                        classification group determined appropriate by 
                        the Secretary, the Secretary may add any 
                        additional category that such Secretary 
                        determines to be representative of overall 
                        positive treatment of workers in the United 
                        States, including--
                                    (I) the implementation and use of 
                                initiatives or practices to promote 
                                diversity and employment of women;
                                    (II) the demonstration of pay 
                                parity for men and women of equivalent 
                                levels of employment performing 
                                equivalent work; and
                                    (III) the implementation of worker 
                                support programs, including--
                                            (aa) retirement plans;
                                            (bb) paid family and 
                                        medical leave insurance;
                                            (cc) development programs, 
                                        such as job training courses or 
                                        assistance with attaining a 
                                        higher education degree; and
                                            (dd) work schedule 
                                        flexibility.
                    (B) Priority of categories.--In scoring each 
                participating company, the Secretary shall weigh the 
                categories described in subparagraph (A) by offering 
                the greatest number of points for performance under 
                clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of such subparagraph, with 
                performance under each such clause receiving an equal 
                weight, and the least number of points for performance 
                under clause (iv) of such subparagraph.
    (e) America Star Designation.--
            (1) In general.--Upon scoring each participating company, 
        the Secretary shall, if appropriate, designate participating 
        companies, within each classification group receiving the 
        highest, or relatively high, scores or otherwise demonstrating 
        exceptional support for workers in the United States based on 
        performance in the categories under subsection (d)(2).
            (2) Number of designations.--For each calendar year, the 
        Secretary shall determine the number of participating companies 
        to designate as America Star companies within each 
        classification group determined under subsection (c).
            (3) Deadline.--On Labor Day of each calendar year, the 
        Secretary shall announce the companies to be designated as 
        America Star companies.
    (f) Marketing; Advertising.--
            (1) Program.--The Secretary shall annually market the 
        America Star program through a webpage, on the website of the 
        Department of Labor, that includes--
                    (A) general information describing the America Star 
                program;
                    (B) the relevant information for applying to such 
                program, including the application process, the 
                ineligibility criteria, any deadlines under subsection 
                (b), and how to submit such application; and
                    (C) a list of companies designated under subsection 
                (e) as America Star companies for each previous 
                calendar year.
            (2) Awards.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall design a label 
                for designation as an America Star company.
                    (B) Permissible uses.--An America Star company may, 
                subject to subparagraph (C)(i), use a label designed 
                under subparagraph (A) for advertising purposes by 
                displaying such label next to the logo for such 
                company.
                    (C) Impermissible uses.--
                            (i) Recipient companies.--An America Star 
                        company may not use a label designed under 
                        subparagraph (A) to advertise a specific 
                        product.
                            (ii) Nonrecipient companies.--A company 
                        that is not designated as an America Star 
                        company under subsection (e) may not use a 
                        label designed under subparagraph (A) for any 
                        purpose.
            (3) Enforcement by federal trade commission.--
                    (A) Unfair or deceptive act or practice.--A 
                violation of paragraph (2)(C)(ii) shall be treated as a 
                violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act 
                or practice described under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 
                Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
                    (B) Powers of commission.--
                            (i) In general.--The Federal Trade 
                        Commission shall enforce this subsection in the 
                        same manner, by the same means, and with the 
                        same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though 
                        all applicable terms and provisions of the 
                        Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
                        seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of 
                        this subsection.
                            (ii) Privileges and immunities.--Any person 
                        who violates this subsection shall be subject 
                        to the penalties and entitled to the privileges 
                        and immunities provided in the Federal Trade 
                        Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
                            (iii) Rulemaking.--The Federal Trade 
                        Commission may promulgate standards and rules 
                        to carry out this subsection in accordance with 
                        section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
[EX A]:
America Star Act  This bill directs the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Department of Labor a voluntary America Star program under which the Secretary annually shall designate certain companies, based on specified performance categories, as America Star companies for their support for the U.S. workforce. Companies are ineligible to participate in the program if they commit serious, repeated, or willful violations of specified federal labor law. The Secretary shall: (1) market the America Star program annually to the public through the Department's website, and (2) design a label for designated America Star companies to use by displaying it next to the company's logo. The Federal Trade Commission shall treat as an unfair or deceptive practice the use of a label by a company not designated as an America Star company in violation with the requirements of this Act.