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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Early Education Employee Benefit Act 
of 2002''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants on a 
competitive basis, and payable during a period of not less than 2 years 
and not more than 5 years, to eligible States and political 
subdivisions of States--
            (1) to establish innovative partnerships with private 
        partners to reduce the cost incurred by employees and union 
        members to obtain early education (including child care, 
        preschool, and other early childhood programs), or
            (2) to assist private partners to pay part of the cost of 
        acquiring, building, and renovating physical premises to be 
        used as new early education facilities.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES TO 
              RECEIVE GRANTS.

    To be eligible to receive a grant under section 2, a State or a 
political subdivision of a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such form, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require by rule, including--
            (1) the agency designated by the State, or the political 
        subdivision of a State, to serve as the lead agency that will 
        administer such grant,
            (2) a description of the program such applicant intends to 
        carry out with such grant,
            (3) a description of the source, and increasing annual 
        amount, of the funds such applicant will use to pay the non-
        Federal share of the cost to carry out such program during a 
        period not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years, and
            (4) an agreement that such State or such political 
        subdivision--
                    (A) will contribute (from non-Federal funds) to 
                carry out such program, an amount equal to 50 percent 
                of the amount of such grant,
                    (B) will not require a private partner to offer on-
                site early education as a condition for participation 
                in an Early Education Benefit Agreement, and
                    (C) will use such grant to supplement, not 
                supplant, spending by such State, such political 
                subdivision, and private partners to improve access to 
                and enhance the quality of early education.

SEC. 4. SELECTION OF APPLICANTS TO RECEIVE GRANTS.

    In making grants under this Act, the Secretary shall give priority 
to eligible applicants that--
            (1) are, in the judgment of the Secretary, most likely to 
        increase the number of employees and members who receive an 
        Early Education Benefit through their employers and unions,
            (2) propose innovative public-private partnerships that 
        will carry out early education programs that are likely to be 
        replicated,
            (3) are likely to be sustainable beyond the period during 
        which such grant is expended,
            (4) are developed in consultation with child care resource 
        and referral agencies and networks, and with employers and 
        unions,
            (5) demonstrate the intention and ability to provide--
                    (A) with funds to be expended for the use described 
                in section 5(1), Early Education Benefits through Early 
                Education Benefit Agreements to a significant number of 
                employees of private employers with fewer than 50 
                employees, or
                    (B) with funds to be expended for the use described 
                in section 5(2), Early Education Start-up Grants to 
                private employers with fewer than 50 employees, and
                    (6) have experience working on early childhood 
                issues and working in partnership with the business 
                community, or have an agreement to implement the 
                program funded by a grant made under section 2 through 
                a nonprofit entity with such experience.

SEC. 5. USES OF FUNDS.

    A recipient of a grant made under section 2 shall use such grant--
            (1) to enter into Early Education Benefit Agreements to 
        provide Early Education Benefits, or
            (2) to provide funds to private partners to establish new 
        early education facilities,
except that not more than 5 percent of such grant may be used to pay 
administrative costs incurred by such recipient to carry out this Act, 
including providing outreach to private partners.

SEC. 6. EARLY EDUCATION BENEFIT AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive funds to be used for 
the purpose specified in section 5(1) from a grant made under section 
2, a private partner, or consortia of private partners, shall enter 
into an Early Education Benefit Agreement with the recipient of such 
grant that includes the following:
            (1) An assurance that such private partner, or such 
        consortia, will pay not less than--
                    (A) \1/3\ of the cost of such Early Education 
                Benefit, or
                    (B) \1/5\ of such cost if such private partner, or 
                such consortia, creates a new early education facility 
                that--
                            (i) serves children less than 2 years of 
                        age or children with disabilities, or
                            (ii) is available during nontraditional 
                        work hours.
            (2) An assurance that such private partner, or such 
        consortia, shall offer such Early Education Benefit on a 
        priority basis to such employees or such members who have lower 
        incomes if such Early Education Benefit is not offered to all 
        such employees or all such members.
            (3) An assurance that if such private partner, or such 
        consortia, requires that such Early Education Benefit received 
        by an employee or member be expended at a limited number of 
        sites where early education (including child care, preschool, 
        and other early childhood programs) is provided, then 
there shall be at least 1 provider of early education (including child 
care, preschool, and other early childhood programs) for which such 
Early Education Benefit may be expended, that is--
                    (A) located at or near the residence or place of 
                employment of such employee or such member, and
                    (B) accredited by the National Association for the 
                Education of Young Children or the National Association 
                for Family Child Care, or taking steps to obtain such 
                accreditation.
            (4) An assurance that early education paid for in whole or 
        in part by such Early Education Benefit will be provided by a 
        provider that is licensed or regulated by the State.
            (5) A detailed description of--
                    (i) the nature of the Early Education Benefit to be 
                provided,
                    (ii) the respective financial contributions of such 
                private partner, or such consortia, and such grant 
                recipient, and the procedures by which such 
                contributions will be made,
                    (iii) the number of employees or members expected 
                to receive the Early Education Benefit provided under 
                such Agreement, and
                    (iv) the estimated total cost of such Benefit to 
                such private partner (or such consortia), such grant 
                recipient, and such employees or such members.
    (b) Selection of Private Partners To Enter Into Early Education 
Benefit Agreements.--In selecting private partners with which to enter 
into Early Education Benefit Agreements, a recipient of a grant made 
under section 2 shall give priority to--
            (1) private partners that will make larger financial 
        contributions to the Early Education Benefit,
            (2) private partners with fewer employees or members,
            (3) private partners that will make an Early Education 
        Benefit available to employees and members on a sliding scale 
        inversely proportional to their level of earned income, and
            (4) private partners that have a history of personnel 
        policies and practices that enable their employees or their 
        members to balance work commitments with family obligations.

SEC. 7. EARLY EDUCATION START-UP GRANTS.

    (a) Eligibility To Receive Funds.--To be eligible to receive funds 
for the use specified in section 5(2) from a grant made under section 
2, a private partner shall agree--
            (1) to subsidize attendance at the proposed new early 
        education facility for children of lower-paid employees or 
        members, and
            (2) to pay not less than \1/3\ of the cost of acquiring, 
        building, and renovating physical premises to be used as such 
        facility.
    (b) Selection of Private Partners To Receive Funds.--In providing 
funds to private partners from a grant received for the use specified 
in section 5(2), a recipient of a grant made under section 2 shall give 
priority to--
            (1) private partners that will create a facility to provide 
        early education that--
                    (A) serves children less than 2 years of age or 
                children with disabilities, or
                    (B) is available during nontraditional hours during 
                which their parents are employed,
            (2) private partners that will operate such a facility that 
        is accredited, has a low ratio of children to adults, or 
        demonstrates other facts that show such facility offers an 
        early education program of high quality,
            (3) private partners that will pay with nongovernmental 
        funds a larger share of the cost of the use for which the Early 
        Education Start-up Grant funds will be expended,
            (4) private partners that have fewer employees or members, 
        and
            (5) private partners that have a history of personnel 
        policies and practices that enable their employees or members 
        to balance work commitments with family obligations.

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

    (a) Reports by Grantees.--The Secretary shall issue rules that 
require each recipient of a grant made under section 2 to submit 
annually to the Secretary a report that includes the following 
information for the fiscal year for which such report is submitted:
            (1) The number of Early Education Benefit Agreements 
        participated in and Start-Up Grants made.
            (2) Information about the private partners, including the 
        industry of which they are a part and their size.
            (3) Information about the number of employees who are both 
        offered and are receiving Early Education Benefits as a result 
        of such grant,including the number and average incomes of 
        employees who are receiving Early Education Benefits and the 
        number of employees who were offered and declined Early 
        Education Benefits.
            (4) Information about the amount of private spending on 
        Early Education Benefits and on the investment in new early 
        education facilities leveraged by the grants.
            (5) If appropriate and available, information about whether 
        and at what level private partners have continued to provide 
        Early Education Benefits after the conclusion of the grantee's 
        participation in an Early Education Benefit Agreement.
    (b) Reports by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress biennially a report that includes the following information 
for the period of 2 fiscal years for which such report is submitted:
            (1) Summaries of the reports received under subsection (a) 
        by the Secretary for such period.
            (2) A description of the implementation of this Act, and 
        its impact on employees' access to early education programs for 
        their children, during such period.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual who is 
        less that 6 years of age.
            (2) Early Education Benefit.--The term ``Early Education 
        Benefit'' means assistance, in cash or in kind, to pay any part 
        of the cost incurred by employees and union members to obtain 
        early education (including child care, preschool, and other 
        early childhood programs) for their children.
            (3) Early Education Benefit Agreement.--The term ``Early 
        Education Benefit Agreement'' means a contract under which a 
        recipient of a grant under section 2 and a private partner that 
        receives from such recipient funds provided for the use 
        described in section 5(1) agree to provide jointly an Early 
        Education Benefit for children of the members or employees of 
        such private partner.
            (4) Private Partner.--The term ``private partner'' means a 
        private employer, labor union, and consortia of employers or 
        labor unions.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 2007.

Ex Output:
Early Education Employee Benefit Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make competitive matching grants to States and local governments to: (1) enter Early Education Benefit Agreements with private partners to provide part of the cost of Early Education Benefits, which reduce costs incurred by employees and union members to obtain early education (including child care, preschool, and other early childhood programs); or (2) make Early Education Start-Up Grants to assist private partners to pay part of the cost of acquiring, building, and renovating physical premises to be used as new early education facilities, if such partners subsidize attendance at those facilities for children of lower-paid employees or union members.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Medical Records 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FULL ACCESS TO MEDICARE INFORMATION BY THE AUTHORIZED 
              REPRESENTATIVE OF A DECEASED BENEFICIARY.

    (a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``full access to medicare information by the authorized representative 
                       of a deceased beneficiary

    ``Sec. 1899.  (a) In General.--In the case of the death of an 
individual entitled to, or enrolled for, benefits under part A or 
enrolled for benefits under part B, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) make available to the authorized representative of 
        the individual all information concerning the individual's 
        benefits under this title, including--
                    ``(A) the coverage and status of such benefits (as 
                of the day before the individual's death); and
                    ``(B) billing, claims, and payment information 
                regarding items and services furnished to the 
                individual under this title (on or before such day); 
                and
            ``(2) provide such authorized representative access to any 
        source of information maintained by the Federal government with 
        respect to such benefits, including online databases, that the 
        individual had access to during his or her lifetime.
    ``(b) Definition of Authorized Representative; Special Rules.--
            ``(1) In general.--In this section, the term `authorized 
        representative' means an executor, administrator, or other 
        individual who has authority to act on the deceased 
        individual's behalf (as determined by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (2)).
            ``(2) Determination of authorized representative.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 
                procedures under which the Secretary determines whether 
                an individual is an authorized representative of the 
                deceased individual. Under such procedures, the 
                individual seeking such determination shall provide 
                evidence (in such form and such manner as specified by 
                the Secretary) of the individual's legal authority to 
                act on behalf of the deceased individual.
                    ``(B) Timeline for determination.--The Secretary 
                shall make a determination under subparagraph (A) not 
                later than 30 days after receipt of the evidence 
                described in such subparagraph.
            ``(3) Notification and access to information.--After making 
        a determination under paragraph (2) with respect to an 
        individual, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) notify the individual of the determination 
                not later than 7 days after the date on which the 
                determination is made; and
                    ``(B) in the case where such individual is so 
                determined to be the authorized representative of the 
                deceased individual, as soon as practicable--
                            ``(i) make available to the authorized 
                        representative the information described in 
                        paragraph (1) of subsection (a); and
                            ``(ii) provide the authorized 
                        representative access to the sources described 
                        in paragraph (2) of such subsection.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 3. FULL ACCESS TO MEDICAID INFORMATION BY THE AUTHORIZED 
              REPRESENTATIVE OF A DECEASED BENEFICIARY.

    (a) In General.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``full access to medicaid information by the authorized representative 
                       of a deceased beneficiary

    ``Sec. 1943.  (a) In General.--In the case of the death of an 
individual enrolled under the State plan for medical assistance or 
under a waiver of such plan, the State Medicaid agency shall--
            ``(1) make available to the authorized representative of 
        the individual all information concerning the individual's 
        benefits under this title, including--
                    ``(A) the coverage and status of such benefits (as 
                of the day before the individual's death); and
                    ``(B) billing, claims, and payment information 
                regarding items and services furnished to the 
                individual under this title (on or before such day); 
                and
            ``(2) provide such authorized representative access to any 
        source of information maintained by the State with respect to 
        such benefits, including online databases, that the individual 
        had access to during his or her lifetime.
    ``(b) Definition of Authorized Representative; Special Rules.--
            ``(1) In this section, the term `authorized representative' 
        means an executor, administrator, or other individual who has 
        authority to act on the deceased individual's behalf (as 
        determined by the State Medicaid agency under paragraph (2)).
            ``(2) Determination of authorized representative.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The State Medicaid agency shall 
                establish procedures under which such agency determines 
                whether an individual qualifies as an authorized 
                representative of the deceased individual. Under such 
                procedures, the individual seeking such a determination 
                shall provide evidence (in such form and such manner as 
                specified by the State Medicaid Agency) of the 
                individual's legal authority to act on behalf of the 
                deceased individual.
                    ``(B) Timeline for determination.--The State 
                Medicaid agency shall make a determination under 
                subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after receipt 
                of the evidence described in such subparagraph.
            ``(3) Notification and access to information.--After making 
        a determination under paragraph (2) with respect to an 
        individual, the State Medicaid Agency shall--
                    ``(A) notify the individual of the determination 
                not later than 7 days after the date on which the 
                determination is made; and
                    ``(B) in the case where such individual is so 
                determined to be the authorized representative of the 
                deceased individual, as soon as practicable--
                            ``(i) make available to the authorized 
                        representative the information described in 
                        paragraph (1) of subsection (a); and
                            ``(ii) provide the authorized 
                        representative access to the sources described 
                        in paragraph (2) of such subsection.
    ``(c) Definition of State Medicaid Agency.--The term `State 
Medicaid agency' means the State agency responsible for administering 
the State plan established under this title or any waiver of such 
plan.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date 
        that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Extension of effective date for state law amendment.--
        In the case of a State plan under this title which the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires 
        State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional 
        requirements imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), 
        the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with 
        the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its 
        failure to meet these additional requirements before the first 
        day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of 
        the first regular session of the State legislature that begins 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of 
        the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year 
        legislative session, each year of the session is considered to 
        be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

Ex Output:
Expanding Access to Medical Records Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Technology Corporation Act 
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATION.

    (a) In General.--There shall be established a Civilian Technology 
Corporation. The Corporation shall be operated for the purpose of 
providing financial support for precommercial research and development 
into technologies that are significant to the technology base of the 
United States.
    (b) Corporation not an Establishment of the United States.--The 
Corporation shall not be an agency or establishment of the United 
States.
    (c) Privacy Act.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Corporation 
shall be treated as an agency for the purposes of section 552a of title 
5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. INCORPORATION.

    The board of directors of the Corporation first appointed shall be 
the incorporators and shall take all necessary actions to establish the 
Corporation, including the filing of articles of incorporation.

SEC. 4. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Board of Directors.--
            (1) Appointment and number.--The Corporation shall have a 
        Board consisting of 9 individuals appointed by the President 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate.
            (2) Qualifications.--The directors of the Corporation shall 
        have the following qualifications:
                    (A) Not more than 5 directors shall be members of 
                the same political party.
                    (B) The directors shall have technical, business, 
                or scientific expertise in civil research and 
                development or expertise in the area of economics.
                    (C) Each director shall be a United States Citizen.
            (3) No conflict of interest.--A director may not 
        participate in the deliberations on, or vote on, a matter 
        regarding an application, claim, or other matter pending before 
        the Corporation, if, to his knowledge, he, his spouse, minor 
        child, parent, sibling, partner, or organization, other than 
        the Corporation, in which he is serving as an officer, 
        director, trustee, partner, or employee, or any person with 
        whom he is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning 
        prospective employment, has a financial interest in the matter. 
        A director who violates this paragraph shall be subject to 
        removal from the Board, but such a violation shall not impair, 
        nullify, or otherwise affect the validity of any otherwise 
        lawful action by the Corporation in which such director 
        participated.
            (4) Compensation.--The compensation of the Board shall be 
        determined by the President with the advice and consent of the 
        Senate.
            (5) Terms and vacancies.--Members of the Board shall serve 
        terms of 5 years, and may serve a maximum of two terms. Any 
        vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be filled in the 
        manner set forth in paragraph (1).
            (6) No federal employees.--An individual who is a member of 
        the Congress, or an officer or employee of the United States, 
        may not serve on the Board.
            (7) Chairperson and vice-chairperson.--The Chairperson and 
        Vice-Chairperson of the Board shall be selected by the 
        President. The position of Chairperson shall be a full-time 
        position and the individual who serves as Chairperson may not 
        serve in any other salaried position.
            (8) Bylaws.--The Board is empowered to adopt and amend 
        bylaws governing the operation of the Corporation. Such bylaws 
        shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or 
        the articles of incorporation of the Corporation.
    (b) Officers and Employees.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Board shall appoint a chief executive 
        officer, who shall have the authority to appoint such other 
        officers and employees as he deems necessary to carry out the 
        provisions of this Act and the functions of the Corporation.
            (2) Qualifications.--Officers and employees of the 
        Corporation shall have technical, business, or administrative 
        expertise in civil research and development or expertise in the 
        area of economics.
            (3) No conflict of interest.--An officer or employee may 
        not participate in a matter regarding an application, claim, or 
        other matter pending before the Corporation, if, to his 
        knowledge, he, his spouse, minor child, partner, or 
        organization, other than the Corporation, in which he is 
        serving as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee, 
        or any person with whom he is negotiating or has any 
        arrangement concerning prospective employment, has a financial 
        interest in the matter. An officer or employee who violates 
        this paragraph shall be subject to termination, but such a 
        violation shall not impair, nullify, or otherwise affect the 
        validity of any otherwise lawful action by the Corporation in 
        which such officer or employee participated.
            (4) Compensation.--The rates of compensation for all 
        officers and employees shall be fixed by the chief executive 
        officer.
            (5) Tenure.--Officers and employees shall serve at the 
        pleasure of the Board.

SEC. 5. GENERAL POWERS.

    The Corporation shall have the power to do the following:
            (1) Have succession in the name of the Corporation.
            (2) Adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal.
            (3) Sue and be sued in the name of the Corporation.
            (4) Make and carry out contracts.
            (5) Exercise such other incidental powers not inconsistent 
        with this Act that are necessary or appropriate to carry out 
        the purposes and functions of the Corporation, including the 
        usual powers conferred upon a corporation by the District of 
        Columbia Business Corporation Act.

SEC. 6. CIVILIAN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND.

    (a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States the Civilian Technology Development Fund. The Fund 
shall be administered by the Corporation in order to carry out the 
purposes of this Act. The Fund shall consist of the amounts 
appropriated under subsection (b).
    (b) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $5,000,000,000 to be deposited into the Fund and to remain 
available until expended.
    (c) Expenditures From the Fund.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts in the Fund shall be made 
        available without fiscal year limitation to the Corporation for 
        the purposes of providing financial support, through direct 
        investment, loans, licenses, equity positions, and joint 
        venture partnerships, to United States based consortia, private 
        United States businesses with promising research agendas, and 
        educational institutions participating in joint research 
        projects with private United States businesses, for 
        precommercial research and development in technologies that are 
        significant to the technology base of the United States. In 
        providing such financial support, the Corporation shall--
                    (A) invest in areas where the social rate of return 
                is expected to be high but where individual firms or 
                consortia are unlikely to invest because the economic 
                rate of return is expected to be low;
                    (B) invest in precommercial areas where the social 
                rate of return on investments is expected to be higher 
                than the expected rate of return in the private sector, 
                including research and development projects that appear 
                to have the potential to enhance productivity and long-
                term economic growth;
                    (C) invest exclusively in projects that were 
                initiated by industry and that include industry 
                participation; and
                    (D) except as provided in paragraph (2)(B), invest 
                in a project only if the Corporation shall be obligated 
                to contribute not more than 50 percent of the cost of 
                such project.
            (2) Board approval.--
                    (A) In general.--No expenditures shall be made 
                under this subsection unless approved by a majority 
                vote of the Board following a consideration of the 
                factors referred to in paragraph (1).
                    (B) Increased contribution.--Notwithstanding 
                paragraph (1)(D), the Corporation may contribute more 
                than 50 percent of the cost of a project if the Board 
                approves such a contribution by a two-thirds vote.
    (d) Investment of Excess Funds.--If the Corporation determines that 
the amount of money in the Fund exceeds the current requirements of the 
Corporation, the Corporation may direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
to invest such amounts as the Corporation deems advisable, for such 
period as the Corporation directs, in obligations of the United States, 
in obligations guaranteed by the United States Government, or in such 
other obligations or securities of the United States as the Secretary 
of the Treasury deems appropriate.

SEC. 7. CONSULTATION WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS, AND WITH 
              PRIVATE PARTIES.

    (a) Consultation With Federal Agencies.--In carrying out this Act, 
the Board and the Corporation shall consult frequently with the 
following Federal agencies and departments: the Office of Management 
and Budget, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the 
National Science Foundation, and the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy.
    (b) Consultation With Private Parties.--In carrying out this Act, 
the Board and the Corporation shall solicit comments from private 
parties, including representatives of both industry and labor 
organizations.

SEC. 8. REVIEW OF CORPORATION BY BLUE RIBBON PANEL.

    (a) Appointment of Panel.--Not later than 90 days after the 
President and the Congress have received the report under section 
10(b), the President, the Senate, and the House of Representatives 
shall jointly appoint a panel to carry out the review referred to in 
subsection (b). The President shall appoint 3 members of the panel, the 
Senate shall appoint 3 members of the panel, and the House of 
Representatives shall appoint 3 members of the panel.
    (b) Review by Panel.--Not later than 9 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the panel shall conduct a review of the 
performance of the Corporation to determine whether the Corporation--
            (1) has had an overall positive effect on the ability of 
        the ability of United States industry to commercialize and 
        adopt new technologies;
            (2) has invested in projects that exhibited a high 
        potential social rate of return if successful;
            (3) has elicited strong, continuing support in the private 
        sector, particularly as reflected in the willingness of firms 
        to fund cooperative research and development projects carried 
        out under the sponsorship of the Corporation; and
            (4) should be terminated.
    (c) Report.--Upon completion of the review referred to in 
subsection (b), the panel shall submit a report to the President, the 
Congress, and the Corporation. If the panel determines that the 
Corporation should be terminated, the report shall include a 
recommended termination date.

SEC. 9. AUDIT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

    The Comptroller General of the United States is authorized to audit 
the financial transactions of the Corporation, including the operations 
of the Fund. For the purposes of carrying out such an audit, the 
Comptroller General shall have access to all books, records, and 
property belonging to, or in the possession of, the Corporation or a 
person or entity which has entered into a financial relationship with 
the Corporation, which pertain to the Corporation and which are 
necessary to carry out the audit. The Comptroller General shall make a 
report of each such audit to the Congress and the President.

SEC. 10. REPORTS.

    (a) Initial Report.--The Corporation shall, after the completion of 
the 4th year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report 
to the President and the Congress concerning the activities of the 
Corporation in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Such report shall 
include a description of the activities, expenditures, and investments 
of the Corporation, an analysis of the social rate of return of 
projects in which the Corporation participated, and projections of 
future activities, expenditures, and investments.
    (b) Prereview Report.--The Corporation shall, not later than 8 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report to the 
President and the Congress. Such report shall contain the type of 
information referred to in subsection (a).

SEC. 11. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Hearings.--The Board may hold such hearings, sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and 
publish or otherwise distribute so much of its proceedings and reports 
as it may deem advisable.
    (b) Office Space and Equipment.--The Board may acquire, furnish, 
and equip such office space as it determines necessary.
    (c) Mails.--The Board is authorized to use the United States mails 
in the same manner and upon the same conditions as Federal departments 
and agencies.
    (d) Necessary Expenses.--The Board may incur such necessary 
expenses and exercise such powers as are consistent and reasonably 
required to perform its functions.
    (e) Records.--To the extent permitted by law, all appropriate 
records and papers of the Board shall be made available for public 
inspection.
    (f) Aid From Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the Board, the 
head of a Federal department or agency is authorized to--
            (1) furnish to the Board such information as the Board 
        deems necessary for carrying out its functions and as is 
        available to the agency; and
            (2) detail for temporary duty, on a reimbursable basis, 
        such personnel as the Board deems necessary to carry out its 
        functions.
    (g) Meetings.--
            (1) Number.--The Board shall meet quarterly each year, and 
        may meet additional times at the call of the Chairperson.
            (2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
        constitute a quorum.
            (3) Open to public.--All meetings of the Board held to 
        conduct official business of the Corporation shall be open to 
        the public following reasonable public notice, except that the 
        Board may close a meeting to the public if the Board determines 
        by a majority vote, at a meeting open to the public, that it is 
        necessary to close such meeting.

SEC. 12. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Jurisdiction.--
            (1) In general.--Whenever the Corporation is a party to any 
        civil action under this Act, such action shall be deemed to 
        arise under the laws of the United States. No attachment or 
        execution may be issued against the Corporation, or any 
        property thereof, prior to entry of final judgment.
            (2) Citizenship of corporation.--The Corporation shall be 
        deemed to be a citizen only of the District of Columbia for the 
        purpose of determining the original jurisdiction of the 
        district courts of the United States in civil actions to which 
        the Corporation is a party.
    (b) District of Columbia Laws Relating to Leases and Contracts.--
Leases and contracts entered into by the Corporation, regardless of the 
place where such leases or contracts may be executed, shall be governed 
by the laws of the District of Columbia.
    (c) Business Activity and Qualification; District of Columbia as 
Principal Office and Place of Business for Process.--The Corporation 
shall be deemed to be qualified to do business in each State in which 
it performs any activity authorized under this Act. The Corporation 
shall accept service of process addressed by certified mail to the 
secretary of the Corporation at its principal office and place of 
business in Washington, District of Columbia.

SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Board'' means the board of directors of the 
        Civilian Technology Corporation.
            (2) The term ``Corporation'' means the Civilian Technology 
        Corporation established under sections 2 and 3.
            (3) The term ``Fund'' means the Civilian Technology 
        Development Fund established by section 6.
            (4) The term ``panel'' means the panel established by 
        section 8.

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Civilian Technology Corporation Act of 1993 - Establishes the Civilian Technology Corporation to finance precommercial research and development technologies that are significant to the U.S.  technology base. 
Establishes in the Treasury the Civilian Technology Development Fund. 
Directs the President, the Senate, and the House of Representatives to jointly appoint a Corporation review panel which shall report to the President, the Congress, and the Corporation upon completion of its review.