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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Childrens' Media Protection Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On average, a child in the United States is exposed to 
        27 hours of television each week, and some children are exposed 
        to as much as 11 hours of television each day.
            (2) The average American child watches 8,000 murders and 
        100,000 acts of other violence on television by the time the 
        child completes elementary school.
            (3) By the age of 18 years, the average American teenager 
        has watched 200,000 acts of violence on television, including 
        40,000 murders.
            (4) The Times Mirror Center reports that a recent poll of 
        Americans indicates that 72 percent of the American people 
        believe that there is too much violence on television, and, 
        according to a survey by U.S. News and World Report dated May 
        1994, 91 percent of American voters believe that mayhem in the 
        media contributes to violence in real life.
            (5) On several occasions since 1975, The Journal of the 
        American Medical Association has alerted the medical community 
        to the adverse effects of televised violence on child 
        development, including an increase in the level of aggressive 
        behavior and violent behavior among children who view it.
            (6) The National Commission on Children recommended in 1991 
        that producers of television programs exercise greater 
        restraint in the content of programming for children.
            (7) A report of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 
        dated May 1993, indicates that there is an irrefutable 
        connection between the amount of violence depicted in the 
        television programs watched by children and increased 
        aggressive behavior among children.
            (8) It is in the National interest that parents be 
        empowered with the technology to block the viewing of 
        television programs whose content is overly violent or 
        objectionable for other reasons.
            (9) Technology currently exists to permit the manufacture 
        of television receivers that are capable of permitting parents 
        to block television programs having violent or otherwise 
        objectionable content.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEVISION VIOLENCE RATING CODE.

    Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(v) Prescribe, in consultation with television broadcasters, 
cable operators, appropriate public interest groups, and interested 
individuals from the private sector, rules for rating the level of 
violence in television programming, including rules for the 
transmission by television broadcast systems and cable systems of 
signals containing specifications for blocking violent programming.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR MANUFACTURE OF TELEVISIONS THAT BLOCK PROGRAMS.

    Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303), as 
amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(w) Require, in the case of apparatus designed to receive 
television signals that are manufactured in the United States or 
imported for use in the United States and that have a picture screen 13 
inches or greater in size (measured diagonally), that such apparatus--
            ``(1) be equipped with circuitry designed to enable viewers 
        to block the display of channels, programs, and time slots; and
            ``(2) enable viewers to block display of all programs with 
        a common rating.''.

SEC. 5. SHIPPING OR IMPORTING OF TELEVISIONS THAT BLOCK PROGRAMS.

    (a) Regulations.--Section 330 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 330) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by adding after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall ship 
in interstate commerce, manufacture, assemble, or import from any 
foreign country into the United States any apparatus described in 
section 303(w) of this Act except in accordance with rules prescribed 
by the Commission pursuant to the authority granted by that section.
    ``(2) This subsection shall not apply to carriers transporting 
apparatus referred to in paragraph (1) without trading it.
    ``(3) The rules prescribed by the Commission under this subsection 
shall provide performance standards for blocking technology. Such rules 
shall require that all such apparatus be able to receive the rating 
signals which have been transmitted by way of line 21 of the vertical 
blanking interval and which conform to the signal and blocking 
specifications established by the Commission.
    ``(4) As new video technology is developed, the Commission shall 
take such action as the Commission determines appropriate to ensure 
that blocking service continues to be available to consumers.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 330(d) of such Act, as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking ``section 
303(s), and section 303(u)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and 
sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(w)''.

SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF VIOLENT PROGRAMMING ON TELEVISION DURING CERTAIN 
              HOURS.

    Title I of the Children's Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                  ``prohibition on violent programming

    ``Sec. 105. (a) The Commission shall, within 30 days of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, initiate a rule-making proceeding to 
prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and 
by public telecommunications entities, including the broadcast by cable 
operators, from the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., inclusive, of 
programming that contains gratuitous violence.
    ``(b) As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `cable operator' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
        U.S.C. 522).
            ``(2) The term `programming' includes advertisements but 
        does not include bona fide newscasts, bona fide news 
        interviews, bona fide news documentaries, and on-the-spot 
        coverage of bona fide news events.
            ``(3) The term `public telecommunications entity' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 397(12) of the 
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(12)).''.

SEC. 7. BROADCAST ON TELEVISION AND CABLE OF EDUCATIONAL AND 
              INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) Broadcast Television.--Section 309 of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Educational and Information Programming for Children.--In 
granting an application for a license for a television broadcasting 
station (including an application for renewal of such a license), the 
Commission shall impose such conditions upon the applicant as the 
Commission requires in order to ensure that the applicant complies 
under the license with the standards for children's television 
programming established under section 102 of the Children's Television 
Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a) and otherwise serves the educational and 
informational needs of children through its overall programming.''.
    (b) Cable Service.--Part III of title VI of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

         ``educational and information programming for children

    ``Sec. 629. A franchise, including the renewal of a franchise, may 
not be awarded under this part unless the cable operator to be awarded 
the franchise agrees to comply with the standards for children's 
television programming established under section 102 of the Children's 
Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a) and to otherwise serve the 
educational and informational needs of children in the provision of 
cable service under the franchise.''.

A: Childrens' Media Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1)  prescribe rules for the rating of violence levels in television programming, including rules for the transmission of signals containing specifications for blocking violent programming; and (2) require television sets with picture screens of 13 inches or more to be equipped with blocking circuitry and enable viewers to block display of all programs with a common rating.  Prohibits any person from shipping, manufacturing, assembling, or importing any television not so equipped.  Requires performance standards for blocking technology. 
(Sec. 6) Directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and any public telecommunications entities between six o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock p.m., inclusively, of programming that contains gratuitous violence. 
(Sec. 7) Directs the FCC, in granting an application for a television broadcast license, to impose conditions which ensure that the applicant complies with the standards for children's television programming as established under the Children's Television Act of 1990 and otherwise serves the educational and informational needs of children through its overall programming.  Prohibits a cable franchise award or renewal unless the cable operator complies with such standards.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SSI Reform Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INCOME AND RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS AND 
              BENEFITS; ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN RESOURCE EXCLUSIONS.

    (a) Increase in Income and Resource Eligibility Standards.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1611 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1382) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$1,752'' and 
                                inserting ``the adjusted poverty 
                                line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$2,628'' and 
                                inserting ``150 percent of the adjusted 
                                poverty line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``and to $3,000 on January 1, 
                                1989'' and inserting ``to $3,000 on 
                                January 1, 1989, and to $10,500 on 
                                January 1, 1994''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``and to $3,000 on January 1, 
                                1989'' and inserting ``to $3,000 on 
                                January 1, 1989, and to $7,000 on 
                                January 1, 1994''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$1,752'' and 
                                inserting ``the adjusted poverty 
                                line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$2,628'' and 
                                inserting ``150 percent of the adjusted 
                                poverty line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994''.
            (2) Adjusted poverty line.--Subsection (a) of such section 
        (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(4)(A) For purposes of this subsection and subsection (b), the 
term `adjusted poverty line' means, with respect to a family--
            ``(i) 80 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1994;
            ``(ii) 90 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1995;
            ``(iii) 100 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1996;
            ``(iv) 110 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1997; and
            ``(v) 120 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1998 and each calendar year thereafter.
    ``(B) As used in subparagraph (A), the term `poverty line' means, 
with respect to a family, the official poverty line (as defined by the 
Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance 
with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) 
applicable to a family of the size involved.''.
            (3) No reduction in benefits.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall not apply to any individual or couple whose 
        supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the 
        Social Security Act would be reduced by reason of such 
        application.
    (b) Elimination of Certain Resource Exclusions.--Section 1613 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b) is amended--
            (1) in the 1st sentence of subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``(A)''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B);
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) by striking all that follows paragraph (6);
                    (D) in paragraph (6), by striking the semicolon and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (E) by striking paragraph (5) and redesignating 
                paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and
            (2) by striking subsection (d).

SEC. 3. IN-KIND SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE DISREGARDED IN DETERMINING 
              INCOME.

    Section 1612(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382a(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(other than support or maintenance 
        furnished in kind)'' after ``all other income'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``or kind'';
                    (B) by striking clause (i) and redesignating 
                clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
                respectively; and
                    (C) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``and the provisions of clause (i) shall not 
                be applicable''.

SEC. 4. WORK INCENTIVE.

    Section 1612(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382a(b)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$780'' each place such term appears and 
        inserting ``$2,400''; and
            (2) by striking ``one-half'' each place such term appears 
        and inserting ``\2/3\''.

SEC. 5. PHASED-IN EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY BY REASON OF AGE.

    (a) Age 64 for Calendar Year 1994.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
        ``65'' and inserting ``64''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382d(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``65'' and 
                inserting ``64''.
                    (B) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382a(b)) is amended by striking ``65'' each place such 
                term appears and inserting ``64''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on January 1, 1994.
    (b) Age 63 for Calendar Year 1995.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)), as amended by subsection (a)(1) of this 
        section, is amended by striking ``64'' and inserting ``63''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382d(a)(1)), as amended by subsection (a)(2)(A) of 
                this section, is amended by striking ``64'' and 
                inserting ``63''.
                    (B) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382a(b)), as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B) of this 
                section, is amended by striking ``64'' each place such 
                term appears and inserting ``63''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on January 1, 1995.
    (c) Age 62 Thereafter.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)), as amended by paragraph (2)(A) of this 
        subsection, is amended by striking ``63'' and inserting ``62''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382d(a)(1)), as amended by subsections (a)(2)(A) and 
                (b)(2)(A) of this section, is amended by striking 
                ``63'' and inserting ``62''.
                    (B) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382a(b)), as amended by subsections (a)(2)(B) and 
                (b)(2)(B) of this section, is amended by striking 
                ``63'' each place such term appears and inserting 
                ``62''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

A: SSI Reform Act of 1993 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to:  (1) increase the limit on the amount of income and resources needed to qualify for SSI; (2) increase the amount of SSI benefits payable; (3) eliminate certain resource exclusions and increase certain earned income exclusions; (4) disregard in-kind support and maintenance in determining income; and (5) phase-in an expansion of eligibility based on age.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Resource Governance Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) energy prices have risen dramatically, leading to 
        significant harm to particular sectors of the economy;
            (2) an affordable domestic energy supply is vital to the 
        continued growth and vitality of our Nation's economy;
            (3) an uninterrupted supply of oil and other energy is 
        necessary to protect the United States national security 
        interests; and
            (4) the United States continued dependence on foreign 
        sources of energy, particularly on the Organization of 
        Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), for the majority of its 
        petroleum and energy needs is harmful to our national security 
        and will not guarantee lower fuel prices and protect our 
        economy.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    There is established the National Energy Self-Sufficiency 
Commission (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Duties.--The duties of the Commission are--
            (1) to investigate and study issues and problems relating 
        to issues involving the importation of and dependence on 
        foreign sources of energy;
            (2) to evaluate proposals and current arrangements with 
        respect to such issues and problems with the goal of seeking 
        out ways to make the United States self-sufficient in the 
        production of energy by the year 2010;
            (3) to explore whether alternate sources of energy such as 
        ethanol, solar power, electricity, natural gas, coal, hydrogen, 
        wind energy, and any other forms of alternative power sources 
        should be considered, including other potential and actual 
        sources;
            (4) to investigate the affordability of oil exploration and 
        drilling in areas which currently are not being used for 
        drilling, whether because of the cost of doing so, because of 
        current law, or because of environmental regulation that may 
        prohibit such drilling;
            (5) to appear at any congressional oversight hearing before 
        the proper congressional oversight committee to testify as to 
        the progress and operation of the Commission and its findings;
            (6) to consider tax credits and other financial incentives, 
        along with expanded drilling in areas such as the Arctic 
        National Wildlife Refuge and offshore, to help promote and 
        establish the viability and research of alternative forms of 
        energy and domestic oil exploration;
            (7) to prepare and submit to the Congress and the President 
        a report in accordance with section 9; and
            (8) to take into account the adverse environmental impact 
        of its proposals.
    (b) Limitation.--This Act shall not permit the Commission to 
recommend an increase in taxes or other revenues or import restrictions 
on oil or other commodities.

SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 9 
members as follows:
            (1) 3 members appointed by the President, 1 of whom shall 
        be designated as chairman by the President.
            (2) 2 members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
        Senate.
            (3) 1 member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
        Senate.
            (4) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives.
            (5) 1 member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House 
        of Representatives.
    (b) Term.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed for the 
life of the Commission.
    (c) Quorum.--5 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, 
but a lesser number may conduct meetings.
    (d) Appointment Deadline.--The first appointments made under 
subsection (a) shall be made within 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    (e) First Meeting.--The first meeting of the Commission shall be 
called by the chairman and shall be held within 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
    (f) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Commission resulting from the death 
or resignation of a member shall not affect its powers and shall be 
filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (g) Continuation of Membership.--If any member of the Commission 
who was appointed to the Commission as a Member of Congress or as an 
officer or employee of a government leaves that office, or if any 
member of the Commission who was not appointed in such a capacity 
becomes an officer or employee of a government, the member may continue 
as a member of the Commission for not longer than the 90-day period 
beginning on the date the member leaves that office or becomes such an 
officer or employee, as the case may be.

SEC. 6. COMPENSATION.

    (a) Pay.--
            (1) Nongovernment employees.--Each member of the Commission 
        who is not otherwise employed by the United States Government 
        shall be entitle to receive the daily equivalent of the annual 
        rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive 
        Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for 
        each day (including travel time) during which he or she is 
        engaged in the actual performance of duties as a member of the 
        Commission.
            (2) Government employees.--A member of the Commission who 
        is an officer or employee of the United States Government shall 
        serve without additional compensation.
    (b) Travel.--Members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for 
travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in 
the performance of their duties.

SEC. 7. STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    (a) Staff.--
            (1) Appointment.--The chairman of the Commission may, 
        without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, 
        appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
        personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform 
        its duties. The employment of an executive director shall be 
        subject to confirmation by the Commission.
            (2) Compensation.--The chairman of the Commission may fix 
        the compensation of the executive director and other personnel 
        without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
        II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
        classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, 
        except that the rate of pay for the executive director and 
        other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of 
        the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
    (b) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary 
and intermittent services of experts and consultants under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 8. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Meetings.--The Commission or, on authorization of 
the Commission, a member of the Commission may hold such hearings, sit 
and act at such time and places, take such testimony, and receive such 
evidence as the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission or a 
member of the Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to 
witnesses appearing before it.
    (b) Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly from any 
Federal department, agency, or court information necessary to enable it 
to carry out this Act. Upon request of the chairman of the Commission, 
the head of a Federal department or agency or chief judge of a Federal 
court shall furnish such information to the Commission.
    (c) Facilities and Support Services.--The Administrator of General 
Services shall provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such 
facilities and support services as the Commission may request. Upon 
request of the Commission, the head of a Federal department or agency 
may make any of the facilities or services of the agency available to 
the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties 
under this Act.
    (d) Expenditures and Contracts.--The Commission or, on 
authorization of the Commission, a member of the Commission may make 
expenditures and enter into contracts for the procurement of such 
supplies, services, and property as the Commission or member considers 
appropriate for the purposes of carrying out the duties of the 
Commission. Such expenditures and contracts may be made only to such 
extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.
    (e) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal departments 
and agencies of the United States.
    (f) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.

SEC. 9. REPORT.

    The Commission shall submit to the Congress and the President a 
report not later than 2 years after the date of its first meeting. The 
report shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and 
conclusions of the Commission, together with its recommendations for 
such legislative or administrative action as it considers appropriate.

SEC. 10. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 30 days 
after the date on which it submits its report under section 9.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 to carry out this 
Act for each fiscal year for the duration of the Commission.

A:
Precludes the Commission from recommending an increase in taxes or other revenues, or import restrictions on oil or other commodities.
Directs the Commission to detail its findings, conclusions and recommendations in a report to Congress and the President. Authorizes appropriations.
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