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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Union Member Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Labor unions make significant political contributions 
        and expenditures that directly or indirectly influence the 
        election of candidates and support or oppose political causes. 
        Decisions to use union dues for political contributions and 
        expenditures are usually made by union leadership and 
        management, rather than union membership.
            (2) Unions, acting through their management, should be 
        obligated to conduct business in the best interests of their 
        membership.
            (3) Historically, union members have not had a way to know, 
        or to influence, the political activities of unions that are 
        supposed to represent them. Union members and the public have a 
        right to know how unions are spending members' dues to make 
        political contributions or expenditures benefitting candidates, 
        political parties, and political causes.
            (4) Unions should be accountable to their membership in 
        making political contributions or expenditures affecting 
        Federal governance and public policy. Requiring the express 
        approval of a union's membership for political contributions or 
        expenditures will establish necessary accountability.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act (29 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 201 the following:

``SEC. 201A. DISCLOSURE AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES 
              BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.

    ``(a) Disclosure.--The report required under section 201 shall 
contain, in a clear and simple format--
            ``(1) a description of the specific nature of any 
        expenditures for political activities proposed to be made by 
        the labor organization for the forthcoming fiscal year, to the 
        extent the specific nature is known to the labor organization 
        and including the total amount of such proposed expenditures; 
        and
            ``(2) a disclosure of how each officer of the labor 
        organization voted to authorize or not to authorize each 
        expenditure for political activities made by the labor 
        organization during the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(b) Restriction on Expenditures.--No labor organization shall 
make any expenditure for political activities in any fiscal year 
unless--
            ``(1) such expenditure is of the nature of those proposed 
        by the labor organization pursuant to subsection (a); and
            ``(2) the full, free, and written authorization for such 
        expenditures has been granted by a majority of the members of 
        the labor organization.
    ``(c) Mechanism for Obtaining Authorization.--Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Union Member Protection Act, every 
labor organization shall adopt a mechanism for obtaining, by secret 
ballot, the authorization of its members as required under subsection 
(b)(2).
    ``(d) Liability.--The officers of a labor organization who 
authorize an expenditure without first obtaining the authorization of 
members required under subsection (b)(2) shall be jointly and severally 
liable in any action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction to 
any member of the labor organization or class of members for the amount 
of dues paid by such member or class of member during the 1 year period 
prior to the date that such expenditure was made.
    ``(e) Definition of Expenditure for Political Activities.--As used 
in this section:
            ``(1) The term `expenditure for political activities' 
        means--
                    ``(A) an independent expenditure, as such term is 
                defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election 
                Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(17));
                    ``(B) contributions to any political party, 
                committee, or electioneering communication, as such 
                term is defined in section 304(f)(3)(A) of the Federal 
                Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)(A)); 
                and
                    ``(C) dues or other payments to trade associations 
                or other tax exempt organizations that are, or could 
                reasonably be anticipated to be, used for the purposes 
                described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Such term shall not include--
                    ``(A) direct lobbying efforts through registered 
                lobbyists employed or hired by the labor organization;
                    ``(B) communications by a labor organization to its 
                members and executive or administrative personnel and 
                their families; or
                    ``(C) the establishment, administration, and 
                solicitation of contributions to a separate segregated 
                fund to be utilized for political purposes by a labor 
                organization.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 201(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 431(c)) is 
        amended by striking ``make available the information required 
        to be contained in'' and inserting ``provide''.
            (2) Section 209(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 439(a)) is 
        amended by inserting ``other than section 201A'' after ``this 
        title''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF VOTE BY PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

    Section 201 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 
(29 U.S.C. 431) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) The bylaws required under this section shall expressly 
provide for a vote of the principal officers of the labor organization 
on any individual expenditure for political activities (as such term is 
defined in section 201A(e)) in excess of $50,000. A labor organization 
shall make publicly available the individual votes of principal 
officers required by the preceding sentence within 48 hours of the 
vote, including in a clear and conspicuous location on the Internet 
website of the labor organization.''.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually conduct 
a study on the compliance with the requirements of this Act by labor 
organizations and their management. Not later than April 1 of each 
year, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report of such 
study.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of the Shareholder Protection Act of 2010.

SOLUTION: Union Member Protection Act - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act) to require a labor organization's mandatory report to the Secretary of Labor on its constitution, officers, and basic organization to include, in a clear and simple format, both: (1) a description of the specific nature and total amount of political expenditures the labor organization proposes to make for the upcoming fiscal year; and (2) a disclosure of how each labor organization officer voted on each political expenditure made by the organization during the preceding fiscal year.

Prohibits a labor organization from making political expenditures unless: (1) they are of the nature of those proposed in such report; and (2) they have received a full, free, and written authorization by secret ballot by a majority of the labor organization members.

Makes officers jointly and severally liable for authorizing a political expenditure without first obtaining the authorization of labor organization members.

Requires labor organization bylaws to provide expressly for a vote of the organization's principal officers on individual political expenditures in excess of $50,000. Requires a labor organization to make public the individual votes of such officers within 48 hours, including in a clear and conspicuous location on its website.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hereditary Disorders Newborn 
Screening Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF STATES TO PROVIDE NEWBORN AND 
              CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS.

    Part A of title XI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300b-1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1108. IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE 
              DISORDERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator 
of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants 
to eligible entities to enhance, improve or expand the ability of State 
and local public health agencies to provide screening, counseling or 
preventive care services to newborns and children having or at risk for 
heritable disorders.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under a grant awarded under 
subsection (a) shall be used to--
            ``(1) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to 
        provide screening, counseling, testing or specialty services 
        for newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders;
            ``(2) establish, expand, or improve programs or services to 
        reduce mortality or morbidity from heritable disorders;
            ``(3) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to 
        provide information and counseling on available therapies for 
        newborns and children with heritable disorders;
            ``(4) improve the access of medically underserved 
        populations to screening, counseling, testing and specialty 
        services for newborns and children having or at risk for 
        heritable disorders; or
            ``(5) conduct such other activities as may be necessary to 
        enable newborns and children having or at risk for heritable 
        disorders to receive screening, counseling, testing or 
        specialty services, regardless of income, race, color, 
        religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a) an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a State or political subdivision of a State, or a 
        consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
        States; and
            ``(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application 
        that includes--
                    ``(A) a plan to use amounts awarded under the grant 
                to meet specific health status goals and objectives 
                relative to heritable disorders, including attention to 
                needs of medically underserved populations;
                    ``(B) a plan for the collection of outcome data or 
                other methods of evaluating the degree to which amounts 
                awarded under this grant will be used to achieve the 
                goals and objectives identified under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) a plan for monitoring and ensuring the 
                quality of services provided under the grant;
                    ``(D) an assurance that amounts awarded under the 
                grant will be used only to implement the approved plan 
                for the State;
                    ``(E) an assurance that the provision of services 
                under the plan is coordinated with services provided 
                under programs implemented in the State under titles V, 
                XVIII, XIX, XX, or XXI of the Social Security Act 
                (subject to Federal regulations applicable to such 
                programs) so that the coverage of services under such 
                titles is not substantially diminished by the use of 
                granted funds; and
                    ``(F) such other information determined by the 
                Secretary to be necessary.
    ``(d) Limitation.--An eligible entity may not use amounts received 
under this section to--
            ``(1) provide cash payments to or on behalf of affected 
        individuals;
            ``(2) provide inpatient services;
            ``(3) purchase land or make capital improvements to 
        property; or
            ``(4) provide for proprietary research or training.
    ``(e) Voluntary Participation.--The participation by any individual 
in any program or portion thereof established or operated with funds 
received under this section shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be 
a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or 
assistance from, or to participation in, another Federal or State 
program.
    ``(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated under this 
section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, 
State, and local public funds provided for activities of the type 
described in this section.
    ``(g) Publication.
            ``(1) In general.--An application submitted under 
        subsection (c)(2) shall be made public by the State in such a 
        manner as to facilitate comment from any person, including 
        through hearings and other methods used to facilitate comments 
        from the public.
            ``(2) Comments.--Comments received by the State after the 
        publication described in paragraph (1) shall be addressed in 
        the application submitted under subsection (c)(2).
    ``(h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide to 
entities receiving grants under subsection (a) such technical 
assistance as may be necessary to ensure the quality of programs 
conducted under this section.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2011.

``SEC. 1109. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEWBORN AND CHILD 
              SCREENING PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to 
evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care 
services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable 
disorders in newborns and children.
    ``(b) Demonstration Programs.--A demonstration program conducted 
under a grant under this section shall be designed to evaluate and 
assess, within the jurisdiction of the entity receiving such grant--
            ``(1) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing 
        or specialty services for newborns and children at risk for 
        heritable disorders in reducing the morbidity and mortality 
        associated with such disorders;
            ``(2) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing 
        or specialty services in accurately and reliably diagnosing 
        heritable disorders in newborns and children; or
            ``(3) the availability of screening, counseling, testing or 
        specialty services for newborns and children at risk for 
        heritable disorders.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a) an entity shall be a State or political subdivision of a 
State, or a consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
States.

``SEC. 1110. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITABLE DISORDERS IN NEWBORNS AND 
              CHILDREN.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory 
committee to be known as the `Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders 
in Newborns and Children' (referred to in this section as the `Advisory 
Committee').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
            ``(1) provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
        concerning grants and projects awarded or funded under section 
        1108;
            ``(2) provide technical information to the Secretary for 
        the development of policies and priorities for the 
        administration of grants under section 1108; and
            ``(3) provide such recommendations, advice or information 
        as may be necessary to enhance, expand or improve the ability 
        of the Secretary to reduce the mortality or morbidity from 
        heritable disorders.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint not to 
        exceed 15 members to the Advisory Committee. In appointing such 
        members, the Secretary shall ensure that the total membership 
        of the Advisory Committee is an odd number.
            ``(2) Required members.--The Secretary shall appoint to the 
        Advisory Committee under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
                Services Administration;
                    ``(B) the Director of the Centers for Disease 
                Control and Prevention;
                    ``(C) the Director of the National Institutes of 
                Health;
                    ``(D) the Director of the Agency for Healthcare 
                Research and Quality;
                    ``(E) medical or scientific professionals with 
                special expertise in heritable disorders, or in 
                providing screening, counseling, testing or specialty 
                services for newborns and children at risk for 
                heritable disorders;
                    ``(F) members of the public having special 
                expertise about or concern with heritable disorders; 
                and
                    ``(G) representatives from such Federal agencies, 
                public health constituencies, and medical professional 
                societies as determined to be necessary by the 
                Secretary, to fulfill the duties of the Advisory 
                Committee, as established under subsection (b).''.

SOLUTION: Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable disorders in newborns and children.
Direct the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Excess Litigation Involving 
Energy on Federal Lands Act'' or the ``RELIEF Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States spends over $1 billion per day to 
        import crude oil from foreign countries;
            (2) such expenditure represents the largest wealth transfer 
        in history;
            (3) the United States has at least 86 billion barrels of 
        oil and 420 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the outer 
        Continental Shelf;
            (4) environmental groups have legally challenged every 
        lease in the Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf in the Chukchi and 
        Beaufort Seas;
            (5) environmental groups have legally challenged the entire 
        2007-2012 5-year national outer Continental Shelf leasing 
        program;
            (6) such legal challenges significantly delay or ultimately 
        prevent energy resources from reaching the American public;
            (7) these legal challenges come at a high cost to the 
        American public and the American economy; and
            (8) Congress finds that expedited judicial review is 
        necessary to prevent this gross abuse of the United States 
        judicial system.

SEC. 3. TIME FOR FILING COMPLAINT.

    All causes and claims that arise from any covered energy project 
must be filed not later than the end of the 60-day period beginning on 
the date of the action or decision by a Federal official that 
constitutes the covered energy project concerned. Any cause or claim 
not filed within that time period shall be barred.

SEC. 4. DISTRICT COURT DEADLINE.

    (a) In General.--All proceedings that are subject to section 3--
            (1) shall be resolved as expeditiously as possible, and in 
        any event not more than 180 days after such cause or claim is 
        filed; and
            (2) shall take precedence over all other pending matters 
        before the district court.
    (b) Failure To Comply With Deadline.--If an interlocutory or final 
judgment, decree, or order has not been issued by the district court by 
the deadline described under this section, the cause or claim shall be 
dismissed with prejudice and all rights relating to such cause or claim 
shall be terminated.

SEC. 5. ABILITY TO SEEK APPELLATE REVIEW.

    An interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the 
district court in a proceeding that is subject to section 3 may be 
reviewed by no other court except the Supreme Court.

SEC. 6. DEADLINE FOR APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT.

    If a writ of certiorari has been granted by the Supreme Court 
pursuant to section 5, then--
            (1) the interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order 
        of the district court shall be resolved as expeditiously as 
        possible and in any event not more than 180 days after such 
        interlocutory or final judgment, decree, order of the district 
        court is issued; and
            (2) all such proceedings shall take precedence over all 
        other matters then before the Supreme Court.

SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON SCOPE OF REVIEW AND RELIEF.

    (a) Administrative Findings and Conclusions.--In any judicial 
review of any Federal action under this Act, any administrative 
findings and conclusions relating to the challenged Federal action 
shall be presumed to be correct unless shown otherwise by clear and 
convincing evidence contained in the administrative record.
    (b) Limitation on Prospective Relief.--In any judicial review of 
any action, or failure to act, under this Act, the Court shall not 
grant or approve any prospective relief unless the Court finds that 
such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to 
correct the violation of a Federal law requirement, and is the least 
intrusive means necessary to correct the violation concerned.

SEC. 8. LEGAL FEES.

    Any person filing a petition seeking judicial review of any action, 
or failure to act, under this Act who is not a prevailing party shall 
pay to the prevailing parties (including intervening parties), other 
than the United States, fees and other expenses incurred by that party 
in connection with the judicial review, unless the Court finds that the 
position of the person was substantially justified or that special 
circumstances make an award unjust.

SEC. 9. EXCLUSION.

    This Act shall not apply with respect to disputes between the 
parties to a lease issued pursuant to an authorizing leasing statute 
regarding the obligations of such lease or the alleged breach thereof.

SEC. 10. COVERED ENERGY PROJECT DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``covered energy project'' means any action 
or decision by a Federal official regarding--
            (1) the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged 
        lands) for the exploration, development, production, 
        processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other 
        source or form of energy, including actions and decisions 
        regarding the selection or offering of Federal lands for such 
        leasing; or
            (2) any action under such a lease.

SOLUTION:
Removing Excess Litigation Involving Energy on Federal Lands Act or RELIEF Act - Requires all causes and claims that arise from a covered energy project to be filed within 60 days after a federal action or decision that constitutes the covered energy project concerned.

(Defines a covered energy project as a federal action or decision concerning the leasing of federal lands, including submerged lands, for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of any source or form of energy, including actions and decisions regarding the selection or offering of federal lands for such leasing.)

Bars any cause or claim that is not filed within such time period. Requires all such proceedings to: (1) be resolved within 180 days after the cause or claim is filed, and (2) take precedence over other pending matters before the district court.

Confers exclusive appellate jurisdiction for such actions upon the U.S. Supreme Court.

Presumes the correctness of any administrative findings and conclusions relating to a challenged federal action under this Act unless the administrative record shows otherwise by clear and convincing evidence. Requires prospective relief to: (1) be narrowly drawn, (2) extend no further than necessary to correct the violation of a federal law requirement, and (3) be the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation.

Requires a petitioner seeking judicial review of any action, or failure to act, under this Act who is not a prevailing party to pay to the prevailing parties (including intervening parties), other than the United States, fees and other expenses incurred in connection with such review, unless the Court finds that the petitioner was either substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust.