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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing American Families 
Effectively (SAFE) Act''.

                          TITLE I--IMMIGRATION

SEC. 101. VISAS.

    (a) Student.--No citizens from a country which is one the State 
Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism or on 
the State Department's list of governments which have been less than 
fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts shall be granted a visa 
permitting study in the United States.
    (b) Diversity Immigrant Program.--No citizen from a country on the 
State Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism 
or on the State Department's list of governments which have been less 
than fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts may be issued an 
immigrant visa under section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)) (governing the diversity immigrant program).

             TITLE II--DATA SHARING; INTELLIGENCE GATHERING

SEC. 201. REQUIRING SHARING BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF 
              CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORD EXTRACTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL 
              AGENCIES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE BORDER SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 105 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1105), is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by adding ``and data exchange'' 
        at the end;
            (2) by inserting ``(a) Liaison With Internal Security 
        Officers.--'' after ``105.'';
            (3) by striking ``the internal security of'' and inserting 
        ``the internal and border security of''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Criminal History Record Information.--The Attorney General 
and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide 
the Secretary of State and the Commissioner access to the criminal 
history record information contained in the National Crime Information 
Center's Interstate Identification Index, Wanted Persons File, and to 
any other files maintained by the National Crime Information Center 
that may be mutually agreed upon by the Attorney General and the 
official to be provided access, for the purpose of determining whether 
a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal history 
record indexed in any such file. Such access shall be provided by means 
of extracts of the records for placement in the Department of State's 
automated visa lookout database or other appropriate database, and 
shall be provided without any fee or charge. The Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide periodic updates of the 
extracts at intervals mutually agreed upon by the Attorney General and 
the official provided access. Upon receipt of such updated extracts, 
the receiving official shall make corresponding updates to the 
official's databases and destroy previously provided extracts. Such 
access to any extract shall not be construed to entitle the Secretary 
of State to obtain the full content of the corresponding automated 
criminal history record. To obtain the full content of a criminal 
history record, the Secretary of State shall submit the applicant's 
fingerprints and any appropriate fingerprint processing fee authorized 
by law to the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    ``(c) Reconsideration.--The provision of the extracts described in 
subsection (b) may be reconsidered by the Attorney General and the 
receiving official upon the development and deployment of a more cost-
effective and efficient means of sharing the information.
    ``(d) Regulations.--For purposes of administering this section, the 
Secretary of State shall, prior to receiving access to National Crime 
Information Center data, promulgate final regulations--
            ``(1) to implement procedures for the taking of 
        fingerprints; and
            ``(2) to establish the conditions for the use of the 
        information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
        in order--
                    ``(A) to limit the redissemination of such 
                information;
                    ``(B) to ensure that such information is used 
                solely to determine whether to issue a visa to an 
                individual;
                    ``(C) to ensure the security, confidentiality, and 
                destruction of such information; and
                    ``(D) to protect any privacy rights of individuals 
                who are subjects of such information.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act is amended by amending the item relating to section 
105 to read as follows:

``Sec. 105. Liaison with internal security officers and data 
                            exchange.''.
    (c) Effective Date and Implementation.--The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall be fully implemented not later than 18 months after such date.
    (d) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
State, jointly, shall report to the Congress on the implementation of 
the amendments made by this section.
    (e) Construction.--Nothing in this section, or in any other law, 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Attorney General or 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide access 
to the criminal history record information contained in the National 
Crime Information Center's Interstate Identification Index, or to any 
other information maintained by such center, to any Federal agency or 
officer authorized to enforce or administer the immigration laws of the 
United States, for the purpose of such enforcement or administration, 
upon terms that are consistent with sections 212 through 216 of the 
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
14611 et seq.).

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.

    Section 2510(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, and (for purposes only of section 2517 as it relates to 
foreign intelligence information) any Federal law enforcement, 
intelligence, national security, national defense, protective, 
immigration personnel, or the President or Vice President of the United 
States'' after ``such offenses''.

SEC. 203. PERIOD OF ORDERS OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE OF NON-UNITED 
              STATES PERSONS UNDER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE.

    (a) Including Agents of a Foreign Power.--(1) Section 105(e)(1) of 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1805(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ``or an agent of a foreign power, 
as defined in section 101(b)(1)(A),'' after ``or (3),''.
    (2) Section 304(d)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1824(d)(1)) is amended 
by inserting ``or an agent of a foreign power, as defined in section 
101(b)(1)(A),'' after ``101(a),''.
    (b) Period of Order.--Such section 304(d)(1) is further amended by 
striking ``forty-five'' and inserting ``90''.

            TITLE III--EXPANSION OF FBI LINGUISTIC CAPACITY

SEC. 301. EMPLOYMENT OF TRANSLATORS BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF 
              INVESTIGATION.

    (a) Authority.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
is authorized to expedite the employment of personnel as translators to 
support counterterrorism investigations and operations without regard 
to applicable Federal personnel requirements and limitations.
    (b) Security Requirements.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation shall establish such security requirements as are 
necessary for the personnel employed as translators.
    (c) Report.--The Attorney General shall report to the Committees on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on--
            (1) the number of translators employed by the FBI and other 
        components of the Department of Justice;
            (2) any legal or practical impediments to using translators 
        employed by other Federal State, or local agencies, on a full, 
        part-time, or shared basis; and
            (3) the needs of the FBI for specific translation services 
        in certain languages, and recommendations for meeting those 
        needs.

                       TITLE IV--CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SEC. 401. STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR PROSECUTING TERRORISM OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 3286 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3286. Terrorism offenses
    ``(a) An indictment may be found or an information instituted at 
any time without limitation for any Federal terrorism offense or any of 
the following offenses:
            ``(1) A violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to 
        violate, section 32 (relating to destruction of aircraft or 
        aircraft facilities), 37(a)(1) (relating to violence at 
        international airports), 175 (relating to biological weapons), 
        229 (relating to chemical weapons), 351(a)-(d) (relating to 
        congressional, cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination and 
        kidnaping), 792 (relating to harboring terrorists), 831 
        (relating to nuclear materials), 844(f) or (i) when it relates 
        to bombing (relating to arson and bombing of certain property), 
        1114(1) (relating to protection of officers and employees of 
        the United States), 1116, if the offense involves murder 
        (relating to murder or manslaughter of foreign officials, 
        official guests, or internationally protected persons), 1203 
        (relating to hostage taking), 1751(a)-(d) (relating to 
        Presidential and Presidential staff assassination and 
        kidnaping), 2332(a)(1) (relating to certain homicides and other 
        violence against United States nationals occurring outside of 
        the United States), 2332a (relating to use of weapons of mass 
        destruction), 2332b (relating to acts of terrorism transcending 
        national boundaries) of this title.
            ``(2) Section 236 (relating to sabotage of nuclear 
        facilities or fuel) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
        2284);
            ``(3) Section 601 (relating to disclosure of identities of 
        covert agents) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
        421).
            ``(4) Section 46502 (relating to aircraft piracy) of title 
        49.
    ``(b) An indictment may be found or an information instituted 
within 15 years after the offense was committed for any of the 
following offenses:
            ``(1) Section 175b (relating to biological weapons), 842(m) 
        or (n) (relating to plastic explosives), 930(c) if it involves 
        murder (relating to possessing a dangerous weapon in a Federal 
        facility), 956 (relating to conspiracy to injure property of a 
        foreign government), 1030(a)(1), 1030(a)(5)(A), or 1030(a)(7) 
        (relating to protection of computers), 1362 (relating to 
        destruction of communication lines, stations, or systems), 1366 
        (relating to destruction of an energy facility), 1992 (relating 
        to trainwrecking), 2152 (relating to injury of fortifications, 
        harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas), 2155 (relating to 
        destruction of national defense materials, premises, or 
        utilities), 2156 (relating to production of defective national 
        defense materials, premises, or utilities), 2280 (relating to 
        violence against maritime navigation), 2281 (relating to 
        violence against maritime fixed platforms), 2339A (relating to 
        providing material support to terrorists), 2339B (relating to 
        providing material support to terrorist organizations), or 
        2340A (relating to torture).
            ``(2) Any of the following provisions of title 49: the 
        second sentence of section 46504 (relating to assault on a 
        flight crew with a dangerous weapon), section 46505(b)(3), 
        (relating to explosive or incendiary devices, or endangerment 
        of human life by means of weapons, on aircraft), section 46506 
        if homicide or attempted homicide is involved, or section 
        60123(b) (relating to destruction of interstate gas or 
        hazardous liquid pipeline facility) of title 49.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending the 
item relating to section 3286 to read as follows:

``3286. Terrorism offenses.''.
    (c) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
to the prosecution of any offense committed before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this section.

SEC. 402. ALTERNATIVE MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR TERRORISM CRIMES.

    Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Authorized Terms of Imprisonment for Terrorism Crimes.--A 
person convicted of any Federal terrorism offense may be sentenced to 
imprisonment for any term of years or for life, notwithstanding any 
maximum term of imprisonment specified in the law describing the 
offense. The authorization of imprisonment under this subsection is 
supplementary to, and does not limit, the availability of any other 
penalty authorized by the law describing the offense, including the 
death penalty, and does not limit the applicability of any mandatory 
minimum term of imprisonment, including any mandatory life term, 
provided by the law describing the offense.''.

SEC. 403. PENALTIES FOR TERRORIST CONSPIRACIES.

    Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after section 2332b the following:
``Sec. 2332c. Attempts and conspiracies
    ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), any person who attempts 
or conspires to commit any Federal terrorism offense shall be subject 
to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the 
commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
    ``(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), any person who attempts 
or conspires to commit any offense described in section 25(2) shall be 
subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the 
commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
    ``(c) A death penalty may not be imposed by operation of this 
section.''; and
            (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of the 
        chapter, by inserting after the item relating to section 2332b 
        the following new item:

``2332c. Attempts and conspiracies.''.

                        TITLE V--PROBABLE CAUSE

SEC. 501. PROBABLE CAUSE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation probable 
cause shall be the maximum standard for authorizing an investigation, 
or issuing a search warrant, related to investigations of suspected 
terrorists.

Output: Securing American Families Effectively (SAFE) Act - Prohibits the granting of a visa permitting study in the United States, or the issuance of an immigration visa under the diversity immigrant program, to citizens from a country which is on the State Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism or which have been less than fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts.Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide the Secretary of State and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service access to criminal history record information.Increases: (1) the scope of persons authorized to disclose and use intercepted communications relating to foreign intelligence information; and (2) the period of electronic surveillance orders for non-U.S. persons under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.Authorizes: (1) the FBI Director to expedite the employment of translators; (2) an indictment at any time without limitation for any Federal terrorism offense; and (3) alternative maximum penalties for terrorism crimes.Provides that any person who attempts or conspires to commit any Federal terrorism offense shall be subject to the same penalties as prescribed for the terrorism offense, with exceptions.Makes probable cause the maximum standard for authorizing an investigation, or issuing a search warrant related to an investigation, of suspected terrorists.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bridges to the Cuban People Act of 
2001''.

   TITLE I--FACILITATION OF THE EXPORT OF FOOD AND MEDICINES TO CUBA

SEC. 101. EXEMPTION FROM PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE WITH 
              CUBA TO PERMIT THE EXPORT OF FOOD AND MEDICINES TO CUBA.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any 
prohibition or restriction in law or regulation on trade or financial 
transactions with Cuba shall not apply with respect to the export of 
any agricultural commodity, farm machinery or equipment, medicine, or 
medical device, or with respect to travel incident to the sale or 
delivery of any agricultural commodity, farm machinery or equipment, 
medicine, or medical device, to Cuba.
    (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to--
            (1) any prohibition or restriction imposed under the Export 
        Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.) or 
        successor statute for goods containing parts or components on 
        which export controls are in effect under that section; or
            (2) any prohibition or restriction imposed under section 
        203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
        U.S.C. 1702) insofar as the prohibition or restriction is 
        exercised to deal with a threat to the national security of the 
        United States by virtue of the technology incorporated in such 
        machinery or equipment.
    (c) Supersedes Existing Law.--Subsection (a) supersedes the Trade 
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (title IX of H.R. 
5426 of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, as enacted into law by section 
1(a) of Public Law 106-387, and as contained in the appendix of that 
Act) or any other provision of law.

SEC. 102. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS ON VESSELS ENTERING UNITED 
              STATES PORTS.

    Section 1706(b) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 
6005(b); prohibiting certain vessels from entering United States ports) 
shall not apply with respect to vessels that transport to Cuba any item 
the export of which is permitted under section 101 or 404 of this Act.

SEC. 103. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO EXPORT PROMOTION AND CREDIT 
              PROGRAMS FOR CUBA.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study of 
United States agricultural export promotion and credit programs in 
effect as of the date of enactment of this Act to determine how such 
programs may be carried out to promote the consumption of United States 
agricultural commodities in Cuba.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
containing--
            (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) recommendations for proposed legislation, if any, to 
        improve the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to utilize 
        United States agricultural export promotion and credit programs 
        with respect to the consumption of United States agricultural 
        commodities in Cuba.

SEC. 104. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the President shall submit to Congress a report that sets forth--
            (1) the extent (expressed in volume and dollar amounts) of 
        sales to Cuba of agricultural commodities, farm machinery and 
        equipment, medicines, and medical devices, since the date of 
        enactment of this Act;
            (2) a description of the types of the goods so exported; 
        and
            (3) whether there has been any indication that any medicine 
        or medical device exported to Cuba since the date of enactment 
        of this Act--
                    (A) has been used for purposes of torture or other 
                human rights abuses;
                    (B) was reexported; or
                    (C) was used in the production of any bio-
                technological product.

SEC. 105. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural 
        commodity''--
                    (A) has the meaning given the term in section 102 
                of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602); 
                and
                    (B) includes fertilizer.
            (2) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
            (3) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the meaning given 
        the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
        Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 7321).

 TITLE II--EASING OF RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL BY UNITED STATES NATIONALS 
                                TO CUBA

SEC. 201. TRAVEL TO CUBA.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Freedom of travel for united states nationals and 
        lawful permanent resident aliens.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
                President shall not regulate or prohibit, directly or 
                indirectly--
                            (i) travel to, from, or within Cuba by 
                        nationals of the United States or aliens 
                        lawfully admitted for permanent residence in 
                        the United States; or
                            (ii) any of the transactions incident to 
                        such travel that are set forth in paragraph 
                        (2).
                    (B) Supersedes existing law.--Subparagraph (A) 
                supersedes any other provision of law.
            (2) Transactions incident to travel.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the transactions referred to in paragraph (1) 
                are--
                            (i) any transaction ordinarily incident to 
                        travel to or from Cuba, including the 
                        importation into Cuba or the United States of 
                        accompanied baggage for personal use only;
                            (ii) any transaction ordinarily incident to 
                        travel or maintenance within Cuba, including 
                        the payment of living expenses and the 
                        acquisition of goods or services for personal 
                        use;
                            (iii) any transaction ordinarily incident 
                        to the arrangement, promotion, or facilitation 
                        of travel to, from, or within Cuba;
                            (iv) any transaction incident to 
                        nonscheduled air, sea, or land voyages, except 
                        that this clause does not authorize the 
                        carriage of articles into Cuba or the United 
                        States except accompanied baggage; and
                            (v) any normal banking transaction incident 
                        to any activity described in any of the 
                        preceding clauses, including the issuance, 
                        clearing, processing, or payment of checks, 
                        drafts, travelers checks, credit or debit card 
                        instruments, or similar instruments.
                    (B) Exclusion of certain goods for personal 
                consumption.--The transactions described in 
                subparagraph (A) do not include the importation into 
                the United States of goods for personal consumption 
                acquired in Cuba in excess of the amount established by 
                the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 321 
                of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321) or otherwise 
                authorized by law.
    (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition contained in subsection (a)(1) 
does not apply in a case in which--
            (1) the United States is at war with Cuba;
            (2) armed hostilities between the two countries are in 
        progress or imminent; or
            (3) there is a credible threat to the public health or the 
        physical safety of nationals of the United States who are 
        traveling to, from, or within Cuba.
    (c) Applicability.--This section applies to actions taken by the 
President before the date of enactment of this Act that are in effect 
on such date, and to actions taken on or after such date.
    (d) Repeals.--There are repealed the following provisions of law:
            (1) Section 102(h) of Public Law 104-114 (22 U.S.C. 
        6032(h)).
            (2) Section 910 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
        Enhancement Act of 2000 (title IX of H.R. 5426 of the One 
        Hundred Sixth Congress, as enacted into law by section 1(a) of 
        Public Law 106-387, and as contained in the appendix of that 
        Act).
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Lawfully admitted for permanent residence.--The term 
        ``lawfully admitted for permanent residence'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)).
            (2) National of the united states.--The term ``national of 
        the United States'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(22)).

          TITLE III--SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CERTAIN CUBAN NATIONALS

SEC. 301. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDY.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The President is authorized to provide 
        scholarships under section 102 of the Mutual Educational and 
        Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452) for nationals of 
        Cuba who seek to undertake graduate study in public health, 
        public policy, economics, law, or other field of social 
        science. In awarding scholarships under this paragraph, the 
        President shall give preference to individuals not employed by 
        the Cuban government or actively participating in the communist 
        party.
            (2) Superseding existing law.--The authority of paragraph 
        (1) shall be exercised without regard to any other provision of 
        law.
    (b) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) for fiscal years 2002 through 
2006, the following amounts are authorized to be available to carry out 
subsection (a):
            (1) For fiscal year 2002, $1,400,000 for not to exceed 20 
        scholarships.
            (2) For fiscal year 2003, $1,750,000 for not to exceed 25 
        scholarships.
            (3) For fiscal year 2004, $2,450,000 for not to exceed 35 
        scholarships.
            (4) For fiscal year 2005, $2,450,000 for not to exceed 35 
        scholarships.
            (5) For fiscal year 2006, $2,450,000 for not to exceed 35 
        scholarships.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. WAIVER AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PUBLIC LAW 104-114.

    (a) Waiver of Sanctions and Restrictions on Assistance.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may waive any 
provision of title I or title II of Public Law 104-114 (22 U.S.C. 6021 
et seq.) if the President determines that to do so will promote the 
peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba.
    (b) Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility of Certain Aliens.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the President 
may waive provisions of title IV of Public Law 104-114 (22 U.S.C. 6021 
et seq.; relating to the inadmissibility of certain aliens) if the 
President determines that to do so will further the national economic 
interest of the United States.

SEC. 402. PROHIBITION ON LIMITING ANNUAL REMITTANCES.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Treasury may not limit the amount of remittances to 
Cuba that may be made by any person who is subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States, and the Secretary shall rescind all regulations 
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act that so limit the amount 
of those remittances.
    (b) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) may be 
construed to prohibit the prosecution or conviction of any person 
committing an offense described in section 1956 of title 18, United 
States Code (relating to the laundering of monetary instruments) or 
section 1957 of such title (relating to engaging in monetary 
transactions in property derived from specific unlawful activity).

SEC. 403. IMPORTATION OF DRUGS AND DEVICES.

    Any prohibition or restriction in law (including a regulation) on 
trade or financial transactions with Cuba shall not apply with respect 
to--
            (1) a new drug for which an application for investigation 
        under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) has been submitted to the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services;
            (2) a biological product for which an application for 
        investigation under section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health 
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) has been submitted to the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services;
            (3) a device for which an application for investigation 
        under section 520(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(g)) has been submitted to the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services;
            (4) a drug that is the subject of an approved application 
        under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
        (21 U.S.C. 355);
            (5) a biological product that is the subject of an approved 
        license under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 262); or
            (6) a device that--
                    (A) is cleared for marketing under section 510(k) 
                of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
                360(k));
                    (B) is the subject of an approved application for 
                premarket approval under section 515 of the Federal 
                Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360e); or
                    (C) is exempted from premarket clearance under 
                subsection (l) or (m) of section 510 of the Federal 
                Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360).

SEC. 404. PROHIBITION ON UNILATERAL SANCTIONS ON GOODS OR SERVICES 
              INTENDED FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF CHILDREN.

    Funds made available under any provision of law may not be used to 
administer or enforce any sanction by the United States on exports of 
goods or services intended for the exclusive use of children (other 
than a sanction imposed pursuant to an agreement with one or more other 
countries).

Output: Bridges to the Cuban People Act of 2001 - Exempts from the embargo on trade with Cuba (including prohibitions under the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 against the unloading at a U.S. port of vessels that previously entered a Cuban port to engage in trade) the export of any agricultural commodity, farm machinery or equipment, medicine, or medical device, or any travel incident to the delivery of such items.Prohibits the President from prohibiting or regulating travel to or from or within Cuba by U.S. nationals or lawful resident aliens, including specified transactions ordinarily incident to such travel, financial or otherwise.Authorizes the President to provide scholarships for Cuban nationals who seek to undertake graduate study in public health, public policy, economics, law, or other field of social science.Authorizes the President to waive certain sanctions against, and restrictions on assistance to, Cuba, including the exclusion from the United States of certain aliens who have confiscated property in Cuba of U.S. nationals or who traffics in such property, if he determines that it will promote the peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba or will further U.S. national economic interests.Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from limiting the amount of remittances to Cuba that any U.S. person may make.Exempts from prohibitions or restrictions on trade with Cuba the import of certain drugs, biological products, and medical devices into the United States.Prohibits the use of funds to enforce unilateral sanctions on the export of goods and services intended for the exclusive use of children in Cuba.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Responsibility Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to promote compliance with Article I of 
the United States Constitution, which grants legislative powers solely 
to Congress. Article I ensures that Federal regulations will not take 
effect unless passed by a majority of the members of the Senate and 
House of Representatives and signed by the President, or that the 
members of the Senate and House of Representatives override the 
President's veto. This Act ends the practice whereby Congress delegates 
its responsibility for making regulations to unelected, unaccountable 
officials of the executive branch and requires that regulations 
proposed by agencies of the executive branch be affirmatively enacted 
by Congress before they become effective. The Act will result in a more 
democratic and accountable Congress and protect the public from 
regulations for which elected, accountable officials are unwilling to 
take responsibility.

SEC. 3. ENACTMENT OF AGENCY REGULATIONS.

    (a)  Congressional Approval.--A regulation shall not take effect 
before the date of the enactment of a bill described in section 4(a) 
comprised solely of the text of the regulation.
    (b)  Agency Report.--Whenever an agency promulgates a regulation, 
the agency shall submit to each House of Congress a report containing 
the text of the proposed regulation and an explanation of the proposed 
regulation. The explanation shall consist of the concise general 
statement of their basis and purpose required by section 553 of title 
5, United States Code and such explanatory documents as are mandated by 
other statutory requirements.

SEC. 4. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL PROCEDURES FOR AGENCY REGULATIONS.

    (a) Introduction.--Not later than three legislative days after the 
date on which an agency submits a report under section 3(b), the 
Majority Leader of each House of Congress shall introduce (by request) 
a bill comprised solely of the text of the regulation contained in the 
report. If such a bill is not introduced in a House of Congress as 
provided in the preceding sentence, then any Member of that House may 
introduce such a bill.
    (b) Bill.--For purposes of this section, the term ``bill'' means a 
bill of the two Houses of Congress, the matter after the enacting 
clause of which is as follows: ``The following agency regulations are 
hereby approved and shall have the force and effect of law:'' (the text 
of the regulations being set forth after the semicolon).
    (c) Referral and Consideration.--(1) A bill described in subsection 
(b) shall not be referred to a committee.
    (2) It is in order for any Member of the respective House to move 
to proceed to the consideration of the bill. A Member may make the 
motion only on the day after the calendar day on which the Member 
announces to the House concerned the Member's intention to make the 
motion. All points of order against the bill (and against consideration 
of the bill) are waived. The motion is highly privileged in the House 
of Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and is not 
debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to 
postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed 
to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of the bill is agreed to, the respective House shall 
immediately proceed to consideration of the bill without intervening 
motion, order, or other business, and the bill shall remain the 
unfinished business of the respective House until disposed of.
    (3) Debate on the bill, and on all debatable motions and appeals in 
connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than one hour, which 
shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
bill. An amendment to the bill is not in order. A motion further to 
limit debate is in order and not debatable. A motion to postpone, or a 
motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion 
to recommit the bill is not in order. A motion to reconsider the vote 
by which the bill is agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
    (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
application of the regulations of the Senate or the House of 
Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to the 
bill shall be decided without debate.
    (d) Final Passage.--A vote on final passage of a bill described in 
subsection (b) shall be taken in a House of Congress on or before the 
close of the 60th calendar day after the date of the introduction of 
the bill in that House.
    (e) Exception.--A motion to suspend the application of subsections 
(c) and (d) is in order in either House of Congress and shall be 
considered as passed or agreed to by a vote of a majority of the 
Members voting. Upon the passage of such a motion, the bill shall be 
considered in the same manner as other bills.
    (f) Treatment if the Other House Has Acted.--(1) If, before the 
passage by one House of a bill introduced in that House described in 
subsection (b), that House receives from the other House a bill 
described in subsection (b) comprised of the same text, then:
            (A) The bill of the other House shall not be referred to a 
        committee and may not be considered in the House receiving it 
        except in the case of final passage as provided in subparagraph 
        (B)(ii).
            (B) With respect to a bill described in subsection (b) of 
        the House receiving the bill--
                    (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same 
                as if no bill had been received from the other House; 
                but
                    (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the bill 
                of the other House.
    (2) Upon disposition of the bill received from the other House, it 
shall no longer be in order to consider the bill that originated in the 
receiving House.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Regulation.--The term ``regulation'' has the meaning 
        given the term ``rule'' in section 551(4) of title 5, United 
        States Code, except that such term does not include--
                    (A) any regulation of particular applicability; or
                    (B) any interpretative rule, general statement of 
                policy, or any regulation of agency organization, 
                personnel, procedure, or practice.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall apply to agency regulations promulgated after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    A regulation contained in a bill enacted pursuant to this Act is 
not an agency action for the purpose of Judicial review under chapter 7 
of title 5, United States Code.


Output: Congressional Responsibility Act of 1995 - Prohibits a regulation from taking effect before the enactment of a bill comprised solely of the text of the regulation. 
Requires an agency, whenever it promulgates a regulation, to submit to each House of the Congress a report containing its text and an explanation. 
Sets forth expedited congressional procedures for consideration of agency regulations.