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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Removal of 
Mexican-Americans to Mexico Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) From 1929 through 1941, Federal, State, and local 
        Government authorities and certain private sector entities 
        throughout the United States undertook an aggressive program to 
        forcibly remove individuals of Mexican ancestry from the United 
        States.
            (2) As many as 1,200,000 individuals of Mexican ancestry 
        who were United States citizens were forcibly removed to 
        Mexico.
            (3) These men, women, and children were removed outside the 
        United States in response to public pressure to curtail the 
        employment of Mexican-Americans, most of whom were United 
        States citizens or residing legally in the United States, 
        during the Depression.
            (4) Massive raids were conducted on Mexican-American 
        communities, and many of the people who were removed were never 
        able to return to the United States, their country of birth.
            (5) These raids targeted individuals of Mexican ancestry, 
        even when such individuals were United States citizens or 
        permanent legal residents.
            (6) These raids also separated such United States citizens 
        and permanent legal residents from their families and deprived 
        them of their livelihoods and constitutional rights.
            (7) No official inquiry into this matter has been made.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish a fact 
finding commission to determine whether United States citizens and 
permanent legal residents were forcibly removed to Mexico from 1929 to 
1941 in violation of law as a result of past directives of Federal, 
State and local governments and the impact of such removal on those 
individuals, their families, and the Mexican-American community in the 
United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``Commission 
on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico''.

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall--
            (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the 
        removal of certain United States citizens and permanent legal 
        residents to Mexico from 1929 to 1941, and the impact of such 
        actions on these individuals, their families, and the Mexican-
        American community in the United States;
            (2) review past directives of Federal, State, and local 
        governments that required the removal of these individuals to 
        Mexico and any other information related to these directives; 
        and
            (3) submit to Congress a written report of its findings and 
        recommendations.

SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 
seven members, who shall be appointed within 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act as follows:
            (1) Three members appointed by the President.
            (2) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, in consultation with the minority leader of 
        the House of Representatives.
            (3) Two members appointed by the President pro tempore of 
        the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader of the 
        Senate.
    (b) Qualifications.--Members appointed under subsection (a) shall 
possess knowledge or expertise related to human rights, civil rights, 
immigration, labor, business, or other pertinent qualifications.
    (c) Term of Office.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of 
the Commission.
    (d) Quorum.--Four members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (e) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission shall 
be called by the President within one hundred and twenty days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, or within thirty days after the date 
on which legislation is enacted making appropriations to carry out this 
Act, whichever is later.
    (f) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall elect a 
chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. The term of 
office of each shall be for the life of the Commission.
    (g) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 
powers and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
appointment was made.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission or on the authorization of 
        the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may for the 
        purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at 
        times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the 
        Commission or any subcommittee or member considers appropriate.
            (2) Location.--The Commission may hold public hearings in 
        any city of the United States that it finds appropriate.
    (b) Subpoena Power.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas 
        requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the 
        production of any evidence relating to any matter under 
        investigation by the Commission which the Commission is 
        empowered to investigate by this Act.
            (2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to 
        obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission may 
        apply to a United States district court for an order requiring 
        that person to appear before the Commission to give testimony, 
        produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter under 
        investigation. The application may be made within the judicial 
        district where the hearing is conducted or where such person is 
        found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to obey the 
        order of the court may be punished by the court as civil 
        contempt.
            (3) Service of subpoena.--A subpoena of the Commission 
        shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued by 
        a United States district court under the Federal Rules of Civil 
        Procedure for the United States district courts.
            (4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which 
        application is made under paragraph (2) may be served in the 
        judicial district in which the person required to be served 
        resides or may be found.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly 
from any department or agency of the United States, or from any State 
or local government, information necessary to enable it to carry out 
this Act. Upon request of any member, the head of such department or 
agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
    (d) Contract Authority.--To the extent or in the amounts provided 
in advance in appropriation Acts, the Commission may contract with and 
compensate government and private agencies or persons for any services, 
supplies, or other activities necessary to enable the Commission to 
carry out its duties under this Act.

SEC. 7. STAFF.

    (a) In General.--The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such 
additional staff as it considers appropriate.
    (b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--Any staff of the 
Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
classification and General Schedule pay rates.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary 
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code.
    (d) Administrative Support Services.--Upon request of the 
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under 
this Act.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

    The Commission shall submit to Congress a written report not later 
than the date which is one year after the date of the initial meeting 
called pursuant to section 5(d) of this Act. The report shall contain a 
detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, 
together with its recommendations for legislative actions that the 
Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 30 days after submitting the report 
under section 8.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico 
        established under section 3.
            (2) Member.--The term ``member'' means a member of the 
        Commission.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, and any other commonwealth, possession, or 
        territory of the United States.

SOLUTION: Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico This bill establishes the Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico, which shall: (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the 1929-1941 removal of certain U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents to Mexico and the impact of such actions on such individuals, their families, and the Mexican-American community; (2) review federal, state, and local government directives that required such removal and any other related information; and (3) report its findings, conclusions, and any recommendations for legislative actions. 

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. RENEWAL COMMUNITY TAX INCENTIVES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1400E of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``December 31, 2009'' in paragraphs (1)(A) 
        and (3) and inserting ``December 31, 2012''; and
            (2) by striking ``January 1, 2010'' in paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2013''.
    (b) Zero-Percent Capital Gains Rate.--
            (1) Acquisition date.--Paragraphs (2)(A)(i), (3)(A), 
        (4)(A)(i), and (4)(B)(i) of section 1400F(b) of such Code are 
        each amended by striking ``January 1, 2010'' and inserting 
        ``January 1, 2013''.
            (2) Limitation on period of gains.--Paragraph (2) of 
        section 1400F(c) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting 
                ``December 31, 2017''; and
                    (B) by striking ``2014'' in the heading and 
                inserting ``2017''.
            (3) Applicable rules.--Subsection (d) of section 1400F is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``December 31, 2014'' the first 
                place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2017'', 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``December 31, 2014'' the second 
                place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
    (c) Commercial Revitalization Deduction.--
            (1) Extension.--
                    (A) In general.--Subsection (g) of section 1400I of 
                such Code is amended by striking ``December 31, 2009'' 
                and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of 
                section 1400I(d)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
                ``after 2001 and before 2010'' and inserting ``which 
                begins after 2001 and before the date referred to in 
                subsection (g)''.
            (2) Carryforward of unallocated state commercial 
        revitalization expenditure ceiling.--
                    (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1400I(d) 
                of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The aggregate commercial revitalization 
        expenditure amount which a commercial revitalization agency may 
        allocate for any calendar year is the amount equal to the sum 
        of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the State commercial 
                revitalization expenditure ceiling determined under 
                this paragraph for such calendar year for such agency 
                (determined without regard to subparagraph (B)), and
                    ``(B) the aggregate of the unused State commercial 
                revitalization expenditure ceilings determined under 
                this paragraph for such agency for each of the 2 
                preceding calendar years.
        For purposes of subparagraph (B), amounts of expenditure 
        ceiling shall be treated as allocated by an agency first from 
        unused amounts for the second preceding calendar year, then 
        from unused amounts for the 1st preceding calendar year, and 
        then from amounts from the current year State allocation.''.
                    (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by this 
                subsection shall apply to calendar years beginning 
                after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Increased Expensing Under Section 179.--Subparagraph (A) of 
section 1400J(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking ``January 1, 
2010'' and inserting ``January 1, 2013''.
    (e) Treatment of Certain Termination Dates Specified in 
Nominations.--In the case of a designation of a renewal community the 
nomination for which included a termination date which is 
contemporaneous with the date specified in subparagraph (A) of section 
1400E(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect before 
the enactment of this Act), subparagraph (B) of such section shall not 
apply with respect to such designation unless, after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the entity which made such nomination 
reconfirms such termination date, or amends the nomination to provide 
for a new termination date, in such manner as the Secretary of the 
Treasury (or the Secretary's designee) may provide.
    (f) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
        periods after December 31, 2009.
            (2) Acquisitions.--The amendments made by subsections 
        (b)(1) and (d) shall apply to acquisitions after December 31, 
        2009.
            (3) Commercial revitalization deduction.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendment made by subsection 
                (c)(1) shall apply to buildings placed in service after 
                December 31, 2009.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--The amendment made by 
                subsection (c)(2) shall apply to calendar years 
                beginning after December 31, 2009.

SOLUTION: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2012, the designation period of areas as renewal communities and tax incentives for investment in such areas, including: (1) the exclusion from gross income for income tax purposes of gain from the sale or exchange of assets (stock or business property) in such areas, (2) the tax deduction for commercial revitalization expenditures in such areas, and (3) an increased expensing allowance for the acquisition of business and investment assets in such areas.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 
2002''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    (a) Stafford Loans.--Part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11) 
the following new section:

``SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR NURSES.

    ``(a) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to 
encourage individuals to enter and continue in the nursing profession.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--From the amount appropriated under 
subsection (g) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall, in accordance 
with subsection (c), carry out a program, through the holder of the 
loan, of assuming the obligation to repay a qualified loan amount for a 
loan made under section 428 or 428H for any borrower who--
            ``(1) has been employed for 3 consecutive calendar years as 
        a full-time registered nurse in a health care facility or a 
        health care setting approved by the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services for purposes of this section; and
            ``(2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower 
        seeks forgiveness.
    ``(c) Qualified Loans Amount.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary may, from funds appropriated under subsection (g)(1), 
        repay not more than $5,000 in the aggregate of the loan 
        obligation on a loan made under section 428 or 428H that is 
        outstanding after the completion of the third complete year of 
        nursing described in subsection (b)(1).
            ``(2) Additional amounts.--Notwithstanding the amount 
        specified in paragraph (1), the aggregate amount that the 
        Secretary may, from funds appropriated under subsection (g)(2), 
        repay is a total amount equal to not more than $12,000 for any 
        registered nurse who, in addition to meeting the requirements 
        of subsection (b), has been employed as required by such 
        subsection for 5 consecutive calendar years.
            ``(3) Award basis.--The Secretary shall make payments under 
        this subsection on a first-come first-served basis, subject to 
        the availability of appropriations.
            ``(4) Treatment of consolidation loans.--A loan amount for 
        a loan made under section 428C may be a qualified loan amount 
        for the purposes of this subsection only to the extent that 
        such loan amount was used to repay a Federal Direct Stafford 
        Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a loan 
        made under section 428 or 428H for a borrower who meets the 
        requirements of subsection (b), as determined in accordance 
        with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
section.
    ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
authorize any refunding of any repayment of a loan.
    ``(f) Prevention of Double Benefits.--
            ``(1) National and community service.--No borrower may, for 
        the same service, receive a benefit under both this subsection 
        and subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service 
        Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).
            ``(2) Direct loan forgiveness.--No borrower may receive a 
        reduction of loan obligations under both this section and 
        section 460A.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For fiscal year 2003 and 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary--
            ``(1) to repay loans in the amount specified in subsection 
        (c)(1); and
            ``(2) to repay loans in the additional amount specified in 
        subsection (c)(2).''.
    (b) Direct Loans.--Part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 460 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) the 
following new section:

``SEC. 460A. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR NURSES.

    ``(a) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to 
encourage individuals to enter and continue in the nursing profession.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--From the amount appropriated under 
subsection (g) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall carry out a 
program of canceling the obligation to repay a qualified loan amount in 
accordance with subsection (c) for Federal Direct Stafford Loans and 
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans made under this part for any 
borrower who--
            ``(1) has been employed for 3 consecutive calendar years as 
        a full-time registered nurse in a health care facility or a 
        health care setting approved by the Secretary of Health and 
        Human Services for purposes of this section; and
            ``(2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower 
        seeks forgiveness.
    ``(c) Qualified Loans Amount.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary may, from funds appropriated under subsection (g)(1), 
        cancel not more than $5,000 in the aggregate of the loan 
        obligation on a loan made under section 428 or 428H that is 
        outstanding after the completion of the third complete year of 
        nursing described in subsection (b)(1).
            ``(2) Additional amounts.--Notwithstanding the amount 
        specified in paragraph (1), the aggregate amount that the 
        Secretary may, from funds appropriated under subsection (g)(2), 
        cancel is a total amount equal to not more than $12,000 for any 
        registered nurse who, in addition to meeting the requirements 
        of subsection (b), has been employed as required by such 
        subsection for 5 consecutive calendar years.
            ``(3) Award basis.--The Secretary shall cancel loan amounts 
        under this subsection on a first-come first-served basis, 
        subject to the availability of appropriations.
            ``(4) Treatment of consolidation loans.--A loan amount for 
        a loan made under section 428C may be a qualified loan amount 
        for the purposes of this subsection only to the extent that 
        such loan amount was used to repay a Federal Direct Stafford 
        Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a loan 
        made under section 428 or 428H for a borrower who meets the 
        requirements of subsection (b), as determined in accordance 
        with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
section.
    ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
authorize any refunding of any repayment of a loan.
    ``(f) Prevention of Double Benefits.--
            ``(1) National and community service.--No borrower may, for 
        the same service, receive a benefit under both this subsection 
        and subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service 
        Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).
            ``(2) Stafford loan forgiveness.--No borrower may receive a 
        reduction of loan obligations under both this section and 
        section 428L.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For fiscal year 2003 and 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary--
            ``(1) to repay loans in the amount specified in subsection 
        (c)(1); and
            ``(2) to repay loans in the additional amount specified in 
        subsection (c)(2).''.

SOLUTION:
Nurse Loan Forgiveness Act of 2002 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to include, under HEA student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who serve three consecutive complete years in an approved health care facility or setting.