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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on 
Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 1808, Albert Gallatin, while serving as President 
        Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury, reported to 
        Congress on the infrastructure investments needed by the young 
        Nation.
            (2) Gallatin's plan built on President George Washington's 
        vision of connecting the interior settlements of the Nation 
        with the markets and ports of the East Coast through a network 
        of roads and canals, and provided a roadmap for infrastructure 
        development in the 19th century.
            (3) In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt convened a 
        conference of State and territorial governors, members of his 
        Cabinet and Congress, professional organizations, private 
        citizens, and government agencies to plan for the United States 
        conservation and infrastructure needs in the 20th century.
            (4) The resulting plan laid the groundwork for many of the 
        critical investments initiated by President Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt to jumpstart the Nation's recovery from the Great 
        Depression.
            (5) Today, as in 1808 and 1908, the United States is faced 
        with significant economic, environmental, and demographic 
        challenges.
            (6) To stave off the worst effects of global warming, the 
        United States will need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
        significantly.
            (7) The Nation's population is projected to increase to 420 
        million by 2050, which is nearly a 50 percent increase from the 
        Nation's population size in 2000.
            (8) By 2050, more than 70 percent of the Nation's 
        population growth and economic growth is expected to take place 
        in extended networks of metropolitan regions linked by 
        environmental systems, transportation networks, economies, and 
        culture.
            (9) The National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue 
        Study Commission recently calculated that maintaining the 
        Nation's existing transportation system over the next 50 years 
        will require $225 billion annually. The latest transportation 
        authorization, SAFETEA-LU, provided only $244 billion total for 
        the 5 years ending with fiscal year 2009.
            (10) The American Society of Civil Engineers has given the 
        Nation's public infrastructure, consisting of water, sewer, and 
        transportation systems, a grade of D-minus, estimating that it 
        will cost $1.6 trillion over the next 5 years merely to repair 
        the Nation's existing infrastructure.
            (11) The Nation's decaying water infrastructure and a lack 
        of available funding to maintain and upgrade the Nation's 
        wastewater infrastructure pose a serious threat to water 
        quality. More than 72,000 miles of municipal water and sewer 
        pipe are more than 80 years old, threatening the health, 
        environment, and economy of communities large and small.
            (12) Population growth and associated development will 
        place the Nation's water resources under increasing stress, 
        including increased pollutant loads, increased potential for 
        flooding, diminished drinking water supplies, loss of aquatic 
        habitat, and stream scouring and erosion. Global warming will 
        exacerbate existing water challenges and make other changes to 
        the natural hydrology, including more extreme storm events, 
        more frequent droughts, higher air and water temperatures, 
        changes in timing of stream flows, and sea level rise. New 
        technologies and a comprehensive strategy will be needed to 
        overcome these challenges and ensure a safe, adequate, 
        reliable, and sustainable water supply.
            (13) The Environmental Protection Agency, the Congressional 
        Budget Office, and other stakeholders have identified a funding 
        gap of between $300 billion and $400 billion over the next 20 
        years for the restoration and replacement of wastewater 
        infrastructure, and an additional $250 billion over the next 30 
        years will be needed to replace worn-out drinking water pipes 
        and associated structures.
            (14) From 1999 to 2009, the Nation's electricity demand 
        rose by nearly 20 percent while transmission capacity grew by 
        only 3.5 percent. To accommodate increased demand, and to 
        accommodate increased electrical supply from renewable sources 
        by 2050, electrical transmission infrastructure requires 
        significant investment.
            (15) The Nation's rural economy is dependant on 
        transportation and communications networks to grow and compete 
        in an increasingly globalized market.
            (16) Significant under-investment in public lands 
        infrastructure jeopardizes the tremendous conservation, 
        environmental, and mixed use benefits that these lands provide 
        the public.
            (17) Much of the Nation's infrastructure was built in the 
        last half of the 20th century and will reach its capacity 
        limits early in the 21st century. Unless new capacity is 
        created in roads, rails, airports, seaports, and other systems, 
        the Nation's economic potential will be artificially limited.
            (18) Since 1980, the number of miles people in the United 
        States drive has grown 3 times faster than the Nation's 
        population. Residents of walkable cities, however, drive 26 
        percent fewer miles per day than those living in the most 
        sprawling areas.
            (19) By 2050, 89 million new or replaced homes as well as 
        190 billion square feet of new offices, stores, and other 
        nonresidential buildings will be constructed.
            (20) By 2050, smart growth building policies could reduce 
        total transportation-related CO&lt;INF&gt;2&lt;/INF&gt; emissions by 7 to 
        10 percent.
            (21) Development of a bold national plan to overcome these 
        challenges by 2050 will allow the United States to respond in 
        the most economically and environmentally sustainable way.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``United 
States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century'' (in this 
Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Appointment of Members.--The Commission shall be composed of 17 
members as follows:
            (1) Two members, including the chairman of the Commission, 
        to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Two members to be appointed by the majority leader of 
        the Senate.
            (3) Three members to be appointed jointly by the minority 
        leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader 
        of the Senate.
            (4) One member to be appointed by the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency.
            (5) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of 
        Transportation.
            (6) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of Housing 
        and Urban Development.
            (7) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
            (8) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
            (9) One member to be appointed by the President of the 
        Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National 
        Association of Counties, in consultation with the other members 
        of the Board.
            (10) One member to be appointed by the Chair of the 
        National Governors Association.
            (11) One member to be appointed by the Executive Director 
        of the National Conference of State Legislatures, in 
        consultation with the members of the Conference's executive 
        committee.
            (12) One member to be appointed by the President of the 
        Board of Directors of the National Association of Regional 
        Councils, in consultation with the other members of the Board.
            (13) One member to be appointed by the President of the 
        United States Conference of Mayors, in consultation with the 
        members of the Conference's executive board.
    (b) Dates of Appointments.--The initial member appointed to the 
Commission shall be the Chairman, as designated by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives under subsection (a)(1). The remainder of the 
members of the Commission shall be appointed in the 30-day period 
beginning on the 30th day following the date of the appointment of the 
Chairman.
    (c) Qualifications.--
            (1) In general.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
        knowledgeable in--
                    (A) the fields of transportation finance, highway 
                and transit programs, and transportation policy;
                    (B) the fields of land use and housing policy, 
                including community planning and design;
                    (C) the fields of water supply, water 
                infrastructure, and water conservation policy; or
                    (D) the fields of energy supply, energy 
                infrastructure, and energy conservation policy.
            (2) Eligibility of certain representatives.--The members of 
        the Commission--
                    (A) may include representatives of State and local 
                governments, public transportation authorities, and 
                other appropriate governmental units; but
                    (B) may not include any member of the House of 
                Representatives, the Senate, or the President's 
                Cabinet.
    (d) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall be appointed for 
the life of the Commission.
    (e) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled 
promptly and in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (f) Meetings.--
            (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days after the last 
        day of the appointment period described in section 4(b), the 
        Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.
            (2) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
        chairman of the Commission or a majority of its members.
            (3) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
        shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
        hold hearings.
    (g) Pay.--Members of the Commission shall serve without pay.
    (h) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 5. DUTIES.

    (a) Review of Published Materials.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall review published 
        materials on the Nation's transportation, water, energy, public 
        lands, and housing infrastructure and, based on the review, 
        assess the challenges of meeting the Nation's infrastructure 
        needs in the 21st century.
            (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        last day of the appointment period described in section 4(b), 
        the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the review 
        and assessment conducted under paragraph (1) and make the 
        report available to the public.
    (b) Public Hearings.--In order to facilitate a national dialogue on 
the Nation's infrastructure needs, the Commission shall hold public 
hearings in at least 50 congressional districts representing a cross-
section of the geographical regions of the United States, and consult 
with other interested persons, before submitting a final report under 
subsection (c)
    (c) Final Report.--
            (1) National vision of infrastructure investments.--Not 
        later than one year after the last day of the appointment 
        period described in section 4(b), the Commission shall prepare 
        and submit to Congress a report that--
                    (A) documents the challenges of meeting the 
                Nation's transportation, water, energy, public lands, 
                and housing infrastructure needs in the 21st century; 
                and
                    (B) articulates a national vision of infrastructure 
                investments to overcome the challenges.
            (2) Specific recommendations.--The report to be submitted 
        under paragraph (1) shall contain specific recommendations on 
        appropriate policies and investments, including integration of 
        existing programs, to provide the people of the United States 
        with--
                    (A) improved transportation mobility, choice, and 
                access to economic opportunities;
                    (B) streamlined investment processes to facilitate 
                State and local transportation investments;
                    (C) improved community health outcomes and social 
                equity;
                    (D) improved water conservation, quality, and 
                quantity;
                    (E) an efficient, vibrant, and flexible electric 
                grid that delivers clean, safe, and affordable energy;
                    (F) reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; and
                    (G) improved public lands infrastructure sufficient 
                to accommodate the growth in users without degrading 
                the environmental and conservation values of the public 
                lands.
            (3) Model principles.--The report to be submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall contain a set of model principles to ensure 
        that future investments in the Nation's transportation, water, 
        energy, public lands, and housing infrastructure incorporate 
        the findings and recommendations contained in the report.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
Act, the Commission may hold such hearings, meet and act at such times 
and places, take such testimony, administer such oaths, and receive 
such evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) Other Evidence.--The Commission shall gather evidence through 
such means as the Commission considers appropriate, including--
            (1) by soliciting comments through Federal Register 
        notices; and
            (2) by receiving testimony at public hearings conducted by 
        members of the Commission, at the direction of the chairman of 
        the Commission, subject to appropriate rules governing the 
        receiving of evidence.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly 
from any department or agency of the United States information (other 
than information required by any law to be kept confidential by such 
department or agency) necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
duties under this Act. Upon request of the Commission, the head of that 
department or agency shall furnish such nonconfidential information to 
the Commission.
    (d) Contracts.--The Commission may enter into contracts with other 
entities in carrying out the duties of the Commission.
    (e) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--To the extent or in the amounts 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Commission may accept, 
use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or 
property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or 
facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of 
money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, 
bequests, or devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be 
available for disbursement upon order of the Chairperson.
    (f) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the United States.
    (g) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the 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 responsibilities 
under this Act.

SEC. 7. STAFF.

    (a) Staff.--The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such 
personnel as the Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, the 
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable 
basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the 
Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under 
this Act.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary 
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily 
equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the 
General Schedule.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$2,500,000.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate on the 180th day following the date 
of transmittal of the final report required under section 5(c). All 
records and papers of the Commission shall thereupon be delivered to 
the Administrator of General Services for deposit in the National 
Archives.
[A]: United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act - Establishes the United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century to review published materials on the nation's transportation, water, energy, public lands, and housing infrastructure and assess the challenges of meeting the nation's infrastructure needs in the 21st century.

Directs the Commission to submit to Congress a report that: (1) documents those challenges and articulates a national vision of infrastructure investments to overcome them; (2) contains specific recommendations on policies and investments to provide for streamlined state and local transportation investment processes, an electric grid that delivers clean, safe, and affordable energy, reductions in greenhouse has emissions, and improved transportation mobility, community health outcomes, water conservation, and public lands infrastructure accommodating user growth without degrading the environment; and (3) contains a set of model principles to ensure that future investments in the nation's infrastructure incorporate the report's findings and recommendations.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. BORDER PATROL AGENT ENHANCEMENT.

    (a) Plan.--In order to address the recruitment and retention 
challenges faced by the United States Border Patrol, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall, not later than six months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a plan to determine how the Border Patrol can better recruit and 
retain Border Patrol agents with the appropriate skills and training to 
effectively carry out its mission and responsibilities.
    (b) Contents.--The plan shall include, at a minimum, the following 
components:
            (1) A strategy for the utilization of the recruitment 
        authority provided in subsection (a) of section 9702 of title 
        5, United States Code (as added by section 3), as well as any 
        other strategies the Secretary determines to be important in 
        recruiting well-qualified Border Patrol agents.
            (2) A strategy for the utilization of the retention 
        authority provided in subsection (b) of section 9702 of title 
        5, United States Code (as added by section 3), as well as any 
        other strategies the Secretary determines to be important in 
        retaining well-qualified Border Patrol agents.
            (3) An assessment of the impact that current pay levels for 
        Border Patrol agents has on the Department's ability to recruit 
        and retain Border Patrol agents, especially in high cost-of-
        living areas.
            (4) An assessment of whether increased opportunities for 
        Border Patrol agents to transfer between duty stations would 
        improve employee morale and enhance the Department's ability to 
        recruit and retain well-qualified Border Patrol agents.

SEC. 3. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION BONUSES FOR BORDER PATROL AGENT 
              ENHANCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 97 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 9702. Border Patrol agent enhancement
    ``(a) Recruitment Bonuses for Border Patrol Agents.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to carry out the plan described 
        in section 2(a) of the More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 
        2006, the Secretary of Homeland Security may pay a bonus to an 
        individual to recruit a sufficient number of Border Patrol 
        agents.
            ``(2) Bonus amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of a bonus under this 
                subsection shall be determined by the Secretary, but 
                may not exceed 25 percent of the annual rate of basic 
                pay of the position involved as of the beginning of the 
                period of service referred to in paragraph (3)(A).
                    ``(B) Lump-sum.--A bonus under this subsection 
                shall be paid in the form of a lump-sum payment and 
                shall not be considered to be part of basic pay.
            ``(3) Service agreements.--Payment of a bonus under this 
        section shall be contingent upon the individual entering into a 
        written service agreement with the United States Border Patrol. 
        The agreement shall include--
                    ``(A) the period of service the individual shall be 
                required to complete in return for the bonus; and
                    ``(B) the conditions under which the agreement may 
                be terminated before the agreed-upon service period has 
                been completed, and the effect of such termination.
            ``(4) Limitation on eligibility.--A bonus under this 
        section may not be paid to recruit an individual for--
                    ``(A) a position to which an individual is 
                appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
                consent of the Senate;
                    ``(B) a position in the Senior Executive Service as 
                a noncareer appointee (as defined in section 3132(a)); 
                or
                    ``(C) a position which has been excepted from the 
                competitive service by reason of its confidential, 
                policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating 
                character.
            ``(5) Termination.--The authority to pay bonuses under this 
        subsection shall terminate five years after the date of the 
        enactment of this section.
    ``(b) Retention Bonuses for Border Patrol Agents.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to carry out the plan described 
        in section 2(a) of the More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 
        2006, the Secretary of Homeland Security may pay a retention 
        bonus to a Border Patrol agent.
            ``(2) Service agreement.--Payment of a bonus under this 
        subsection is contingent upon the employee entering into a 
        written service agreement with the United States Border Patrol 
        to complete a period of service with the Border Patrol. Such 
        agreement shall include--
                    ``(A) the period of service the employee shall be 
                required to complete in return for the bonus; and
                    ``(B) the conditions under which the agreement may 
                be terminated before the agreed-upon service period has 
                been completed, and the effect of such termination.
            ``(3) Bonus amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of a bonus under this 
                subsection shall be determined by the Secretary, but 
                may not exceed 25 percent of the annual rate of basic 
                pay of the position involved as of the beginning of the 
                period of service referred to in paragraph (2)(A).
                    ``(B) Lump-sum.--A bonus under this subsection 
                shall be paid in the form of a lump-sum payment and 
                shall not be considered to be part of basic pay.
            ``(4) Limitation.--A bonus under this subsection may not be 
        based on any period of service which is the basis for a 
        recruitment bonus under subsection (a).
            ``(5) Termination of authority.--The authority to grant 
        bonuses under this subsection shall expire five years after the 
        date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(c) Waiver Authority Relating to Reemployed Annuitants.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to help address the challenges 
        faced by the United States Border Patrol, the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security may appoint annuitants to positions within 
        the United States Border Patrol in accordance with succeeding 
        provisions of this subsection.
            ``(2) Exclusion from offset.--An annuitant serving in a 
        position within the United States Border Patrol pursuant to an 
        appointment made under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall not be subject to the provisions of 
                section 8344 or 8468, as the case may be; and
                    ``(B) shall not, for purposes of subchapter III of 
                chapter 83 or chapter 84, be considered an employee.
            ``(3) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Appointments.--The authority to make any 
                appointments under paragraph (1) shall terminate five 
                years after the date of the enactment of this 
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--The provisions of paragraph (2) 
                shall not, in the case of any annuitant appointed under 
                paragraph (1), remain in effect--
                            ``(i) with respect to more than five years 
                        of service (in the aggregate); nor
                            ``(ii) with respect to any service 
                        performed after the end of the ten-year period 
                        beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
                        subsection.
            ``(4) No displacement.--No appointment under this 
        subsection may be made if such appointment would result in the 
        displacement of any Border Patrol employee.
            ``(5) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term `annuitant' has the meaning given such term by section 
        8331 or 8401, as the case may be.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for chapter 97 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``9702. Border Patrol agent enhancement.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
[A]: More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to the House Committees on Homeland Security and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs a plan to determine how the Border Patrol can better recruit and retain agents with the appropriate skills and training.

Requires such plan to include: (1) recruitment and retention strategies; and (2) assessments of the impact of pay levels and duty station transfer opportunities upon recruitment and retention.

Amends federal law to authorize the Secretary (for five years) to pay a: (1) bonus to an individual to recruit Border Patrol agents; and (2) retention bonus to Border Patrol agents.

States that such bonuses shall: (1) not exceed 25% of the annual rate of basic pay of the position involved; (2) be paid in a lump-sum and not be considered part of basic pay; and (3) be contingent upon the individual entering into a written service agreement with the Border Patrol.

Authorizes the Secretary (for five years) to appoint annuitants to Border Patrol positions. Excludes such positions from specified offsets. Prohibits appointments that would displace any Border Patrol employee.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Global Respect Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The dignity, freedom, and equality of all human beings 
        are fundamental to a thriving global community.
            (2) The rights to life, liberty, and security of the 
        person, the right to privacy, and the right to freedom of 
        expression and association are fundamental rights.
            (3) An alarming trend of violence directed at lesbian, gay, 
        bisexual, and transgender (in this section referred to as 
        ``LGBT'') individuals around the world continues.
            (4) More than one-third of all countries have laws 
        criminalizing consensual same-sex relations, and countries such 
        as Nigeria, the Russian Federation, Uganda, and Kyrgyzstan have 
        recently considered or passed legislation that would further 
        target LGBT individuals.
            (5) Every year thousands of individuals around the world 
        are targeted for harassment, attack, arrest, and murder on the 
        basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
            (6) Persons who commit crimes against LGBT individuals 
        often do so with impunity, and are not held accountable for 
        their crimes.
            (7) Homophobic and transphobic statements by government 
        officials in many countries in every region of the world 
        promote negative public attitudes and can lead to violence 
        toward LGBT individuals.
            (8) In many instances, police, prison, military, and 
        civilian government authorities have been directly complicit in 
        abuses aimed at LGBT individuals, including arbitrary arrest, 
        torture, and sexual abuse.
            (9) Celebrations of LGBT individuals and communities, such 
        as film festivals, Pride events, and demonstrations are often 
        forced underground due to inaction on the part of, or 
        harassment by, local law enforcement and government officials, 
        in violation of freedoms of assembly and expression.
            (10) Laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relations 
        severely hinder access to HIV/AIDS treatment, information, and 
        preventive measures for LGBT individuals and families.
            (11) Many countries are making positive developments in the 
        protection of the basic human rights of LGBT individuals.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland 
                Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on 
                the Judiciary of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, 
                and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 595.304 of title 31, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of 
        the enactment of this Act).

SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION OF FOREIGN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR GROSS 
              VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of each 
foreign person that the President determines, based on credible 
information--
            (1) is responsible for or complicit in torture, cruel, 
        inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged 
        detention without charges and trial, causing disappearance by 
        abduction and clandestine detention, or other flagrant denials 
        of the right to life, liberty, or security of the person based 
        on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity;
            (2) acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person 
        in a matter relating to an activity described in paragraph (1); 
        or
            (3) is responsible for or complicit in inciting a foreign 
        person to engage in an activity described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Updates.--The President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an update of the list required by subsection 
(a) as new information becomes available.
    (c) Guidance Relating to Submission of Certain Information.--The 
Secretary of State shall issue public guidance, including through 
United States diplomatic and consular posts, relating to how names of 
foreign persons who may be included on the list required by subsection 
(a) may be submitted to the Department of State.
    (d) Form.--
            (1) In general.--The list required by subsection (a) shall 
        be submitted in unclassified form.
            (2) Exception.--The name of a foreign person to be included 
        in the list required by subsection (a) may be submitted in a 
        classified annex only if the President--
                    (A) determines that it is vital for the national 
                security interests of the United States to do so;
                    (B) uses the annex in a manner consistent with 
                congressional intent and the purposes of this Act; and
                    (C) not later than 15 days before submitting the 
                name in a classified annex, provides to the appropriate 
                congressional committees notice of, and a justification 
                for, including or continuing to include each foreign 
                person in the classified annex despite any publicly 
                available credible information indicating that the 
                foreign person engaged in an activity described in 
                subsection (a).
            (3) Consideration of certain information.--In preparing the 
        list required by subsection (a), the President shall consider--
                    (A) information provided by the chairperson or 
                ranking member of each of the appropriate congressional 
                committees; and
                    (B) credible information obtained by other 
                countries and nongovernmental organizations that 
                monitor violations of human rights.
            (4) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of the 
        list required by subsection (a) shall be made available to the 
        public and published in the Federal Register.
    (e) Removal From List.--A foreign person may be removed from the 
list required by subsection (a) if the President determines and reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days 
before the removal of the foreign person from the list that--
            (1) credible information exists that the foreign person did 
        not engage in the activity for which the foreign person was 
        added to the list;
            (2) the foreign person has been prosecuted appropriately 
        for the activity in which the foreign person engaged; or
            (3) the foreign person has credibly demonstrated a 
        significant change in behavior, has paid an appropriate 
        consequence for the activities in which the foreign person 
        engaged, and has credibly committed to not engage in an 
        activity described in subsection (a).
    (f) Requests by Chairperson or Ranking Member of Appropriate 
Congressional Committees.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after receiving a 
        written request from the chairperson or ranking member of one 
        of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to 
        whether a foreign person meets the criteria for being added to 
        the list required by subsection (a), the President shall submit 
        a response to that chairperson or ranking member, as the case 
        may be, with respect to the status of that foreign person.
            (2) Form.--The President may submit a response required by 
        paragraph (1) in classified form if the President determines 
        that it is necessary for the national security interests of the 
        United States to do so.
            (3) Removal.--
                    (A) In general.--If the President removes a foreign 
                person from the list required by subsection (a), the 
                President shall provide the chairpersons and ranking 
                members of the appropriate congressional committees 
                with any information that contributed to the decision 
                to remove the foreign person from the list.
                    (B) Form of information.--The President may submit 
                the information required by subparagraph (A) in 
                classified form if the President determines that it is 
                necessary to the national security interests of the 
                United States to do so.
    (g) Nonapplicability of Confidentiality Requirement With Respect to 
Visa Records.--The President shall publish the list required by 
subsection (a) without regard to the requirements of section 222(f) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with respect to 
confidentiality of records pertaining to the issuance or refusal of 
visas or permits to enter the United States.

SEC. 5. INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Ineligibility for Visas and Admission to the United States.--An 
individual who is a foreign person on the list required by section 4(a) 
is ineligible to receive a visa to enter the United States and 
ineligible to be admitted to the United States.
    (b) Current Visas Revoked and Removal From United States.--The 
Secretary of State shall revoke, in accordance with section 221(i) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), the visa or 
other documentation of an individual who would be ineligible to receive 
such a visa or documentation under subsection (a), and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall remove from the United States such an 
individual.
    (c) Waiver for National Security Interests.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security, in consultation with the President, may 
        waive the application of subsection (a) or (b), as the case may 
        be, in the case of an individual if--
                    (A) the Secretaries determine that such a waiver--
                            (i) is necessary to permit the United 
                        States to comply with the Agreement between the 
                        United Nations and the United States of America 
                        regarding the Headquarters of the United 
                        Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and entered into 
                        force November 21, 1947, or other applicable 
                        international obligations of the United States; 
                        or
                            (ii) is in the national security interests 
                        of the United States; and
                    (B) before granting the waiver, the Secretaries 
                provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
                notice of, and a justification for, the waiver.
            (2) Timing for notice of certain waivers.--In the case of a 
        waiver under subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        submit the notice required by subparagraph (B) of such 
        paragraph not later than 15 days before granting the waiver.
    (d) Regulatory Authority.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary 
to carry out this section.

SEC. 6. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter, the President, acting through the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on--
            (1) the actions taken to carry out this Act, including--
                    (A) the number of foreign persons added to or 
                removed from the list required by section 4(a) during 
                the year preceding the report, the dates on which those 
                persons were added or removed, and the reasons for 
                adding or removing those persons; and
                    (B) an analysis that compares increases or 
                decreases in the number of such persons year-over-year 
                and the reasons for those increases or decreases; and
            (2) efforts by the executive branch to coordinate with the 
        governments of other countries to, as appropriate, impose 
        sanctions that are similar to the sanctions imposed under this 
        Act.

SEC. 7. DISCRIMINATION RELATED TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER 
              IDENTITY.

    (a) Tracking Violence or Criminalization Related to Sexual 
Orientation or Gender Identity.--The Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall designate a senior officer or 
officers of the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor who shall 
be responsible for tracking violence, criminalization, and restrictions 
on the enjoyment of fundamental freedoms in foreign countries based on 
actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
    (b) Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.--The Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended--
            (1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))--
                    (A) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ``and'' at 
                the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) wherever applicable, violence or discrimination that 
        affects the fundamental freedoms, including widespread or 
        systematic violation of the freedoms of expression, 
        association, or assembly, of individuals in foreign countries 
        that is based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or 
        gender identity.''; and
            (2) in section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by inserting 
        after the ninth sentence the following: ``Wherever applicable, 
        such report shall also include information regarding violence 
        or discrimination that affects the fundamental freedoms, 
        including widespread or systematic violation of the freedoms of 
        expression, association, or assembly, of individuals in foreign 
        countries that is based on actual or perceived sexual 
        orientation or gender identity.''.
[A]:
Global Respect Act Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to submit to Congress, every 180 days, a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible for or complicit in, or who acted as an agent for a foreign person in a matter relating to, detention, torture, or other denials of the right to life, liberty, or security of a person based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.  The Department of State shall issue public guidance relating to how names of foreign persons may be included on such list.  A foreign listed person: (1) may be removed from the list under specified conditions; (2) is ineligible to enter or be admitted to the United States, or (3) if in the United States, shall have his or her visa revoked and be removed.   The State Department and the Department of Homeland Security may waive such prohibition if such waiver is in U.S. national security interests or is necessary for compliance with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters. Congressional notification is required prior to any such waiver. The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor shall designate a senior officer or officers to track violence, criminalization, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms in foreign countries based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to require the annual country reports on human rights practices to include information on sexual orientation or gender identity violence or restrictions.