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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. JUDICIAL EDUCATION FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 42 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 630. Judicial Education Fund
    ``(a) In this section, the term--
            ``(1) `institution of higher education' has the meaning 
        given under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
            ``(2) `private judicial seminar'--
                    ``(A) means a seminar, symposia, panel discussion, 
                course, or a similar event that provides continuing 
                legal education to judges; and
                    ``(B) does not include--
                            ``(i) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by, and on the campus of, an 
                        institute of higher education;
                            ``(ii) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations for the benefit 
                        of the bar association membership; or
                            ``(iii) seminars of any length conducted 
                        by, and on the campus of an institute of higher 
                        education or by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations, where a judge 
                        is a presenter and at which judges constitute 
                        less than 25 percent of the participants;
            ``(3) `national bar association' means a national 
        organization that is open to general membership to all members 
        of the bar; and
            ``(4) `State or local bar association' means a State or 
        local organization that is open to general membership to all 
        members of the bar in the specified geographic region.
    ``(b) There is established within the United States Treasury a fund 
to be known as the `Judicial Education Fund' (in this section referred 
to as the `Fund').
    ``(c) Amounts in the Fund may be made available for the payment of 
necessary expenses, including reasonable expenditures for 
transportation, food, lodging, private judicial seminar fees and 
materials, incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private 
judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center. 
Necessary expenses shall not include expenditures for recreational 
activities or entertainment other than that provided to all attendees 
as an integral part of the private judicial seminar. Any payment from 
the Fund shall be approved by the Board.
    ``(d) The Board may approve a private judicial seminar after 
submission of information by the sponsor of that private judicial 
seminar that includes--
            ``(1) the content of the private judicial seminar 
        (including a list of presenters, topics, and course materials); 
        and
            ``(2) the litigation activities of the sponsor and the 
        presenters at the private judicial seminar (including the 
        litigation activities of the employer of each presenter) on the 
        topic related to those addressed at the private judicial 
        seminar.
    ``(e) If the Board approves a private judicial seminar, the Board 
shall make the information submitted under subsection (d) relating to 
the private judicial seminar available to judges and the public by 
posting the information on the Internet.
    ``(f) The Judicial Conference shall promulgate guidelines to ensure 
that the Board only approves private judicial seminars that are 
conducted in a manner so as to maintain the public's confidence in an 
unbiased and fair-minded judiciary.
    ``(g) There are authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the 
Fund $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, to 
remain available until expended.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 42 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``630. Judicial Education Fund.''.

SEC. 3. PRIVATE JUDICIAL SEMINAR GIFTS PROHIBITED.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning 
        given under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
            (2) ``private judicial seminar''--
                    (A) means a seminar, symposia, panel discussion, 
                course, or a similar event that provides continuing 
                legal education to judges; and
                    (B) does not include--
                            (i) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by, and on the campus of, an 
                        institute of higher education;
                            (ii) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations for the benefit 
                        of the bar association membership; or
                            (iii) seminars of any length conducted by, 
                        and on the campus of an institute of higher 
                        education or by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations, where a judge 
                        is a presenter and at which judges constitute 
                        less than 25 percent of the participants;
            (3) ``national bar association'' means a national 
        organization that is open to general membership to all members 
        of the bar; and
            (4) ``State or local bar association'' means a State or 
        local organization that is open to general membership to all 
        members of the bar in the specified geographic region.
    (b) In General.--Not later than 240 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Judicial Conference of the United States 
shall promulgate regulations to apply section 7353(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of 
anything of value in connection with a private judicial seminar.
    (c) Exception.--The prohibition under the regulations promulgated 
under subsection (b) shall not apply if--
            (1) the judge participates in a private judicial seminar as 
        a speaker, panel participant, or otherwise presents 
        information;
            (2) Federal judges are not the primary audience at the 
        private judicial seminar; and
            (3) the thing of value accepted is--
                    (A) reimbursement from the private judicial seminar 
                sponsor of reasonable transportation, food, or lodging 
                expenses on any day on which the judge speaks, 
                participates, or presents information, as applicable;
                    (B) attendance at the private judicial seminar on 
                any day on which the judge speaks, participates, or 
                presents information, as applicable; or
                    (C) anything excluded from the definition of a gift 
                under regulations of the Judicial Conference of the 
                United States under sections 7351 and 7353 of title 5, 
                United States Code, as in effect on the date of 
                enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. RECUSAL LISTS.

    Section 455 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) Each justice, judge, and magistrate of the United States 
shall maintain a list of all financial interests that would require 
disqualification under subsection (b)(4).
    ``(2) Each list maintained under paragraph (1) shall be made 
available to the public at the office of the clerk for the court at 
which a justice, judge, or magistrate is assigned.''.

SOLUTION: Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) establish within the Treasury a Judicial Education Fund for the payment of necessary expenses incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center; and (2) require each justice, judge, and magistrate of the United States to maintain a list (to be made available to the public) of all financial interests that would require disqualification in any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.

Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate regulations to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of anything in value in connection with a private judicial seminar, with specified exceptions.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Interest Rate Relief Act of 
2002''.

SEC. 2. INTEREST RATE RANGE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
            (1) Special rule.--Clause (i) of section 412(l)(7)(C) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to interest rate) 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(III) Special rule for 2001 
                                through 2004.--For a plan year 
                                beginning in 2001, 2002, 2003 or 2004, 
                                notwithstanding subclause (I), in the 
                                case that the rate of interest used 
                                under subsection (b)(5) exceeds the 
                                highest rate permitted under subclause 
                                (I), the rate of interest used to 
                                determine current liability under this 
                                subsection may exceed the rate of 
                                interest otherwise permitted under 
                                subclause (I); except that such rate of 
                                interest shall not exceed 120 percent 
                                of the weighted average referred to in 
                                subsection (b)(5)(B)(ii).''
            (2) Quarterly contributions.--Subsection (m) of section 412 
        of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(7) Special rule for 2005.--In any case in which the 
        interest rate used to determine current liability is determined 
        under subsection (l)(7)(C)(i)(III) for purposes of applying 
        paragraphs (1) and (4)(B)(ii) for plan years beginning in 2005, 
        the current liability for the preceding plan year shall be 
        redetermined using 105 percent as the specified percentage 
        determined under subsection (l)(7)(C)(i)(II).''
    (b) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974.--
            (1) Special rule.--Clause (i) of section 302(d)(7)(C) of 
        the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
        1082(d)(7)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new subclause:
                                    ``(III) Special rule for 2001 
                                through 2004.--For a plan year 
                                beginning in 2001, 2002, 2003 or 2004, 
                                notwithstanding subclause (I), in the 
                                case that the rate of interest used 
                                under subsection (b)(5) exceeds the 
                                highest rate permitted under subclause 
                                (I), the rate of interest used to 
                                determine current liability under this 
                                subsection may exceed the rate of 
                                interest otherwise permitted under 
                                subclause (I); except that such rate of 
                                interest shall not exceed 120 percent 
                                of the weighted average referred to in 
                                subsection (b)(5)(B)(ii).''
            (2) Quarterly contributions.--Subsection (e) of section 302 
        of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1082) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Special rule for 2005.--In any case in which the 
        interest rate used to determine current liability is determined 
        under subsection (d)(7)(C)(i)(III) for purposes of applying 
        paragraphs (1) and (4)(B)(ii) for plan years beginning in 2005, 
        the current liability for the preceding plan year shall be 
        redetermined using 105 percent as the specified percentage 
        determined under subsection (d)(7)(C)(i)(II).''
    (c) PBGC.--Clause (iii) of section 4006(a)(3)(E) of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security of Act 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)(E)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:
    ``(IV) In the case of plan years beginning after December 31, 2001, 
and before January 1, 2005, subclause (II) shall be applied by 
substituting `100 percent' for `85 percent' and by substituting `115 
percent' for `100 percent'. Subclause (III) shall be applied for such 
years without regard to the preceding sentence. Any reference to this 
clause by any other sections or subsections (other than sections 4010, 
4011 and 4043) shall be treated as a reference to this clause without 
regard to this subclause.''
    (d) Amendments to Retirement Protection Act of 1994.--
            (1) Transition rule made permanent.--Paragraph (1) of 
        section 769(c) of the Retirement Protection Act of 1994 is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``transition'' each place it 
                appears in the heading and the text, and
                    (B) by striking ``for any plan year beginning after 
                1996 and before 2010''.
            (2) Special rules.--Paragraph (2) of section 769(c) of the 
        Retirement Protection Act of 1994 is amended to read as 
        follows:
            ``(2) Special rules.--The rules described in this paragraph 
        are as follows:
                    ``(A) For purposes of section 412(l)(9)(A) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 302(d)(9)(A) 
                of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
                the funded current liability percentage for any plan 
                year shall be treated as not less than 90 percent.
                    ``(B) For purposes of section 412(m) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and section 302(e)(9) of 
                the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
                the funded current liability percentage for any plan 
                year shall be treated as not less than 100 percent.
                    ``(C) For purposes of determining unfunded vested 
                benefits under section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii) of the 
                Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the 
                mortality table shall be the mortality table used by 
                the plan.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2001.

SOLUTION: Pension Interest Rate Relief Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by increasing, for plan years beginning 2001 through 2004, the permissible interest rate range used to determine additional funding requirements for certain benefit plans which are not multiemployer plans.Sets forth a special rule regarding the interest rate used to determine liability for plan years beginning in 2005.Amends the Retirement Protection Act of 1994 to establish special rules relating to funding liability percentages and the mortality table to be used for purposes of determining unfunded vested benefits.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Local Zoning and Property Rights 
Protection Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF RULES AND NOTICES.

    (a) Proposed Rule.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall withdraw the proposed rule of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development described in the notice of proposed rule entitled 
``Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing'', published in the Federal 
Register on July 19, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 43710; Docket No. FR-5173-P-
01), any final rule based on such proposed rule (including the rule 
having the Regulation Identifier Number RIN 2501-AD33), and any 
successor rule that is substantially similar to such proposed or final 
rule.
    (b) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall withdraw 
the notice of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating 
to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Assessment Tool, published 
in the Federal Register on September 26, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 57949; 
Docket No. FR-5173-N-02), any proposed or final rule issued pursuant to 
such notice, and any successor notice or rule substantially similar to 
such notice or proposed or final rule.

SEC. 3. FEDERALISM CONSULTATION AND REPORT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall jointly consult with State officials, local government officials, 
and officials of public housing agencies to develop recommendations, 
consistent with applicable rulings of the Supreme Court of the United 
States, to further the purposes and policies of the Fair Housing Act.
    (b) Consultation Requirements.--In developing the recommendations 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) provide State officials, local government officials, 
        and officials of public housing agencies with notice and an 
        opportunity to participate in the consultation process required 
        under subsection (a);
            (2) seek to consult with State officials, local government 
        officials, and officials of public housing agencies that 
        represent a broad cross-section of regional, economic, and 
        geographic perspectives in the United States;
            (3) emphasize the importance of collaboration with and 
        among the State officials, local government officials, and 
        officials of public housing agencies;
            (4) allow for meaningful and timely input by State 
        officials, local government officials, and officials of public 
        housing agencies;
            (5) promote transparency in the consultation process 
        required under subsection (a); and
            (6) explore with State officials, local government 
        officials, and officials of public housing agencies whether 
        Federal objectives under the Fair Housing Act can be attained 
        by means other than through new regulations.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the 
        Federal Register a draft report describing the recommendations 
        developed pursuant to subsection (a).
            (2) Consensus requirement.--The Secretary may include a 
        recommendation in the draft report only if consensus has been 
        reached with regard to the recommendation among the Secretary, 
        the State officials, local government officials, and officials 
        of public housing agencies consulted pursuant to subsection 
        (a).
            (3) Failure to reach consensus.--If the Secretary, State 
        officials, local government officials, and officials of public 
        housing agencies consulted under subsection (a) fail to reach 
        consensus on a regulatory proposal, the draft report shall 
        identify that consensus was not reached and shall describe--
                    (A) the areas and issues with regard to which 
                consensus was reached;
                    (B) the areas and issues of continuing disagreement 
                that resulted in the failure to reach consensus; and
                    (C) the reasons for the continuing disagreements.
            (4) Public review and comment period.--The Secretary shall 
        make the draft report available for public review and comment 
        for a period of not fewer than 180 days.
            (5) Final report.--The Secretary shall, in consultation 
        with the State officials, local government officials, and 
        officials of public housing agencies, address any comments 
        received pursuant to paragraph (4) and shall prepare a final 
        report describing the final results of the consultation process 
        under subsection (a).
    (d) Submission of Final Report.--Not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make publicly 
available online the final report prepared pursuant to subsection 
(c)(5).
    (e) Definitions.--In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            (2) Local government official.--The term ``local government 
        official'' means an elected or professional official of a local 
        government or an official of a regional or national 
        organization representing local governments or officials.
            (3) State official.--The term ``State official'' means an 
        elected or professional official of a State government or an 
        official of a regional or national organization representing 
        State governments or officials.
            (4) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing 
        agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(b) of the 
        United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).

SOLUTION:
Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to withdraw:   the proposed HUD rule entitled &quot;Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH),&quot; any final rule based on it (including the rule with the Regulation Identifier Number RIN 2501-AD33), and any successor rule that is substantially similar to them; and the HUD notice relating to the AFFH Assessment Tool, any proposed or final rule issued pursuant to such notice, and any successor notice or rule substantially similar to them.  HUD is required to consult with state, local government, and public housing agency officials to develop recommendations, consistent with applicable rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, to further the Fair Housing Act's purposes and policies.