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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On August 17, 1998, two United States embassies in 
        Nairobi, Kenya, and in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, were destroyed 
        by simultaneously exploding bombs. The resulting explosions 
        killed 220 persons and injured more than 4,000 others. Twelve 
        Americans and 40 Kenyan and Tanzanian employees of the United 
        States Foreign Service were killed in the attack.
            (2) The United States personnel in both Dar Es Salaam and 
        Nairobi showed leadership and personal courage in their 
        response to the attacks. Despite the havoc wrecked upon the 
        embassies, staff in both embassies provided rapid response in 
        locating and rescuing victims, providing emergency assistance, 
        and quickly restoring embassy operations during a crisis.
            (3) The bombs are believed to have been set by individuals 
        associated with Osama bin Laden, leader of a known 
        transnational terrorist organization. In February of 1998 Bin 
        Laden issued a directive to his followers that called for 
        attacks against American interests anywhere in the world.
            (4) Following the bombings, additional threats have been 
        made against United States diplomatic facilities.
            (5) A review board was convened following the bombings, as 
        required by Public Law 99-399. The panel was chaired by Admiral 
        William J. Crowe, United States Navy (Ret).
            (6) The conclusions of the Crowe panel are strikingly 
        similar to those stated by the Inman Commission, which issued 
        an extensive embassy security report more than 14 years ago.
            (7) Admiral Crowe's panel issued a report setting out the 
        following two striking problems:
                    (A) The United States has devoted inadequate 
                resources towards security against terrorist attacks.
                    (B) The United States Government places too low a 
                priority on security concerns. The result has been a 
                failure to take adequate steps to prevent tragedies 
                such as the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
            (8) The Crowe panel found that there was an institutional 
        failure on the part of the Department of State and embassies 
        under its direction, to recognize threats posed by 
        transnational terrorism and vehicular bombs.
            (9) Responsibility for obtaining adequate resources for 
        security programs is widely shared throughout the United States 
        Government, including Congress. Unless the vulnerabilities 
        identified in the Crowe report are addressed in a sustained and 
        financially realistic manner, the lives and safety of United 
        States employees in diplomatic facilities will continue to be 
        at risk from further terrorist attacks.
            (10) Although service in the Foreign Service or other 
        Government positions in foreign countries can never be 
        completely without risk, the United States must ensure that the 
        risks are kept to a minimum.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``United States diplomatic facility'' means 
any embassy, chancery, legation, consulate or other office building or 
structure used by a United States diplomatic mission or consular post 
or by any agency of the United States.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of State may use funds available 
under the account established in subsection (b) for the purposes of 
constructing, or providing security upgrades to, United States 
diplomatic facilities in order to meet the security requirements set 
forth in section 6.
    (b) Establishment of Account.--There is established in the general 
fund of the Treasury of the United States an appropriations account for 
the Department of State which shall be known as the ``Embassy 
Construction and Security'' account.
    (c) Certification.--Prior to obligation of any amount from the 
Embassy Construction and Security account, the Secretary of State shall 
certify to Congress, in classified form, that construction or upgrading 
of the United States diplomatic facility is necessary to bring the 
United States into compliance with all applicable security 
requirements, including those requirements set forth in section 6.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Department of State under ``Embassy Construction and 
        Security''--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2000, $600,000,000;
                    (B) for fiscal year 2001, $600,000,000;
                    (C) for fiscal year 2002, $600,000,000;
                    (D) for fiscal year 2003, $600,000,000; and
                    (E) for fiscal year 2004, $600,000,000.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
        expended.

SEC. 5. OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a classified report to 
Congress containing an identification of those United States diplomatic 
facilities that are most vulnerable to terrorist attack and setting 
out, in tiers of 20, those facilities from the most to the least 
vulnerable to such an attack.
    (b) Priority of Rebuilding Efforts.--Funds in the Embassy 
Construction and Security account allocated for construction of new 
embassies shall be used to rebuild only those embassies in the top 
three tiers, as designated by the Secretary of State.
    (c) Advanced Congressional Notifications.--Prior to obligation of 
funds in the Embassy Construction and Security account, or the 
reprogramming of funds out of that account, the Secretary of State 
shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives in 
accordance with section 34(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706(a)), of the Secretary's intent to obligate 
or reprogram the funds, as the case may be.

SEC. 6. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.

    (a) Description of Requirements.--The following security 
requirements shall apply with respect to United States diplomatic 
facilities:
            (1) Threat assessments.--
                    (A) The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) of each United 
                States mission shall address threats from large 
                vehicular bombs and transnational terrorism.
                    (B) The ``Composite Threat List'' shall contain a 
                section that addresses acts of international terrorism 
                against United States diplomatic facilities based on 
                criteria for identifying threats that emphasize the 
                threat of transnational terrorism and includes such 
                other criteria as the physical security environment, 
                host government support, and cultural realities.
            (2) Site selection.--
                    (A) In selecting sites for new United States 
                diplomatic facilities abroad, all United States 
                Government agencies (except military installations) 
                shall be located on the same compound.
                    (B) The Secretary of State and the relevant agency 
                head may waive subparagraph (A) if the Secretary and 
                the agency head jointly certify to Congress that 
                security requirements so permit.
                    (C) Any waiver under this paragraph shall be 
                exercised only in accordance with the procedures 
                applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 
                34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
                1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706).
            (3) Perimeter distance.--Each newly constructed or acquired 
        United States diplomatic facility shall be sited not less than 
        100 feet from the perimeter of the property on which the 
        facility is situated.
            (4) Crisis management training.--
                    (A) The appropriate personnel of the Department of 
                State shall undertake crisis management training for 
                mass casualty and mass destruction incidents relating 
                to diplomatic facilities which are designed to bring 
                about a rapid response to such incidents from 
                Department of State headquarters in Washington, D.C.
                    (B) A program of appropriate instruction in crisis 
                management shall be provided to personnel at United 
                States diplomatic facilities abroad.
            (5) Foreign emergency support team.--The Foreign Emergency 
        Support Team (FEST) of the Department of State shall receive 
        sufficient support from the Department, including--
                    (A) conducting routine training exercises through 
                the FEST;
                    (B) providing personnel identified to serve on the 
                FEST as a collateral duty;
                    (C) providing personnel to assist in medical 
                relief, public affairs, engineering, and building 
                safety; and
                    (D) providing such additional support as may be 
                necessary to enable the FEST to provide support in a 
                post-crisis environment involving mass casualties and 
                physical damage.
            (6) Rapid response procedures.--The Secretary of State 
        shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
        Secretary of Defense setting out rapid response procedures for 
        mobilization of personnel and equipment of their respective 
        departments to provide more effective assistance in times of 
        emergency with respect to United States diplomatic facilities.
            (7) Storage of emergency equipment and records.--All United 
        States diplomatic missions shall have emergency equipment and 
        records stored at a secure off-site facility.
    (b) Review and Revision by the Secretary of State.--The Secretary 
of State shall review and revise security requirements in effect for 
United States diplomatic facilities as of the date of enactment of this 
Act to ensure their compliance with the security requirements described 
in subsection (a).

SEC. 7. CLOSURE OF VULNERABLE POSTS.

    (a) Review.--The Secretary of State shall review the findings of 
the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
        Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress in 
        classified form setting forth the results of the review 
        conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements of the report.--The report shall--
                    (A) specify whether any United States diplomatic 
                facility should be closed because--
                            (i) the facility is high vulnerability and 
                        subject to threat of terrorist attack; and
                            (ii) adequate security enhancements cannot 
                        be provided to the facility; and
                    (B) identify plans to provide secure premises for 
                permanent use by the United States diplomatic mission, 
                whether in country or in a regional United States 
                diplomatic facility, or for temporary occupancy pending 
                construction of new buildings.

SEC. 8. CURRENT AND PROJECTED ROLE AND FUNCTION OF EACH UNITED STATES 
              DIPLOMATIC FACILITY.

    Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to Congress, in classified and unclassified form, on the role 
and function of each United States diplomatic facility through 2010. 
The report shall describe--
            (1) the potential for reduction or transfer of personnel 
        and equipment if technology is adequately exploited for maximum 
        efficiencies;
            (2) the balance between the cost of maintaining a secure 
        United States diplomatic facility and the benefit of a United 
        States presence;
            (3) the potential for relying on regional United States 
        diplomatic facilities in certain parts of the world; and
            (4) necessary upgrades, in order of importance, for such 
        facilities.

SEC. 9. OVERSEAS SERVICE STAR.

    The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by 
inserting after section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2708) the following new section:

``SEC. 36A. THE OVERSEAS SERVICE STAR.

    ``(a) Authority.--The President, upon the recommendation of the 
Secretary, may award an overseas service star to any member of the 
Foreign Service or any other civilian employee of the Government of the 
United States who, after August 1, 1998, while employed at, or assigned 
permanently or temporarily to, an official mission overseas or while 
traveling abroad on official business, incurred a wound or other injury 
or an illness (whether or not the wound, other injury, or illness 
resulted in death)--
            ``(1) as the person was performing official duties;
            ``(2) as the person was on the premises of a United States 
        mission abroad; or
            ``(3) by reason of the person's status as a United States 
        Government employee.
    ``(b) Cases Resulting From Unlawful Conduct.--Cases covered by 
subsection (a) include cases of wounds or other injuries incurred as a 
result of terrorist or military action, civil unrest, or criminal 
activities directed at any facility of the Government of the United 
States.
    ``(c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall prescribe the 
procedures for identifying and considering persons eligible for award 
of an overseas service star and for selecting the persons to be 
recommended for the award.
    ``(d) Award in the Event of Death.--If a person selected for award 
of an overseas service star dies before being presented the award, the 
award may be made and the star presented to the person's family or to 
the person's representative, as designated by the President.
    ``(e) Form of Award.--The Secretary shall prescribe the design of 
the overseas service star. The award may not include a stipend or any 
other cash payment.
    ``(f) Funding.--
            ``(1) Any expenses incurred for awarding a person an 
        overseas service star may be paid out of appropriations 
        available at the time of the award for personnel of the 
        department or agency of the United States Government in which 
        the person was employed when the person incurred the wound, 
        injury, or illness upon which the award is based.
            ``(2) Limitation.--No funds may be made available under 
        this section for cash payments to recipients.''.

Answer: Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 - Establishes within the Treasury an embassy construction and security account for the purpose of constructing, or providing security upgrades to, U.S. diplomatic facilities in order to meet specified security requirements, including that: (1) threat assessments such as the Emergency Action Plan and the Composite Threat List address threats to U.S. missions from large vehicular bombs and transnational terrorism; (2) in the selection of sites for new U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad, that all U.S. Government agencies (except military installations) be located on the same compound; (3) each newly constructed or acquired U.S. diplomatic facility be sited not less than 100 feet from the perimeter of the property on which the facility is situated; (4) appropriate Department of State and U.S. diplomatic personnel undertake crisis management training for mass casualty and mass destruction incidents relating to diplomatic facilities; (5) there is adequate Department of State support for the Foreign Emergency Support Team; (6) the Secretary of State enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense setting out rapid response procedures for mobilization of personnel and equipment of their respective departments to provide more effective assistance in times of emergency with respect to U.S.  diplomatic facilities; and (7) all U.S. diplomatic missions have emergency equipment and records stored at a secure off-site facility. Authorizes appropriations. 
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress an identification of U.S. diplomatic facilities that are most vulnerable to terrorist attack, setting out, in tiers of 20, those facilities from the most to the least vulnerable to such an attack. Requires account funds allocated for construction of new embassies to be used to rebuild only those embassies in the top three tiers. 
(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to review, and report to Congress on, the findings of the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel with respect to the closure of vulnerable U.S. diplomatic missions overseas. 
(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the role and function of each U.S. diplomatic facility through 2010. 
(Sec. 9) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the President to award an overseas service star to any member of the Foreign Service or any other civilian Government employee who while employed at, or assigned permanently or temporarily to, an official mission overseas, or while traveling abroad on official business, incurred a wound or other injury or an illness (whether or not resulting in death): (1) as the person was performing official duties; (2) as the person was on the premises of a U.S. mission abroad; or (3) by reason of the person's status as a U.S. Government employee.  Specifies award requirements.


Question: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States must have adequate infrastructure and 
        policies in place under the Department of Homeland Security to 
        protect against potential terrorists attempting to enter the 
        United States along the Southwest Border.
            (2) According to top government officials, several Al Qaeda 
        leaders believe operatives can pay their way into the country 
        through Mexico and also believe illegal entry is more 
        advantageous than legal entry for operational security reasons.
            (3) Official border patrol records reveal a disturbing 
        trend on the southern border indicating a growth in other than 
        Mexicans (OTMs), many from countries of interest, crossing into 
        the United States--between 2003 and 2004 the increase was at 
        least 35 percent.
            (4) Because of budget constraints, the U.S. Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal does not 
        have sufficient bed space to detain all illegal immigrants from 
        special interest countries therefore releasing them on personal 
        recognizance.
            (5) The Department of Homeland Security estimates that up 
        to 90 percent of these immigrants do not appear for their 
        immigration hearings.
            (6) The Department of Homeland Security needs more 
        personnel at the borders with the necessary security clearances 
        and equipment to adequately screen and detain immigrants coming 
        to the United States.
            (7) The Secretary of Homeland Security should provide 
        appropriate training for inspectors, and associated support 
        staff, on an ongoing basis to utilize new technologies and to 
        ensure that the proficiency levels of such personnel are 
        acceptable to protect the borders of the United States.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT IN SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS ALONG THE UNITED 
              STATES-MEXICO BORDER AND INCREASE IN DETENTION BEDS.

    (a) Improvement in Security Clearance Process.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall--
            (1) expeditiously implement policies ensuring that 
        personnel of the Department of Homeland Security along the 
        United States-Mexico border have the security clearances 
        required to access information necessary to adequately screen 
        immigrants entering the United States at such border, including 
        IDENT and IAFIS databases and databases used by the 
        Department's inspectors in secondary inspections;
            (2) develop the interagency agreements and information 
        technology infrastructure necessary for border agents to 
        adequately screen immigrants entering the United States at such 
        border; and
            (3) explore information sharing programs with countries of 
        interest to adequately screen immigrants entering our borders.
    (b) Increase in Detention Beds.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by 
the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all 
immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Office of Detention and Removal Operation should be placed under the 
operational control of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, since the largest client of such office is the Border 
Patrol.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF PERSONNEL LEVELS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall contract 
with an independent entity to undertake a study to determine the 
necessary level and allocation of personnel, including support staff, 
at United States ports of entry and border patrol sectors.
    (b) Items to Be Included.--Such study shall take into account at 
least the following:
            (1) The overall mission of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection.
            (2) Threat and vulnerability information pertaining to the 
        Nation's borders and ports of entry
            (3) The impact of new border security programs, policies 
        and technologies, and the level of cross-training received by 
        all staff.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees, as defined in section 2(2) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2)), a report on the study conducted 
under this section.

SEC. 4. ONGOING TRAINING OF BORDER SECURITY PERSONNEL.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide appropriate 
training for all border security personnel, and associated support 
staff on an ongoing basis to utilize new technologies and to ensure 
that the proficiency levels of such personnel are acceptable to protect 
the borders of the United States.

SEC. 5. PROMPT AND PROPER ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the 
        prompt and proper enforcement of our immigration laws, and are 
        an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and
            (2) an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration 
        judges currently exists to enforce the immigration laws of the 
        United States.
    (b) Authorization.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
amounts necessary to provide for appropriate staff increases for 
judicial and prosecutorial offices, commensurate with other personnel 
increases directed in this Act.

SEC. 6. REPORT ON DETENTION AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2(2) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2))) a report on 
detention and removal operations, detailing the amount of additional 
detention space and resources required to detain all persons presenting 
a possible threat to homeland security.
    (b) Information to Be Included.--The report shall include 
information on--
            (1) alternatives to detention, including electronic 
        monitoring, telephone, and voice recognition programs for those 
        on bond, and conducting deportation proceedings prior to 
        prisoners' release from Federal, State, and local prisons; and
            (2) countries to which removal is problematic.

SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE BORDER SECURITY STRATEGY.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads 
of all other Federal agencies with border-related functions or with 
facilities or lands on or along the border, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) unclassified and 
classified versions of a unified, comprehensive strategy to secure the 
land borders of the United States. Such strategy shall be submitted not 
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall include a description of the actions already taken to implement 
the strategy.

Answer: Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) ensure that Department of Homeland Security personnel along the U.S.-Mexico border have the security clearances required to access information to adequately screen entering immigrants; (2) develop the interagency agreements and information technology infrastructure necessary for such screening; (3) explore information sharing programs with countries of interest; and (4) increase by the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office of Detention and Removal Operations should be placed under the operational control of the Commissioner of CBP (currently, under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent entity to study the necessary level and allocation of personnel at U.S. ports of entry and border patrol sectors; (2) provide ongoing training for all border security personnel; and (3) submit a report on detention and removal operations and a unified, comprehensive border security strategy to appropriate congressional committees.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the prompt and proper enforcement of immigration laws and are an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and (2) there is an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration judges for immigration enforcement. Authorizes appropriations for staff increases.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Missing Mercury in Manufacturing 
Monitoring and Mitigation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) mercury and mercury compounds are highly toxic to 
        humans, ecosystems, and wildlife;
            (2) as many as 10 percent of women in the United States of 
        childbearing age have mercury in their bloodstreams at a level 
        that could pose risks to their unborn babies, and as many as 
        630,000 children born annually in the United States are at risk 
        of neurological problems relating to mercury exposure in utero;
            (3) the most significant source of mercury exposure to 
        people in the United States is ingestion of mercury-
        contaminated fish;
            (4) the long-term solution to mercury pollution is to 
        minimize global mercury use and releases of mercury to 
        eventually achieve reduced contamination levels in the 
        environment, rather than reducing fish consumption, since 
        uncontaminated fish represents a critical and healthy source of 
        nutrition for people worldwide;
            (5) an estimated additional 24,000 to 30,000 tons of 
        mercury are used at mercury cell chlor-alkali plants worldwide;
            (6) mercury pollution is a transboundary pollutant that--
                    (A) is deposited locally, regionally, and globally; 
                and
                    (B) affects bodies of water near industrial areas, 
                such as the Great Lakes, as well as bodies of water in 
                remote areas, such as the Arctic Circle;
            (7) of the approximately 30 plants in the United States 
        that produce chlorine, only 8 use the obsolete ``mercury cell'' 
        chlor-alkali process, and 5 have not yet committed to phasing 
        out mercury use;
            (8)(A) only about 10 percent of the total quantity of 
        chlorine and caustic soda produced in the United States comes 
        from the chlor-alkali plants described in paragraph (7) that 
        use the mercury cell chlor-alkali process;
            (B) cost-effective alternatives are available and in use in 
        the remaining 90 percent of chlorine and caustic soda 
        production; and
            (C) other countries, including Japan, have already banned 
        the mercury cell chlor-alkali process;
            (9) the chlor-alkali industry acknowledges that--
                    (A) mercury can contaminate products manufactured 
                at mercury cell facilities; and
                    (B) the use of some of those products results in 
                the direct and indirect release of mercury;
            (10) despite those quantities of mercury known to have been 
        used or to be in use, neither the chlor-alkali industry nor the 
        Environmental Protection Agency is able--
                    (A) to adequately account for the disposition of 
                the mercury used at those facilities; or
                    (B) to accurately estimate current mercury 
                emissions; and
            (11) it is critically important that the United States work 
        aggressively toward the minimization of supply, demand, and 
        releases of mercury, both domestically and internationally.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    Congress declares that the United States should develop policies 
and programs that will--
            (1) reduce mercury use and emissions within the United 
        States;
            (2) reduce mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury 
        currently in use or circulation within the United States; and
            (3) reduce exposures to mercury, particularly exposures of 
        women of childbearing age and young children.

SEC. 4. USE OF MERCURY IN CHLORINE AND CAUSTIC SODA MANUFACTURING.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 6 the 
following:

``SEC. 6A. USE OF MERCURY IN CHLORINE AND CAUSTIC SODA MANUFACTURING.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Chlor-alkali facility.--The term `chlor-alkali 
        facility' means a facility used for the manufacture of chlorine 
        or caustic soda using a mercury cell process.
            ``(2) Hazardous waste; solid waste.--The terms `hazardous 
        waste' and `solid waste' have the meanings given those terms in 
        section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903).
    ``(b) Prohibition.--Effective beginning January 1, 2012, the 
manufacture of chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells is 
prohibited in the United States.
    ``(c) Reporting.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2008, and 
        annually thereafter through April 1, 2012, the owner or 
        operator of each chlor-alkali facility shall submit to the 
        Administrator and the State in which the chlor-alkali facility 
        is located a report that identifies--
                    ``(A) each type and quantity of mercury-containing 
                hazardous waste and nonhazardous solid waste generated 
                by the chlor-alkali facility during the preceding 
                calendar year;
                    ``(B) the mercury content of the wastes;
                    ``(C) the manner in which each waste was managed, 
                including the location of each offsite location to 
                which the waste was transported for subsequent handling 
                or management;
                    ``(D) the volume of mercury released, intentionally 
                or unintentionally, into the air or water by the chlor-
                alkali facility, including mercury released from 
                emissions or vaporization;
                    ``(E) the volume of mercury estimated to have 
                accumulated in pipes and plant equipment of the chlor-
                alkali facility, including a description of--
                            ``(i) the applicable volume for each type 
                        of equipment; and
                            ``(ii) methods of accumulation; and
                    ``(F) the quantity and forms of mercury found in 
                all products produced for sale by the chlor-alkali 
                facility.
            ``(2) Avoidance of duplication.--To avoid duplication, the 
        Administrator may permit the owner or operator of a facility 
        described in paragraph (1) to combine and submit the report 
        required under this subsection with any report required to be 
        submitted by the owner or operator under subtitle C of the 
        Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.).
    ``(d) Inventory.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each chlor-alkali facility that 
        ceases operations on or after July 1, 2008, not later than 1 
        year after the date of cessation of operations, the 
        Administrator, in consultation with the State in which the 
        facility is located, shall conduct a comprehensive mercury 
        inventory covering the life and closure of the chlor-alkali 
        facility, taking into account--
                    ``(A) the total quantity of mercury purchased to 
                start and operate the chlor-alkali facility;
                    ``(B) the total quantity of mercury remaining in 
                mercury cells and other equipment at the time of 
                closure of the chlor-alkali facility;
                    ``(C) the estimated quantity of mercury in 
                hazardous waste, nonhazardous solid waste, and products 
                generated at the chlor-alkali facility during the 
                operational life of the chlor-alkali facility; and
                    ``(D) the estimated aggregate mercury releases from 
                the chlor-alkali facility into air and other 
                environmental media.
            ``(2) Records and information.--In carrying out paragraph 
        (1), the Administrator shall obtain mercury purchase records 
        and such other information from each chlor-alkali facility as 
        are necessary to determine, as accurately as practicable from 
        available information, the magnitude and nature of mercury 
        releases from the chlor-alkali facility into air and other 
        environmental media.
    ``(e) Mercury Storage Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is established an advisory 
        committee, to be known as the `Mercury Storage Advisory 
        Committee' (referred to in this subsection as the `Committee').
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Committee shall be composed 
                of 9 members, of whom--
                            ``(i) 2 members shall be jointly appointed 
                        by the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
                        and the majority leader of the Senate--
                                    ``(I) 1 of whom shall be designated 
                                to serve as Chairperson of the 
                                Committee; and
                                    ``(II) 1 of whom shall be 
                                designated to serve as Vice-Chairperson 
                                of the Committee;
                            ``(ii) 1 member shall be the Administrator;
                            ``(iii) 1 member shall be the Secretary of 
                        Defense;
                            ``(iv) 1 member shall be a representative 
                        of State environmental agencies;
                            ``(v) 1 member shall be a representative of 
                        State attorneys general;
                            ``(vi) 1 member shall be a representative 
                        of the chlorine industry;
                            ``(vii) 1 member shall be a representative 
                        of the mercury waste treatment industry; and
                            ``(viii) 1 member shall be a representative 
                        of a nonprofit environmental organization.
                    ``(B) Appointments.--Not later than 45 days after 
                the date of enactment of this section, the 
                Administrator, in consultation with the appropriate 
                congressional committees, shall appoint the members of 
                the Committee described in clauses (iv) through (viii) 
                of subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date on which all members of the Committee have been appointed, 
        the Committee shall hold the initial meeting of the Committee.
            ``(4) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at the call of 
        the Chairperson.
            ``(5) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Committee 
        shall constitute a quorum.
            ``(6) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Committee shall submit to 
        Congress a report describing the findings and recommendations 
        of the Committee, if any, relating to--
                    ``(A) the environmental, health, and safety 
                requirements necessary to prevent--
                            ``(i) the release of elemental mercury into 
                        the environment; and
                            ``(ii) worker exposure from the storage of 
                        elemental mercury;
                    ``(B) the estimated annual cost of storing 
                elemental mercury on a per-pound or per-ton basis;
                    ``(C) for the 40-year period beginning on the date 
                of submission of the report, the optimal size, number, 
                and other characteristics of Federal facilities 
                required to store elemental mercury under current and 
                anticipated jurisdictions of each Federal agency;
                    ``(D) the estimated quantity of--
                            ``(i) elemental mercury that will result 
                        from the discontinuance of mercury cells at 
                        chlor-alkali facilities in the United States 
                        required under this section; and
                            ``(ii) any other supplies that may require 
                        storage to carry out this section;
                    ``(E) for the 40-year period beginning on the date 
                of submission of the report, the estimated quantity of 
                elemental mercury generated from the recycling of 
                unwanted products and other wastes that will require 
                storage to comply with any export prohibitions of 
                elemental mercury;
                    ``(F) any legal, technical, economic, or other 
                barrier that may prevent the private sector from 
                storing elemental mercury produced by the private 
                sector during the 40-year period beginning on the date 
                of submission of the report, including a description of 
                measures to address the barriers;
                    ``(G) the advantages and disadvantages of 
                consolidating the storage of mercury produced by public 
                and private sources under the management of the public 
                or private sector;
                    ``(H) the optimal plan of the Committee for storing 
                excess mercury produced by public and private sources; 
                and
                    ``(I) additional research, if any, required to 
                determine a long-term disposal option for the storage 
                of excess mercury.
            ``(7) Compensation of members.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Non-federal employees.--A member of 
                        the Committee who is not an officer or employee 
                        of the Federal Government shall be compensated 
                        at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
                        annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V 
                        of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
                        title 5, United States Code, for each day 
                        (including travel time) during which the member 
                        is engaged in the performance of the duties of 
                        the Committee.
                            ``(ii) Federal employees.--A member of the 
                        Committee who is an officer or employee of the 
                        Federal Government shall serve without 
                        compensation in addition to the compensation 
                        received for the services of the member as an 
                        officer or employee of the Federal Government.
                    ``(B) Travel expenses.--A member of the Committee 
                shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 
                lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an 
                employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 
                of title 5, United States Code, while away from the 
                home or regular place of business of the member in the 
                performance of the duties of the Committee.
            ``(8) Staff and funding.--The Administrator shall provide 
        to the Committee such funding and additional personnel as are 
        necessary to enable the Committee to perform the duties of the 
        Committee.
            ``(9) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate 180 days 
        after the date on which the Committee submits the report of the 
        Committee under paragraph (6).
    ``(f) Transfer to Storage.--
            ``(1) Regulations.--Not later than July 1, 2008, the 
        Administrator shall promulgate regulations establishing the 
        terms and conditions necessary to facilitate the transfer and 
        storage of mercury located at closed or closing chlor-alkali 
        facilities, including the allocation of costs and potential 
        liabilities of that transfer and storage.
            ``(2) Deadline for transfer.--Beginning on July 1, 2008, 
        elemental mercury located at a closed or closing chlor-alkali 
        facility that has ceased operations shall be transferred to a 
        storage facility established by the Administrator in accordance 
        with the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1).
    ``(g) Health Assessment.--Not later than July 1, 2009, for each 
chlor-alkali facility that continues to operate as of July 1, 2008, the 
Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, shall conduct a health 
assessment of employees at the chlor-alkali facility.
    ``(h) Regulations.--In addition to regulations described in 
subsection (f)(1), the Administrator may promulgate such regulations, 
including the establishment of a reporting form for use in accordance 
with subsection (c), as are necessary to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 6 the following:

``Sec. 6A. Use of mercury in chlorine and caustic soda 
                            manufacturing.''.

Answer:
Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act - Declares that the United States should develop policies and programs that will reduce: (1) mercury use and emissions; (2) mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury currently in use or circulation; and (3) exposures to mercury, particularly exposures of women of childbearing age and young children.

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture of chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells, effective January 1, 2012. Requires the owner or operator of each chlor-alkali facility to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator and the state in which the facility is located an annual report for 2008-2012 concerning mercury waste, emissions, and content in products.

Requires EPA to conduct a comprehensive mercury inventory covering the life and closure of chlor-alkali facilities that cease operations on or after July 1, 2008.

Establishes the Mercury Storage Advisory Committee, which shall report to Congress on: (1) requirements necessary to prevent the release of, or worker exposure to, elemental mercury; and (2) annual costs of, federal facilities needed for, barriers to, and an optimal plan for, mercury storage.

Requires: (1) EPA to establish regulations to facilitate the transfer and storage of mercury located at closed facilities; and (2) beginning on July 1, 2008, the transfer of elemental mercury located at a closed facility that has ceased operations to a storage facility established by EPA in accordance with such regulations.

Requires EPA, in coordination with the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Administrator, by July 1, 2009, to conduct a health assessment of employees at chlor-alkali facilities that continue to operate as of July 1, 2008.