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Question: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO MAKE CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
              CODE, PERMANENT.

    (a) Reenactment.--Chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, as 
reenacted by section 149 of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), 
and amended by this Act, is reenacted.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on April 1, 
1999.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 302 of the Bankruptcy, Judges, 
United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (28 
U.S.C. 581 note) is amended by striking subsection (f).

SEC. 2. FAMILY FISHERMEN.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(7A) `commercial fishing operation' includes--
                    ``(A) the catching or harvesting of fish, shrimp, 
                lobsters, urchins, seaweed, shellfish, or other aquatic 
                species or products; and
                    ``(B) aquaculture activities consisting of raising 
                for market any species or product described in 
                subparagraph (A);'';
            ``(7B) `commercial fishing vessel' means a vessel used by a 
        fisherman to carry out a commercial fishing operation;'';
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
            ``(19A) `family fisherman' means--
                    ``(A) an individual or individual and spouse 
                engaged in a commercial fishing operation--
                            ``(i) whose aggregate debts do not exceed 
                        $1,500,000 and not less than 80 percent of 
                        whose aggregate noncontingent, liquidated debts 
                        (excluding a debt for the principal residence 
                        of such individual or such individual and 
                        spouse, unless such debt arises out of a 
                        commercial fishing operation), on the date the 
                        case is filed, arise out of a commercial 
                        fishing operation owned or operated by such 
                        individual or such individual and spouse; and
                            ``(ii) who receive from such commercial 
                        fishing operation more than 50 percent of such 
                        individual's or such individual's and spouse's 
                        gross income for the taxable year preceding the 
                        taxable year in which the case concerning such 
                        individual or such individual and spouse was 
                        filed; or
                    ``(B) a corporation or partnership--
                            ``(i) in which more than 50 percent of the 
                        outstanding stock or equity is held by--
                                    ``(I) 1 family that conducts the 
                                commercial fishing operation; or
                                    ``(II) 1 family and the relatives 
                                of the members of such family, and such 
                                family or such relatives conduct the 
                                commercial fishing operation; and
                            ``(ii)(I) more than 80 percent of the value 
                        of its assets consists of assets related to the 
                        commercial fishing operation;
                            ``(II) its aggregate debts do not exceed 
                        $1,500,000 and not less than 80 percent of its 
                        aggregate noncontingent, liquidated debts 
                        (excluding a debt for 1 dwelling which is owned 
                        by such corporation or partnership and which a 
                        shareholder or partner maintains as a principal 
                        residence, unless such debt arises out of a 
                        commercial fishing operation), on the date the 
                        case is filed, arise out of a commercial 
                        fishing operation owned or operated by such 
                        corporation or such partnership; and
                            ``(III) if such corporation issues stock, 
                        such stock is not publicly traded;''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (19A) the following:
            ``(19B) `family fisherman with regular annual income' means 
        a family fisherman whose annual income is sufficiently stable 
        and regular to enable such family fisherman to make payments 
        under a plan under chapter 12 of this title;''.
    (b) Who May Be a Debtor.--Section 109(f) of title 11, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``or family fisherman'' after ``family 
farmer''.
    (c)  Chapter 12.--Chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the chapter heading, by inserting ``OR FISHERMAN'' 
        after ``FAMILY FARMER'';
            (2) in section 1201, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes 
of this subsection, a guarantor of a claim of a creditor under this 
section shall be treated in the same manner as a creditor with respect 
to the operation of a stay under this section.
    ``(2) For purposes of a claim that arises from the ownership or 
operation of a commercial fishing operation, a co-maker of a loan made 
by a creditor under this section shall be treated in the same manner as 
a creditor with respect to the operation of a stay under this 
section.'';
            (3) in section 1203, by inserting ``or commercial fishing 
        operation'' after ``farm'';
            (4) in section 1206, by striking ``if the property is 
        farmland or farm equipment'' and inserting ``if the property is 
        farmland, farm equipment, or property of a commercial fishing 
        operation (including a commercial fishing vessel)''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1232. Additional provisions relating to family fishermen
    ``(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as 
provided in subsection (c), with respect to any commercial fishing 
vessel of a family fisherman, the debts of that family fisherman shall 
be treated in the manner prescribed in paragraph (2).
    ``(2)(A) For purposes of this chapter, a claim for a lien described 
in subsection (b) for a commercial fishing vessel of a family fisherman 
that could, but for this subsection, be subject to a lien under 
otherwise applicable maritime law, shall be treated as an unsecured 
claim.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to a claim for a lien resulting from 
a debt of a family fisherman incurred on or after the date of enactment 
of this chapter.
    ``(b) A lien described in this subsection is--
            ``(1) a maritime lien under subchapter III of chapter 313 
        of title 46, United States Code, without regard to whether that 
        lien is recorded under section 31343 of title 46, United States 
        Code; or
            ``(2) a lien under applicable State law (or the law of a 
        political subdivision thereof).
    ``(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
            ``(1) a claim made by a member of a crew or a seaman 
        including a claim made for--
                    ``(A) wages, maintenance, or cure; or
                    ``(B) personal injury; or
            ``(2) a preferred ship mortgage that has been perfected 
        under subchapter II of chapter 313 of title 46, United States 
        Code.
    ``(d) For purposes of this chapter, a mortgage described in 
subsection (c)(2) shall be treated as a secured claim.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Table of chapters.--In the table of chapters for title 
        11, United States Code, the item relating to chapter 12, is 
        amended to read as follows:

``12. Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer or Family         1201''.
                            Fisherman with Regular Annual 
                            Income.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
        12 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new item:

``1232. Additional provisions relating to family fishermen.''.

Answer: Amends the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 to reenact permanently chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer). 
Amends Federal bankruptcy provisions to include family fishermen as authorized debtors. 
Requires a guarantor of a claim of a creditor to be treated in the same manner as a creditor with respect to the operation of a stay under such provisions.  Treats, with respect to the ownership or operation of a commercial fishing operation, a co-maker of a loan made by a creditor in the same manner as a creditor with respect to such a stay. 
Includes a commercial fishing operation under provisions concerning debtor rights and powers. 
Treats a claim for a lien for a commercial fishing vessel of a family fisherman as an unsecured claim.  States that such treatment shall not apply to: (1) a claim made by a crewmember or seaman for wages or personal injury; or (2) a preferred ship mortgage that has been perfected under provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SSI Reform Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INCOME AND RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS AND 
              BENEFITS; ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN RESOURCE EXCLUSIONS.

    (a) Increase in Income and Resource Eligibility Standards.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1611 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1382) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$1,752'' and 
                                inserting ``the adjusted poverty 
                                line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$2,628'' and 
                                inserting ``150 percent of the adjusted 
                                poverty line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``and to $3,000 on January 1, 
                                1989'' and inserting ``to $3,000 on 
                                January 1, 1989, and to $10,500 on 
                                January 1, 1994''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``and to $3,000 on January 1, 
                                1989'' and inserting ``to $3,000 on 
                                January 1, 1989, and to $7,000 on 
                                January 1, 1994''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$1,752'' and 
                                inserting ``the adjusted poverty 
                                line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$2,628'' and 
                                inserting ``150 percent of the adjusted 
                                poverty line''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``1974'' and 
                                inserting ``1994''.
            (2) Adjusted poverty line.--Subsection (a) of such section 
        (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(4)(A) For purposes of this subsection and subsection (b), the 
term `adjusted poverty line' means, with respect to a family--
            ``(i) 80 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1994;
            ``(ii) 90 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1995;
            ``(iii) 100 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1996;
            ``(iv) 110 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1997; and
            ``(v) 120 percent of the poverty line for calendar year 
        1998 and each calendar year thereafter.
    ``(B) As used in subparagraph (A), the term `poverty line' means, 
with respect to a family, the official poverty line (as defined by the 
Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance 
with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) 
applicable to a family of the size involved.''.
            (3) No reduction in benefits.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall not apply to any individual or couple whose 
        supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the 
        Social Security Act would be reduced by reason of such 
        application.
    (b) Elimination of Certain Resource Exclusions.--Section 1613 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b) is amended--
            (1) in the 1st sentence of subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``(A)''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B);
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) by striking all that follows paragraph (6);
                    (D) in paragraph (6), by striking the semicolon and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (E) by striking paragraph (5) and redesignating 
                paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and
            (2) by striking subsection (d).

SEC. 3. IN-KIND SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE DISREGARDED IN DETERMINING 
              INCOME.

    Section 1612(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382a(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(other than support or maintenance 
        furnished in kind)'' after ``all other income'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``or kind'';
                    (B) by striking clause (i) and redesignating 
                clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
                respectively; and
                    (C) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``and the provisions of clause (i) shall not 
                be applicable''.

SEC. 4. WORK INCENTIVE.

    Section 1612(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382a(b)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$780'' each place such term appears and 
        inserting ``$2,400''; and
            (2) by striking ``one-half'' each place such term appears 
        and inserting ``\2/3\''.

SEC. 5. PHASED-IN EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY BY REASON OF AGE.

    (a) Age 64 for Calendar Year 1994.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
        ``65'' and inserting ``64''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382d(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``65'' and 
                inserting ``64''.
                    (B) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382a(b)) is amended by striking ``65'' each place such 
                term appears and inserting ``64''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on January 1, 1994.
    (b) Age 63 for Calendar Year 1995.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)), as amended by subsection (a)(1) of this 
        section, is amended by striking ``64'' and inserting ``63''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382d(a)(1)), as amended by subsection (a)(2)(A) of 
                this section, is amended by striking ``64'' and 
                inserting ``63''.
                    (B) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382a(b)), as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B) of this 
                section, is amended by striking ``64'' each place such 
                term appears and inserting ``63''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on January 1, 1995.
    (c) Age 62 Thereafter.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(A)), as amended by paragraph (2)(A) of this 
        subsection, is amended by striking ``63'' and inserting ``62''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1615(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382d(a)(1)), as amended by subsections (a)(2)(A) and 
                (b)(2)(A) of this section, is amended by striking 
                ``63'' and inserting ``62''.
                    (B) Section 1612(b)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382a(b)), as amended by subsections (a)(2)(B) and 
                (b)(2)(B) of this section, is amended by striking 
                ``63'' each place such term appears and inserting 
                ``62''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

Answer: SSI Reform Act of 1993 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to:  (1) increase the limit on the amount of income and resources needed to qualify for SSI; (2) increase the amount of SSI benefits payable; (3) eliminate certain resource exclusions and increase certain earned income exclusions; (4) disregard in-kind support and maintenance in determining income; and (5) phase-in an expansion of eligibility based on age.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workplace Advancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In 1963, Congress passed on a bipartisan basis the 
        Equal Pay Act of 1963 to prohibit discrimination on account of 
        sex in the payment of wages for equal work performed by 
        employees for employers engaged in commerce or in the 
        production of goods for commerce.
            (2) Following the passage of such Act, in 1964, Congress 
        passed on a bipartisan basis the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
            (3) Since the passage of both the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and 
        the Civil Rights Act of 1964, women have made significant 
        strides, both in the workforce and in their educational 
        pursuits.
            (4) Currently, according to a Prudential Research Study, 60 
        percent of women are the primary earners in their households 
        and the Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that 47 percent of 
        women are members of the workforce.
            (5) According to the Department of Education, women receive 
        57 percent of all college degrees, a 33 percent increase from 
        1970.
            (6) Women hold the majority of positions in the 5 fastest 
        growing fields, and women are more likely than men to work in 
        professional and related occupations.
            (7) Despite this significant progress, surveys suggest 
        there is a concern among American women that gender-based pay 
        discrimination still exists.
            (8) Over the last 15 years, the Equal Employment 
        Opportunity Commission has received on average 2,400 complaints 
        annually alleging gender-based pay discrimination. This 
        represents two to three percent of charges filed with the 
        Commission during the same time period. Even though the 
        Commission determines that no discrimination occurred in a 
        majority of these complaints, the extent to which these 
        allegations continue underscores there is still progress to be 
        made.
            (9) A number of factors contribute to differences in total 
        compensation, including variations in occupation, education, 
        hours worked, institutional knowledge, and other business 
        reasons and personal choices that shape career paths and 
        earning potential.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON WAGE DISCRIMINATION.

    Pursuant to Federal law in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act:
            (1) In general.--No employer shall discriminate, within any 
        establishment in which employees are employed by the employer, 
        between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to 
        employees in such establishment at a rate less than the rate at 
        which the employer pays wages to employees of the opposite sex 
        in such establishment for equal work on jobs the performance of 
        which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and 
        which are performed under similar working conditions, except 
        where such payment is made pursuant to--
                    (A) a seniority system;
                    (B) a merit system;
                    (C) a system which measures earnings by quantity or 
                quality of production; or
                    (D) a differential based on any other factor other 
                than sex.
            (2) Limitation.--An employer who is paying a wage rate 
        differential in violation of this section shall not, in order 
        to comply with the provisions of this section, reduce the wage 
        rate of any employee.
            (3) Notice.--Every employer, employment agency, and labor 
        organization, as the case may be, shall post and keep posted in 
        conspicuous places upon its premises where notices to 
        employees, applicants for employment, and members are 
        customarily posted, a notice to be prepared or approved by the 
        Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that sets forth 
        excerpts from, or summaries of, the pertinent provisions of 
        this Act (including the amendments made by this Act) and of 
        title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et 
        seq.), and information pertinent to the filing of a complaint.

SEC. 4. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF EQUAL PAY ACT REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 15(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
215(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; or''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) to discharge or in any other manner retaliate against 
        any employee because such employee has inquired about, 
        discussed, or disclosed comparative compensation information 
        for the purpose of determining whether the employer is 
        compensating an employee in a manner that provides equal pay 
        for equal work, except that this paragraph shall not apply to 
        instances in which an employee who has access to the wage 
        information of other employees as a part of such employee's job 
        functions discloses the wages of such other employees to an 
        individual who does not otherwise have access to such 
        information, unless such disclosure is in response to a charge 
        or complaint or in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, 
        hearing, or action under section 6(d), including an 
        investigation conducted by the employee.
Nothing in paragraph (6) shall be construed to limit the rights of an 
employee provided under any other provision of law.''.

Answer:
Workplace Advancement Act Prohibits discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on any other factors other than sex.)   Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discharging or retaliating against any employee because such employee has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed comparative compensation information for the purpose of determining whether the employer is compensating an employee in a manner that provides equal pay for equal work. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of such employee's job functions discloses the wages of such other employees other than in response to a charge or complaint or in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action under provisions prohibiting sex discrimination, including an investigation conducted by the employer.