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Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Complaint and Litigation 
Accountability Improvement Measures Act'' or the ``Trade CLAIM Act''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE 
              REPRESENTATIVE BY THE COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

    Section 1581 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``subsections (a)-(h)'' and inserting 
                ``subsections (a)-(h) and (k)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``subsections 
                (a)-(h)'' and inserting ``subsections (a)-(h) and 
                (k)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive 
jurisdiction of any civil action commenced by a petitioner requesting 
that the United States Trade Representative take action under section 
301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411) to review de novo any 
determination, finding, or action of the United States Trade 
Representative under section 301(a), 302(a)(2), 304(a)(1), 
305(a)(2)(A)(ii), 306(b), or 307(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2411(a), 2412(a)(2), 2414(a)(1), 2415(a)(2)(A)(ii), 2416(b), and 
2417(a)(1)).''.

SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION BY THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE OF 
              PETITIONS TO ENFORCE UNITED STATES TRADE RIGHTS.

    (a) Actions by United States Trade Representative.--Section 301 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) in the flush text at the end, 
                by striking ``, subject to the specific direction, if 
                any, of the President regarding any such action,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``in any case in which'' and 
                        inserting ``if'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), by 
                        striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) the foreign country has--
                            ``(i) agreed to imminently eliminate the 
                        act, policy, or practice, or
                            ``(ii) agreed to a solution to imminently 
                        relieve the burden or restriction on United 
                        States commerce resulting from the act, policy, 
                        or practice;
                    ``(C) the Trade Representative finds that it is 
                impossible for the foreign country to achieve the 
                results described in subparagraph (B), but the foreign 
                country agrees to provide to the United States 
                compensatory trade benefits that are equivalent in 
                value to the burden or restriction on United States 
                commerce resulting from the acts, policy, or practice;
                    ``(D) in extraordinary cases, the Trade 
                Representative finds that the taking of action under 
                this subsection would have an adverse impact on the 
                United States economy substantially out of proportion 
                to the benefits of such action, taking into account the 
                impact of not taking such action on the credibility of 
                the provisions of this chapter; or
                    ``(E) the Trade Representative finds that the 
                taking of action under this subsection would cause 
                serious harm to the national security of the United 
                States.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)(D)--
                    (A) by amending clauses (i) and (ii) to read as 
                follows:
                            ``(i) imminently eliminate the act, policy, 
                        or practice that is the subject of the action 
                        to be taken under subsection (a) or (b),
                            ``(ii) imminently relieve the burden or 
                        restriction on United States commerce resulting 
                        from the act, policy, or practice, or''; and
                    (B) by amending subclause (I) of clause (iii) to 
                read as follows:
                                    ``(I) are equivalent in value to 
                                the burden or restriction on United 
                                States commerce resulting from the act, 
                                policy, or practice, and''.
    (b) Initiation of Investigations.--Section 302 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2412) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``based on whether the petitioner has alleged facts 
        that, if assumed to be true, would meet the criteria set forth 
        in section 301(a)(1).''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(a) or''.
    (c) Consultations.--Section 303 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2413) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``mutually acceptable 
        resolution'' and inserting ``resolution acceptable to the Trade 
        Representative, the foreign country, and the petitioner (if 
        any)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``after consulting 
        with'' and inserting ``with the consent of''.
    (d) Implementation of Actions.--Section 305(a)(1) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2415(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``, subject to 
the specific direction, if any, of the President regarding any such 
action,''.
    (e) Monitoring of Foreign Compliance.--Section 306(b) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Trade 
        Representative considers'' and inserting ``the Trade 
        Representative or the petitioner (if any) considers''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``the Trade 
        Representative considers'' and inserting ``the Trade 
        Representative or the petitioner (if any) considers''.
    (f) Modification and Termination of Action.--Section 307(a)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2417(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``, 
subject to the specific direction, if any, of the President with 
respect to such action,''.

Ex Output:
Trade Complaint and Litigation Accountability Improvement Measures Act or the Trade CLAIM Act - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the Court of International Trade exclusive jurisdiction of any civil action commenced by a petitioner requesting de novo review of a U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) decision concerning the enforcement of U.S. trade rights.

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise requirements concerning the enforcement of U.S. trade rights with respect to presidential authority and the responsibility of the USTR.

Permits the USTR to take further action to enforce U.S. rights, based on the USTR's monitoring, when a petitioner considers that the actions of a foreign country in implementing a measure have not been satisfactory.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. RENEWAL COMMUNITY TAX INCENTIVES.

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

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


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Group Health Plan Nondiscrimination 
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION FROM INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS.

    Section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
(29 U.S.C. 1140) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' after ``Sec. 510.''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Discrimination Based on Benefit Claims under Group Health 
Plans.--
            ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful discrimination for 
        purposes of subsection (a) to take any action to cancel or 
        reduce a benefit of a participant or beneficiary under a group 
        health plan (by plan amendment or plan termination, change in 
        insured status of the plan, change of insurer under the plan, 
        or any other means), if--
                    ``(A) such action is specifically related to one or 
                more particular diseases or medical conditions,
                    ``(B) such participant or beneficiary is 
                undergoing, at the time such action is taken, a course 
                of treatment related to any such disease or medical 
                condition, and
                    ``(C) a valid claim under the plan reasonably 
                related to such course of treatment has been submitted 
                to the plan by or on behalf of such participant or 
                beneficiary prior to the taking of such action.
            ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Group health plan.--The term `group health 
                plan' has the meaning provided in section 607(1).
                    ``(B) Change in insured status.--The term `change 
                in insured status' of a plan means a change to self-
                insured status or a change in the extent to which 
                benefits provided under the plan are provided under a 
                contract or policy of insurance issued by an insurer 
                under the plan.
                    ``(C) Insurer.--The term `insurer' under a plan 
                means a person licensed by a State to engage in the 
                business of insurance who provides benefits under the 
                plan under a contract or policy of insurance issued by 
                such person.
                    ``(D) Valid claim.--The term `valid claim' under a 
                group health plan means a claim which, at the time of 
                its submission by or on behalf of a participant or 
                beneficiary, would have entitled the participant or 
                beneficiary to benefits under the plan.''.

SEC. 3. NONDISCRIMINATION IN LIFETIME BENEFIT COVERAGE UNDER A GROUP 
              HEALTH PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Part 5 of title I of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

 ``nondiscrimination in lifetime benefit coverage under a group health 
                                  plan

    ``Sec. 516. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for a group 
health plan to discriminate among diseases or medical conditions with 
respect to levels of lifetime benefit coverage provided to similarly 
situated participants and beneficiaries under the plan. For purposes of 
this section, the term `lifetime benefit coverage' provided to any 
participant or beneficiary under a plan means the maximum benefit 
available under the plan in the aggregate to such participant or 
beneficiary.
    ``(b) Limitation.--Subsections (a) shall not apply with respect to 
participants and their beneficiaries under a group health plan if the 
requirements of paragraph (1) or (2) are met as follows:
            ``(1) Collective bargaining.--The requirements of this 
        paragraph are met if--
                    ``(A) the participants consist of employees covered 
                by a collective bargaining agreement between employee 
                representatives and one or more employers,
                    ``(B) there is evidence that benefits provided 
                under the group health plan established or maintained 
                pursuant to such collective bargaining agreement were 
                the subject of good faith bargaining between such 
                employee representatives and such employer or 
                employers, and
                    ``(C) the discrimination consists of a lack of 
                uniformity based solely on--
                            ``(i) variations in the required terms of 
                        the collective bargaining agreement as applied 
                        to separate geographically located facilities 
                        of the same employer, or
                            ``(ii) different levels of contributions to 
                        such plan negotiated between such employee 
                        representatives and more than 1 employer, as 
                        set forth in applicable collective bargaining 
                        agreements.
            ``(2) Exemption procedure.--The requirements of this 
        paragraph are met if the sponsor of such group health plan 
        demonstrates to the Secretary by a preponderance of the 
        evidence that such sponsor will be unable to continue such plan 
        unless granted relief from the applicable requirements of 
        subsection (a), pursuant to an exemption procedure which--
                    ``(A) shall be established by the Secretary by 
                regulation for purposes of this subsection, and
                    ``(B) shall be subject to standards and procedures 
                similar to those applicable under section 408(a) with 
                respect to exemptions granted thereunder.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 of such 
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 514 the 
following new items:

``Sec. 515. Delinquent contributions.
``Sec. 516. Discrimination in lifetime benefit coverage under group 
                            health plan.''.

SEC. 4. REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Notice of Modifications and Changes.--Section 104(b)(1) of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1024(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of a group 
health plan (as defined in section 607(1)), the adoption of any 
material coverage restriction which constitutes such a modification in 
the terms of the plan (including the termination of the plan), or which 
is represented by any such change in the information required under 
section 102(b), may not take effect until 60 days after such a summary 
description of such modification or change is furnished to each 
participant and to each spouse thereof who is a beneficiary under the 
plan in language calculated to be easily understood by the typical 
participant or beneficiary. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
term `material coverage restriction' means any change in the terms of a 
group health plan that results in elimination of, or increased 
restrictions on, any form of benefit coverage which was provided by the 
plan prior to the change, including, but not limited to, the 
establishment of, or increases in the amount of, deductibles or 
coinsurance payments required of participants and beneficiaries under 
the plan, except that the Secretary may by regulation exclude from such 
term any such change of a type which the Secretary finds to be de 
minimis.''.
    (b) Special Requirements for Self-Insured Plans.--Section 102(b) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1022(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) In the case of a self-insured group health plan, the plan 
description and summary plan description shall also contain a 
statement--
            ``(i) indicating that the plan is a self-insured group 
        health plan and is not a policy of insurance,
            ``(ii) identifying the person who is responsible for claim 
        determinations and processing, and
            ``(iii) indicating that the plan is not subject to State 
        guarantee fund protection and that, if the plan does not pay 
        all benefits for which participants or beneficiaries are 
        eligible under the plan, responsibility for payment for medical 
        care may to some extent remain with the participant or 
        beneficiary.
    ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph--
            ``(i) The term `group health plan' has the meaning provided 
        in section 607(1).
            ``(ii) A group health plan is `self-insured' unless all 
        benefits provided under the plan are provided under a contract 
        or policy of insurance issued by a person licensed by a State 
        to engage in the business of insurance.''.

SEC. 5. LEGAL RELIEF FROM DAMAGES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH RIGHTS UNDER 
              PLAN.

    (a) Damages.--Section 502(c) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4)(A) Any person who violates section 510 or 516 with respect to 
any participant or beneficiary under a group health plan shall be 
liable to such participant or beneficiary for actual damages. Subject 
to subparagraph (B), damages for such violation shall not include 
punitive damages.
    ``(B) In any case in which the violation constitutes willful, 
fraudulent, or malicious conduct, bad faith, or gross negligence, each 
person liable under subparagraph (A) may, in the court's discretion, be 
liable to such participant or beneficiary for exemplary damages equal 
to not more than the greater of--
            ``(i) 200 percent of the amount of actual damages awarded, 
        or
            ``(ii) $10,000.
Any such exemplary damages shall be in addition to any actual damages 
under subparagraph (A).
    ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `group health plan' 
has the meaning provided in section 607(1).''.
    (b) Attorney's Fees.--Section 502(g) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
1132(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) In any action for damages under subsection (c)(4) in which 
the plaintiff prevails or substantially prevails, the court shall award 
the plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and other costs of the action, 
including reasonable expert witness fees and costs, to be paid by the 
defendant. Fees awarded under this paragraph shall be at generally 
prevailing hourly rates.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to changes 
in group health plan coverage adopted on or after February 4, 1993.

Ex Output:

Group Health Plan Nondiscrimination Act of 1993 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that certain retroactive cancellations or reductions of benefits under group health plans constitute discrimination which interferes with rights protected under ERISA. 
Prohibits any group health plan from discriminating among diseases or medical conditions with respect to levels of lifetime benefit coverage provided to similarly situated participants and beneficiaries under the plan, with specified limitations relating to collective bargaining or special exemption procedures. 
Requires group health plans to issue notices of any material change in plan terms to each participant and spouse beneficiary.  Prohibits the change from taking effect until 60 days after such issuance.  Sets forth special requirements for such notices from self-insured group health plans. 
Revises civil enforcement provisions to make any person who violates the prohibition provisions against interference with rights of any participant or beneficiary under a group health plan liable to such participant or beneficiary for actual damages.  Precludes punitive damages, except that, where the violation constitutes willful, fraudulent, or malicious conduct, bad faith, or gross negligence, each such person may, in the court's discretion, be liable for limited exemplary damages.  Provides for award of attorney's fees and other legal costs to plaintiffs who prevail or substantially prevail.