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[EX Q]: SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Service Enhancement Act''.

                   TITLE I--RATEMAKING FLEXIBILITIES

SEC. 101. COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE PRODUCTS DEFINED.

    Section 102 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (4) and inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(5) `competitive product' refers to any postal product 
        which the Postal Rate Commission has determined, based on 
        appropriate economic factors prescribed by the Commission, 
        competes for business in a competitive market; and
            ``(6) `noncompetitive product' refers to any postal product 
        that is not a competitive product.''.

SEC. 102. RATES AND FEES FOR NONCOMPETITIVE PRODUCTS.

    (a) Current Ratemaking Procedures Cease To Apply With Respect to 
Competitive Products.--Section 3622(a) of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``This section shall 
apply only in the case of noncompetitive products.''.
    (b) Prohibition on Subsidizing Competitive Products.--Section 
3622(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and'' 
at the end of paragraph (8), by redesignating paragraph (9) as 
paragraph (10), and by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) the requirement that no rate or fee for a 
        noncompetitive product shall subsidize any rate or fee for a 
        competitive product; and''.

SEC. 103. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE RATES FOR NONCOMPETITIVE PRODUCTS 
              INCREMENTALLY.

    Section 3624 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e) If a request made by the Postal Service under section 3622 
proposes that one or more rates of postage or fees for postal services 
be changed incrementally, the recommended decision of the Commission 
may include provisions responsive to that proposal.''.

SEC. 104. NEGOTIATED SERVICE AGREEMENTS.

    Title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
3642 the following:
``Sec. 3643. Negotiated service agreements
    ``(a) The Postal Service may enter into negotiated service 
agreements with mail users under this section and in accordance with 
the policies of this title.
    ``(b) A negotiated service agreement may not be entered into unless 
each of the following conditions is met:
            ``(1) The agreement can reasonably be expected to result in 
        net benefits to the operation of a nationwide postal system.
            ``(2) The Postal Service remains willing and able to enter 
        into similar negotiated service agreements with other similarly 
        situated mail users (determined without regard to size).
            ``(3) Rates and fees payable during the term of the 
        negotiated service agreement are reasonably calculated to yield 
        to the Postal Service total revenues (after taking into account 
        any costs avoided, and any additional costs incurred, by the 
        Postal Service pursuant to the agreement) at least equal to the 
        revenues that would be generated over that same period of time 
        by application of the rate or rates chargeable under the 
        classification or classifications of mail service most similar 
        to the services performed under the agreement.
    ``(c) A negotiated service agreement that involves one or more 
noncompetitive products shall not become effective unless the Postal 
Rate Commission first certifies, in accordance with such expedited 
procedures as the Commission shall by regulation establish, that the 
agreement meets the requirements of this section. Certifications under 
this subsection may, notwithstanding section 3628, be appealed to any 
court of appeals of the United States.
    ``(d) For purposes of this section, the term `negotiated service 
agreement' means an agreement between a mail user and the Postal 
Service requiring performance by the mail user, the Postal Service, or 
both, of any combination of activities that, with respect to one or 
more classes of mail, differs significantly from those that would 
otherwise apply.''.

SEC. 105. COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS.

    Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3630. Competitive products
    ``(a) The Postal Service may offer competitive products under this 
section and in accordance with the policies of this title.
    ``(b) A competitive product may not be offered unless each of the 
following conditions is met:
            ``(1) The product can reasonably be expected to result in 
        net benefits to the operation of a nationwide postal system.
            ``(2) The rates or fees for the product--
                    ``(A) comply with the factors specified in section 
                3622(b); and
                    ``(B) are not subsidized by any rates or fees for 
                noncompetitive products.
    ``(c)(1) Interested parties who believe the Postal Service is 
offering a competitive product which does not conform to the policies 
set out in this title may lodge a complaint with the Postal Rate 
Commission in such form and in such manner as it may prescribe. The 
Commission may, in its discretion, hold hearings on such complaint and 
may issue an order providing for such interim relief as the Commission 
considers appropriate. The Commission shall issue an order deciding the 
complaint as expeditiously as possible.
    ``(2) The Postal Service shall comply with orders of the Commission 
under this subsection. Such orders may, notwithstanding section 3628, 
be appealed to any court of appeals of the United States.
    ``(3) Section 3662 shall not apply to complaints relating to 
competitive products.''.

SEC. 106. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) The heading for section 3622 of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3622. Rates and fees for noncompetitive products''.
    (b) The table of sections for chapter 36 of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to section 3622 and 
        inserting the following:

``3622. Rates and fees for noncompetitive products.'';
            (2) by adding after the item relating to section 3629 the 
        following:

``3630. Competitive products.''; and
            (3) by inserting after the item relating to section 3642 
        the following:

``3643. Negotiated service agreements.''.

SEC. 107. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Postal Products; Rates and Fees.--Until otherwise provided in 
accordance with title 39, United States Code (as amended by this title 
or as deemed to have remained in effect under subsection (b), as the 
case may be)--
            (1) all postal products offered immediately before this Act 
        takes effect shall continue being offered; and
            (2) all rates and fees in effect under such title 
        immediately before this Act takes effect shall remain in 
        effect.
    (b) Proceedings Pending.--This title shall not affect any 
proceedings pending immediately before the date of enactment of this 
Act, and any such proceedings shall continue under applicable 
provisions of title 39, United States Code, as last in effect before 
such date of enactment, until completed or terminated in accordance 
therewith.

   TITLE II--NATIONAL COMMISSION ON POSTAL EFFICIENCY AND ENHANCEMENT

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``National 
Commission on Postal Efficiency and Enhancement'' (hereinafter in this 
title referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 202. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall review the present practices and 
organizational structure of the United States Postal Service, with a 
view toward identifying--
            (1) areas of inefficiency or waste; and
            (2) methods for improving operations involved in the 
        collection, processing, or delivery of mail.

SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 8 
members appointed by the President, except that of those members--
            (1) 2 shall be appointed from among individuals recommended 
        by the majority leader of the Senate; and
            (2) 2 shall be appointed from among individuals recommended 
        by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Qualifications.--An individual appointed to serve on the 
Commission shall have expertise in mail delivery, organizational 
efficiency, labor relations, or other relevant subject areas.
    (c) Initial Appointments.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
members of the Commission should be appointed within 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Commission shall be designated 
by the President.
    (e) Pay.--Members shall be paid at a rate to be established by the 
President, not to exceed the rate payable for level I of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Chairman of the Commission shall exercise the 
executive and administrative functions of the Commission, and may 
appoint such staff as may be necessary for the operation of the 
Commission.
    (b) Information From Agencies.--The Commission may secure from any 
department, agency, independent establishment, or other instrumentality 
of the United States, any information necessary to enable it to carry 
out its functions under this title. Upon receiving a request under the 
preceding sentence, the head of the instrumentality involved shall, to 
the extent authorized by law, furnish such information directly to the 
Commission.

SEC. 205. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    The Commission shall transmit to the President and the Congress, 
within 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, a report 
containing a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the 
Commission, together with its recommendations for any legislation or 
administrative actions which the Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 206. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate as of the date on which the work of 
the Commission has been completed.

     TITLE III--ENHANCED AUTHORITIES FOR THE POSTAL RATE COMMISSION

SEC. 301. ENHANCED AUTHORITIES.

    Section 3604 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) Any Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission, any 
administrative law judge appointed by the Commission under section 3105 
of title 5, and any employee of the Commission designated by the 
Commission, may administer oaths, examine witnesses, take depositions, 
and receive evidence.
    ``(2) The Chairman of the Commission, any Commissioner designated 
by the Chairman, and any administrative law judge appointed by the 
Commission under section 3105 of title 5 may, with respect to any 
proceeding conducted by the Commission under this title--
            ``(A) issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and 
        presentation of testimony, or the production of documentary or 
        other evidence in the possession, of any covered individual; 
        and
            ``(B) order the taking of depositions or responses to 
        written interrogatories by a covered individual.
    ``(3) In the case of contumacy or failure to obey a subpoena or 
order issued under this subsection, upon application by the Commission, 
the district court of the United States for the district in which the 
person to whom the subpoena or order is addressed resides or is served 
may issue an order requiring such person to appear at any designated 
place to testify or produce documentary or other evidence. Any failure 
to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a 
contempt thereof.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `covered 
individual' means an officer or employee or agent of the Postal Service 
or of a contractor of the Postal Service.
    ``(g)(1) If the Postal Service determines that any testimony, 
document, or other matter provided pursuant to a subpoena or order 
issued under subsection (f), or otherwise provided by the Postal 
Service to the Postal Rate Commission in connection with any proceeding 
or other purpose under this title, contains information which is 
described in section 410(c) of this title, or exempt from public 
disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, the Postal Service shall, 
at the time such matter is provided to the Commission, notify the 
Commission, in writing, of its determination (and the reasons 
therefor).
    ``(2) The Commission shall establish procedures for ensuring, where 
appropriate, the confidentiality of any information as to which it has 
been notified under paragraph (1).''.
[EX A]: (Sec. 104) Outlines conditions under which the Postal Service (Service) may enter into negotiated service agreements with mail users, including that: (1) the agreement will result in net benefits to the nationwide postal system; and (2) rates and fees payable under the agreement are calculated to yield revenues to the Service that are at least equal to revenues generated by rates chargeable for other mail services. Allows any such agreement that involves one or more noncompetitive products to be effective only after the Postal Rate Commission (Commission) first certifies that such agreement meets requirements applicable to all mail service agreements.
(Sec. 105) Outlines conditions under which the Service may offer competitive products. Provides conditions under which a party who believes that the Service is offering a competitive product which does not conform to such conditions may lodge a complaint with the Commission.
Title II: National Commission on Postal Efficiency and Enhancement
 - Establishes the National Commission on Postal Efficiency and Enhancement to review and report on the present practices and organizational structure of the Service, with a view toward identifying waste or inefficiency and improving the collection, processing, and delivery of mail.
Title III: Enhanced Authorities for the Postal Rate Commission
 - Authorizes any Commission commissioner, any administrative law judge appointed by the Commission, and any Commission employee to administer oaths, examine witnesses, take depositions, and receive evidence. Authorizes the Commission Chairman, any designated commissioner, or any Commission-appointed administrative law judge to issue subpoenas and order the taking of depositions or responses to written interrogatories.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011''.

                     TITLE I--PERMANENT TAX RELIEF

SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EGTRRA SUNSET.

    Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 
Act of 2001 is repealed.

SEC. 102. REPEAL OF JGTRRA SUNSET.

    Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
2003 is repealed.

SEC. 103. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall, 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a draft of 
any technical and conforming changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 which are necessary to reflect throughout such Code the purposes 
of the provisions of, and amendments made by, this Act.

               TITLE II--PERMANENT INDIVIDUAL AMT RELIEF

SEC. 201. PERMANENT INDIVIDUAL AMT RELIEF.

    (a) Modification of Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption Amount.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 55(d) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption amount) is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Exemption amount for taxpayers other than 
        corporations.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a 
        corporation, the term `exemption amount' means--
                    ``(A) the dollar amount for taxable years beginning 
                in the calendar year as specified in the table 
                contained in paragraph (4)(A) in the case of--
                            ``(i) a joint return, or
                            ``(ii) a surviving spouse,
                    ``(B) the dollar amount for taxable years beginning 
                in the calendar year as specified in the table 
                contained in paragraph (4)(B) in the case of an 
                individual who--
                            ``(i) is not a married individual, and
                            ``(ii) is not a surviving spouse,
                    ``(C) 50 percent of the dollar amount applicable 
                under paragraph (1)(A) in the case of a married 
                individual who files a separate return, and
                    ``(D) $22,500 in the case of an estate or trust.
        For purposes of this paragraph, the term `surviving spouse' has 
        the meaning given to such term by section 2(a), and marital 
        status shall be determined under section 7703.''.
            (2) Specified exemption amounts.--Section 55(d) of such 
        Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Specified exemption amounts.--
                    ``(A) Taxpayers described in paragraph (1)(A).--For 
                purposes of paragraph (1))(A)--


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 The
             ``For taxable years beginning in--               exemption
                                                              amount is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2011.......................................................      $74,450
2012.......................................................      $78,250
2013.......................................................      $81,450
2014.......................................................      $85,050
2015.......................................................      $88,650
2016.......................................................      $92,650
2017.......................................................      $96,550
2018.......................................................     $100,950
2019.......................................................     $105,150
2020.......................................................     $109,950
2021.......................................................    $112,250.
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                    ``(B) Taxpayers described in paragraph (1)(B).--For 
                purposes of paragraph (1))(B)--


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 The
             ``For taxable years beginning in--               exemption
                                                              amount is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2011.......................................................      $48,450
2012.......................................................      $50,350
2013.......................................................      $51,950
2014.......................................................      $53,750
2015.......................................................      $55,550
2016.......................................................      $57,550
2017.......................................................      $59,500
2018.......................................................      $61,700
2019.......................................................      $63,800
2020.......................................................      $66,200
2021.......................................................  $68,200.''.
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    (b) Alternative Minimum Tax Relief for Nonrefundable Credits.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 26 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--The aggregate amount of 
credits allowed by this subpart for the taxable year shall not exceed 
the sum of--
            ``(1) the taxpayer's regular tax liability for the taxable 
        year reduced by the foreign tax credit allowable under section 
        27(a), and
            ``(2) the tax imposed by section 55(a) for the taxable 
        year.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Child tax credit.--
                            (i) Section 24(b) of such Code is amended 
                        by striking paragraph (3).
                            (ii) Section 24(d)(1) of such Code is 
                        amended--
                                    (I) by striking ``section 26(a)(2) 
                                or subsection (b)(3), as the case may 
                                be,'' each place it appears in 
                                subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
                                ``section 26(a)'', and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 26(a)(2) 
                                or subsection (b)(3), as the case may 
                                be'' in the second last sentence and 
                                inserting ``section 26(a)''.
                    (B) Credit for interest on certain home 
                mortgages.--Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended 
                to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Applicable tax limit.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `applicable tax limit' means the 
                limitation imposed by section 26(a) for the taxable 
                year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under 
                this subpart (other than this section and sections 23, 
                25D, and 1400C).''.
                    (C) Savers' credit.--Section 25B of such Code is 
                amended by striking subsection (g).
                    (D) Residential energy efficient property.--Section 
                25D(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--If the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such 
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this 
subpart (other than this section), such excess shall be carried to the 
succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year.''.
                    (E) Certain plug-in electric vehicles.--Section 
                30(c)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be 
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
        year.''.
                    (F) Alternative motor vehicle credit.--Section 
                30B(g)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be 
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
        year.''.
                    (G) New qualified plug-in electric vehicle 
                credit.--Section 30D(c)(2) of such Code is amended to 
                read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be 
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
        year.''.
                    (H) Cross references.--Section 55(c)(3) of such 
                Code is amended by striking ``26(a), 30C(d)(2),'' and 
                inserting ``30C(d)(2)''.
                    (I) Foreign tax credit.--Section 904 of such Code 
                is amended by striking subsection (i) and by 
                redesignating subsections (j), (k), and (l) as 
                subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively.
                    (J) First-time home buyer credit for the district 
                of columbia.--Section 1400C(d) of such Code is amended 
                to read as follows:
    ``(d) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--If the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such 
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart 
A of part IV of subchapter A (other than this section and section 25D), 
such excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added 
to the credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.''.
            (3) Adoption credit.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 10909 of the Patient 
                Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the amendments 
                made thereby, are repealed; and the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 shall be applied as if such section, and 
                amendments, had never been enacted.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--
                            (i) Section 23(b) of the Internal Revenue 
                        Code of 1986, as in effect on December 31, 
                        2009, is amended by striking paragraph (4).
                            (ii) Section 23(c) of such Code, as in 
                        effect on December 31, 2009, is amended by 
                        striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
                        before paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(1) In general.--If the credit allowable under subsection 
        (a) for any taxable year exceeds the limitation imposed by 
        section 26(a) for such taxable year, reduced by the sum of the 
        credits allowable under this subpart (other than this section 
        and sections 25D and 1400C), such excess shall be carried to 
        the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable 
        under subsection (a) for such taxable year.''.
                            (iii) Section 23(c) of such Code, as in 
                        effect on December 31, 2009, is amended by 
                        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments and the repeal made by this 
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

                 TITLE III--PERMANENT ESTATE TAX RELIEF

SEC. 301. PERMANENT ESTATE TAX RELIEF.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Tax Relief, Unemployment 
Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, and the 
amendments made thereby, are repealed; and the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 shall be applied as if such title, and amendments, had never been 
enacted.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by this section shall apply to 
estates of decedents dying, gifts made, and generation skipping 
transfers after December 31, 2009.
[EX A]: Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011 - Eliminates: (1) the terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making the tax relief provisions of such Act permanent; and (2) the terminating date of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 applicable to reductions in the tax rate for dividend and capital gain income.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) phase-in between 2011 through 2021increases in the exemption amount for the alternative minimum tax (AMT); and (2) make permanent offsets against the AMT for certain nonrefundable tax credits.

Makes permanent the repeal of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes for decedents dying, gifts made, and generation skipping transfers after December 31, 2009.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Haskell Indian Nations University 
and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems 
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) the provision of culturally sensitive curricula for higher 
    education programs at Haskell Indian Nations University and the 
    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is consistent with the 
    commitment of the Federal Government to the fulfillment of treaty 
    obligations to Indian tribes through the principle of self-
    determination and the use of Federal resources; and
        (2) giving a greater degree of autonomy to those institutions, 
    while maintaining them as an integral part of the Bureau of Indian 
    Affairs, will facilitate--
            (A) the transition of Haskell Indian Nations University to 
        a 4-year university; and
            (B) the administration and improvement of the academic 
        program of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS; APPLICABILITY.

    (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
        (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (2) Employee.--The term ``employee'', with respect to an 
    institution named in subsection (b), means an individual employed 
    in or under such institution.
        (3) Eligible.--The term ``eligible'' means an individual who 
    has qualified for appointment in the institution involved and whose 
    name has been entered on the appropriate register or list of 
    eligibles.
        (4) Demonstration project.--The term ``demonstration project'' 
    means a project conducted by or under the supervision of an 
    institution named in subsection (b) to determine whether specified 
    changes in personnel management policies or procedures would result 
    in improved personnel management.
    (b) Applicability.--This Act applies to--
        (1) Haskell Indian Nations University, located in Lawrence, 
    Kansas; and
        (2) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, located in 
    Albuquerque, New Mexico.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Each institution named in section 3(b) may conduct 
a demonstration project in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 
The conducting of any such demonstration project shall not be limited 
by any lack of specific authority under title 5, United States Code, to 
take the action contemplated, or by any provision of such title or any 
rule or regulation prescribed under such title which is inconsistent 
with the action, including any provision of law, rule, or regulation 
relating to--
        (1) the methods of establishing qualification requirements for, 
    recruitment for, and appointment to positions;
        (2) the methods of classifying positions and compensating 
    employees;
        (3) the methods of assigning, reassigning, or promoting 
    employees;
        (4) the methods of disciplining employees;
        (5) the methods of providing incentives to employees, including 
    the provision of group or individual incentive bonuses or pay;
        (6) the hours of work per day or per week;
        (7) the methods of involving employees, labor organizations, 
    and employee organizations in personnel decisions; and
        (8) the methods of reducing overall staff and grade levels.
    (b) Consultation and Other Requirements.--Before commencing a 
demonstration project under this Act, the president of the institution 
involved shall--
        (1) in consultation with the board of regents of the 
    institution and such other persons or representative bodies as the 
    president considers appropriate, develop a plan for such project 
    which identifies--
            (A) the purposes of the project;
            (B) the types of employees or eligibles to be included 
        (categorized by occupational series, grade, or organizational 
        unit);
            (C) the number of employees or eligibles to be included (in 
        the aggregate and by category);
            (D) the methodology;
            (E) the duration;
            (F) the training to be provided;
            (G) the anticipated costs;
            (H) the methodology and criteria for evaluation, consistent 
        with subsection (f);
            (I) a specific description of any aspect of the project for 
        which there is a lack of specific authority; and
            (J) a specific citation to any provision of law, rule, or 
        regulation which, if not waived, would prohibit the conducting 
        of the project, or any part of the project as proposed;
        (2) publish the plan in the Federal Register;
        (3) submit the plan so published to public hearing;
        (4) at least 180 days before the date on which the proposed 
    project is to commence, provide notification of such project to--
            (A) employees likely to be affected by the project; and
            (B) each House of Congress;
        (5) at least 90 days before the date on which the proposed 
    project is to commence, provide each House of Congress with a 
    report setting forth the final version of the plan; and
        (6) at least 60 days before the date on which the proposed 
    project is to commence, inform all employees as to the final 
    version of the plan, including all information relevant to the 
    making of an election under subsection (h)(2)(A).
    (c) Limitations.--No demonstration project under this Act may--
        (1) provide for a waiver of--
            (A) any provision of law, rule, or regulation providing 
        for--
                (i) equal employment opportunity;
                (ii) Indian preference; or
                (iii) veterans' preference;
            (B) any provision of chapter 23 of title 5, United States 
        Code, or any other provision of such title relating to merit 
        system principles or prohibited personnel practices, or any 
        rule or regulation prescribed under authority of any such 
        provision; or
            (C) any provision of subchapter II or III of chapter 73 of 
        title 5, United States Code, or any rule or regulation 
        prescribed under authority of any such provision;
        (2) impose any duty to engage in collective bargaining with 
    respect to--
            (A) classification of positions; or
            (B) pay, benefits, or any other form of compensation; or
        (3) provide that any employee be required to pay dues or fees 
    of any kind to a labor organization as a condition of employment.
    (d) Commencement and Termination Dates.--Each demonstration project 
under this Act--
        (1) shall commence within 2 years after the date of enactment 
    of this Act; and
        (2) shall terminate by the end of the 5-year period beginning 
    on the date on which such project commences, except that the 
    project may continue beyond the end of such 5-year period--
            (A) to the extent necessary to validate the results of the 
        project; and
            (B) to the extent provided for under subsection (h)(2)(B).
    (e) Discretionary Authority To Terminate.--A demonstration project 
under this Act may be terminated by the Secretary or the president of 
the institution involved if either determines that the project creates 
a substantial hardship on, or is not in the best interests of, the 
institution and its educational goals.
    (f) Evaluation.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for an evaluation 
    of the results of each demonstration project under this Act and its 
    impact on improving public management.
        (2) Information.--Upon request of the Secretary, an institution 
    named in section 3(b) shall cooperate with and assist the 
    Secretary, to the extent practicable, in any evaluation undertaken 
    under this subsection and provide the Secretary with requested 
    information and reports relating to the conducting of its 
    demonstration project.
    (g) Role of the Office of Personnel Management.--Upon request of 
the Secretary or the president of an institution named in section 3(b), 
the Office of Personnel Management shall furnish information or 
technical advice on the design, operation, or evaluation, or any other 
aspect of a demonstration project under this Act.
    (h) Applicability.--
        (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
    subsection, all applicants for employment with, all eligibles and 
    employees of, and all positions in or under an institution named in 
    section 3(b) shall be subject to inclusion in a demonstration 
    project under this Act.
        (2) Provisions relating to certain benefits.--
            (A) Option for certain individuals to remain under current 
        law governing certain benefits.--
                (i) Eligible individuals.--This subparagraph applies in 
            the case of any individual who, as of the day before the 
            date on which a demonstration project under this Act is to 
            commence at an institution--

                    (I) is an employee of such institution; and
                    (II) if benefits under subchapter III of chapter 83 
                or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, are to be 
                affected, has completed at least 1 year of Government 
                service (whether with such institution or otherwise), 
                but taking into account only civilian service 
                creditable under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
                chapter 84 of such title.

                (ii) Option.--If a demonstration project is to include 
            changes to any benefits under subpart G of part III of 
            title 5, United States Code, an employee described in 
            clause (i) shall be afforded an election not to become 
            subject to such demonstration project, to the extent those 
            benefits are involved (and to instead remain subject to the 
            provisions of such subpart G as if this Act had not been 
            enacted).
            (B) Continuation of certain alternative benefit systems 
        after demonstration project terminates for persons becoming 
        subject thereto under the project.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this Act, the termination of a demonstration 
        project shall not, in the case of any employee who becomes 
        subject to a system of alternative benefits under this Act (in 
        lieu ofbenefits that would otherwise be determined under 
subpart G of part III of title 5, United States Code), have the effect 
of terminating--
                (i) any rights accrued by that individual under the 
            system of alternative benefits involved; or
                (ii) the system under which those alternative benefits 
            are afforded, to the extent continuation of such system 
            beyond the termination date is provided for under the terms 
            of the demonstration project (as in effect on the 
            termination date).
        (3) Transition provisions.--
            (A) Retention of annual and sick leave accrued before 
        becoming subject to demonstration project.--Any individual 
        becoming subject to a demonstration project under this Act 
        shall, in a manner consistent with the requirements of section 
        6308 of title 5, United States Code, be credited with any 
        annual leave and any sick leave standing to such individual's 
        credit immediately before becoming subject to the project.
            (B) Provisions relating to credit for leave upon separating 
        while the demonstration project is still ongoing.--Any 
        demonstration project under this Act shall include provisions 
        consistent with the following:
                (i) Lump-sum credit for annual leave.--In the case of 
            any individual who, at the time of becoming subject to the 
            demonstration project, has any leave for which a lump-sum 
            payment might be paid under subchapter VI of chapter 55 of 
            title 5, United States Code, such individual shall, if such 
            individual separates from service (in the circumstances 
            described in section 5551 or 5552 of such title 5, as 
            applicable) while the demonstration project is still 
            ongoing, be entitled to a lump-sum payment under such 
            section 5551 or 5552 (as applicable) based on the amount of 
            leave standing to such individual's credit at the time such 
            individual became subject to the demonstration project or 
            the amount of leave standing to such individual's credit at 
            the time of separation, whichever is less.
                (ii) Retirement credit for sick leave.--In the case of 
            any individual who, at the time of becoming subject to the 
            demonstration project, has any sick leave which would be 
            creditable under section 8339(m) of title 5, United States 
            Code (had such individual then separated from service), any 
            sick leave standing to such individual's credit at the time 
            of separation shall, if separation occurs while the 
            demonstration project is still ongoing, be so creditable, 
            but only to the extent that it does not exceed the amount 
            of creditable sick leave that stood to such individual's 
            credit at the time such individual became subject to the 
            demonstration project.
            (C) Transfer of leave remaining upon transfer to another 
        agency.--In the case of any employee who becomes subject to the 
        demonstration project and is subsequently transferred or 
        otherwise appointed (without a break in service of 3 days or 
        longer) to another position in the Federal Government or the 
        government of the District of Columbia under a different leave 
        system (whether while the project is still ongoing or 
        otherwise), any leave remaining to the credit of that 
        individual which was earned or credited under the demonstration 
        project shall be transferred to such individual's credit in the 
        new employing agency on an adjusted basis under regulations 
        prescribed under section 6308 of title 5, United States Code. 
        Any such regulations shall be prescribed taking into account 
        the provisions of subparagraph (B).
            (D) Collective-bargaining agreements.--Any collective-
        bargaining agreement in effect on the day before a 
        demonstration project under this Act commences shall continue 
        to be recognized by the institution involved until the earlier 
        of--
                (i) the date occurring 3 years after the commencement 
            date of the project;
                (ii) the date as of which the agreement is scheduled to 
            expire (disregarding any option to renew); or
                (iii) such date as may be determined by mutual 
            agreement of the parties.

SEC. 5. DELEGATION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.

    The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent consistent with 
applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations 
therefor, delegate to the presidents of the respective institutions 
named in section 3(b) procurement and contracting authority with 
respect to the conduct of the administrative functions of such 
institution.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated, for fiscal year 1999, and 
each fiscal year thereafter, to each of the respective institutions 
named in section 3(b)--
        (1) the amount of funds made available by appropriations as 
    operations funding for the administration of such institution for 
    fiscal year 1998; and
        (2) such additional sums as may be necessary for the operation 
    of such institution pursuant to this Act.

SEC. 7. REGULATIONS.

    The president of each institution named in section 3(b) may, in 
consultation with the appropriate entities (referred to in section 
4(b)(1)), prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 8. LEGISLATION TO MAKE CHANGES PERMANENT.

    Not later than 6 months before the date on which a demonstration 
project under this Act is scheduled to expire, the institution 
conducting such demonstration project shall submit to each House of 
Congress--
        (1) recommendations as to whether or not the changes under such 
    project should be continued or made permanent; and
        (2) proposed legislation for any changes in law necessary to 
    carry out any such recommendations.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1998 - Allows the Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to each conduct a five-year demonstration project to determine whether specified changes in personnel management policies or procedures would result in improved personnel management. Provides that actions under the project shall not be limited by any lack of specific authority under title 5 of the U.S. Code or by any provision, rule, or regulation that is inconsistent which such action, with specified exceptions. 
Permits employees whose retirement benefits are to be affected and who have completed at least one year of Government service to elect not to become subject to the project.  Sets forth transition provisions with respect to annual and sick leave. 
Authorizes as appropriations.    Requires such an institution conducting a demonstration project, not later than six months before it is scheduled to expire, to submit to each House of the Congress: (1) recommendations as to whether or not the changes under such project should be continued or made permanent; and (2) proposed legislation for any changes in law necessary to carry out any such recommendations.