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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iraq Congressional Oversight 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On October 16, 2002, the Authorization for Use of 
        Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-
        243) was enacted into law.
            (2) On March 19, 2003, the President, pursuant to the 
        authorities provided to the President by Public Law 107-243, 
        committed United States Armed Forces to combat operations in 
        Iraq.
            (3) On April 9, 2003, Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime 
        fell to Coalition Forces.
            (4) On April 16, 2003, the Emergency Wartime Supplemental 
        Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-11) was enacted into 
        law, which included $2,500,000,000 for the relief and 
        reconstruction of Iraq.
            (5) On May 12, 2003, the Coalition Provisional Authority 
        (CPA) subsumed the Organization for Reconstruction and 
        Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA), and citing United Nations 
        Security Council Resolution 1483 (2003) and the laws of war, 
        vested itself with executive, legislative, and judicial 
        authority over the Iraqi government until such time as the 
        Iraqi government gained its sovereignty.
            (6) On November 6, 2003, the Emergency Supplemental 
        Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of 
        Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-106) was enacted 
        into law, which included an additional $18,400,000,000 for the 
        relief and reconstruction of Iraq.
            (7) On June 28, 2004, the new Iraqi government gained its 
        sovereignty.
            (8) On January 30, 2005, the Iraqi people successfully 
        elected their first interim National Assembly.
            (9) On March 16, 2005, the 275-member interim Iraqi 
        National Assembly convened to appoint an interim national 
        government and to begin the drafting of a constitution.
            (10) On September 18, 2005, the interim Iraqi National 
        Assembly completed negotiations on the draft constitution.
            (11) On October 15, 2005, the Iraqi people approved the 
        draft constitution by a national referendum.
            (12) On November 30, 2005, the President, through the 
        National Security Council, issued the National Strategy for 
        Victory in Iraq.
            (13) On December 15, 2005, the people of Iraq voted to 
        elect the first permanent National Assembly in accordance with 
        the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq.
            (14) On March 16, 2006, the newly-elected National Assembly 
        convened for their first session.
            (15) On May 20, 2006, the Iraqi Prime Minister-designee 
        named a cabinet, except for the posts of Minister of Defense 
        and Minister of Interior, and the Prime Minister-designee and 
        the cabinet received a vote of confidence from the National 
        Assembly.
            (16) On June 7, 2006, Iraq's National Assembly approved the 
        individuals that the Iraqi Prime Minister nominated for 
        Minister of Defense, Minister of Interior, and National 
        Security Advisor, completing the formation of Iraq's first 
        permanent democratic government.

SEC. 3. STATEMENTS OF POLICY.

    Congress makes the following statements of policy:
            (1) Congress remains supportive of and inspired by the 
        service and sacrifice made by and dedication and commitment to 
        a democratic, stable, and prosperous Iraq displayed by members 
        of the United States Armed Forces and civilian personnel in 
        Iraq and by personnel serving world-wide in support of 
        Operation Iraqi Freedom.
            (2) Congress remains supportive of and inspired by the 
        service and sacrifice made by and dedication and commitment to 
        a democratic, stable, and prosperous Iraq displayed by the 
        military and civilian personnel of Coalition countries serving 
        in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Iraqi patriots 
        working toward a better future for their country and the 
        children of Iraq.
            (3) Congress recognizes the complex and interdependent 
        nature of the challenges associated with the political, 
        security, infrastructure, and economic development of and 
        governance capacity building at and between the national, 
        national capital city, regional, provincial, provincial capital 
        city, and strategic municipal levels of government within Iraq.
            (4) Congress recognizes the achievements to date made by 
        the United States Armed Forces, Coalition Forces, Iraqi 
        Security Forces, and civilian personnel toward the political, 
        security, infrastructure, and economic development of Iraq.
            (5) Congress recognizes the issuance of the President's 
        National Strategy for Victory in Iraq on November 30, 2005.
            (6) Congress supports the formation of a democratic, 
        pluralistic, federal, and united Government of Iraq.
            (7) Congress urges elected Iraqis to maintain their 
        commitment to and preserve a national unity government.
            (8) Congress remains deeply concerned about insurgent 
        attacks and threats against United States Armed Forces, 
        Coalition Forces, Iraqi Security Forces, and civilians in Iraq.
            (9) Congress is concerned about the increase of ethnic and 
        sectarian violence in Iraq following the February 22, 2006, 
        bombing of the Askariya mosque in Samarra, Iraq, and about 
        continued ethnic and sectarian tensions across Iraq and within 
        its cities.
            (10) Congress is concerned about the increasing power that 
        unauthorized politically-aligned militias wield in Iraq, their 
        destabilizing effect on security in Iraq, and the challenges 
        they present to the development of professional Iraqi Security 
        Forces.
            (11) Congress urges the Government of Iraq to continue to 
        pursue policies to promote the development of--
                    (A) a market-based economy in Iraq that increases 
                private-sector employment opportunities for Iraqi 
                workers;
                    (B) private-sector investment opportunities for 
                domestic and international investors; and
                    (C) a government budget process that reflects an 
                appropriate level of investment in the development of 
                and the continued operations and maintenance for Iraq's 
                national infrastructure.
            (12) Congress notes that the National Strategy for Victory 
        in Iraq is not specific regarding vital measures or other 
        benchmarks in Iraq's political, security, infrastructure, and 
        economic development that need to be met to signal to Congress 
        and the American people that victory in Iraq has been achieved 
        and the majority of United States Armed Forces currently 
        deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom can be redeployed to their 
        peacetime duty stations.
            (13) Congress notes the findings of the reports pursuant to 
        the section entitled ``Measuring Stability and Security in 
        Iraq'' of House Conference Report 109-72 accompanying H.R. 
        1268, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 
        the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 
        109-13), submitted by the Secretary of Defense (in consultation 
        with other appropriate members of the National Security 
        Council) to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
        Majority Leader of the Senate, and the congressional defense 
        committees that identifies security, economic, and Iraqi 
        Security Force training performance standards and goals, 
        accompanied by a notional timetable for achieving these goals.
            (14) Congress notes the report submitted pursuant to the 
        United States Policy in Iraq Act (section 1227 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-
        163); 119 Stat. 3465-3467), and the current military mission 
        and the diplomatic, political, economic, and military measures 
        that are being or have been undertaken to successfully complete 
        or support that mission.
            (15) Congress reaffirms the findings of the section 
        entitled ``Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq'' of House 
        Conference Report 109-72 and of section 1227 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, and notes the 
        advantages of consolidating various reports into a single 
        report, from the President, that reflects the requirements of 
        both laws referenced in paragraphs (13) and (14) and that 
        includes the requirements of section 4 of this Act.
            (16) Congress is concerned that the reports submitted to 
        Congress pursuant to the section entitled ``Measuring Stability 
        and Security in Iraq'' of House Conference Report 109-72 and of 
        section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2006, do not provide sufficient content, 
        information, data, and analysis for Congress to comprehensively 
        evaluate the mission in Iraq.
            (17) Congress urges that the reports transmitted pursuant 
        to section 4 of this Act be organized and written to provide 
        content, information, data, and analysis on the mission in Iraq 
        as it pertains to the political, security, infrastructure, and 
        economic development of and governance capacity building at and 
        between the national, national capital city, regional, 
        provincial, provincial capital city, and strategic municipal 
        levels of government within Iraq.
            (18) It is the duty of Congress under Article I, Section 8 
        of the United States Constitution to ``raise and support 
        Armies,'' and that by requiring the President to report to 
        Congress on Operation Iraqi Freedom, Congress is better able to 
        carry out this constitutional duty.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall, in accordance with, in support of, 
and to more clearly define the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq, 
transmit to Congress a report that--
            (1) consolidates the requirements of the section entitled 
        ``Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq'' of House 
        Conference Report 109-72 accompanying H.R. 1268, Emergency 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
        Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-13) and the 
        United States Policy in Iraq Act (section 1227 of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-
        163); 119 Stat. 3465-3467) by containing the information 
        required to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the 
        requirements of such provisions of law;
            (2) identifies the specific or vital measures or other 
        benchmarks that define the terms of completion of and 
        conditions for victory for Operation Iraqi Freedom and their 
        correlation with the strategic objectives and lines of action 
        outlined in the appendix of the National Strategy for Victory 
        in Iraq;
            (3) describes the nature and substance of the programs 
        implemented to achieve such strategic objectives and lines of 
        action; and
            (4) analyzes using metrics the effectiveness of such 
        programs toward achieving the specific vital measures or other 
        benchmarks required to be identified by paragraph (2).
    (b) Update.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall transmit to Congress 
        an update of the report required by subsection (a) not less 
        than once every 120 days after the date on which the President 
        transmits the report required by such subsection until such 
        time as Operation Iraqi Freedom has been completed.
            (2) Contents.--Each update of the report--
                    (A) may reflect adjustments to the specific or 
                vital measures or other benchmarks identified pursuant 
                to subsection (a)(2), or to the nature or substance of 
                the programs described in subsection (a)(3), as 
                realties, circumstances, and events in Iraq change or 
                evolve; and
                    (B) shall include detailed justifications as to why 
                adjustments to such specific or vital measures or other 
                benchmarks, or to the nature or substance of such 
                programs, were made.
    (c) Additional Requirements.--The report required by subsection (a) 
and updates of the report required by subsection (b) shall be--
            (1) organized and written to provide content, data, 
        information, and analysis on the complex interdependent nature 
        of the challenges associated with the political, security, 
        infrastructure, and economic development of and governance 
        capacity building at and between the national, national capital 
        city, regional, provincial, provincial capital city, and 
        strategic municipal levels of government within Iraq; and
            (2) accompanied by a comprehensive all-source intelligence 
        analysis of Iraq that includes information by and from the 
        national, national capital city, regional, provincial, 
        provincial capital city, and strategic municipal levels of 
        government within Iraq.
    (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) and updates of the 
report required by subsection (b) shall be transmitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a classified annex.

Answer: Iraq Congressional Oversight Enhancement Act - Directs the President to transmit periodically to Congress a consolidated, comprehensive report on the implementation of the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq.


Question: SECTION 1. EXCHANGE OF CERTAIN MINERAL INTERESTS IN BILLINGS COUNTY, 
              NORTH DAKOTA.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to consolidate certain 
mineral interests in the Little Missouri National Grasslands in 
Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of Federal and 
private mineral interests in order to enhance land management 
capability and environmental and wildlife protection.
    (b) Exchange.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            (1) if, not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company (referred 
        to in this section as ``Burlington'' and formerly known as 
        Meridian Oil Inc.), conveys title acceptable to the Secretary 
        of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Secretary'') to rights and interests identified on the map 
        entitled ``Billings County, North Dakota, Consolidated Mineral 
        Exchange--November 1995'', by quitclaim deed acceptable to the 
        Secretary, the Secretary shall convey to Burlington, subject to 
        valid existing rights, by quit-claim deed, all Federal rights 
        and interests identified on that map; and
            (2) if Burlington makes the conveyance under paragraph (1) 
        and, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the owners of the remaining non-oil gas mineral 
        interests identified on that map convey title acceptable to the 
        Secretary to all rights, title, and interests in the interests 
        held by them, by quitclaim deed acceptable to the Secretary, 
        the Secretary shall convey to those owners, subject to valid 
        existing rights, by exchange deed, all Federal rights, title, 
        and interests in National Forest System lands and National 
        Grasslands in the State of North Dakota as are agreed to by the 
        Secretary and the owners of those interests.
    (c) Leasehold Interests.--As a condition precedent to the 
conveyance of interests by the Secretary to Burlington under this 
section, all leasehold and contractual interests in the oil and gas 
interests to be conveyed by Burlington to the United States under this 
section shall be released, to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
    (d) Approximate Equal Value of Exchanges With Other Interest 
Owners.--The values of the interests to be exchanged under subsection 
(b)(2) shall be approximately equal, as determined by the Secretary.
    (e) Land Use.--
            (1) Exploration and development.--The Secretary shall grant 
        to Burlington, and its successors and assigns, the use of 
        Federally-owned surface lands to explore for and develop 
        interests conveyed to Burlington under this Act, subject to 
        applicable Federal and State laws.
            (2) Surface occupancy and use.--Rights to surface occupancy 
        and use that Burlington would have absent the exchange under 
        this Act on its interests conveyed under this Act shall apply 
        to the same extent on the federally owned surface estate 
        overlying oil and gas rights conveyed to Burlington under this 
        Act.
    (f) Environmental Protection for Environmentally Sensitive Lands.--
All activities of Burlington, and its successors and assigns, relating 
to exploration and development on environmentally sensitive National 
Forest System lands, as described in the ``Memorandum of Understanding 
Concerning Certain Severed Mineral Estates, Billings County, North 
Dakota'', executed by the Forest Service and Burlington and dated 
November 2, 1995, shall be subject to the terms of the memorandum.
    (g) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be provided 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, kept on file in 
the office of the Chief of the Forest Service, and made available for 
public inspection in the office of the Forest Supervisor of the Custer 
National Forest within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (h) Other Laws.--The exchange under subsection (b)(1) shall be 
deemed to meet the requirements of all other Federal laws, including 
all land exchange laws, environmental laws, and cultural laws (such as 
the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.)), and no 
further compliance with any other law shall be required in order to 
implement the exchanges.
    (i) Continuation of Multiple Use.--Nothing in this Act, shall 
limit, restrict, or otherwise affect the application of the principle 
of multiple use (including outdoor recreation, range, timber, 
watershed, and fish and wildlife purposes) in any area of the Little 
Missouri National Grasslands. Federal grazing permits or privileges in 
areas designated on the map entitled ``Billings County, North Dakota, 
Consolidated Mineral Exchange--November 1995'' or those lands described 
in the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Certain Severed Mineral 
Estates, Billings County, North Dakota'', shall not be curtailed or 
otherwise limited as a result of the exchange authorized by this Act.

Answer: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company (formerly known as Meridian Oil Inc.) all Federal rights and interests identified on a map entitled the "Billings County, North Dakota, Consolidated Mineral Exchange--November 1995," contingent on Burlington's conveyance to the Secretary of title to its own rights and interests identified on the same map. 
Directs the Secretary to convey to owners of the remaining non-oil gas mineral interests identified on the map all Federal rights, title, and interests in the National Forest System lands and National Grasslands in the State of North Dakota, contingent on the owners' conveyance to the Secretary, after Burlington's conveyance, of all their rights, title, and interests. 
Directs the Secretary to grant to Burlington the use of federally-owned surface lands to explore for and develop interests conveyed to Burlington under this Act.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Jobs Tax Credit Act 
of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In many parts of the United States, segments of large 
        cities, smaller cities, and rural areas are experiencing 
        population loss and low job growth that hurt the surrounding 
        communities.
            (2) In areas hurt by low job growth, people are forced to 
        leave the communities they have lived in their whole life to 
        secure a job.
            (3) A small business tax credit to promote jobs in areas 
        suffering from low job growth and population loss would spur 
        economic growth and would provide incentives for businesses to 
        take advantage of an often underutilized, well-educated 
        workforce.
            (4) By promoting economic growth, such a tax credit would 
        revitalize these areas that are less likely to receive other 
        Federal investments.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 51(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to members of targeted groups) is amended by striking 
``or'' at the end of subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the 
end of subparagraph (H) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the 
end the following:
                    ``(I) a qualified small business employee.''.
    (b) Qualified Small Business Employee.--Section 51(d) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraphs 
(10) through (12) as paragraphs (11) through (13), respectively, and by 
inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) Qualified small business employee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified small 
                business employee' means any individual--
                            ``(i) hired by a qualified small business 
                        located in a development zone, or
                            ``(ii) hired by a qualified small business 
                        and who is certified by the designated local 
                        agency as residing in such a development zone.
                    ``(B) Qualified small business.--The term 
                `qualified small business' has the meaning given the 
                term `small employer' by section 4980D(d)(2).
                    ``(C) Development zone.--For purposes of this 
                section--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `development 
                        zone' means any area--
                                    ``(I) which is nominated under the 
                                procedures defined in sections 
                                1400E(a)(1)(A) and 1400E(a)(4) for 
                                renewal communities;
                                    ``(II) which the Secretary of 
                                Housing and Urban Development 
                                designates as a development zone, after 
                                consultation with the Secretary of 
                                Commerce;
                                    ``(III) which has a population of 
                                not less than 5,000 and not more than 
                                150,000;
                                    ``(IV) which has a poverty rate not 
                                less than 20 percent (within the 
                                meaning of section 1400E(c)(3)(C));
                                    ``(V) which has an average annual 
                                rate of job growth of less than 2 
                                percent during any 3 years of the 
                                preceding 5-year period; and
                                    ``(VI) which, during the period 
                                beginning January 1, 1990 and ending 
                                with the date of the enactment of this 
                                Act, has a net out-migration of 
                                inhabitants, or other population loss, 
                                from the area of at least 2 percent of 
                                the population of the area during such 
                                period.
                            ``(ii) Number of designations.--The 
                        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may 
                        not designate more than 100 development zones.
                    ``(D) Special rules for determining amount of 
                credit.--For purposes of applying this subpart to wages 
                paid or incurred to any qualified small business 
                employee--
                            ``(i) subsection (a) shall be applied by 
                        substituting ``20 percent of the qualified 
                        first, second, third, fourth, or fifth year 
                        wages'' for ``40 percent of the qualified first 
                        year wages'', and
                            ``(ii) in lieu of paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
                        subsection (b), the following definitions and 
                        special rule shall apply:
                                    ``(I) Qualified first-year wages.--
                                The term `qualified first-year wages' 
                                means, with respect to any individual, 
                                qualified wages attributable to service 
                                rendered during the 1-year period 
                                beginning with the day the individual 
                                begins work for the employer.
                                    ``(II) Qualified second-year 
                                wages.--The term `qualified second-year 
                                wages' means, with respect to any 
                                individual, qualified wages 
                                attributable to service rendered during 
                                the 1-year period beginning on the day 
                                after the last day of the 1-year period 
                                with respect to such individual 
                                determined under subclause (I).
                                    ``(III) Qualified third-year 
                                wages.--The term `qualified third-year 
                                wages' means, with respect to any 
                                individual, qualified wages 
                                attributable to service rendered during 
                                the 1-year period beginning on the day 
                                after the last day of the 1-year period 
                                with respect to such individual 
                                determined under subclause (II).
                                    ``(IV) Qualified fourth-year 
                                wages.--The term `qualified fourth-year 
                                wages' means, with respect to any 
                                individual, qualified wages 
                                attributable to service rendered during 
                                the 1-year period beginning on the day 
                                after the last day of the 1-year period 
                                with respect to such individual 
                                determined under subclause (III).
                                    ``(V) Qualified fifth-year wages.--
                                The term `qualified fifth-year wages' 
                                means, with respect to any individual, 
                                qualified wages attributable to service 
                                rendered during the 1-year period 
                                beginning on the day after the last day 
                                of the 1-year period with respect to 
                                such individual determined under 
                                subclause (IV).
                                    ``(VI) Only first $15,000 of wages 
                                per year taken into account.--The 
                                amount of the qualified first, second, 
                                third, fourth, and fifth year wages 
                                which may be taken into account with 
                                respect to any individual shall not 
                                exceed $15,000 per year.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

Answer:
Small Business Jobs Tax Credit Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include qualified small business employees as a targeted group eligible for the work opportunity tax credit. Defines "qualified small business employee" as an individual who resides in and is hired by a small business located in a development zone. Defines "development zone" as any area which has (1) a development zone designation and a nomination as a renewal community; (2) a population between 5,000 and 150,000; (3) a certain level of poverty; (4) an annual average rate of job growth of less than two percent over a specified period; and (5) a population loss of at least two percent since 1990. Sets forth special rules for determining the amount of the allowable credit based upon wages paid to employees in a development zone over a five-year period.