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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Information Privacy Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``covered person'' means a person that is 
        subject to the jurisdiction of any of the Federal financial 
        regulatory authorities; and
            (2) the term ``Federal financial regulatory authorities'' 
        means--
                    (A) each of the Federal banking agencies, as that 
                term is defined in section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit 
                Insurance Act; and
                    (B) the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC. 3. PRIVACY OF CONFIDENTIAL CUSTOMER INFORMATION.

    (a) Rulemaking.--The Federal financial regulatory authorities shall 
jointly issue final rules to protect the privacy of confidential 
customer information relating to the customers of covered persons, not 
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act (and shall 
issue a notice of proposed rulemaking not later than 150 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act), which rules shall--
            (1) define the term ``confidential customer information'' 
        to be personally identifiable data that includes transactions, 
        balances, maturity dates, payouts, and payout dates, of--
                    (A) deposit and trust accounts;
                    (B) certificates of deposit;
                    (C) securities holdings; and
                    (D) insurance policies;
            (2) require that a covered person may not disclose or share 
        any confidential customer information to or with any affiliate 
        or agent of that covered person if the customer to whom the 
        information relates has provided written notice, as described 
        in paragraphs (4) and (5), to the covered person prohibiting 
        such disclosure or sharing--
                    (A) with respect to an individual that became a 
                customer on or after the effective date of such rules, 
                at the time at which the business relationship between 
                the customer and the covered person is initiated and at 
                least annually thereafter; and
                    (B) with respect to an individual that was a 
                customer before the effective date of such rules, at 
                such time thereafter that provides a reasonable and 
                informed opportunity to the customer to prohibit such 
                disclosure or sharing and at least annually thereafter;
            (3) require that a covered person may not disclose or share 
        any confidential customer information to or with any person 
        that is not an affiliate or agent of that covered person unless 
        the covered person has first--
                    (A) given written notice to the customer to whom 
                the information relates, as described in paragraphs (4) 
                and (5); and
                    (B) obtained the informed written or electronic 
                consent of that customer for such disclosures or 
                sharing;
            (4) require that the covered person provide notices and 
        consent acknowledgments to customers, as required by this 
        section, in separate and easily identifiable and 
        distinguishable form;
            (5) require that the covered person provide notice as 
        required by this section to the customer to whom the 
        information relates that describes what specific types of 
        information would be disclosed or shared, and under what 
        general circumstances, to what specific types of businesses or 
        persons, and for what specific types of purposes such 
        information could be disclosed or shared;
            (6) require that the customer to whom the information 
        relates be provided with access to the confidential customer 
        information that could be disclosed or shared so that the 
        information may be reviewed for accuracy and corrected or 
        supplemented;
            (7) require that, before a covered person may use any 
        confidential customer information provided by a third party 
        that engages, directly or indirectly, in activities that are 
        financial in nature, as determined by the Federal financial 
        regulatory authorities, the covered person shall take 
        reasonable steps to assure that procedures that are 
        substantially similar to those described in paragraphs (2) 
        through (6) have been followed by the provider of the 
        information (or an affiliate or agent of that provider); and
            (8) establish a means of examination for compliance and 
        enforcement of such rules and resolving consumer complaints.
    (b) Limitation.--The rules prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) 
may not prohibit the release of confidential customer information--
            (1) that is essential to processing a specific financial 
        transaction that the customer to whom the information relates 
        has authorized;
            (2) to a governmental, regulatory, or self-regulatory 
        authority having jurisdiction over the covered financial entity 
        for examination, compliance, or other authorized purposes;
            (3) to a court of competent jurisdiction;
            (4) to a consumer reporting agency, as defined in section 
        603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for inclusion in a 
        consumer report that may be released to a third party only for 
        a purpose permissible under section 604 of that Act; or
            (5) that is not personally identifiable.
    (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section or the rules prescribed 
under this section shall be construed to amend or alter any provision 
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

SOLUTION: Financial Information Privacy Act of 1999 - Directs the Federal financial regulatory authorities (banking regulatory agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)) to jointly issue final rules to protect the privacy of confidential information relating to customers of institutions under their respective jurisdictions (covered institution). 
Mandates that such rules: (1) prohibit a covered institution from disclosing or sharing confidential customer information with any affiliate or agent if the customer has provided a written notice which forbids such disclosure; (2) prohibit a covered institution from disclosing or sharing confidential customer information with a non-affiliate or non-agent unless the customer has provided written or electronic consent; (3) require the covered institution to disclose to the customer the specific type of information disclosed or shared, under what circumstances, to what specific types of businesses, and for what types of purposes; (4) require customer access to information that could be disclosed so that it may be reviewed for accuracy and supplementation; and (5) establish a compliance and enforcement mechanism that includes consumer complaint resolution. 
Cites circumstances under which such information may be released.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Government Shutdowns Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--If, as a result of a failure to enact a regular or 
continuing appropriation Act or joint resolution, there is a lapse in 
appropriations for any projects or activities of the Federal Government 
that were conducted in the previous fiscal year, and for which 
appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in such 
fiscal year, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other 
revenues, receipts, and funds, such amounts as may be necessary for 
continuing such projects or activities (including the costs of direct 
loans and loan guarantees), at the current rate for operations and 
under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable 
appropriation Act or Acts that provided funds for the project or 
activity for the previous fiscal year.
    (b) Continuation Period.--Appropriations and funds made available 
and authority granted for a project or activity pursuant to this Act 
shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:
            (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for such 
        project or activity;
            (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriation 
        Act for such fiscal year without any provision for such project 
        or activity; or
            (3) the last day of the fiscal year for which such 
        appropriations and funds are made available or such authority 
        is granted for such project or activity pursuant to subsection 
        (a).

SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

    (a) Extent and Manner.--Appropriations made by section 2(a) shall 
be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by 
the applicable appropriation Act.
    (b) Coverage.--Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant 
to this Act shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for 
any project or activity during the period for which funds or authority 
for such project or activity are available under this Act.

SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) No New Starts.--No appropriation or funds made available or 
authority granted pursuant to section 2(a) shall be used to initiate or 
resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or 
other authority were not available during the previous fiscal year.
    (b) Apportionment Timing.--Appropriations made and funds made 
available by or authority granted pursuant to this Act may be used 
without regard to the time limitations for submission and approval of 
apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United States 
Code, but nothing in this Act may be construed to waive any other 
provision of law governing the apportionment of funds.
    (c) High Rates for Operation.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, except section 2(b), for those programs that would 
otherwise have high rates for operation or complete distribution of 
appropriations in the period for which appropriations for such programs 
are made available under this Act because of distributions of funding 
to States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial 
rates for operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no 
grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this Act that would 
impinge on final funding prerogatives.
    (d) Limited Funding Actions.--This Act shall be implemented so that 
only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall 
be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and 
activities.
    (e) Prevention of Furloughs.--Amounts made available under section 
2(a) for civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each 
department and agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations 
necessary to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, 
consistent with the applicable appropriation Act for the previous 
fiscal year, except that such authority provided under this section 
shall not be used until after the department or agency has taken all 
necessary actions to reduce or defer non-personnel-related 
administrative expenses.
    (f) Pay for Members of the Armed Forces.--During a period in which 
appropriations are made available under this Act for the pay of members 
of the Armed Forces, the rate of pay for such members shall not be 
decreased by reason of this Act.
    (g) Application of Certain Authorization Requirements.--Funds 
appropriated by this Act may be obligated and expended notwithstanding 
section 10 of Public Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), 
section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).

SEC. 5. ADJUSTMENT OF ACCOUNTS.

    Expenditures made pursuant to this Act shall be charged to the 
applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in 
which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is 
contained is enacted into law.

SEC. 6. ENTITLEMENTS AND OTHER MANDATORY PROGRAMS.

    (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget 
authority was provided in previous appropriation Acts, and for 
activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall 
be continued at the rate to maintain program levels under current law, 
under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable 
appropriation Act for the previous fiscal year, to be continued through 
the date on which appropriations for such programs under this Act 
expire (as specified in section 2(b)).
    (b) Notwithstanding section 2(b)(3), obligations for mandatory 
payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins after 
the first month in which appropriations for such programs are made 
under this Act but not later than 30 days after the date on which 
appropriations for such programs under this Act expire (as specified in 
section 2(b)(3)) may continue to be made, and funds shall be available 
for such payments.

SOLUTION: Stop Government Shutdowns Act - Appropriates amounts for continuing federal projects and activities at the current rate for operations and under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriation Act or Acts that provided funds for them for the previous fiscal year if, as a result of a failure to enact a regular or continuing appropriation Act or joint resolution, there is a lapse in appropriations for such projects or activities.

 Makes appropriations, funds, and authority granted in this Act available until the earliest of: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation for the project or activity concerned, (2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriation Act for such fiscal year without any provision for such project or activity, or (3) the last day of the fiscal year for which such appropriations and funds are made available or such authority is granted for such project or activity.

Prohibits appropriations or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to this Act from being used to initiate or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during the previous fiscal year.

Authorizes the use of appropriations or funds made available or authority granted without regard to specified time limitations for submission and approval of apportionments requirements; but declares that nothing in this Act may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment of funds.

Prescribes requirements for: (1) denial of high rates for operation or complete distribution of appropriations in the lapsed-appropriations period, (2) the most limited funding action for continuation of projects and activities, and (3) apportionment of funds for civilian personnel compensation and benefits as necessary to avoid furloughs. Prohibits any decrease in the pay for members of the Armed Forces during a lapsed-appropriations period.

Requires expenditures made pursuant to this Act to be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever an appropriations bill is subsequently enacted into law.

Continues at a specified maintenance rate, through the date on which appropriations for such programs under this Act expires, certain activities with respect to entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in previous appropriations Acts, as well as for activities under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and 
Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Senator Mark O. Hatfield served the United States with 
        distinction and honor;
            (2) Senator Hatfield has had a lasting impact on the 
        relationship between the United States and Native Americans, 
        restoring to Federal recognition the Grand Ronde, Coquille, Cow 
        Creek Band of Umpqua Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Coos, 
        Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, and Confederated Tribes of 
        Siletz Indians;
            (3) Senator Hatfield has been a champion of the rights of 
        Native Americans and Alaska Natives and worked in Congress to 
        strengthen tribal self-governance; and
            (4) it is a fitting tribute to the leadership, courage, and 
        bipartisan spirit that Senator Mark O. Hatfield exemplifies to 
        establish in his name programs to encourage excellence in 
        tribal government.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Trustees 
        of the Foundation.
            (2) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual'' 
        means a citizen or national of the United States or a permanent 
        resident alien of the United States.
            (3) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Mark O. 
        Hatfield Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance 
        Foundation established by section 4(a).
            (4) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the Institute 
        for Tribal Government at Portland State University.
            (5) Institute policy board.--The term ``Institute Policy 
        Board'' means the Institute Policy Board for the Institute for 
        Tribal Government at Portland State University.
            (6) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001(a)).
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means--
                    (A) a State;
                    (B) the District of Columbia;
                    (C) American Samoa;
                    (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                Islands;
                    (E) Guam;
                    (F) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
                    (G) the Federal States of Micronesia;
                    (H) the Republic of Palau;
                    (I) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
                    (J) the United States Virgin Islands.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARK O. HATFIELD SCHOLARSHIP AND 
              EXCELLENCE IN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established as an independent entity 
in the Executive branch the Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and Excellence 
in Tribal Governance Foundation.
    (b) Board of Trustees.--
            (1) In general.--The Foundation shall be subject to the 
        supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees.
            (2) Membership.--The Board shall consist of the Institute 
        Policy Board.
    (c) Location of Foundation.--The Foundation shall be located in 
Portland, Oregon.
    (d) Executive Director.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be an Executive Director of 
        the Foundation, who shall be appointed by the Board.
            (2) Duties.--The Executive Director--
                    (A) shall be the chief executive officer of the 
                Foundation; and
                    (B) shall carry out the functions of the 
                Foundation, subject to the supervision and direction of 
                the Board, and such other functions consistent with 
                this Act as the Board shall prescribe.
            (3) Compensation.--The Executive Director may be 
        compensated at the rate specified for an employee in level IV 
        of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
        States Code.

SEC. 5. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of the Foundation shall be--
            (1) to develop resources to properly train Native American 
        and Alaska Native tribal council members in self-government and 
        related fields;
            (2) to foster among people in the United States greater 
        recognition and understanding of the role of tribal self-
        government in the development of the United States;
            (3) to identify critical issues facing tribal governments;
            (4) to establish a program for tribal governance research 
        at the Institute; and
            (5) to provide educational outreach regarding tribal self-
        government.

SEC. 6. AUTHORITY OF THE FOUNDATION.

    (a) In General.--The Foundation, in consultation with the 
Institute, may identify and conduct such programs, activities, and 
services as the Foundation considers appropriate to carry out the 
purposes of the Foundation.
    (b) Programs, Activities, and Services.--The Foundation may, in 
accordance with this section--
            (1) award scholarships, fellowships, internships, and 
        grants; and
            (2) provide grants to the Institute to carry out and manage 
        other programs, activities, and services.
    (c) National Competition.--The Foundation may provide, directly or 
by contract, for the conduct of a national competition for the purpose 
of selecting recipients of scholarships, fellowships, internships, and 
grants awarded under this Act.
    (d) Award of Scholarships, Fellowships, Internships, and Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Foundation may award scholarships, 
        fellowships, internships, and grants to eligible individuals 
        who meet the minimum criteria established by the Foundation, 
        for study in fields relating to tribal governance.
            (2) Mark o. hatfield scholars.--Recipients of scholarships, 
        fellowships, internships, and grants under this Act shall be 
        known as ``Mark O. Hatfield Scholars''.
    (e) Scholarships.--
            (1) In general.--The Foundation may award scholarships to 
        outstanding--
                    (A) undergraduate students who intend to pursue 
                careers relating to tribal governance; and
                    (B) Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate 
                students who intend to pursue careers in tribal public 
                policy.
            (2) Payments.--An eligible individual awarded a scholarship 
        under this Act may receive payments under this Act only during 
        such periods as the Foundation determines that the eligible 
        individual--
                    (A) is maintaining satisfactory proficiency and 
                devoting full time to study or research; and
                    (B) is not engaging in gainful employment other 
                than employment approved by the Foundation under 
                regulations of the Board.
            (3) Reports.--
                    (A) In general.--The Foundation may require reports 
                containing such information, in such form, and to be 
                filed at such times as the Foundation determines to be 
                necessary from any eligible individual awarded a 
                scholarship under this Act.
                    (B) Certificate.--Except as otherwise provided 
                under this subsection, a report under subparagraph (A) 
                shall be accompanied by a certificate from an 
                appropriate official at the institution of higher 
                education, approved by the Foundation, stating that the 
                individual is making satisfactory progress in, and is 
                devoting essentially full time to, study or research.
    (f) Fellowships.--The Foundation may award fellowships to--
            (1) outstanding graduate students who intend to pursue 
        advanced degrees in fields relating to tribal governance;
            (2) outstanding Native American and Alaska Native graduate 
        students who intend to pursue advanced degrees in tribal public 
        policy, law, or medicine; and
            (3) faculty from a variety of disciplines to bring the 
        expertise of the faculty to the Foundation.
    (g) Internships.--The Foundation may award internships to deserving 
and qualified--
            (1) individuals, for use in participating in internships in 
        Federal, State, and local agencies or in offices of major 
        tribal governance organizations; and
            (2) Native American and Alaska Native individuals, for use 
        in participating in internships in Federal, State, and local 
        agencies or in offices of major public health or public policy 
        organizations.
    (h) Grants.--The Foundation shall award grants to the Institute--
            (1) to provide for an annual panel of experts to discuss 
        contemporary tribal governance issues;
            (2) to conduct tribal governance policy research;
            (3) to conduct research on Native American and Alaska 
        Native tribal public policy issues; and
            (4) to invite visiting policymakers to share practical 
        experiences with the Foundation.
    (i) Coordination.--The Foundation shall assist in the development 
and implementation of a program for tribal governance research to be 
located at the Institute.
    (j) Program Priorities.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Foundation 
        shall determine--
                    (A) the priority of the programs to be carried out 
                under this Act; and
                    (B) the amount of funds to be allocated for the 
                programs.
            (2) Requirements.--Of amounts made available to carry out 
        this section--
                    (A) not less than 50 percent shall be used for the 
                programs described in subsections (e), (f), and (g);
                    (B) not less than 20 percent shall be made 
                available to the Institute to carry out subsections (h) 
                and (i), on the conditions that--
                            (i) a 25-percent matching share is provided 
                        from other non-Federal sources; and
                            (ii) adequate space at the Institute is 
                        made available by the Institute for the 
                        Executive Director and other appropriate staff 
                        of the Foundation; and
                    (C) not more than 15 percent shall be used for 
                salaries and other administrative purposes.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.

SOLUTION:
Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2008 - Establishes as an independent executive branch entity the Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation, to be located in Portland, Oregon. Requires the Foundation to: (1) develop resources to train Native American and Alaska Native tribal council members in self-government and related fields; (2) foster greater recognition and understanding of the role of tribal self-government in the development of the United States; (3) identify critical issues facing tribal governments; (4) establish a program for tribal governance research at the Institute for Tribal Government at Portland State University; and (5) provide educational outreach regarding tribal self-government.

Authorizes the Foundation to award: (1) scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers relating to tribal governance and to Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate students intending to pursue careers in tribal public policy; (2) fellowships to outstanding graduate students who intend to pursue advanced degrees in fields relating to tribal governance, to Native American and Alaska Native graduate students intending to pursue advanced degrees in tribal public policy, law, or medicine, and to faculty from a variety of disciplines to bring their expertise to the Foundation; and (3) internships to individuals to work in government agencies or in offices of major tribal governance organizations and to Native American and Alaska Native individuals to work in agencies or in offices of major public health or public policy organizations.

Directs the Foundation to award grants to the Institute to: (1) provide for an annual panel of experts to discuss contemporary tribal governance issues; (2) conduct research in tribal governance policy and on Native American and Alaska Native tribal public policy issues; and (3) invite visiting policymakers to share practical experiences with the Foundation.

Requires the Foundation to assist in the development and implementation of a program for tribal governance research to be located at the Institute.