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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change Technology Deployment 
in Developing Countries Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

    Title VII of the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 
1989 (Public Law 101-240; 103 Stat. 2521) is amending by adding at the 
end the following:

        ``PART C--TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

``SEC. 731. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Carbon sequestration.--The term `carbon 
        sequestration' means the capture of carbon dioxide through 
        terrestrial, geological, biological, or other means, which 
        prevents the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
            ``(2) Greenhouse gas.--The term `greenhouse gas' means 
        carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, 
        perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
            ``(3) Greenhouse gas intensity.--The term `greenhouse gas 
        intensity' means the ratio of greenhouse gas emissions to 
        economic output.

``SEC. 732. REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY.

    ``(a) Lead Agency.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Department of State shall act as the 
        lead agency for integrating into United States foreign policy 
        the goal of reducing greenhouse gas intensity in developing 
        countries.
            ``(2) Reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of enactment of this part and each year 
                thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
                appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of 
                Congress a report on the 25 developing countries that 
                are the top energy users, including for each country a 
                description of--
                            ``(i) the quantity and types of energy 
                        used;
                            ``(ii) the greenhouse gas intensity of the 
                        energy, manufacturing, agricultural, and 
                        transportation sectors;
                            ``(iii) the progress of any projects 
                        undertaken to reduce greenhouse gas intensity;
                            ``(iv) the potential for further projects 
                        to reduce greenhouse gas intensity; and
                            ``(v) obstacles to the further reduction of 
                        greenhouse gas intensity.
                    ``(B) Use.--
                            ``(i) Initial report.--The Secretary of 
                        State shall use the initial report submitted 
                        under subparagraph (A) to establish baselines 
                        for the developing countries with respect to 
                        the information provided under clauses (i) and 
                        (ii) of that subparagraph.
                            ``(ii) Annual reports.--The Secretary of 
                        State shall use the annual reports submitted 
                        under subparagraph (A) to track the progress of 
                        the developing countries with respect to 
                        reducing greenhouse gas intensity.
    ``(b) Projects.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall (directly or through agreements with the World Bank, 
the International Monetary Fund, the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, and other development institutions) provide assistance to 
developing countries specifically for projects to reduce greenhouse gas 
intensity, including projects to--
            ``(1) leverage, through bilateral agreements, funds for 
        reduction of greenhouse gas intensity;
            ``(2) increase private investment in projects and 
        activities to reduce greenhouse gas intensity; and
            ``(3) expedite the deployment of technology to reduce 
        greenhouse gas intensity.
    ``(c) Focus.--In carrying out the projects, the Secretary of State 
shall focus on--
            ``(1) promoting the rule of law, property rights, contract 
        protection, and economic freedom; and
            ``(2) increasing capacity, infrastructure, and training.
    ``(d) Priority.--In carrying out the projects, the Secretary of 
State shall give priority to projects in the 25 developing countries 
identified in the report submitted under subsection (a)(2)(A).

``SEC. 733. TECHNOLOGY INVENTORY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Energy, shall conduct an inventory of greenhouse gas 
intensity reducing technologies that are developed, or under 
development, to identify technologies that are suitable for transfer 
to, deployment in, and commercialization in the developing countries 
identified in the report submitted under section 732(a)(2)(A).
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the completion of the 
inventory under subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Energy shall jointly submit to Congress a report that--
            ``(1) includes the results of the completed inventory; and
            ``(2) identifies obstacles to the deployment of the 
        technologies studied.

``SEC. 734. TRADE-RELATED BARRIERS TO EXPORT OF GREENHOUSE GAS 
              INTENSITY REDUCING TECHNOLOGIES.

    ``Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this part, 
the United States Trade Representative shall--
            ``(1) identify trade-related barriers maintained by foreign 
        countries to the export of greenhouse gas intensity reducing 
        technologies and practices from the United States; and
            ``(2) negotiate with the foreign countries for the removal 
        of those barriers.

``SEC. 735. GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY REDUCING TECHNOLOGY EXPORT 
              INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established an interagency working 
group to carry out a Greenhouse Gas Intensity Reducing Technology 
Export Initiative to--
            ``(1) promote the export of greenhouse gas intensity 
        reducing technologies and practices from the United States;
            ``(2) identify developing countries that should be 
        designated as priority countries for the purpose of exporting 
        greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and practices, 
        based on the report submitted under section 732(a)(2)(A);
            ``(3) identify potential barriers to adoption of exported 
        greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and practices; 
        and
            ``(4) identify previous efforts to export energy 
        technologies to learn best practices.
    ``(b) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--
            ``(1) the Secretary of State, who shall act as the head of 
        the working group;
            ``(2) the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development;
            ``(3) the United States Trade Representative;
            ``(4) a designee of the Secretary of Energy; and
            ``(5) a designee of the Secretary of Commerce.
    ``(c) Performance Reviews and Reports.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this part and each year thereafter, the 
interagency working group shall--
            ``(1) conduct a performance review of actions taken and 
        results achieved by the Federal Government (including each of 
        the agencies represented on the interagency working group) to 
        promote the export of greenhouse gas intensity reducing 
        technologies and practices from the United States; and
            ``(2) submit to the appropriate authorizing and 
        appropriating committees of Congress a report that describes 
        the results of the performance reviews and evaluates progress 
        in promoting the export of greenhouse gas intensity reducing 
        technologies and practices from the United States, including 
        any recommendations for increasing the export of the 
        technologies and practices.

``SEC. 736. TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLAN AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, shall develop a technology strategic 
plan, and carry out demonstration projects, to promote the adoption of 
technologies and practices that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in 
developing countries.
    ``(b) Demonstration Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretaries and the Administrator 
        shall plan, coordinate, and carry out demonstration projects 
        under this section in at least 10 eligible countries, as 
        determined by the Secretaries and the Administrator.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--A country shall be eligible for 
        assistance under this subsection if the Secretaries and the 
        Administrator determine that the country has demonstrated a 
        commitment to--
                    ``(A) just and democratic governance, including--
                            ``(i) promoting political pluralism, 
                        equality, and the rule of law;
                            ``(ii) respecting human and civil rights;
                            ``(iii) protecting private property rights;
                            ``(iv) encouraging transparency and 
                        accountability of government; and
                            ``(v) combating corruption; and
                    ``(B) economic freedom, including economic policies 
                that--
                            ``(i) encourage citizens and firms to 
                        participate in global trade and international 
                        capital markets;
                            ``(ii) promote private sector growth and 
                        the sustainable management of natural 
                        resources;
                            ``(iii) strengthen market forces in the 
                        economy; and
                            ``(iv) respect worker rights.
            ``(3) Selection.--In determining which eligible countries 
        to provide funding to under paragraph (1), the Secretaries and 
        the Administrator shall consider--
                    ``(A) the extent to which the country meets or 
                exceeds the eligibility criteria;
                    ``(B) the opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas 
                intensity in the eligible country; and
                    ``(C) the opportunity to generate economic growth 
                in the eligible country.
            ``(4) Types of projects.--Demonstration projects under this 
        section may include--
                    ``(A) coal gasification, coal liquefaction, and 
                clean coal projects;
                    ``(B) carbon sequestration projects;
                    ``(C) cogeneration technology initiatives;
                    ``(D) renewable projects; and
                    ``(E) lower emission transportation.

``SEC. 737. FELLOWSHIP AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

    ``The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall carry out fellowship and 
exchange programs under which officials from developing countries visit 
the United States to acquire expertise and knowledge of best practices 
to reduce greenhouse gas intensity in their countries.

``SEC. 738. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this part (other than section 736).

``SEC. 739. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    ``Except as otherwise provided in this part, this part takes effect 
on October 1, 2005.

``SEC. 740. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    ``The authority provided by this part terminates effective December 
31, 2010.''.
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Climate Change Technology Deployment in Developing Countries Act of 2005 - Amends the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989 to consider the Department of State as the lead agency for integrating into U.S. foreign policy the goal of reducing greenhouse gas intensity in developing countries.

Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) provide assistance to developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas intensity; (2) inventory greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and identify appropriate technologies for developing countries; (3) develop a technology strategic plan and carry out demonstration projects in at least ten countries; and (4) carry out fellowship and exchange programs for officials from developing countries to acquire U.S. expertise in greenhouse gas intensity reduction practices.

Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to seek to eliminate foreign trade barriers to the export of U.S. greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and practices.

Establishes an interagency working group to carry out a greenhouse gas intensity reducing technology export initiative.

 Terminates programs under this Act as of December 31, 2010.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement 
Improvements Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. NONLIABILITY FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING FINANCIAL 
              RECORDS TO STATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN 
              CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or 
State law, a depository institution shall not be liable under any 
Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record 
of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting 
to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such 
individual.
    (b) Prohibition of Disclosure of Financial Record Obtained by State 
Child Support Enforcement Agency.--A State child support enforcement 
agency which obtains a financial record of an individual from a 
financial institution pursuant to subsection (a) may disclose such 
financial record only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary 
in, establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation of 
such individual.
    (c) Civil Damages for Unauthorized Disclosure.--
            (1) Disclosure by state officer or employee.--If any 
        officer or employee of a State knowingly, or by reason of 
        negligence, discloses a financial record of an individual in 
        violation of subsection (b), such individual may bring a civil 
        action for damages against such State in a district court of 
        the United States.
            (2) No liability for good faith but erroneous 
        interpretation.--No liability shall arise under this subsection 
        with respect to any disclosure which results from a good faith, 
        but erroneous, interpretation of subsection (b).
            (3) Damages.--In any action brought under paragraph (1), 
        upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the 
        defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal 
        to the sum of--
                    (A) the greater of--
                            (i) $1,000 for each act of unauthorized 
                        disclosure of a financial record with respect 
                        to which such defendant is found liable; or
                            (ii) the sum of--
                                    (I) the actual damages sustained by 
                                the plaintiff as a result of such 
                                unauthorized disclosure; plus
                                    (II) in the case of a willful 
                                disclosure or a disclosure which is the 
                                result of gross negligence, punitive 
                                damages; plus
                    (B) the costs of the action.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``depository institution'' means--
                    (A) a depository institution, as defined by section 
                3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
                    (B) an institution-affiliated party, as defined by 
                section 3(u) of such Act; and
                    (C) any Federal credit union or State credit union, 
                as defined by section 101 of the Federal Credit Union 
                Act, including an institution-affiliated party of such 
                a credit union, as defined by section 206(r) of such 
                Act.
            (2) The term ``financial record'' has the meaning given 
        such term by section 1101 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act 
        of 1978.
            (3) The term ``State child support enforcement agency'' 
        means a State agency which administers a State program for 
        establishing and enforcing child support obligations.

SEC. 3. ACCESS TO AND USE OF CONSUMER REPORTS BY STATE CHILD SUPPORT 
              ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

    (a) In General.--Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
U.S.C. 1681b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) To a State child support enforcement agency that is 
        seeking to establish, modify, or enforce a child support 
        obligation against the consumer, if--
                    ``(A) the paternity of the consumer for the child 
                to which the obligation relates has been established or 
                acknowledged by the consumer in accordance with State 
                laws under which the obligation arises (if required by 
                those laws); and
                    ``(B) the State child support enforcement agency--
                            ``(i) before obtaining the consumer report, 
                        provides written notice to the consumer that 
                        the State agency intends to obtain a consumer 
                        report on the consumer; and
                            ``(ii) certifies to the consumer reporting 
                        agency that--
                                    ``(I) the requirement in 
                                subparagraph (A) has been fulfilled (if 
                                applicable); and
                                    ``(II) the notice required by 
                                clause (i) has been provided.''.
    (b) State Child Support Enforcement Agency Defined.--Section 603 of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(j) The term `State child support enforcement agency' means a 
State agency which administers a State program for establishing and 
enforcing child support obligations.''.

SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE SUPPORT.

    (a) Inclusion in Child Support Orders.--
            (1) In general.--Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) 
        the following:
            ``(11) Not later than the beginning of the 9th calendar 
        month that begins after the date the Secretary prescribes final 
        regulations as provided for in section 467(d)(2):
                    ``(A) Procedures which require any child support 
                order, issued or modified by a court or administrative 
                agency of the State on or after the effective date of 
                guidelines established by the State under section 
                467(d), to provide for coverage of the health care 
                costs of the child in accordance with such guidelines.
                    ``(B) Procedures which require the expedited 
                consideration and disposition of any allegation of 
                noncompliance with an obligation to cover the health 
                care costs of a child imposed under a child support 
                order issued or modified in the State.''.
            (2) State guidelines.--Section 467 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        667) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) Not later than the beginning of the 9th calendar month 
that begins after the date the Secretary prescribes final regulations 
in accordance with paragraph (2), each State, as a condition for having 
its State plan approved under this part, must establish guidelines for 
the coverage of the health care costs of children pursuant to child 
support orders issued or modified in the State, which guidelines shall 
create a streamlined process that meets the minimum standards 
established by the Secretary in such regulations.
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations which set forth 
minimum standards that any set of guidelines established pursuant to 
paragraph (1) must meet in providing for the coverage of the health 
care costs of children pursuant to child support orders issued or 
modified in the State, including--
            ``(i) the contents of such an order with respect to the 
        coverage of such costs;
            ``(ii) the distribution of responsibility for such costs;
            ``(iii) to the extent that such costs are to be covered 
        through health insurance--
                    ``(I) the provision of such insurance;
                    ``(II) the payment of insurance claims; and
                    ``(III) the rights of the noncustodial parent and 
                the custodial parent to insurance information;
            ``(iv) the circumstances under which a provider of health 
        insurance may or may not deny coverage to a child who is the 
        subject of such an order;
            ``(v) penalties to be imposed on providers of health 
        insurance who fail to comply with the guidelines; and
            ``(vi) how changes in the circumstances of the noncustodial 
        parent and the custodial parent are to be taken into account 
        with respect to the coverage of such costs.
    ``(B) In developing such standards, the Secretary shall ensure 
that, in establishing guidelines pursuant to paragraph (1), the State 
considers the following matters in the following order of importance:
            ``(i) The best interests of the child.
            ``(ii) The financial and other circumstances of the parents 
        of the child.
            ``(iii) Cost-effectiveness.
    ``(3) The preceding subsections of this section shall apply in like 
manner to the guidelines established pursuant to this subsection.''.
            (3) Regulations.--
                    (A) Proposed regulations.--Within 9 months after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall issue proposed 
                regulations to implement the amendments made by this 
                subsection.
                    (B) Final regulations.--Within 14 months after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall issue final regulations 
                to implement the amendments made by this subsection.
    (b) Inclusion in Incentive Payments Program of Dependent Health 
Insurance Provided Due to Successful Enforcement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 458(b) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 658(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(5)(A) For purposes of this section, the successful enforcement 
by the State of a provision of a support order requiring an absent 
parent to obtain health insurance for 1 or more children shall be 
considered the collection of support from the absent parent, without 
regard to the means by which such support is provided.
    ``(B) The amount of support collected in any case in which the 
State successfully enforces a provision of a support order requiring an 
absent parent to obtain health insurance for 1 or more children shall 
be the savings to the State from the provision of such health insurance 
to such children, as determined in accordance with a health insurance 
savings methodology adopted by the State in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Within 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
        to implement the amendment made by paragraph (1).
            (3) Study; report.--
                    (A) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services shall conduct a study to determine the 
                incentives that should be provided to encourage States 
                to enforce obligations of noncustodial parents to pay 
                (and obtain medical insurance coverage with respect to) 
                the reasonable and necessary health and dental expenses 
                of the children to whom the noncustodial parents owe 
                such obligations.
                    (B) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee 
                on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and 
                the Committee on Finance of the Senate the results of 
                the study required by subparagraph (A).

SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORTS ON STATE COMPLIANCE WITH TIME LIMITS WITHIN 
              WHICH STATE MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN CHILD SUPPORT 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Section 452(a)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
652(a)(10)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
                    ``(J) compliance, by State, with the standards 
                established pursuant to subsections (h) and (i).''.

SEC. 6. WAGES WITHHELD BY EMPLOYERS TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS 
              REQUIRED TO BE PAID TO STATE WITHIN 10 DAYS; LATE PAYMENT 
              PENALTY IMPOSED ON EMPLOYERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 466(b)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``within 10 days after the 
        payment of such wages'' before ``to the appropriate agency''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(iii) The State must require any employer who fails to 
        make any payment required in accordance with clause (i) within 
        the 10-day period described therein to pay the State a $1,000 
        penalty. The State must expend all penalties collected in 
        accordance with this clause for the operation of the State plan 
        approved under section 454, not later than the end of the 
        calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which 
        collected.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection, the amendments made by subsection (a) of this 
        section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act and apply to wages paid on or after such date and payments 
        under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act for 
        calendar quarters beginning on or after such date.
            (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--In the 
        case of a State plan approved under section 454 of the Social 
        Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
        appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the 
        additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by 
        subsection (a) of this section, the State plan shall not be 
        regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such 
        section 454 solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to 
        meet such additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st 
        calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 1st regular 
        session of the State legislature that begins after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous 
        sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative 
        session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a 
        separate regular session of the State legislature.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL PARENT LOCATOR NETWORK.

    Section 453 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) The Secretary shall expand the Parent Locator Service to 
establish a national network based on the comprehensive statewide child 
support enforcement systems developed by the States, to--
            ``(1) allow each State to--
                    ``(A) locate any absent parent who owes child 
                support, for whom a child support obligation is being 
                established, or for whom an order for visitation is 
                being enforced, by--
                            ``(i) accessing the records of other State 
                        agencies and sources of locate information 
                        directly from one computer system to another; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) accessing Federal sources of locate 
                        information in the same fashion;
                    ``(B) access the files of other States to determine 
                whether there are other child support orders involving 
                the same absent parent, and obtain the details of any 
                such order;
                    ``(C) provide for both on-line and batch processing 
                of locate requests, with on-line access restricted to 
                cases in which the information is needed immediately 
                (for such reasons as court appearances) and batch 
                processing used to `troll' data bases to locate 
                individuals or update information periodically; and
                    ``(D) direct locate requests to individual States 
                or Federal agencies, broadcast requests to selected 
                States, or broadcast cases to all States when there is 
                no indication of the source of needed information;
            ``(2) provide for a maximum of 48-hour turnaround time for 
        information to be broadcast and returned to a requesting State; 
        and
            ``(3) provide ready access to courts of the information on 
        the network by location of a computer terminal in each 
        court.''.

                                 

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Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1993 - Makes depository institutions not liable under any Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such individual.  Prohibits such an agency from disclosing such a record for any other purpose and provides for civil damages for unauthorized disclosures. 
Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to permit credit reporting agencies to grant access to certain consumer reports to a State child support enforcement agency that is seeking to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation against the consumer. 
Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to:  (1) require State laws to provide for the use of procedures requiring child support orders to provide for coverage of the health care costs of the child in accordance with State guidelines; (2) include under the incentive payments program any dependent medical insurance coverage which is provided due to the successful application of such procedures; (3) direct HHS' Office of Child Support Enforcement to report to the Congress annually on State compliance with specified standards establishing time limits for State response to certain child support assistance requests; (4) require States to assess a penalty against any employer who fails to make timely payment of withheld wages to pay child support obligations of an employee; and (5) direct the Office to develop a national parent locator network which would build on comprehensive statewide child support enforcement systems to allow States to carry out specified parent locator activities. 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report to specified congressional committees on how the successful efforts of States in enforcing obligations of absent parents to pay (and obtain medical insurance coverage with respect to) the health and dental expenses of their children should be rewarded through an incentive payments program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Fairness in 
Representation Act'' .

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Over half a million people living in the District of 
        Columbia, the capital of our democratic Nation, lack direct 
        voting representation in the United States Senate and House of 
        Representatives.
            (2) District of Columbia residents have fought and died to 
        defend our democracy in every war since the War of 
        Independence.
            (3) District of Columbia residents pay billions of dollars 
        in Federal taxes each year.
            (4) Our Nation is founded on the principles of ``one 
        person, one vote'' and ``government by the consent of the 
        governed''.

SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
District of Columbia shall be considered a Congressional district for 
purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Regarding Application of Method of Equal 
Proportions in Apportionment of House of Representatives.--Section 2(a) 
of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for apportioning 
Representatives in Congress among the several States by the equal 
proportion method'', approved November 15, 1941 (2 U.S.C. 2b), is 
amended by inserting ``or the District of Columbia'' after ``no 
State''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments Regarding Appointments to Service 
Academies.--
            (1) United states military academy.--Section 4342 of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5); 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``the District 
                of Columbia,''.
            (2) United states naval academy.--Such title is amended--
                    (A) in section 6954(a), by striking paragraph (5); 
                and
                    (B) in section 6958(b), by striking ``the District 
                of Columbia,''.
            (3) United states air force academy.--Section 9342 of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5); 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``the District 
                of Columbia,''.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to the One Hundred Ninth Congress and 
each succeeding Congress.

SEC. 4. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN APPORTIONMENT OF HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) In General.--Effective January 3, 2005, and until the taking 
effect of the first reapportionment occurring after the regular 
decennial census conducted for 2010--
            (1) the membership of the House of Representatives shall be 
        increased by 2 members;
            (2) each such Representative shall be in addition to the 
        membership of the House of Representatives as now prescribed by 
        law; and
            (3) the State identified by the Clerk of the House of 
        Representatives in the report submitted under subsection (b) 
        shall be entitled to one additional Representative.
    (b) Transmittal of Revised Apportionment Information by President 
and Clerk.--
            (1) Statement of apportionment by president.--Not later 
        than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        President shall transmit to Congress a revised version of the 
        most recent statement of apportionment submitted under section 
        22(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the fifteenth 
        and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for 
        apportionment of Representatives in Congress'', approved June 
        28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), to take into account the provisions 
        of this Act.
            (2) Report by clerk.-- Not later than 15 calendar days 
        after receiving the revised version of the statement of 
        apportionment under paragraph (1), the Clerk of the House of 
        Representatives, in accordance with section 22(b) of such Act 
        (2 U.S.C. 2a(b)), shall send to the executive of each State a 
        certificate of the number of Representatives to which such 
        State is entitled under section 22 of such Act, and shall 
        submit a report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
        identifying the State entitled to one additional Representative 
        pursuant to this section.
    (c) Increase not Counted Against Total Number of Members.--The 
temporary increase in the membership of the House of Representatives 
provided under subsection (a) shall not--
            (1) operate to either increase or decrease the permanent 
        membership of the House of Representatives as prescribed in the 
        Act of August 8, 1911 (2 U.S.C. 2);
            (2) affect the basis of reapportionment established by the 
        Act of June 28, 1929, as amended (2 U.S.C. 2a), for the Eighty 
        Second Congress and each Congress thereafter; or
            (3) be taken into account in determining the number of 
        electors under section 3 of title 3, United States Code, with 
        respect to the 2004 Presidential election.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELEGATE.

    (a) In General.--Sections 202 and 204 of the District of Columbia 
Delegate Act (Public Law 91-405; sections 1-401 and 1-402, D.C. 
Official Code) are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or 
repealed by such sections are restored or revived as if such sections 
had not been enacted.
    (b) Conforming Amendments to District of Columbia Elections Code of 
1955.--The District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended--
            (1) in section 1 (sec. 1-1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by 
        striking ``the Delegate to the House of Representatives'';
            (2) in section 2 (sec. 1-1001.02, D.C. Official Code)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (6), and
                    (B) in paragraph (13), by striking ``the Delegate 
                to Congress for the District of Columbia'';
            (3) in section 8 (sec. 1-1001.08, D.C. Official Code)--
                    (A) by striking ``Delegate'' in the heading, and
                    (B) by striking ``Delegate,'' each place it appears 
                in subsections (h)(1)(A), (i)(1), and (j)(1);
            (4) in section 10 (sec. 1-1001.10, D.C. Official Code)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection 
                (a)(3), and
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking ``Delegate,'' each place it 
                        appears in paragraph (1), and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and 
                        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
            (5) in section 15(b) (sec. 1-1001.15(b), D.C. Official 
        Code), by striking ``Delegate,''; and
            (6) in section 17(a) (sec. 1-1001.17(a), D.C. Official 
        Code), by striking ``except the Delegate to the Congress from 
        the District of Columbia''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to elections occurring during 2004 and any 
succeeding year.

SEC. 6. REPEAL OF OFFICE OF STATEHOOD REPRESENTATIVE.

    (a) In General.--Section 4 of the District of Columbia Statehood 
Constitutional Convention Initiative of 1979 (sec. 1-123, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended as follows:
            (1) By striking ``offices of Senator and Representative'' 
        each place it appears in subsection (d) and inserting ``office 
        of Senator''.
            (2) In subsection (d)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``a Representative or'';
                    (B) by striking ``the Representative or''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Representative shall be elected 
                for a 2-year term and each''.
            (3) In subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking ``and 1 United 
        States Representative''.
            (4) By striking ``Representative or'' each place it appears 
        in subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h).
            (5) By striking ``Representative's or'' each place it 
        appears in subsections (g) and (h).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Statehood commission.--Section 6 of such Initiative 
        (sec. 1-125, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``27 voting members'' and 
                        inserting ``26 voting members'',
                            (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end of 
                        paragraph (5); and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (6) and 
                        redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); 
                        and
                    (B) in subsection (a-1)(1), by striking 
                subparagraph (H).
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 8 of such 
        Initiative (sec. 1-127, D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
        striking ``and House''.
            (3) Application of honoraria limitations.--Section 4 of 
        D.C. Law 8-135 (sec. 1-131, D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
        striking ``or Representative'' each place it appears.
            (4) Application of campaign finance laws.--Section 3 of the 
        Statehood Convention Procedural Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1-
        135, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``and United 
        States Representative''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to elections occurring during 2004 and any 
succeeding year.

SEC. 7. NONSEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

    If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act is 
held invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act or any amendment 
made by this Act shall be treated as invalid.
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District of Columbia Fairness in Representation Act - Considers the District of Columbia as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.



Provides, until the taking effect of the first reapportionment occurring after the regular decennial census conducted for 2010, that: (1) the membership of the House shall be increased by two Members; and (2) each such Representative shall be in addition to such current membership; and (3) the State identified by the Clerk of the House in a specified report by the President to Congress shall be entitled to one additional Representative.

Prohibits the temporary increase from: (1) increasing or decreasing the permanent membership of the House; (2) affecting the basis of reappointment established by Federal law; or (3) being taken into account in determining the number of electors with respect to the 2004 Presidential election.

Amends the District of Columbia Delegate Act to repeal the office of District of Columbia Delegate.

Amends the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative of 1979 to repeal the office of Statehood Representative.