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SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO MAKE CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
              CODE, PERMANENT.

    (a) Reenactment.--Chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, as 
reenacted by section 149 of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), 
and amended by this Act, is reenacted.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on April 1, 
1999.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 302 of the Bankruptcy, Judges, 
United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (28 
U.S.C. 581 note) is amended by striking subsection (f).

SEC. 2. FAMILY FISHERMEN.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(7A) `commercial fishing operation' includes--
                    ``(A) the catching or harvesting of fish, shrimp, 
                lobsters, urchins, seaweed, shellfish, or other aquatic 
                species or products; and
                    ``(B) aquaculture activities consisting of raising 
                for market any species or product described in 
                subparagraph (A);'';
            ``(7B) `commercial fishing vessel' means a vessel used by a 
        fisherman to carry out a commercial fishing operation;'';
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
            ``(19A) `family fisherman' means--
                    ``(A) an individual or individual and spouse 
                engaged in a commercial fishing operation--
                            ``(i) whose aggregate debts do not exceed 
                        $1,500,000 and not less than 80 percent of 
                        whose aggregate noncontingent, liquidated debts 
                        (excluding a debt for the principal residence 
                        of such individual or such individual and 
                        spouse, unless such debt arises out of a 
                        commercial fishing operation), on the date the 
                        case is filed, arise out of a commercial 
                        fishing operation owned or operated by such 
                        individual or such individual and spouse; and
                            ``(ii) who receive from such commercial 
                        fishing operation more than 50 percent of such 
                        individual's or such individual's and spouse's 
                        gross income for the taxable year preceding the 
                        taxable year in which the case concerning such 
                        individual or such individual and spouse was 
                        filed; or
                    ``(B) a corporation or partnership--
                            ``(i) in which more than 50 percent of the 
                        outstanding stock or equity is held by--
                                    ``(I) 1 family that conducts the 
                                commercial fishing operation; or
                                    ``(II) 1 family and the relatives 
                                of the members of such family, and such 
                                family or such relatives conduct the 
                                commercial fishing operation; and
                            ``(ii)(I) more than 80 percent of the value 
                        of its assets consists of assets related to the 
                        commercial fishing operation;
                            ``(II) its aggregate debts do not exceed 
                        $1,500,000 and not less than 80 percent of its 
                        aggregate noncontingent, liquidated debts 
                        (excluding a debt for 1 dwelling which is owned 
                        by such corporation or partnership and which a 
                        shareholder or partner maintains as a principal 
                        residence, unless such debt arises out of a 
                        commercial fishing operation), on the date the 
                        case is filed, arise out of a commercial 
                        fishing operation owned or operated by such 
                        corporation or such partnership; and
                            ``(III) if such corporation issues stock, 
                        such stock is not publicly traded;''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (19A) the following:
            ``(19B) `family fisherman with regular annual income' means 
        a family fisherman whose annual income is sufficiently stable 
        and regular to enable such family fisherman to make payments 
        under a plan under chapter 12 of this title;''.
    (b) Who May Be a Debtor.--Section 109(f) of title 11, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``or family fisherman'' after ``family 
farmer''.
    (c)  Chapter 12.--Chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the chapter heading, by inserting ``OR FISHERMAN'' 
        after ``FAMILY FARMER'';
            (2) in section 1201, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes 
of this subsection, a guarantor of a claim of a creditor under this 
section shall be treated in the same manner as a creditor with respect 
to the operation of a stay under this section.
    ``(2) For purposes of a claim that arises from the ownership or 
operation of a commercial fishing operation, a co-maker of a loan made 
by a creditor under this section shall be treated in the same manner as 
a creditor with respect to the operation of a stay under this 
section.'';
            (3) in section 1203, by inserting ``or commercial fishing 
        operation'' after ``farm'';
            (4) in section 1206, by striking ``if the property is 
        farmland or farm equipment'' and inserting ``if the property is 
        farmland, farm equipment, or property of a commercial fishing 
        operation (including a commercial fishing vessel)''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1232. Additional provisions relating to family fishermen
    ``(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as 
provided in subsection (c), with respect to any commercial fishing 
vessel of a family fisherman, the debts of that family fisherman shall 
be treated in the manner prescribed in paragraph (2).
    ``(2)(A) For purposes of this chapter, a claim for a lien described 
in subsection (b) for a commercial fishing vessel of a family fisherman 
that could, but for this subsection, be subject to a lien under 
otherwise applicable maritime law, shall be treated as an unsecured 
claim.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to a claim for a lien resulting from 
a debt of a family fisherman incurred on or after the date of enactment 
of this chapter.
    ``(b) A lien described in this subsection is--
            ``(1) a maritime lien under subchapter III of chapter 313 
        of title 46, United States Code, without regard to whether that 
        lien is recorded under section 31343 of title 46, United States 
        Code; or
            ``(2) a lien under applicable State law (or the law of a 
        political subdivision thereof).
    ``(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
            ``(1) a claim made by a member of a crew or a seaman 
        including a claim made for--
                    ``(A) wages, maintenance, or cure; or
                    ``(B) personal injury; or
            ``(2) a preferred ship mortgage that has been perfected 
        under subchapter II of chapter 313 of title 46, United States 
        Code.
    ``(d) For purposes of this chapter, a mortgage described in 
subsection (c)(2) shall be treated as a secured claim.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Table of chapters.--In the table of chapters for title 
        11, United States Code, the item relating to chapter 12, is 
        amended to read as follows:

``12. Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer or Family         1201''.
                            Fisherman with Regular Annual 
                            Income.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
        12 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new item:

``1232. Additional provisions relating to family fishermen.''.

Ex Output:
Amends the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 to reenact permanently chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer). 
Amends Federal bankruptcy provisions to include family fishermen as authorized debtors. 
Requires a guarantor of a claim of a creditor to be treated in the same manner as a creditor with respect to the operation of a stay under such provisions.  Treats, with respect to the ownership or operation of a commercial fishing operation, a co-maker of a loan made by a creditor in the same manner as a creditor with respect to such a stay. 
Includes a commercial fishing operation under provisions concerning debtor rights and powers. 
Treats a claim for a lien for a commercial fishing vessel of a family fisherman as an unsecured claim.  States that such treatment shall not apply to: (1) a claim made by a crewmember or seaman for wages or personal injury; or (2) a preferred ship mortgage that has been perfected under provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Opportunity and 
Affordability Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The adoption of broadband service results in enhanced 
        economic development and public safety for communities across 
        the Nation, improved health care and educational opportunities, 
        and a better quality of life for all Americans.
            (2) Continued progress in the adoption of broadband service 
        is vital to ensuring that the United States remains competitive 
        and continues to create business opportunities and job growth.
            (3) The price of broadband service is a barrier to adoption 
        for low-income households and can be an impediment to full 
        participation in the emerging broadband economy.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXPAND LIFELINE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE BROADBAND 
              SERVICE.

    Section 254(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(j)) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Lifeline Assistance.--
            ``(1) Impact of section on lifeline assistance program.--
        Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this section 
        shall affect the collection, distribution, or administration of 
        the Lifeline program.
            ``(2) Pilot program to expand lifeline program to include 
        broadband service.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of the Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act, 
        the Commission shall implement a 2-year pilot program to expand 
        the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service 
        for low-income consumers that will--
                    ``(A) apply to such broadband service as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for purposes 
                of the pilot program;
                    ``(B) provide such levels of support as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for such 
                purposes;
                    ``(C) be available to such consumers as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for such 
                purposes under such eligibility criteria as the 
                Commission may determine to be appropriate for such 
                purposes; and
                    ``(D) reimburse broadband service providers for 
                each customer served, subject to prior authorization 
                from the Commission to participate in the pilot 
                program.
            ``(3) Criteria for pilot program.--In developing the pilot 
        program required by paragraph (2), the Commission shall 
        consider--
                    ``(A) whether State matching funds must be provided 
                as a condition of eligibility for low-income households 
                within a State;
                    ``(B) the prevailing market rate for broadband 
                service and the prevailing speed of broadband service 
                adopted by households, using information that the 
                Commission routinely collects or that is publicly 
                available; and
                    ``(C) how to ensure that the program is neutral as 
                to the types of technology used to provide broadband 
                service in order to promote competition from broadband 
                service providers to qualify for participation in the 
                pilot program.
            ``(4) Status report.--After the pilot program has been 
        operational for 18 months, the Commission shall submit a report 
        to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on 
        Energy and Commerce on the status of the pilot program.
            ``(5) Lifeline program defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `Lifeline program' means the service described in section 
        54.401(a) of the Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R. 
        54.401(a)).''.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF LINK UP PROGRAM REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall initiate a notice 
of inquiry with public notice and opportunity for comment, to 
determine--
            (1) whether the Link Up program could be expanded to reduce 
        the cost of initiating broadband service through providing 
        support for computer ownership;
            (2) what equipment would be supported by such an expansion;
            (3) how much support would be available with such an 
        expansion; and
            (4) the eligibility criteria for consumers to qualify for 
        such an expansion.
    (b) Report.--The Commission shall submit a report to the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce containing the 
Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations from the 
inquiry.
    (c) Link Up Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``Link Up 
program'' means the service described in section 54.411(a) of the 
Commission's regulations (47 U.S.C. 54.411(a)).

Ex Output:
Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a two-year pilot program to expand the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service for low-income consumers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Savings Commission Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the Commission on 
Retirement Savings (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 3. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The general purpose of the Commission shall be to 
make a comprehensive study of private pension and savings issues and to 
recommend policies to expand access to and encourage participation in 
retirement savings vehicles.
    (b) Issues To Address.--In preparation for making the specific 
policy recommendations described in subsection (c), the Commission 
shall conduct a full and complete study and review of--
            (1) trends in coverage of American workers by workplace 
        retirement plans;
            (2) trends in Americans' personal rates of saving;
            (3) the changing nature of workplace retirement plans, 
        particularly the shift from defined benefit plans to defined 
        contribution plans;
            (4) the workforce and demographic trends affecting the 
        retirement savings of future retirees;
            (5) the increased prevalence in the workforce and the 
        special retirement needs of--
                    (A) women;
                    (B) part-time workers; and
                    (C) temporary workers;
            (6) the amounts of retirement income that future retirees 
        will need to replace various levels of preretirement income, 
        including amounts necessary to pay for medical care and long-
        term care;
            (7) the various sources of retirement income available to 
        individuals in the United States;
            (8) past legislative changes adopted by Congress which have 
        acted as disincentives to the creation of workplace retirement 
        plans and as disincentives to personal retirement savings;
            (9) the most efficient and effective manner, considering 
        the needs of retirement plan sponsors for simplicity, 
        reasonable cost, and appropriate incentives, of encouraging the 
        adoption of workplace retirement plans by employers, 
        particularly small businesses;
            (10) the amount and sources of Federal and private funds, 
        including tax expenditures (as defined in section 3 of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622)), needed to 
        finance both existing Federal incentives and programs designed 
        to encourage and protect retirement savings and any new Federal 
        incentives or programs that the Commission recommends be 
        established;
            (11) the proper role of tax-deferred individual retirement 
        savings vehicles (such as individual retirement accounts and 
        annuities) in individual and national retirement planning;
            (12) the manner in which tax expenditures designed to 
        encourage pension and retirement savings are scored for budget 
        purposes, specifically how to reflect accurately that tax 
        revenues on pension and retirement income are not lost to the 
        Federal Government but instead are deferred until the time 
        these funds are withdrawn; and
            (13) the role of retirement savings in the economy of the 
        United States.
    (c) Recommendations.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall formulate 
        recommendations based on the study and review conducted under 
        subsection (b). These recommendations shall include proposals 
        that are designed to--
                    (A) expand workplace retirement plan coverage among 
                American workers;
                    (B) encourage the accumulation of adequate 
                retirement income;
                    (C) stimulate personal savings for retirement;
                    (D) encourage workers with access to workplace 
                retirement plans to participate in these plans;
                    (E) ensure the security of benefits accumulated by 
                workers who have participated in workplace retirement 
                plans;
                    (F) help low-wage workers, who often have the 
                greatest difficulty saving for retirement, accumulate 
                adequate retirement savings; and
                    (G) simplify the regulatory requirements associated 
                with administration of workplace retirement plans.
            (2) Unanimity required.--The recommendations of the 
        Commission shall be adopted by unanimous vote of all 16 
        members. Policy proposals not supported by unanimous vote of 
        all 16 members shall not be considered recommendations of the 
        Commission and shall not be included in the report described in 
        section 7.
            (3) No recommendations regarding social security.--While 
        conducting the study and review outlined in subsection (b), the 
        Commission may consider the role of Social Security retirement 
        benefits as a source of retirement income. However, the 
        Commission shall in no circumstances make recommendations 
        regarding the Social Security program or reforms thereto.
            (4) Effect on federal budget deficit.--A recommendation of 
        the Commission for a new Federal incentive or program that 
        would result in an increase in the Federal budget deficit shall 
        not appear in the report required under section 7 unless it is 
        accompanied by a recommendation for offsetting the increase.
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``workplace 
retirement plan'' means any financial vehicle referred to in section 
219(g)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall consist of 16 members 
        appointed not later than 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Appointments.--The Commission shall include--
                    (A) 4 individuals appointed by the President, 1 of 
                whom the President shall appoint from the Congress to 
                serve as co-chairperson of the Commission;
                    (B) 4 individuals appointed by the Speaker of the 
                House of Representatives, 1 of whom the Speaker shall 
                appoint from the Congress to serve as co-chairperson of 
                the Commission;
                    (C) 4 individuals appointed by the majority leader 
                of the Senate;
                    (D) 2 individuals appointed by the minority leader 
                of the House of Representatives; and
                    (E) 2 individuals appointed by the minority leader 
                of the Senate.
            (3) Qualifications.--
                    (A) The individuals referred to in paragraph (1) 
                shall be Members of the Congress, leaders of business 
                or labor, representatives of the plan sponsor and plan 
                participant communities, distinguished academics, 
                individuals with technical expertise in pension 
                administration, or other individuals with distinctive 
                qualifications or experience in retirement income 
                policy.
    (b) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of the 
Commission.
    (c) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled not 
later than 30 days after the date of the creation of the vacancy in the 
manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (d) Compensation.--
            (1) Rates of pay.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        members of the Commission shall serve without pay.
            (2) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall 
        receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 
        5, United States Code.
    (e) Quorum.--Ten members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum, but 6 members may hold hearings, take testimony, or receive 
evidence.
    (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the co-
chairpersons.
    (g) Decisions.--Decisions of the Commission, other than 
recommendations adopted pursuant to section 3, shall be made by 
consensus when possible, or otherwise according to the majority vote of 
those members who are present and voting at a meeting called pursuant 
to subsection (f).

SEC. 5. STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

    (a) Recommendations Regarding Staff.--There shall be two co-
directors of the staff of the Commission. Each co-chairperson of the 
Commission shall recommend an individual to serve as co-director of the 
staff of the Commission. Each co-chairperson shall also recommend such 
additional professional staff to serve under each co-director as are 
required to carry out the duties of the Commission. The 2 co-directors 
of the staff shall report to their respective co-chairperson and shall 
work cooperatively to manage the day-to-day operations and staff of the 
Commission.
    (b) Appointment of Staff.--Acting upon the recommendations of the 
co-chairpersons, the Commission shall appoint and fix the pay of the 
co-directors and any additional staff.
    (c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The co-directors 
and staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in 
the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title 
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
    (d) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary 
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, at rates the Commission determines to be appropriate.
    (e) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, the 
head of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of 
the personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying 
out its duties under this Act.
    (f) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the 
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities 
under this Act.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
        carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and 
        places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission 
        considers appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths or 
        affirmations to witnesses appearing before it.
            (2) Public hearings.--The Commission may hold public 
        hearings to receive the views of a broad spectrum of the public 
        on the status of the private retirement system of the United 
        States.
    (b) Delegation of Authority.--Any member, committee, or agent of 
the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action 
which the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Information.--
            (1) Information from federal agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission may secure directly 
                from any Federal agency information necessary to enable 
                it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the 
                Commission, the head of the Federal agency shall 
                furnish the information to the Commission.
                    (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
                any information that the Commission is prohibited to 
                secure or request by another law.
            (2) Public surveys.--The Commission may conduct public 
        surveys as necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. In 
        conducting such surveys, the Commission shall not be considered 
        an agency for purposes of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
        Code.
    (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies.
    (e) Contract and Procurement Authority.--The Commission may make 
purchases, and may contract with and compensate government and private 
agencies or persons for property or services, without regard to--
            (1) section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5); and
            (2) title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
        Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.).
    (f) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts of 
services or property, both real and personal, for the purpose of 
assisting the work of the Commission. Gifts of money and proceeds from 
sales of property received as gifts shall be deposited in the Treasury 
and shall be available for disbursement upon order of the Commission. 
For purposes of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, property 
accepted under this subsection shall be considered as a gift to the 
United States.
    (g) Volunteer Services.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code, the Commission may accept and use voluntary and 
uncompensated services as the Commission determines necessary.

SEC. 7. REPORT.

    The Commission shall submit a report to the President, the majority 
and minority leaders of the Senate, and the Speaker and minority leader 
of the House of Representatives. The report shall review the matters 
that the Commission is required to study under section 3, shall explain 
the Commission's analysis of these matters, and shall set forth the 
recommendations of the Commission. The Commission shall submit its 
report not later than 1 year and 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Commission submits its report under section 7.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998. Sums appropriated under this section 
are authorized to remain available until expended.

Ex Output:

Retirement Savings Commission Act of 1997 - Establishes the Retirement Savings Commission to study and report to the President and Congress on private pension and savings issues and to recommend policies to expand access to and encourage participation in retirement savings vehicles.  Requires the Commission to address specified issues and to include in its recommendations measures addressing specified needs of future retirees. 
Authorizes appropriations.