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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing American Families 
Effectively (SAFE) Act''.

                          TITLE I--IMMIGRATION

SEC. 101. VISAS.

    (a) Student.--No citizens from a country which is one the State 
Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism or on 
the State Department's list of governments which have been less than 
fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts shall be granted a visa 
permitting study in the United States.
    (b) Diversity Immigrant Program.--No citizen from a country on the 
State Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism 
or on the State Department's list of governments which have been less 
than fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts may be issued an 
immigrant visa under section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)) (governing the diversity immigrant program).

             TITLE II--DATA SHARING; INTELLIGENCE GATHERING

SEC. 201. REQUIRING SHARING BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF 
              CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORD EXTRACTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL 
              AGENCIES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE BORDER SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 105 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1105), is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by adding ``and data exchange'' 
        at the end;
            (2) by inserting ``(a) Liaison With Internal Security 
        Officers.--'' after ``105.'';
            (3) by striking ``the internal security of'' and inserting 
        ``the internal and border security of''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Criminal History Record Information.--The Attorney General 
and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide 
the Secretary of State and the Commissioner access to the criminal 
history record information contained in the National Crime Information 
Center's Interstate Identification Index, Wanted Persons File, and to 
any other files maintained by the National Crime Information Center 
that may be mutually agreed upon by the Attorney General and the 
official to be provided access, for the purpose of determining whether 
a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal history 
record indexed in any such file. Such access shall be provided by means 
of extracts of the records for placement in the Department of State's 
automated visa lookout database or other appropriate database, and 
shall be provided without any fee or charge. The Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide periodic updates of the 
extracts at intervals mutually agreed upon by the Attorney General and 
the official provided access. Upon receipt of such updated extracts, 
the receiving official shall make corresponding updates to the 
official's databases and destroy previously provided extracts. Such 
access to any extract shall not be construed to entitle the Secretary 
of State to obtain the full content of the corresponding automated 
criminal history record. To obtain the full content of a criminal 
history record, the Secretary of State shall submit the applicant's 
fingerprints and any appropriate fingerprint processing fee authorized 
by law to the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    ``(c) Reconsideration.--The provision of the extracts described in 
subsection (b) may be reconsidered by the Attorney General and the 
receiving official upon the development and deployment of a more cost-
effective and efficient means of sharing the information.
    ``(d) Regulations.--For purposes of administering this section, the 
Secretary of State shall, prior to receiving access to National Crime 
Information Center data, promulgate final regulations--
            ``(1) to implement procedures for the taking of 
        fingerprints; and
            ``(2) to establish the conditions for the use of the 
        information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
        in order--
                    ``(A) to limit the redissemination of such 
                information;
                    ``(B) to ensure that such information is used 
                solely to determine whether to issue a visa to an 
                individual;
                    ``(C) to ensure the security, confidentiality, and 
                destruction of such information; and
                    ``(D) to protect any privacy rights of individuals 
                who are subjects of such information.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act is amended by amending the item relating to section 
105 to read as follows:

``Sec. 105. Liaison with internal security officers and data 
                            exchange.''.
    (c) Effective Date and Implementation.--The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall be fully implemented not later than 18 months after such date.
    (d) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
State, jointly, shall report to the Congress on the implementation of 
the amendments made by this section.
    (e) Construction.--Nothing in this section, or in any other law, 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Attorney General or 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide access 
to the criminal history record information contained in the National 
Crime Information Center's Interstate Identification Index, or to any 
other information maintained by such center, to any Federal agency or 
officer authorized to enforce or administer the immigration laws of the 
United States, for the purpose of such enforcement or administration, 
upon terms that are consistent with sections 212 through 216 of the 
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
14611 et seq.).

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.

    Section 2510(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, and (for purposes only of section 2517 as it relates to 
foreign intelligence information) any Federal law enforcement, 
intelligence, national security, national defense, protective, 
immigration personnel, or the President or Vice President of the United 
States'' after ``such offenses''.

SEC. 203. PERIOD OF ORDERS OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE OF NON-UNITED 
              STATES PERSONS UNDER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE.

    (a) Including Agents of a Foreign Power.--(1) Section 105(e)(1) of 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1805(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ``or an agent of a foreign power, 
as defined in section 101(b)(1)(A),'' after ``or (3),''.
    (2) Section 304(d)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1824(d)(1)) is amended 
by inserting ``or an agent of a foreign power, as defined in section 
101(b)(1)(A),'' after ``101(a),''.
    (b) Period of Order.--Such section 304(d)(1) is further amended by 
striking ``forty-five'' and inserting ``90''.

            TITLE III--EXPANSION OF FBI LINGUISTIC CAPACITY

SEC. 301. EMPLOYMENT OF TRANSLATORS BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF 
              INVESTIGATION.

    (a) Authority.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
is authorized to expedite the employment of personnel as translators to 
support counterterrorism investigations and operations without regard 
to applicable Federal personnel requirements and limitations.
    (b) Security Requirements.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation shall establish such security requirements as are 
necessary for the personnel employed as translators.
    (c) Report.--The Attorney General shall report to the Committees on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on--
            (1) the number of translators employed by the FBI and other 
        components of the Department of Justice;
            (2) any legal or practical impediments to using translators 
        employed by other Federal State, or local agencies, on a full, 
        part-time, or shared basis; and
            (3) the needs of the FBI for specific translation services 
        in certain languages, and recommendations for meeting those 
        needs.

                       TITLE IV--CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SEC. 401. STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR PROSECUTING TERRORISM OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 3286 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3286. Terrorism offenses
    ``(a) An indictment may be found or an information instituted at 
any time without limitation for any Federal terrorism offense or any of 
the following offenses:
            ``(1) A violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to 
        violate, section 32 (relating to destruction of aircraft or 
        aircraft facilities), 37(a)(1) (relating to violence at 
        international airports), 175 (relating to biological weapons), 
        229 (relating to chemical weapons), 351(a)-(d) (relating to 
        congressional, cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination and 
        kidnaping), 792 (relating to harboring terrorists), 831 
        (relating to nuclear materials), 844(f) or (i) when it relates 
        to bombing (relating to arson and bombing of certain property), 
        1114(1) (relating to protection of officers and employees of 
        the United States), 1116, if the offense involves murder 
        (relating to murder or manslaughter of foreign officials, 
        official guests, or internationally protected persons), 1203 
        (relating to hostage taking), 1751(a)-(d) (relating to 
        Presidential and Presidential staff assassination and 
        kidnaping), 2332(a)(1) (relating to certain homicides and other 
        violence against United States nationals occurring outside of 
        the United States), 2332a (relating to use of weapons of mass 
        destruction), 2332b (relating to acts of terrorism transcending 
        national boundaries) of this title.
            ``(2) Section 236 (relating to sabotage of nuclear 
        facilities or fuel) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
        2284);
            ``(3) Section 601 (relating to disclosure of identities of 
        covert agents) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
        421).
            ``(4) Section 46502 (relating to aircraft piracy) of title 
        49.
    ``(b) An indictment may be found or an information instituted 
within 15 years after the offense was committed for any of the 
following offenses:
            ``(1) Section 175b (relating to biological weapons), 842(m) 
        or (n) (relating to plastic explosives), 930(c) if it involves 
        murder (relating to possessing a dangerous weapon in a Federal 
        facility), 956 (relating to conspiracy to injure property of a 
        foreign government), 1030(a)(1), 1030(a)(5)(A), or 1030(a)(7) 
        (relating to protection of computers), 1362 (relating to 
        destruction of communication lines, stations, or systems), 1366 
        (relating to destruction of an energy facility), 1992 (relating 
        to trainwrecking), 2152 (relating to injury of fortifications, 
        harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas), 2155 (relating to 
        destruction of national defense materials, premises, or 
        utilities), 2156 (relating to production of defective national 
        defense materials, premises, or utilities), 2280 (relating to 
        violence against maritime navigation), 2281 (relating to 
        violence against maritime fixed platforms), 2339A (relating to 
        providing material support to terrorists), 2339B (relating to 
        providing material support to terrorist organizations), or 
        2340A (relating to torture).
            ``(2) Any of the following provisions of title 49: the 
        second sentence of section 46504 (relating to assault on a 
        flight crew with a dangerous weapon), section 46505(b)(3), 
        (relating to explosive or incendiary devices, or endangerment 
        of human life by means of weapons, on aircraft), section 46506 
        if homicide or attempted homicide is involved, or section 
        60123(b) (relating to destruction of interstate gas or 
        hazardous liquid pipeline facility) of title 49.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending the 
item relating to section 3286 to read as follows:

``3286. Terrorism offenses.''.
    (c) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
to the prosecution of any offense committed before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this section.

SEC. 402. ALTERNATIVE MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR TERRORISM CRIMES.

    Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Authorized Terms of Imprisonment for Terrorism Crimes.--A 
person convicted of any Federal terrorism offense may be sentenced to 
imprisonment for any term of years or for life, notwithstanding any 
maximum term of imprisonment specified in the law describing the 
offense. The authorization of imprisonment under this subsection is 
supplementary to, and does not limit, the availability of any other 
penalty authorized by the law describing the offense, including the 
death penalty, and does not limit the applicability of any mandatory 
minimum term of imprisonment, including any mandatory life term, 
provided by the law describing the offense.''.

SEC. 403. PENALTIES FOR TERRORIST CONSPIRACIES.

    Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after section 2332b the following:
``Sec. 2332c. Attempts and conspiracies
    ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), any person who attempts 
or conspires to commit any Federal terrorism offense shall be subject 
to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the 
commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
    ``(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), any person who attempts 
or conspires to commit any offense described in section 25(2) shall be 
subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the 
commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
    ``(c) A death penalty may not be imposed by operation of this 
section.''; and
            (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of the 
        chapter, by inserting after the item relating to section 2332b 
        the following new item:

``2332c. Attempts and conspiracies.''.

                        TITLE V--PROBABLE CAUSE

SEC. 501. PROBABLE CAUSE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation probable 
cause shall be the maximum standard for authorizing an investigation, 
or issuing a search warrant, related to investigations of suspected 
terrorists.
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Securing American Families Effectively (SAFE) Act - Prohibits the granting of a visa permitting study in the United States, or the issuance of an immigration visa under the diversity immigrant program, to citizens from a country which is on the State Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism or which have been less than fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts.Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide the Secretary of State and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service access to criminal history record information.Increases: (1) the scope of persons authorized to disclose and use intercepted communications relating to foreign intelligence information; and (2) the period of electronic surveillance orders for non-U.S. persons under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.Authorizes: (1) the FBI Director to expedite the employment of translators; (2) an indictment at any time without limitation for any Federal terrorism offense; and (3) alternative maximum penalties for terrorism crimes.Provides that any person who attempts or conspires to commit any Federal terrorism offense shall be subject to the same penalties as prescribed for the terrorism offense, with exceptions.Makes probable cause the maximum standard for authorizing an investigation, or issuing a search warrant related to an investigation, of suspected terrorists.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Oceans Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Commission on Ocean Policy established under section 4.
            (2) Coastal state.--The term ``coastal State'' means a 
        State in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic 
        Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or one or more of 
        the Great Lakes.
            (3) Marine environment.--The term ``marine environment'' 
        includes--
                    (A) the oceans, including coastal and offshore 
                waters and nearshore saltwater estuaries;
                    (B) the continental shelf; and
                    (C) the Great Lakes.
            (4) Ocean and coastal activities.--The term ``ocean and 
        coastal activities'' includes activities consisting of, 
        affecting, or otherwise related to oceanography, fisheries, or 
        the management or use of any ocean and coastal resource. The 
        term does not include military operations and training.
            (5) Ocean and coastal resource.--The term ``ocean and 
        coastal resource'' means any living or nonliving natural, 
        historic, or cultural resource or mineral found in the marine 
        environment.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other 
        territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) National Ocean and Coastal Policy.--The Congress and the 
President, after receiving and considering the report of the Commission 
under section 4, shall develop and propose a coordinated, 
comprehensive, and long-range national policy for the responsible use 
and stewardship of ocean and coastal resources for the benefit of the 
United States, including a plan to meet the resource monitoring and 
assessment facilities and equipment requirements of Federal ocean and 
coastal programs.
    (b) Biennial Report.--Beginning in January 1999, the President 
shall transmit to the Congress biennially a report that shall include a 
detailed listing of all existing Federal programs relating to ocean and 
coastal activities, including a description of each program, the 
current funding for the program, and a projection of the funding level 
for the program for each of the following 5 fiscal years.
    (c) Budget Coordination.--Each agency or department involved in 
ocean and coastal activities shall include with its annual request for 
appropriations a report that identifies significant elements of the 
proposed agency or department budget relating to ocean and coastal 
activities.
    (d) Cooperation and Consultation.--In carrying out responsibilities 
under this Act, the President--
            (1) may use such staff, interagency, and advisory 
        arrangements as the President finds necessary and appropriate; 
        and
            (2) shall consult with State and local governments and non-
        Federal organizations and individuals involved in ocean and 
        coastal activities.

SEC. 4. COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is hereby established the Commission 
        on Ocean Policy.
            (2) Membership.--(A) The Commission shall be composed of 16 
        members appointed by the President from among individuals who 
        are knowledgeable in ocean and coastal activities, including 
        individuals representing State and local governments, ocean-
        related industries, academic and technical institutions, and 
        public interest organizations involved with scientific, 
        regulatory, economic, and environmental ocean and coastal 
        activities. The membership of the Commission shall be balanced 
        geographically to the extent consistent with maintaining the 
        highest level of expertise on the Commission.
            (B) Of the members of the Commission appointed under this 
        paragraph--
                    (i) 4 shall be appointed from a list of 8 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the majority 
                leader of the Senate in consultation with the Chairman 
                of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation;
                    (ii) 4 shall be appointed from a list of 8 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the Speaker of 
                the House of Representatives in consultation with the 
                Chairmen of the Committee on Resources, Transportation 
                and Infrastructure, and Science;
                    (iii) 2 shall be appointed from a list of 4 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the minority 
                leader of the Senate in consultation with the ranking 
                member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                and Transportation; and
                    (iv) 2 shall be appointed from a list of 4 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the by the 
                minority leader of the House of Representatives in 
                consultation with the ranking members of the Committees 
                on Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
                Science.
            (C) The members of the Commission shall be appointed for 
        the life of the Commission by not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) First meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first 
        meeting within 30 days after it is established.
            (4) Chairman.--The Commission shall elect one of its 
        members as Chair.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall submit to the 
        Congress and the President, by not later than 18 months after 
        the date of the establishment of the Commission, a final report 
        of its findings and recommendations regarding United States 
        ocean policy.
            (2) Public and state review.--Before submitting the final 
        report to the Congress, the Commission shall--
                    (A) publish in the Federal Register a notice that 
                the draft report is available for public review; and
                    (B) provide a copy of the draft report to the 
                Governor of each coastal State, the Committees on 
                Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
                Science of the House of Representatives, and the 
                Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
                the Senate.
            (3) Final report contents, generally.--Subject to paragraph 
        (4), the final report of the Commission shall include 
        recommendations for the responsible use and stewardship of 
        ocean and coastal resources, including the following:
                    (A) Recommendations for any modifications to United 
                States laws and regulations, and the administrative 
                structure of the Executive agencies, that are necessary 
                to improve the understanding, management, and 
                conservation and use of, and access to, ocean and 
                coastal resources.
                    (B) An assessment of the condition and adequacy of 
                existing and planned facilities associated with ocean 
                and coastal activities, including human resources, 
                vessels, computers, satellites, and other appropriate 
                platforms and technologies, and recommendations for 
                investments and improvements in those facilities.
                    (C) A review of existing and planned ocean and 
                coastal activities of Federal entities, and 
                recommendations for changes in such activities 
                necessary to reduce duplication of Federal efforts.
                    (D) A review of the cumulative effect of Federal 
                laws and regulations on United States ocean policy, an 
                examination of those laws and regulations for 
                inconsistencies and contradictions that might adversely 
                affect the conduct of ocean and coastal activities, and 
                recommendations for resolving any such inconsistencies. 
                In particular, this portion of the report shall include 
                an examination of the relationship between the 
                fisheries development and fisheries conservation 
                responsibilities of the National Marine Fisheries 
                Service.
                    (E) A review of the known and anticipated supply of 
                and demand for ocean and coastal resources of the 
                United States.
                    (F) A review of the relationship between Federal, 
                State, and local governments and the private sector in 
                planning and carrying out ocean and coastal activities, 
                and recommendations for enhancing the role of State and 
                local governments.
                    (G) A review of opportunities for the development 
                of or investment in new products, technologies, or 
                markets related to ocean and coastal activities.
                    (H) A review of previous and ongoing State efforts 
                and Federal efforts to enhance the effectiveness and 
                integration of ocean activities, including those 
                occurring offshore and in nearshore saltwater 
                estuaries.
            (4) State comments.--The Commission shall include in the 
        final report comments received from the Governor of any coastal 
        State regarding recommendations in the draft report that apply 
        to areas within the boundaries of that coastal State.
            (5) Consideration of factors.--In making its assessments 
        and reviews and developing its recommendations, the Commission 
        shall give full and balanced consideration to environmental, 
        technical, economic, and other relevant factors, with an equal 
        opportunity for all parties to present a fair and reasonable 
        case for unbiased consideration by the Commission. All 
        recommendations should consider effects on private property. To 
        the greatest extent possible, no recommendations shall have a 
        negative impact on local economies that are dependent on ocean 
        and coastal resources. Any data used by the Commission in 
        making its recommendations for regulations shall be peer 
        reviewed.
            (6) Limitation on recommendations.--The Commission shall 
        not make any specific recommendations with respect to lands and 
        waters within the boundary of any State located north of 51 
        degrees North latitude, or with respect to lands and waters 
        within the State of Idaho.
    (c) Duties of the Chair.--In carrying out the provisions of this 
section, the Chair of the Commission shall be responsible for--
            (1) the assignment of duties and responsibilities among 
        staff personnel and their continuing supervision; and
            (2) the use and expenditures of funds available to the 
        Commission.
    (d) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, when engaged in the actual performance 
of duties of the Commission, receive reimbursement of travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized for persons 
employed intermittently in the Government service under section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code.
    (e) Staff.--
            (1) Executive director.--The Chair of the Commission may, 
        with the consent of the Commission and without regard to the 
        civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
        executive director who is knowledgeable in administrative 
        management and ocean and coastal policy and such other 
        additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
        Commission to perform its duties.
            (2) Compensation.--The executive director shall, subject to 
        the availability of appropriations, be compensated at a rate 
        not to exceed the rate payable for Level V of the Executive 
        Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. The 
        Chairman may fix the compensation of other personnel without 
        regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
        chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
        classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, 
        except that the rate of pay for such personnel may not exceed 
        the rate payable for GS-15, step 7, of the General Schedule 
        under section 5332 of such title.
            (3) Detailees.--Upon a request of the Chair of the 
        Commission made after consulting with the head of any Federal 
        agencies responsible for managing ocean and coastal resources, 
        the head of any such Federal agency may detail appropriate 
        personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist the 
        Commission in carrying out its functions under this Act. 
        Federal Government employees detailed to the Commission shall 
        serve without reimbursement from the Commission, and shall 
        retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular 
        employment without interruption.
            (4) Experts and consultants.--To the extent that funds are 
        available, and subject to such rules as may be prescribed by 
        the Commission, the executive director of the Commission may 
        procure the temporary and intermittent services of experts and 
        consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United 
        States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily rate payable 
        for GS-15, step 7, of the General Schedule under section 5332 
        of title 5, United States Code.
    (f) Administration.--
            (1) Meetings.--All meetings of the Commission shall be open 
        to the public, except that a meeting or any portion of it may 
        be closed to the public if it concerns matters or information 
        described in section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. 
        Interested persons shall be permitted to appear at open 
        meetings and present written statements or oral statements at 
        the discretion of the Commission on the subject matter of the 
        meeting. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to 
        any person appearing before it.
            (2) Notice of meetings.--All open meetings of the 
        Commission shall be preceded by timely public notice, including 
        notice in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject 
        of the meeting.
            (3) Minutes and other records.--(A) Minutes of each meeting 
        shall be kept and shall contain a record of the people present, 
        a description of the discussion that occurred, and copies of 
        all statements filed. Subject to restrictions set forth in 
        section 552 of title 5, United States Code, the minutes and 
        records of all meetings and other documents that were made 
        available to or prepared for the Commission shall be available 
        for public inspection and copying at a single location in the 
        offices of the Commission.
            (B) The Commission shall have at least one meeting in each 
        of the following 6 geographic regions of the United States:
                    (i) The Northeast.
                    (ii) The Southeast.
                    (iii) The Southwest.
                    (iv) The Northwest.
                    (v) The Great Lakes States.
                    (vi) The Gulf of Mexico States.
    (g) Cooperation With Other Federal Entities.--
            (1) Other federal agencies and departments.--The Commission 
        may secure directly from any Federal agency or department any 
        information it considers necessary to carry out its functions 
        under this Act. Each such agency or department may cooperate 
        with the Commission and, to the extent permitted by law, 
        furnish such information to the Commission, upon the request of 
        the Chair of the Commission.
            (2) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
        in the same manner and under the same conditions as departments 
        and agencies of the United States.
            (3) Acquisitions.--The Commission may enter into contracts 
        with Federal and State agencies, private firms, institutions, 
        and individuals to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
        duties. The Commission may purchase and contract without regard 
        to section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
        (41 U.S.C. 416) and section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 637), pertaining to competition and publication 
        requirements, and may arrange for printing without regard to 
        the provisions of title 44, United States Code. The contracting 
        authority of the Commission under this Act is effective only to 
        the extent that appropriations are available for contracting 
        purposes.
    (h) Termination.--The Commission shall cease to exist 30 days after 
the date on which it submits its final report.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to support the activities of the Commission $2,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1999 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. Any sums 
appropriated may remain available without fiscal year limitation until 
the Commission ceases to exist.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
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Oceans Act of 1998 - Requires that the Congress and the President, after considering the Commission report under this Act, develop a coordinated, comprehensive, and long-range national policy for the use and stewardship of ocean and coastal resources for the benefit of the United States, including a plan to meet the resource monitoring and assessment facilities and equipment requirements of Federal ocean and coastal programs.  Mandates a biennial report by the President to the Congress listing all existing Federal programs relating to ocean and coastal activities.  Requires each agency or department involved in ocean and coastal activities to include with its annual appropriations request a report identifying elements of its budget relating to ocean and coastal activities. 
Establishes the Commission on Ocean Policy and requires it to report to the Congress and the President regarding U.S. ocean policy. Requires opening the draft report for public comment before submitting the final report.  Prohibits Commission recommendations regarding lands and waters within:  (1) the boundary of any State north of 51 degrees North latitude; or (2) the State of Idaho.  Terminates the Commission after submission of its final report.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Insurance 
Promotion Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT UNDER 
              MEDICAID AND SCHIP.

    (a) Grants for Expanded Outreach Activities.--Title XXI of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 2111. EXPANDED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Grants to Conduct Innovative Outreach and Enrollment 
Efforts.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
        eligible entities to--
                    ``(A) conduct innovative outreach and enrollment 
                efforts that are designed to increase the enrollment 
                and participation of eligible children under this title 
                and title XIX; and
                    ``(B) promote understanding of the importance of 
                health insurance coverage for prenatal care and 
                children.
            ``(2) Performance bonuses.--The Secretary may reserve a 
        portion of the funds appropriated under subsection (g) for a 
        fiscal year for the purpose of awarding performance bonuses 
        during the succeeding fiscal year to eligible entities that 
        meet enrollment goals or other criteria established by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(b) Priority for Award of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--In making grants under subsection 
        (a)(1), the Secretary shall give priority to--
                    ``(A) eligible entities that propose to target 
                geographic areas with high rates of--
                            ``(i) eligible but unenrolled children, 
                        including such children who reside in rural 
                        areas; or
                            ``(ii) racial and ethnic minorities and 
                        health disparity populations, including those 
                        proposals that address cultural and linguistic 
                        barriers to enrollment; and
                    ``(B) eligible entities that plan to engage in 
                outreach efforts with respect to individuals described 
                in subparagraph (A) and that are--
                            ``(i) Federal health safety net 
                        organizations; or
                            ``(ii) faith-based organizations or 
                        consortia.
            ``(2) 10 percent set aside for outreach to indian 
        children.--An amount equal to 10 percent of the funds 
        appropriated under subsection (g) for a fiscal year shall be 
        used by the Secretary to award grants to Indian Health Service 
        providers and urban Indian organizations receiving funds under 
        title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
        1651 et seq.) for outreach to, and enrollment of, children who 
        are Indians.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity that desires to receive a 
grant under subsection (a)(1) shall submit to the Secretary an 
application in such form and manner, and containing such information, 
as the Secretary may decide. Such application shall include--
            ``(1) quality and outcomes performance measures to evaluate 
        the effectiveness of activities funded by a grant awarded under 
        this section to ensure that the activities are meeting their 
        goals; and
            ``(2) an assurance that the entity shall--
                    ``(A) conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of 
                such activities against such performance measures; and
                    ``(B) cooperate with the collection and reporting 
                of enrollment data and other information determined as 
                a result of conducting such assessments to the 
                Secretary, in such form and manner as the Secretary 
                shall require.
    ``(d) Dissemination of Enrollment Data and Information Determined 
From Effectiveness Assessments; Annual Report.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) disseminate to eligible entities and make publicly 
        available the enrollment data and information collected and 
        reported in accordance with subsection (c)(2)(B); and
            ``(2) submit to Congress an annual report on the outreach 
        activities funded by grants awarded under this section.
    ``(e) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Federal funds awarded under this 
section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds 
that are otherwise available for activities funded under this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means 
        any of the following:
                    ``(A) A State or local government.
                    ``(B) A Federal health safety net organization.
                    ``(C) A national, local, or community-based public 
                or nonprofit private organization.
                    ``(D) A faith-based organization or consortia, to 
                the extent that a grant awarded to such an entity is 
                consistent with the requirements of section 1955 of the 
                Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-65), relating 
                to a grant award to non-governmental entities.
                    ``(E) An elementary school or secondary school, as 
                such terms are defined in section 9101 of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            ``(2) Federal health safety net organization.--The term 
        `Federal health safety net organization' means--
                    ``(A) an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or an 
                urban Indian organization receiving funds under title V 
                of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
                1651 et seq.), or an Indian Health Service provider;
                    ``(B) a Federally-qualified health center (as 
                defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B));
                    ``(C) a hospital defined as a disproportionate 
                share hospital for purposes of section 1923;
                    ``(D) a covered entity described in section 
                340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
                256b(a)(4)); and
                    ``(E) any other entity or a consortium that serves 
                children under a federally-funded program, including 
                the special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
                infants, and children (WIC) established under section 
                17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
                the head start and early head start programs under the 
                Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.), the school 
                lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell 
                National School Lunch Act, and an elementary or 
                secondary school.
            ``(3) Indians; indian tribe; tribal organization; urban 
        indian organization.--The terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', 
        `tribal organization', and `urban Indian organization' have the 
        meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Health 
        Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603).
    ``(g) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2008 and 2009 for the purpose of awarding grants under this 
section. Amounts appropriated and paid under the authority of this 
section shall be in addition to amounts appropriated under section 2104 
and paid to States in accordance with section 2105, including with 
respect to expenditures for outreach activities in accordance with 
subsection (a)(1)(D)(iii) of that section.''.
    (b) Extending Use of Outstationed Workers to Accept Title XXI 
Applications.--Section 1902(a)(55) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(55)) is amended by striking ``or (a)(10)(A)(ii)(IX)'' 
and inserting ``(a)(10)(A)(ii)(IX), or (a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIV), and 
applications for child health assistance under title XXI''.

SEC. 3. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE FOR SIMPLIFIED DETERMINATIONS OF A 
              CHILD'S FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 
              UNDER MEDICAID OR CHILD HEALTH ASSISTANCE UNDER SCHIP.

    (a) Medicaid.--Section 1902(e) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(13)(A) At the option of the State, the plan may provide that 
financial eligibility requirements for medical assistance are met for a 
child who is under an age specified by the State (not to exceed 21 
years of age) by using a determination made within a reasonable period 
(as determined by the State) before its use for this purpose, of the 
child's family or household income, or if applicable for purposes of 
determining eligibility under this title or title XXI, assets or 
resources, by a Federal or State agency, or a public or private entity 
making such determination on behalf of such agency, specified by the 
plan, including an agency administering the State program funded under 
part A of title IV, the Food Stamp Act of 1977, the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act, or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 
notwithstanding any differences in budget unit, disregard, deeming, or 
other methodology, but only if--
                    ``(i) the agency has fiscal liabilities or 
                responsibilities affected or potentially affected by 
                such determination; and
                    ``(ii) any information furnished by the agency 
                pursuant to this subparagraph is used solely for 
                purposes of determining financial eligibility for 
                medical assistance under this title or for child health 
                assistance under title XXI.
    ``(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed--
            ``(i) to authorize the denial of medical assistance under 
        this title or of child health assistance under title XXI to a 
        child who, without the application of this paragraph, would 
        qualify for such assistance;
            ``(ii) to relieve a State of the obligation under 
        subsection (a)(8) to furnish medical assistance with reasonable 
        promptness after the submission of an initial application that 
        is evaluated or for which evaluation is requested pursuant to 
        this paragraph;
            ``(iii) to relieve a State of the obligation to determine 
        eligibility for medical assistance under this title or for 
        child health assistance under title XXI on a basis other than 
        family or household income (or, if applicable, assets or 
        resources) if a child is determined ineligible for such 
        assistance on the basis of information furnished pursuant to 
        this paragraph; or
            ``(iv) as affecting the applicability of any non-financial 
        requirements for eligibility for medical assistance under this 
        title or child health assistance under title XXI.''.
    (b) SCHIP.--Section 2107(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Section 1902(e)(13) (relating to the State 
                option to base a determination of child's financial 
                eligibility for assistance on financial determinations 
                made by a program providing nutrition or other public 
                assistance).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
child health assistance provided on or after October 1, 2008.
answer:

Children's Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to: (1) conduct innovative outreach and enrollment efforts that are designed to increase the enrollment and participation of eligible children under SCHIP; and (2) promote understanding of the importance of health insurance coverage for prenatal care and children.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to grant a state the option to provide for simplified determinations of a child's financial eligibility for medical assistance under Medicaid or child health assistance under SCHIP.