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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Emergency Centers 
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the requirements of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish not fewer than 6 
national emergency centers on military installations.
    (b) Purpose of National Emergency Centers.--The purpose of a 
national emergency center shall be to use existing infrastructure--
            (1) to provide temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian 
        assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an 
        emergency or major disaster;
            (2) to provide centralized locations for the purposes of 
        training and ensuring the coordination of Federal, State, and 
        local first responders;
            (3) to provide centralized locations to improve the 
        coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of 
        government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-
        based organizations; and
            (4) to meet other appropriate needs, as determined by the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY 
              CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate not fewer 
than 6 military installations as sites for the establishment of 
national emergency centers.
    (b) Minimum Requirements.--A site designated as a national 
emergency center shall be--
            (1) capable of meeting for an extended period of time the 
        housing, health, transportation, education, and humanitarian 
        needs of a large number of individuals affected by an emergency 
        or major disaster;
            (2) environmentally safe and shall not pose a health risk 
        to individuals who may use the center;
            (3) capable of accommodating major disaster preparedness 
        and response drills, operations, and procedures; and
            (4) easily accessible at all times, including during an 
        emergency or major disaster.
    (c) Location of National Emergency Centers.--There shall be 
established not fewer than one national emergency center in each of the 
following areas:
            (1) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Regions I, II, and III.
            (2) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Region IV.
            (3) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Regions V and VII.
            (4) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Region VI.
            (5) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Regions VIII and X.
            (6) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Region IX.
    (d) Preference for Designation of Closed Military Installations.--
Wherever possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate a closed military 
installation as a site for a national emergency center. If the 
Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense jointly determine that 
there is not a sufficient number of closed military installations that 
meet the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the Secretaries shall 
jointly designate portions of existing military installations other 
than closed military installations as national emergency centers.
    (e) Transfer of Control of Closed Military Installations.--If a 
closed military installation is designated as a national emergency 
center, not later than 180 days after the date of designation, the 
Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security administrative jurisdiction over such closed military 
installation.
    (f) Cooperative Agreement for Joint Use of Existing Military 
Installations.--If an existing military installation other than a 
closed military installation is designated as a national emergency 
center, not later than 180 days after the date of designation, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense shall enter 
into a cooperative agreement to provide for the establishment of the 
national emergency center.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Preliminary report.-- Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
        submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated 
        site--
                    (A) an outline of the reasons why the site was 
                selected;
                    (B) an outline of the need to construct, repair, or 
                update any existing infrastructure at the site;
                    (C) an outline of the need to conduct any necessary 
                environmental clean-up at the site;
                    (D) an outline of preliminary plans for the 
                transfer of control of the site from the Secretary of 
                Defense to the Secretary of Homeland Security, if 
                necessary under subsection (e); and
                    (E) an outline of preliminary plans for entering 
                into a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a 
                national emergency center at the site, if necessary 
                under subsection (f).
            (2) Update report.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
        submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated 
        site--
                    (A) an update on the information contained in the 
                report as required by paragraph (1);
                    (B) an outline of the progress made toward the 
                transfer of control of the site, if necessary under 
                subsection (e);
                    (C) an outline of the progress made toward entering 
                a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a 
                national emergency center at the site, if necessary 
                under subsection (f); and
                    (D) recommendations regarding any authorizations 
                and appropriations that may be necessary to provide for 
                the establishment of a national emergency center at the 
                site.
            (3) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
        Congress a report that contains for each designated site--
                    (A) finalized information detailing the transfer of 
                control of the site, if necessary under subsection (e);
                    (B) the finalized cooperative agreement for the 
                establishment of a national emergency center at the 
                site, if necessary under subsection (f); and
                    (C) any additional information pertinent to the 
                establishment of a national emergency center at the 
                site.
            (4) Additional reports.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, may 
        submit to Congress additional reports as necessary to provide 
        updates on steps being taken to meet the requirements of this 
        Act.

SEC. 4. LIMITATIONS ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

    This Act does not affect--
            (1) the authority of the Federal Government to provide 
        emergency or major disaster assistance or to implement any 
        disaster mitigation and response program, including any program 
        authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or
            (2) the authority of a State or local government to respond 
        to an emergency.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out this Act. Such funds shall 
remain available until expended.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Closed military installation.--The term ``closed 
        military installation'' means a military installation, or 
        portion thereof, approved for closure in 2005 under the Defense 
        Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX 
        of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
            (2) Emergency.--The term ``emergency'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
            (3) Major disaster.--The term ``major disaster'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. 
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5122).
            (4) Military installation.--The term ``military 
        installation'' has the meaning given such term in section 2910 
        of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A 
        of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).

SOLUTION: National Emergency Centers Establishment Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish at least six national emergency centers on mililtary installations to provide: (1) temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster; and (2) centralized locations for the training and coordination of federal, state, and local first responders, and to improve coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-based organizations.

Requires the use of such centers to meet other appropriate needs determined by the Secretary.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Tax Nondiscrimination 
Act''.
SEC. 2. FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION OF INTERNET TAX MORATORIUM.
    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Internet Tax 
Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Moratorium.--No State or political subdivision thereof may 
impose any of the following taxes during the period beginning November 
1, 2003, and ending November 1, 2007:
        ``(1) Taxes on Internet access.
        ``(2) Multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic 
    commerce.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1101 of the Internet Tax 
Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by striking subsection (d) 
and redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), 
respectively.
    (2) Section 1104(10) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 
note) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(10) Tax on internet access.--
            ``(A) In general.--The term `tax on Internet access' means 
        a tax on Internet access, regardless of whether such tax is 
        imposed on a provider of Internet access or a buyer of Internet 
        access and regardless of the terminology used to describe the 
        tax.
            ``(B) General exception.--The term `tax on Internet access' 
        does not include a tax levied upon or measured by net income, 
        capital stock, net worth, or property value.''.
    (3) Section 1104(2)(B)(i) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 
U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by striking ``except with respect to a tax 
(on Internet access) that was generally imposed and actually enforced 
prior to October 1, 1998,''.
    (c) Internet Access Service; Internet Access.--
        (1) Internet access service.--Paragraph (3)(D) of section 
    1101(d) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section) of 
    the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by 
    striking the second sentence and inserting ``The term `Internet 
    access service' does not include telecommunications services, 
    except to the extent such services are purchased, used, or sold by 
    a provider of Internet access to provide Internet access.''.
        (2) Internet access.--Section 1104(5) of that Act is amended by 
    striking the second sentence and inserting ``The term `Internet 
    access' does not include telecommunications services, except to the 
    extent such services are purchased, used, or sold by a provider of 
    Internet access to provide Internet access.''.
SEC. 3. GRANDFATHERING OF STATES THAT TAX INTERNET ACCESS.
    The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating section 1104 as section 1105; and
        (2) by inserting after section 1103 the following:

``SEC. 1104. GRANDFATHERING OF STATES THAT TAX INTERNET ACCESS.

    ``(a) Pre-October 1998 Taxes.--
        ``(1) In general.--Section 1101(a) does not apply to a tax on 
    Internet access that was generally imposed and actually enforced 
    prior to October 1, 1998, if, before that date--
            ``(A) the tax was authorized by statute; and
            ``(B) either--
              ``(i) a provider of Internet access services had a 
            reasonable opportunity to know, by virtue of a rule or 
            other public proclamation made by the appropriate 
            administrative agency of the State or political subdivision 
            thereof, that such agency has interpreted and applied such 
            tax to Internet access services; or
              ``(ii) a State or political subdivision thereof generally 
            collected such tax on charges for Internet access.
        ``(2) Termination.--
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        this subsection shall not apply after November 1, 2007.
            ``(B) State telecommunications service tax.--
                ``(i) Date for termination.--This subsection shall not 
            apply after November 1, 2006, with respect to a State 
            telecommunications service tax described in clause (ii).
                ``(ii) Description of tax.--A State telecommunications 
            service tax referred to in subclause (i) is a State tax--

                    ``(I) enacted by State law on or after October 1, 
                1991, and imposing a tax on telecommunications service; 
                and
                    ``(II) applied to Internet access through 
                administrative code or regulation issued on or after 
                December 1, 2002.''.

    ``(b) Pre-November 2003 Taxes.--
        ``(1) In general.--Section 1101(a) does not apply to a tax on 
    Internet access that was generally imposed and actually enforced as 
    of November 1, 2003, if, as of that date, the tax was authorized by 
    statute and--
            ``(A) a provider of Internet access services had a 
        reasonable opportunity to know by virtue of a public rule or 
        other public proclamation made by the appropriate 
        administrative agency of the State or political subdivision 
        thereof, that such agency has interpreted and applied such tax 
        to Internet access services; and
            ``(B) a State or political subdivision thereof generally 
        collected such tax on charges for Internet access.
        ``(2) Termination.--This subsection shall not apply after 
    November 1, 2005.''.

SEC. 4. ACCOUNTING RULE.

    The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1106. ACCOUNTING RULE.

    ``(a) In General.--If charges for Internet access are aggregated 
with and not separately stated from charges for telecommunications 
services or other charges that are subject to taxation, then the 
charges for Internet access may be subject to taxation unless the 
Internet access provider can reasonably identify the charges for 
Internet access from its books and records kept in the regular course 
of business.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Charges for internet access.--The term `charges for 
    Internet access' means all charges for Internet access as defined 
    in section 1105(5).
        ``(2) Charges for telecommunications services.--The term 
    `charges for telecommunications services' means all charges for 
    telecommunications services, except to the extent such services are 
    purchased, used, or sold by a provider of Internet access to 
    provide Internet access.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.

    The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note), as amended by 
section 4, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1107. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.

    ``(a) Universal Service.--Nothing in this Act shall prevent the 
imposition or collection of any fees or charges used to preserve and 
advance Federal universal service or similar State programs--
        ``(1) authorized by section 254 of the Communications Act of 
    1934 (47 U.S.C. 254); or
        ``(2) in effect on February 8, 1996.
    ``(b) 911 and E-911 Services.--Nothing in this Act shall prevent 
the imposition or collection, on a service used for access to 911 or E-
911 services, of any fee or charge specifically designated or presented 
as dedicated by a State or political subdivision thereof for the 
support of 911 or E-911 services if no portion of the revenue derived 
from such fee or charge is obligated or expended for any purpose other 
than support of 911 or E-911 services.
    ``(c) Non-Tax Regulatory Proceedings.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to affect any Federal or State regulatory proceeding that is 
not related to taxation.''.
SEC. 6. EXCEPTION FOR VOICE AND OTHER SERVICES OVER THE INTERNET.
    The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note), as amended by 
section 5, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1108. EXCEPTION FOR VOICE SERVICES OVER THE INTERNET.

    ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the imposition 
of tax on a charge for voice or similar service utilizing Internet 
Protocol or any successor protocol. This section shall not apply to any 
services that are incidental to Internet access, such as voice-capable 
e-mail or instant messaging.''.

SEC. 6A. EXCEPTION FOR TEXAS MUNICIPAL ACCESS LINE FEE.

    The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note), as amended by 
section 6, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1109. EXCEPTION FOR TEXAS MUNICIPAL ACCESS LINE FEE.

    ``Nothing in this Act shall prohibit Texas or a political 
subdivision thereof from imposing or collecting the Texas municipal 
access line fee pursuant to Texas Local Govt. Code Ann. ch. 283 (Vernon 
2005) and the definition of access line as determined by the Public 
Utility Commission of Texas in its `Order Adopting Amendments to 
Section 26.465 As Approved At The February 13, 2003 Public Hearing', 
issued March 5, 2003, in Project No. 26412.''.
SEC. 7. GAO STUDY OF EFFECTS OF INTERNET TAX MORATORIUM ON STATE AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ON BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT.
    The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the impact of the 
Internet tax moratorium, including its effects on the revenues of State 
and local governments and on the deployment and adoption of broadband 
technologies for Internet access throughout the United States, 
including the impact of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 
note) on build-out of broadband technology resources in rural 
underserved areas of the country. The study shall compare deployment 
and adoption rates in States that tax broadband Internet access service 
with States that do not tax such service, and take into account other 
factors to determine whether the Internet Tax Freedom Act has had an 
impact on the deployment or adoption of broadband Internet access 
services. The Comptroller General shall report the findings, 
conclusions, and any recommendations from the study to the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce no later than November 
1, 2005.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act take effect on November 1, 2003.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

SOLUTION: Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend the ban on State taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce until November 1, 2007.

Changes the definition of "tax on Internet access" to: (1) mean a tax on Internet access regardless of whether such tax is imposed on a provider of Internet access or a buyer of Internet access and regardless of the terminology used to describe the tax; and (2) exclude a tax levied upon or measured by net income, capital stock, net worth, or property value.

Changes the definition of "Internet access service" to exclude telecommunications services (current law), except to the extent such services are purchased, used, or sold by an Internet access provider to provide Internet access.

(Sec. 3) Extends: (1) through November 1, 2007, the Internet access taxing authority of States that had a tax on Internet access prior to October 1, 1998; and (2) through November 1, 2005, the Internet access taxing authority of States that had a tax on Internet access as of November 1, 2003.

Terminates after November 1, 2006, the authority of a State to tax Internet access with respect to a State telecommunications service tax: (1) enacted by State law on or after October 1, 1991, and imposing a tax on telecommunications service; and (2) applied to Internet access through administrative code or regulation issued on or after December 1, 2002.

(Sec. 4) Permits subjecting Internet access charges to taxation if they are aggregated with telecommunications service charges and the provider cannot identify them from regular business records.

(Sec. 5) Specifies that nothing in this Act shall prevent the imposition of fees to preserve and advance Federal universal service (or similar State programs) or 911 or E-911 services.

(Sec. 6) Specifies that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect any Federal or state regulatory proceeding that is not related to taxation or the imposition of a tax on a charge for voice or similar service utilizing Internet Protocol or any successor protocol (except for services that are incidental to Internet access, such as voice-capable e-mail or instant messaging).

(Sec. 6A) Exempts the State of Texas, or its political subdivisions, from the Internet tax moratorium with respect to the imposition or collection of the Texas municipal access line fee.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on the impact of the Internet tax moratorium on State and local government revenues and on the deployment and adoption of broadband technologies for Internet access throughout the United States.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico 
Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Effective date.
Sec. 4. Severability.
Sec. 5. Definitions.
Sec. 6. Automatic stay.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following--
            (1) The Commonwealth Government is confronted with a dire 
        fiscal emergency and liquidity crisis that imminently threatens 
        the welfare of the people of the Commonwealth, affecting the 
        provision of essential public services including public safety, 
        health care, and education that are needed both to sustain the 
        welfare of the people and the economic ability of the 
        Commonwealth to address any future resolution of debts and 
        legal obligations.
            (2) A temporary stay on litigation with respect to debt 
        holders for the Commonwealth is essential to provide breathing 
        space to the Commonwealth, creditors, and the Congress to 
        determine an orderly process for the Commonwealth to address 
        any future resolution of legal obligations and to provide the 
        Commonwealth a path to sustainable growth; and thereby, protect 
        the lives of more than 3.5 million American citizens living in 
        the Commonwealth.
            (3) The Commonwealth is in a state of fiscal emergency 
        brought on by, among other things, a combination of accumulated 
        operating deficits, cash shortages, management inefficiencies, 
        and excessive borrowing.
            (4) The Commonwealth Government's debt is unusually 
        complex, with eighteen different but inter-related issuers.
                    (A) There is an even larger number of creditor 
                groups, each of which may have divergent interests.
                    (B) The debt's unusual complexity will 
                substantially complicate any potential consensual 
                restructuring in the absence of Federal legislation to 
                facilitate the negotiations.
            (5) This legislation, which includes a stay on litigation 
        by debt holders, can protect essential government services and 
        help the Commonwealth address its liabilities in an orderly 
        fashion, benefitting all stakeholders.
                    (A) A temporary stay on litigation is essential to 
                facilitate an orderly process for stabilizing, 
                evaluating, and comprehensively resolving the 
                Commonwealth's fiscal crisis.
                    (B) Avoiding a disorderly race to the courthouse 
                will benefit creditors as well as other stakeholders.
                    (C) Furthermore, the stay is only temporary.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) provide a limited period of time to permit Congress to 
        enact comprehensive relief for the Commonwealth, providing it 
        the necessary tools to address its economic and fiscal crisis; 
        and
            (2) provide the Commonwealth Government with a tool it 
        needs to address an immediate and imminent crisis that is 
        unprecedented in the history of the United States.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any 
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or 
the application of that provision to persons or circumstances other 
than those as to which it is held invalid, is not affected thereby.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Bond.--The term ``Bond'' means a bond, loan, line of 
        credit, note, or other borrowing title, in physical or 
        dematerialized form, of which--
                    (A) the issuer, borrower, or guarantor is the 
                Commonwealth Government; and
                    (B) the date of issuance or incurrence of debt 
                precedes the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Commonwealth.--The term ``Commonwealth'' means the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            (3) Commonwealth government.--The term ``Commonwealth 
        Government'' means the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, including all its political subdivisions, public 
        agencies, instrumentalities, and public corporations.
            (4) Court.--The term ``court'' means the United States 
        District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
            (5) Other terms.--Any other term that is used in section 6 
        and is defined in title 11, United States Code, has the same 
        meaning in section 6.

SEC. 6. AUTOMATIC STAY.

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the enactment of 
this Act operates with respect to any claim, debt, or cause of action 
related to a Bond as a stay, applicable to all entities (as such term 
is defined in section 101 of title 11, United States Code), of--
            (1) the commencement or continuation, including the 
        issuance or employment of process, of a judicial, 
        administrative, or other action or proceeding against the 
        Commonwealth Government or to recover a claim against the 
        Commonwealth Government;
            (2) the enforcement, against the Commonwealth Government or 
        against property of the Commonwealth Government, of a judgment;
            (3) any act to obtain possession of property of the 
        Commonwealth Government or of property from the Commonwealth 
        Government or to exercise control over property of the 
        Commonwealth Government;
            (4) any act to create, perfect, or enforce any lien against 
        property of the Commonwealth Government;
            (5) any act to create, perfect, or enforce against property 
        of the Commonwealth Government any lien to the extent that such 
        lien secures a claim;
            (6) any act to collect, assess, or recover a claim against 
        the Commonwealth Government; and
            (7) the setoff of any debt owing to the Commonwealth 
        Government against any claim against the Commonwealth 
        Government.
    (b) The enactment of this Act does not operate as a stay under 
subsection (a) of this section, of the continuation of, including the 
issuance or employment of process, a judicial, administrative, or other 
action or proceeding against the Commonwealth Government that was 
commenced on or before the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), (e), or (f), a stay of an 
act under subsection (a) shall cease to have effect as of April 1, 
2016.
    (d) On motion of a party in interest and after notice and a 
hearing, the court may grant relief from a stay under subsection (a)--
            (1) for cause, including the lack of adequate protection of 
        a security interest in property of such party in interest; or
            (2) with respect to a stay of an act against property under 
        subsection (a), if--
                    (A) the debtor does not have an equity in such 
                property; and
                    (B) such property is not necessary for the 
                Commonwealth to provide essential services;
    (e) Thirty days after a request under subsection (d) of this 
section for relief from the stay of any act against property of the 
Commonwealth Government under subsection (a) of this section, such stay 
is terminated with respect to the party in interest making such 
request, unless the court, after notice and a hearing, orders such stay 
continued in effect pending the conclusion of, or as a result of, a 
final hearing and determination under subsection (d) of this section. A 
hearing under this subsection may be a preliminary hearing, or may be 
consolidated with the final hearing under subsection (d) of this 
section. The court shall order such stay continued in effect pending 
the conclusion of the final hearing under subsection (d) of this 
section if there is a reasonable likelihood that the party opposing 
relief from such stay will prevail at the conclusion of such final 
hearing. If the hearing under this subsection is a preliminary hearing, 
then such final hearing shall be concluded not later than 30 days after 
the conclusion of such preliminary hearing, unless the 30-day period is 
extended with the consent of the parties in interest or for a specific 
time which the court finds is required by compelling circumstances.
    (f) Upon request of a party in interest, the court, with or without 
a hearing, shall grant such relief from the stay provided under 
subsection (a) of this section as is necessary to prevent irreparable 
damage to the secured interest of an entity in property, if such 
interest will suffer such damage before there is an opportunity for 
notice and a hearing under subsection (d) or (e) of this section.
    (g) No order, judgment, or decree entered in violation of this 
section will have any force or effect.
    (h) In any hearing under subsection (d) or (e) concerning relief 
from a stay--
            (1) the party requesting such relief has the burden of 
        proof on the issue of the debtor's equity in property; and
            (2) the party opposing such relief has the burden of proof 
        on all other issues.

SOLUTION:
Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015 This bill grants a temporary stay (until April 1, 2016, with specified exceptions) of any litigation, liens, or other collection actions to recover debts owed by the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and allows relief from such stay only in limited circumstances.