In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Partnerships Against Crime 
Act'', or ``COMPAC''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST CRIME.

    (a) Conforming Provisions.--(1) Section 5001 of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
Act of 1988 is amended--
            (A) by striking

      ``Chapter 2--Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination''

        and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

          ``Chapter 2--Community Partnerships Against Crime'';

            (B) by striking ``Congressional findings.'' and 
            inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
            ``Purposes.''; and
            (C) by adding after

``Sec. 5130. Authorization of appropriations.''
        the following:

``Sec. 5131. Technical assistance.''.
    (2) The heading for chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V of the Anti-
Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is amended to read as follows:

          ``CHAPTER 2--COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST CRIME''.

    (b) Short Title, Purposes, and Authority To Make Grants.--Sections 
5121, 5122, and 5123 of the Public and Assisted Housing Drug 
Elimination Act of 1990 are amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 5121. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This chapter may be cited as the `Community Partnerships Against 
Crime Act of 1993'.

``SEC. 5122. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this chapter are to--
            ``(1) substantially expand and enhance the Federal 
        Government's commitment to eliminating crime in public housing;
            ``(2) broaden the scope of the Public and Assisted Housing 
        Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to apply to all types of crime, 
        and not simply crime that is drug-related;
            ``(3) target opportunities for long-term commitments of 
        funding primarily to public housing agencies with serious crime 
        problems;
            ``(4) encourage the involvement of a broad range of 
        community-based groups, and residents of neighboring housing 
        that is owned or assisted by the Secretary, in the development 
        and implementation of anti-crime plans;
            ``(5) reduce crime and disorder in and around public 
        housing through the expansion of community-oriented policing 
        activities and problem solving;
            ``(6) provide training, information services, and other 
        technical assistance to program participants; and
            ``(7) establish a standardized assessment system to 
        evaluate need among public housing agencies, and to measure 
        progress in reaching crime reduction goals.

``SEC. 5123. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

    ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in accordance 
with the provisions of this chapter, may make grants, for use in 
eliminating crime in and around public and other federally assisted 
low-income housing projects (1) to public housing agencies (including 
Indian housing authorities) and (2) using amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 1994 only, to private, for-profit and nonprofit owners of 
federally assisted low-income housing. In designing the program, the 
Secretary shall consult with the Attorney General.''.
    (c) Eligible Activities.--Section 5124 of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) Public and Assisted Housing.--'';
            (2) by inserting in the introductory material, immediately 
        after ``used in'', the following: ``and around'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting immediately before the 
        semicolon the following: ``, such as fencing, lighting, 
        locking, and surveillance systems'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (4)(A) and inserting in lieu 
        thereof the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) to investigate crime; and'';
            (5) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``in and around public or other 
                federally assisted low-income housing projects''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (6) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by striking ``where a public housing agency 
                receives a grant,'';
                    (B) by striking ``drug abuse'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``crime''; and
                    (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                in lieu thereof a colon;
            (7) by adding the following new paragraphs after paragraph 
        (7):
            ``(8) the employment or utilization of one or more 
        individuals, including law enforcement officers, made available 
        by contract or other cooperative arrangement with State or 
        local law enforcement agencies, to engage in community- and 
        problem-oriented policing involving interaction with members of 
        the community on proactive crime control and prevention;
            ``(9) youth initiatives, such as activities involving 
        training, education, after school programs, cultural programs, 
        recreation and sports, career planning, and entrepreneurship 
        and employment; and
            ``(10) resident service programs, such as job training, 
        education programs, and other appropriate social services which 
        address the contributing factors of crime.''; and
            (8) by striking subsection (b).
    (d) Applications.--Section 5125 of such Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by adding the paragraph designation ``(1)'' 
                immediately after ``In general.--'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``, a public 
                housing resident management corporation,'';
                    (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``drug-
                related crime on the premises of'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof the following: ``crime in and around''; 
                and
                    (D) by adding the following new paragraphs at the 
                end:
            ``(2) The Secretary shall, by regulation issued after 
        notice and opportunity for public comment, set forth criteria 
        for establishing a class of public housing agencies that have 
        especially severe crime problems. Any public housing agency 
        within this class may submit an application for a one-year 
        grant under this chapter that, subject to the availability of 
        appropriated amounts, shall be renewed for a period not 
        exceeding the four subsequent years: Provided, That the 
        Secretary finds, after an annual or more frequent performance 
        review, that the public housing agency is performing under the 
        terms of the grant and applicable laws in a satisfactory manner 
        and meets such other requirements as the Secretary may 
        prescribe.
            ``(3) Any eligible applicant may submit an application for 
        a grant for a period of up to two years. The Secretary may 
        accord a preference to applications seeking a subsequent grant 
        under this paragraph if the grant is to be used to continue or 
        expand activities assisted under a previous grant under this 
        paragraph and the Secretary finds that the applicant's program 
        under the prior grant is being managed soundly and demonstrates 
        success. Any preferences under the preceding sentence shall not 
        unreasonably prejudice the opportunities of other public 
        housing agencies to be awarded grants under this paragraph.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the introductory material, by striking 
                ``subsections (c) and (d)'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``subsections (a) and (c)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``drug-related 
                crime problem in'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
                following: ``crime problem in and around'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting immediately 
                after ``crime problem in'' the following: ``and 
                around''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``local 
                government'' the following: ``, local community-based 
                non-profit organizations, local resident organizations 
                that represent the residents of neighboring projects 
                that are owned or assisted by the Secretary,'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``drug-related'' the 
        two places it appears; and
            (4) by striking subsection (d).
    (e) Definitions.--Section 5126 of such Act is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1) and (2), and renumbering paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
    (f) Implementation.--Section 5127 of such Act is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC 5127. IMPLEMENTATION.

    ``The Secretary shall issue regulations to implement this chapter 
within 180 days of the enactment of the Community Partnerships Against 
Crime Act.''.
    (g) Reports.--Section 5128 of such Act is amended by striking 
``drug-related crime in'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
``crime in and around''.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 5130 of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``$175,000,000 for fiscal year 1993'' and all that follows and 
        inserting in lieu thereof: ``$265,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 
        and $325,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Set-Asides'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Set-Aside'';
                    (B) by striking the first sentence;
                    (C) by striking ``drug elimination'';
                    (D) by striking ``fiscal years 1993 and 1994''; and
                    (E) by striking ``and 5.0 percent'' and all that 
                follows through the end of the sentence and inserting 
                in lieu thereof a period; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and section 520(k) of the 
        Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
    (i) Technical Assistance.--Such Act is further amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new section:

``SEC. 5131. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``Of the amounts appropriated annually for each of fiscal years 
1994 and 1995 to carry out this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to 
use up to $10,000,000, directly or indirectly, under grants, contracts, 
cooperative agreements, or otherwise, to provide training, information 
services, and other technical assistance to public housing agencies and 
other entities with respect to their participation in the program 
authorized by this chapter. Such technical assistance may include the 
establishment and operation of the clearinghouse on drug abuse in 
public housing and the regional training program on drug abuse in 
public housing under sections 5143 and 5144 of this Act. The Secretary 
is also authorized to use the foregoing amounts for obtaining 
assistance in establishing and managing assessment and evaluation 
criteria and specifications, and obtaining the opinions of experts in 
relevant fields.''.
Example Output: Community Partnerships Against Crime Act, or COMPAC - Amends the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to expand the use of anti-drug crime public housing grants to all types of crime. 
Makes long-term (one-year initial, five-year total) grants available to public housing authorities with especially severe crime problems.  Makes other applicants eligible for two-year grants, with preference for subsequent funding.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Paycheck Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Women have entered the workforce in record numbers.
            (2) Even in the 1990's, women earn significantly lower pay 
        than men for work on jobs that require equal skill, effort, and 
        responsibility and that are performed under similar working 
        conditions. These pay disparities exist in both the private and 
        governmental sectors. In many instances, the pay disparities 
        can only be due to continued intentional discrimination or the 
        lingering effects of past discrimination.
            (3) The existence of such pay disparities--
                    (A) depresses the wages of working families who 
                rely on the wages of all members of the family to make 
                ends meet;
                    (B) prevents the optimum utilization of available 
                labor resources;
                    (C) has been spread and perpetuated, through 
                commerce and the channels and instrumentalities of 
                commerce, among the workers of the several States;
                    (D) burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in 
                commerce;
                    (E) constitutes an unfair method of competition in 
                commerce;
                    (F) leads to labor disputes burdening and 
                obstructing commerce and the free flow of goods in 
                commerce;
                    (G) interferes with the orderly and fair marketing 
                of goods in commerce; and
                    (H) in many instances, may deprive workers of equal 
                protection on the basis of sex in violation of the 5th 
                and 14th amendments.
            (4)(A) Artificial barriers to the elimination of 
        discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex 
        continue to exist more than 3 decades after the enactment of 
        the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
        and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.).
            (B) Elimination of such barriers would have positive 
        effects, including--
                    (i) providing a solution to problems in the economy 
                created by unfair pay disparities;
                    (ii) substantially reducing the number of working 
                women earning unfairly low wages, thereby reducing the 
                dependence on public assistance; and
                    (iii) promoting stable families by enabling all 
                family members to earn a fair rate of pay;
                    (iv) remedying the effects of past discrimination 
                on the basis of sex and ensuring that in the future 
                workers are afforded equal protection on the basis of 
                sex; and
                    (v) ensuring equal protection pursuant to Congress' 
                power to enforce the 5th and 14th amendments.
            (5) With increased information about the provisions added 
        by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and wage data, along with more 
        effective remedies, women will be better able to recognize and 
        enforce their rights to equal pay for work on jobs that require 
        equal skill, effort, and responsibility and that are performed 
        under similar working conditions.
            (6) Certain employers have already made great strides in 
        eradicating unfair pay disparities in the workplace and their 
        achievements should be recognized.

SEC. 3. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF EQUAL PAY REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Required Demonstration for Affirmative Defense.--Section 
6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``(iv) a differential'' and all that follows 
through the period and inserting the following: ``(iv) a differential 
based on a bona fide factor other than sex, such as education, training 
or experience, except that this clause shall apply only if--
                            ``(I) the employer demonstrates that--
                                    ``(aa) such factor--
                                            ``(AA) is job-related with 
                                        respect to the position in 
                                        question; or
                                            ``(BB) furthers a 
                                        legitimate business purpose, 
                                        except that this item shall not 
                                        apply where the employee 
                                        demonstrates that an 
                                        alternative employment practice 
                                        exists that would serve the 
                                        same business purpose without 
                                        producing such differential and 
                                        that the employer has refused 
                                        to adopt such alternative 
                                        practice; and
                                    ``(bb) such factor was actually 
                                applied and used reasonably in light of 
                                the asserted justification; and
                            ``(II) upon the employer succeeding under 
                        subclause I, the employee fails to demonstrate 
                        that the differential produced by the reliance 
                        of the employer on such factor is itself the 
                        result of discrimination on the basis of sex by 
                        the employer.
        ``An employer that is not otherwise in compliance with this 
        paragraph may not reduce the wages of any employee in order to 
        achieve such compliance.''.
    (b) Application of Provisions.--Section 6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ``The provisions of this subsection shall apply to 
applicants for employment if such applicants, upon employment by the 
employer, would be subject to any provisions of this section.''.
    (c) Elimination of Establishment Requirement.--Section 6(d) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, within any establishment in which such 
        employees are employed,''; and
            (2) by striking ``in such establishment'' each place it 
        appears.
    (d) Nonretaliation Provision.--Section 15(a)(3) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 215(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or has'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``has''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, or 
        has inquired about, discussed, or otherwise disclosed the wages 
        of the employee or another employee, or because the employee 
        (or applicant) has made a charge, testified, assisted, or 
        participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, 
        hearing, or action under section 6(d)''.
    (e) Enhanced Penalties.--Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``Any employer who violates section 6(d) shall additionally be 
        liable for such compensatory or punitive damages as may be 
        appropriate, except that the United States shall not be liable 
        for punitive damages.'';
            (2) in the sentence beginning ``An action to'', by striking 
        ``either of the preceding sentences'' and inserting ``any of 
        the preceding sentences of this subsection'';
            (3) in the sentence beginning ``No employees shall'', by 
        striking ``No employees'' and inserting ``Except with respect 
        to class actions brought to enforce section 6(d), no 
        employee'';
            (4) by inserting after the sentence referred to in 
        paragraph (3), the following: ``Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of Federal law, any action brought to enforce section 
        6(d) may be maintained as a class action as provided by the 
        Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.''; and
            (5) in the sentence beginning ``The court in''--
                    (A) by striking ``in such action'' and inserting 
                ``in any action brought to recover the liability 
                prescribed in any of the preceding sentences of this 
                subsection''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period the following: 
                ``, including expert fees''.
    (f) Action by Secretary.--Section 16(c) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``or, in the case of a violation 
                of section 6(d), additional compensatory or punitive 
                damages,'' before ``and the agreement''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period the following: 
                ``, or such compensatory or punitive damages, as 
                appropriate'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting before the period 
        the following: ``and, in the case of a violation of section 
        6(d), additional compensatory or punitive damages'';
            (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``the first 
        sentence'' and inserting ``the first or second sentence''; and
            (4) in the last sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``commenced in the case'' and 
                inserting ``commenced--
            ``(1) in the case'';
                    (B) by striking the period and inserting 
                ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) in the case of a class action brought to enforce 
        section 6(d), on the date on which the individual becomes a 
        party plaintiff to the class action''.

SEC. 4. TRAINING.

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of 
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, subject to the availability of 
funds appropriated under section 9(b), shall provide training to 
Commission employees and affected individuals and entities on matters 
involving discrimination in the payment of wages.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH.

    The Secretary of Labor shall conduct studies and provide 
information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public 
concerning the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men 
and women, including--
            (1) conducting and promoting research to develop the means 
        to correct expeditiously the conditions leading to the pay 
        disparities;
            (2) publishing and otherwise making available to employers, 
        labor organizations, professional associations, educational 
        institutions, the media, and the general public the findings 
resulting from studies and other materials, relating to eliminating the 
pay disparities;
            (3) sponsoring and assisting State and community 
        informational and educational programs;
            (4) providing information to employers, labor 
        organizations, professional associations, and other interested 
        persons on the means of eliminating the pay disparities;
            (5) recognizing and promoting the achievements of 
        employers, labor organizations, and professional associations 
        that have worked to eliminate the pay disparities; and
            (6) convening a national summit to discuss, and consider 
        approaches for rectifying, the pay disparities.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EMPLOYER RECOGNITION PROGRAM.

    (a) Guidelines.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall develop 
        guidelines to enable employers to evaluate job categories based 
        on objective criteria such as educational requirements, skill 
requirements, independence, working conditions, and responsibility, 
including decisionmaking responsibility and de facto supervisory 
responsibility.
            (2) Use.--The guidelines developed under paragraph (1) 
        shall be designed to enable employers voluntarily to compare 
        wages paid for different jobs to determine if the pay scales 
        involved adequately and fairly reflect the educational 
        requirements, skill requirements, independence, working 
        conditions, and responsibility for each such job with the goal 
        of eliminating unfair pay disparities between occupations 
        traditionally dominated by men or women.
            (3) Publication.--The guidelines shall be developed under 
        paragraph (1) and published in the Federal Register not later 
        than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Employer Recognition.--
            (1) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subsection to 
        emphasize the importance of, encourage the improvement of, and 
        recognize the excellence of employer efforts to pay wages to 
        women that reflect the real value of the contributions of such 
        women to the workplace.
            (2) In general.--To carry out the purpose of this 
        subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a program 
        under which the Secretary shall provide for the recognition of 
        employers who, pursuant to a voluntary job evaluation conducted 
        by the employer, adjust their wage scales (such adjustments 
        shall not include the lowering of wages paid to men) using the 
        guidelines developed under subsection (a) to ensure that women 
        are paid fairly in comparison to men.
            (3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary of Labor may 
        provide technical assistance to assist an employer in carrying 
        out an evaluation under paragraph (2).
    (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate such 
rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL AWARD FOR PAY EQUITY IN THE 
              WORKPLACE.

    (a) In General.--There is established the Robert Reich National 
Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which shall be evidenced by a 
medal bearing the inscription ``Robert Reich National Award for Pay 
Equity in the Workplace''. The medal shall be of such design and 
materials, and bear such additional inscriptions, as the Secretary of 
Labor may prescribe.
    (b) Criteria for Qualification.--To qualify to receive an award 
under this section a business shall--
            (1) submit a written application to the Secretary of Labor, 
        at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
        as the Secretary may require, including at a minimum 
        information that demonstrates that the business has made 
        substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and 
        women, and deserves special recognition as a consequence; and
            (2) meet such additional requirements and specifications as 
        the Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate.
    (c) Making and Presentation of Award.--
            (1) Award.--After receiving recommendations from the 
        Secretary of Labor, the President or the designated 
        representative of the President shall annually present the 
        award described in subsection (a) to businesses that meet the 
        qualifications described in subsection (b).
            (2) Presentation.--The President or the designated 
        representative of the President shall present the award under 
        this section with such ceremonies as the President or the 
        designated representative of the President may determine to be 
        appropriate.
    (d) Business.--In this section, the term ``business'' includes--
            (1)(A) a corporation, including a nonprofit corporation;
            (B) a partnership;
            (C) a professional association;
            (D) a labor organization; and
            (E) a business entity similar to an entity described in any 
        of subparagraphs (A) through (D);
            (2) an entity carrying out an education referral program, a 
        training program, such as an apprenticeship or management 
        training program, or a similar program; and
            (3) an entity carrying out a joint program, formed by a 
        combination of any entities described in paragraph (1) or (2).

SEC. 8. COLLECTION OF PAY INFORMATION BY THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
              OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION.

    Section 709 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-8) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
this subsection, the Commission shall--
            ``(A) complete a survey of the data that is currently 
        available to the Federal Government relating to employee pay 
        information for use in the enforcement of Federal laws 
        prohibiting pay discrimination and, in consultation with other 
        relevant Federal agencies, identify additional data collections 
        that will enhance the enforcement of such laws; and
            ``(B) based on the results of the survey and consultations 
        under subparagraph (A), issue regulations to provide for the 
        collection of pay information data from employers as described 
        by the sex, race, and national origin of employees.
    ``(2) In implementing paragraph (1), the Commission shall have as 
its primary consideration the most effective and efficient means for 
enhancing the enforcement of Federal laws prohibiting pay 
discrimination. For this purpose, the Commission shall consider factors 
including the imposition of burdens on employers, the frequency of 
required reports (including which employers should be required to 
prepare reports), appropriate protections for maintaining data 
confidentiality, and the most effective format for the data collection 
reports.''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.
Example Output: Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages (such FLSA prohibitions are also known as the Equal Pay Act). 
(Sec. 3) Amends FLSA to provide for enhanced enforcement of equal pay requirements, adding a nonretaliation requirement.  Increases penalties for such violations.  Provides for the Secretary of Labor to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages in such cases. 
(Sec. 4) Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. 
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and provide information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, including convening a national summit and carrying out other specified activities. 
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop guidelines for employer evaluations of job categories based on objective criteria, to be used voluntarily by employers to compare wages for different jobs to determine if pay scales adequately and fairly reflect each job's educational and skill requirements, independence, working conditions, and responsibility, in order to eliminate unfair pay disparities between occupations traditionally dominated by men or women; and (2) establish a program to recognize employers who use such guidelines to ensure that women are paid fairly in comparison to men without lowering men's wages.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for employers to carry out such evaluations. 
(Sec. 7) Establishes the Robert Reich National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which shall be evidenced by a medal.  Sets forth criteria for specified types of entities to receive such an award. 
(Sec. 8) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) take appropriate steps to increase the amount of information available with respect to wage disparities; and (2) consider ways to collect such information that maximize its utility, protect individual privacy, and minimize reporting burdens. 
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protection Against Wrongful Voter 
Purges Act''.

SEC. 2. NOTICE AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS FOR REMOVAL OF INDIVIDUALS FROM 
              OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS BY REASON OTHER THAN 
              CHANGE OF RESIDENCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(j) Notice and Review Requirements For Removal of Individuals 
From List of Eligible Voters by Reason Other Than Change of 
Residence.--
            ``(1) Minimum notice prior to removal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to any other 
                requirements applicable under this section, a State may 
                not remove a registrant from the official list of 
                eligible voters for an election for Federal office by 
                reason other than death or a change of residence unless 
                the State provides the registrant with a notice of 
                removal meeting the requirements of subparagraph (B) 
                not later than 30 days before the date of the election.
                    ``(B) Requirements for notice.--The notice required 
                under this subparagraph shall be sent by forwardable 
                mail, and shall include the following:
                            ``(i) A statement that the State intends to 
                        remove the registrant from the official list of 
                        eligible voters for elections for Federal 
                        office.
                            ``(ii) A description of the reasons for 
                        removal, including (in the case of an 
                        individual proposed to be removed by reason of 
                        criminal conviction) sufficient identifying 
                        information on the criminal conviction alleged 
                        to be the basis for removal to enable the 
                        registrant to determine whether the registrant 
                        was convicted of the offense cited in the 
                        notice.
                            ``(iii) A statement that the registrant may 
                        obtain a review of the removal from an 
                        appropriate State election official in 
                        accordance with paragraph (2).
                            ``(iv) A postage pre-paid and pre-addressed 
                        envelope and a clear list of contact 
                        information for the appropriate State election 
                        official that includes a mailing address, 
                        telephone number, and fax number.
            ``(2) Review of decision to remove.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A registrant who receives a 
                notice of removal under paragraph (1) may submit a 
                written request to a designated State election official 
                to withdraw the notice and retain the registrant on the 
                official list of eligible voters, and may include in 
                the request such information and evidence as the 
                registrant considers appropriate to show that the 
                registrant is not subject to removal from the list 
                under State law, including information and evidence 
                showing that the registrant was not convicted of the 
                criminal offense cited in the notice or that the period 
                of ineligibility imposed as the result of a conviction 
                of a criminal offense has expired (in the case of an 
                individual proposed to be removed by reason of criminal 
                conviction).
                    ``(B) Response by state.--Not later than 10 days 
                after receiving a request from a registrant under 
                subparagraph (A), the State shall review the 
                information and evidence included and accept or reject 
                the request, and shall notify the registrant in writing 
                of its decision.
            ``(3) Special rules for removal by reason of death of 
        registrant.--In the case of an individual proposed to be 
        removed by reason of death--
                    ``(A) the notice of removal under paragraph (1) 
                shall be addressed to the occupant of the most recent 
                address of the registrant in the records of the 
                appropriate State election official;
                    ``(B) the notice shall include a statement that the 
                occupant should notify the appropriate State election 
                official immediately if the notice of the registrant's 
                death is in error;
                    ``(C) if the notice of removal was issued in error, 
                the registrant may submit a written request under 
                paragraph (2) to withdraw the notice and retain the 
                registrant on the official list of eligible voters; and
                    ``(D) if the registrant submits such a written 
                request, the State shall notify the registrant of the 
                decision made under paragraph (2)(B) with respect to 
                the request.
            ``(4) Opportunity to cast provisional ballot.--Any 
        registrant who receives a notice of removal under paragraph (1) 
        and believes that the removal decision was made in error shall 
        be permitted to cast a provisional ballot in an election for 
        Federal office in accordance with section 302(a) of the Help 
        America Vote Act of 2002, and the vote cast by such a ballot 
        shall be counted in the election (in accordance with the 
        standards and procedures of such section) if it is determined 
        that the removal decision was made in error.
            ``(5) No expansion of grounds for removal.--Nothing in this 
        subsection may be construed to require or authorize the 
        establishment of any grounds for the removal of a registrant 
        from the official list of eligible voters for an election for 
        Federal office which were not in effect prior to the enactment 
        of this subsection.''.
    (b) Adoption of Voluntary Guidance Regarding Audits of Computerized 
List.--Section 311 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
15501) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Voluntary Guidance Regarding Audits of Computerized List.--
Not later than October 1, 2008, the Commission shall adopt voluntary 
guidance with respect to audits of the Statewide computerized voter 
registration list required to be maintained under section 303 so that 
each State will be able to ensure that the list reflects an accurate 
and complete count of all individuals who are validly registered to 
vote in elections for Federal office in the State and is secure against 
unauthorized uses.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) National voter registration act of 1993.--Section 8 of 
        the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-
        6) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking ``State 
                law,'' and inserting ``State law and consistent with 
                the requirements of subsection (j),'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(4)(A), by striking the 
                semicolon at the end and inserting and ``, consistent 
                with the requirements of subsection (j);'';
                    (C) in the heading for subsection (d), by inserting 
                after ``Rolls'' the following: ``by Reason of Change of 
                Residence''; and
                    (D) in subsection (i)(2), by inserting after 
                ``subsection (d)(2)'' the following: ``and all persons 
                to whom notices described in subsection (j)''.
            (2) Help america vote act of 2002.--Section 303(a) of the 
        Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ``and (e)'' 
                and inserting ``(e), and (j)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``Safeguards'' 
                and inserting ``In addition to meeting the applicable 
                notice and review requirements of section 8 of the 
                National Voter Registration Act of 1993, safeguards''.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or any amendment 
made by this section may be construed--
            (1) to affect the right of any individual to cast a 
        provisional ballot under section 302(a) of the Help America 
        Vote Act of 2002; or
            (2) to prohibit any State from providing individuals 
        threatened with removal from the official list of eligible 
        voters in the State with greater protections than those 
        required under section 8(j) of the National Voter Registration 
        Act of 1993 (as added by subsection (a)).
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office in November 2008 and each succeeding election for 
Federal office.

SEC. 3. CONTENTS AND TREATMENT OF VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS.

    (a) Opportunity To Correct Incomplete Forms.--Section 303(b)(4)(B) 
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(b)(4)(B)) is 
amended by striking ``to answer the question included on the mail voter 
registration form pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i)'' and inserting ``to 
provide any information required on any voter registration form used by 
the State under section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993''.
    (b) Completed National Form Deemed Complete For All States.--
Section 303(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15483(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(5) Completed national form deemed complete for all 
        states.--
                    ``(A) Treatment of completed form.--If an applicant 
                for voter registration in a State submits a voter 
                registration application form which contains all of the 
                information required to be provided under the mail 
                voter registration form developed by the Commission 
                under section 9(a)(2) of the National Voter 
                Registration Act of 1993 (whether the form submitted by 
                the applicant is the form developed by the Commission 
                or another form developed and used by the State under 
                section 6(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 
                1993), the State may not refuse to register the 
                applicant as a voter on the ground that the applicant 
                failed to complete the form.
                    ``(B) Presumption in favor of registration.--In 
                determining whether applicants meet the requirements 
                for registering to vote in elections for Federal office 
                in a State, State election officials shall act under 
                the presumption that applicants should be 
                registered.''.

SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF UPDATED INFORMATION FOR REGISTERED VOTERS.

    (a) Requiring States To Make Updated Information Available to 
Registered Voters.--Section 303(a)(1) of the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(B) Availability of updated version of list 
                online and at polling places.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The appropriate State or 
                        local election official shall ensure that, at 
                        each polling place for an election for Federal 
                        office and on a public website of the election 
                        official of each registrar's jurisdiction, a 
                        list is available which shows--
                                    ``(I) all individuals registered to 
                                vote in that election at all polling 
                                places located in the registrar's 
                                jurisdiction, other than any individual 
                                who requests that the appropriate 
                                official exclude the individual's name 
                                from the list; and
                                    ``(II) for each such individual, 
                                the polling place at which the 
                                individual is registered.
                            ``(ii) Exclusion of addresses.--The list 
                        required to be made available under clause (i) 
                        may not contain the address of any individual.
                            ``(iii) Timing.--The appropriate election 
                        official shall make the list required to be 
                        made available under clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) available not later than 72 
                                hours after the applicable deadline 
                                under State law for registering to vote 
                                in elections for Federal office; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of a same-day 
                                registration State, available on a 
                                weekly basis during the 30-day period 
                                which ends on the date of the election.
                            ``(iv) Permitting individuals to opt out of 
                        inclusion in publicly-posted list.--If an 
                        individual requests that the appropriate 
                        election official exclude the individual's name 
                        from the publicly posted list under this 
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) the official shall exclude 
                                information relating to the individual 
                                from the publicly-posted list; and
                                    ``(II) the official shall notify 
                                the individual in a private and 
                                confidential manner of the polling 
                                place to which the individual is 
                                assigned in accordance with the 
                                timetable provided for making the list 
                                available under clause (iii).
                            ``(v) Definitions.--In this subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) the term `registrar's 
                                jurisdiction' has the meaning given 
                                such term in section 8(j) of the 
                                National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
                                (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(j)); and
                                    ``(II) the term `same-day 
                                registration State' means a State in 
                                which, under law that is in effect 
                                continuously on and after the date of 
                                the enactment of the Protection Against 
                                Wrongful Voter Purges Act, all voters 
                                in the State may register to vote at 
                                the polling place at the time of voting 
                                in a general election for Federal 
                                office.
                    ``(C) Notification of changes in assigned polling 
                place.--If an election official assigns an individual 
                to a polling place which is different than the polling 
                place at which the individual was registered to vote 
                under the most recently available version of the list 
                required to be made available under subparagraph 
                (B)(i), the official shall notify the individual of the 
                new polling place immediately upon making the 
                assignment.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 303(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
15481(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' 
        and inserting ``subparagraph (C)''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subsection (a), 
        by striking ``requirement under subparagraph (A)'' and 
        inserting ``requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B)''.

SEC. 5. NONAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN STATES.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not apply to a 
State in which, under a State law in effect continuously on and after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, there is no voter registration 
requirement for individuals in the State with respect to elections for 
Federal office.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Section 303(d)(2) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
15483(d)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Each State'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), each 
        State'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``The provisions'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the 
        provisions''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Delayed effective date for certain 
                provisions.--To the extent that any provision of 
                subsection (b) was amended by the Protection Against 
                Wrongful Voter Purges Act, such provision shall apply 
                with respect to the next election for Federal office 
                held after November 2008 and each succeeding election 
                for Federal office.''.
Example Output:
Protection Against Wrongful Voter Purges Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act to establish notice and review requirements for removal of individuals from a list of eligible voters by reason other than death or a change of residence.

Requires the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to adopt voluntary guidance with respect to audits of the statewide computerized voter registration list so that each state will be able to ensure that the list: (1) reflects an accurate and complete count of all individuals validly registered to vote in federal elections; and (2) is secure against unauthorized uses.

Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from refusing to register any applicant who has completed the national voter registration application form.

Requires the appropriate state or local election official to ensure that, at each polling place for a federal election and on a public website of the election official of each registrar's jurisdiction, a list is available which shows: (1) all individuals registered to vote in that election at all polling places located in the registrar's jurisdiction; and (2) for each such individual, the polling place at which the individual is registered. Permits an individual to request exclusion from the list. Prohibits such list from containing an individual's address.

Provides that this Act shall not apply to a state in which there is no voter registration requirement for individuals in the state with respect to federal elections.